The New Zealand-filmed Netflix series Sweet Tooth generated $66 million for our GDP.

And with Kiwi's making up 95 percent of crew and 80 percent of cast it also stimulated 1180 jobs.

The series, granted $9.6m from the New Zealand Screen Production Grant for New Zealand productions as part of a government screen incentives scheme and generated $7 for every $1 invested.

SPDA President Irene Gardiner joined Mike Hosking.

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