On Friday, a group of young men from Palmerston North will premiere the second season of their own re-imagining of the franchise. The idea came from 19-year-old writer and director Arlo Macmillan; a Massey University media production student and a science fiction fan. READ MORE:* Young Palmerston North film-maker releases second series of The Tripods* The best sci-fi streaming on Netflix, Lightbox, TVNZ and Neon* Palmerston North teen's Tripods prequel web series finds favour with original cast and crewOriginally starting off on old Doctor Who, he found a DVD copy of the Tripods series in his local library and was hooked. Stuff From left; Will Thompson, 19, Arlo Macmillan, 19, Mikaera Bassett, 20, and Charlie Higgison, 18, will debut their film on Friday night. Stuff Arlo Macmillan, 19, right, says he has plenty of ideas for future projects.