New Zealand comedy "Flight of the Concords" was enough of a success for HBO that the cable broadcaster has gone to NZ's neighbour Australia for their latest acquisition says Reuters.

The network has acquired the critically acclaimed and popular eight-episode Australian mockumentary series "Summer Heights High" and will air it starting in June.

"High" chronicles high school life through three characters, all played by show creator/writer Chris Lilley. They include Mr. G, a self-important, effeminate and vain drama teacher; Ja'mie, a self-absorbed and catty exchange student; and Jonah, a delinquent student from the Pacific Island of Tonga.

Shot on location at a real high school and featuring real-life students and faculty, the show was a critics and rating success and quickly became the most successful TV DVD release in Australia.

The series also generated a lot of controversy. Politically incorrect content is a key part of the show - from Jonah's racial remarks to Mr. G's abuse of students - especially the disabled (see the first clip below for an example).

Most notable was that a subplot of the series revolved around drama teacher Mr. G creating an "arena musical spectacular" about Annabelle Dickson, a student who died from overdosing on ecstasy at a dance party. Two weeks after filming was complete, real life student Annabel Catt (who also bears a physical resemblance to the show's 'Annabelle') died taking drugs at a music festival in Sydney.

The show will run in a late-night Friday comedy block with HBO's new animated comedy "The Life and Times of Tim" during the offseason of "Real Time With Bill Maher." Check out some example clips below of the three main characters: