| Genre: | Soap opera |
| Creator: | Ross Jennings |
| Theme Music Composer: | Dave Dobbyn |
| Opentheme: | "Homeward Bound" |
| Endtheme: | "Homeward Bound" |
| Composer: | Billy Kristian |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 21 (1 x 2 hr pilot + 20 x 1 hrs) |
| Producer: | Tom Parkinson |
| Cinematography: | Andy Coleman |
| Runtime: | 88 minutes (episode 1/pilot) 44 minutes (episodes 2-21) |
| Company: | Soap N.Z. Ltd. |
| Channel: | TV3 |
Homeward Bound was a New Zealand television soap opera. It was first broadcast on TV3 on 11 June 1992[1] and ran for 21 episodes (including the two-hour pilot), finishing on 29 October 1992. Created by Ross Jennings, Homeward Bound was TV3's bid for NZ On Air funding for a local soap opera, however, it ultimately lost out to TVNZ's Shortland Street and was reformatted as an hour-long drama series.
Plots centered on the domestic and professional lives of the extended Johnstone family and the residents of Riverside, a fictional rural community just south of the Bombay Hills. The area encompassed a pub and beer garden, a general store and garage, a community hall, a school, a church, a sawmill and a rubbish tip.[2]
Homeward Bound was produced by Soap (NZ) Ltd, a joint venture between Isambard Productions and Communicado, with funding from NZ On Air. The series was broadcast on TV3 on Thursdays at 7.30pm from June until October 1992.
The theme tune was composed by New Zealand musician Dave Dobbyn.