In a campaign dubbed 'Tumefungulia Magic' MultiChoice Kenya the country’s leading pay tv and entertainment provider has today launched two brand new shows Zari and Ka-siri that are locally produced and will be accessible on Maisha Magic Plus on DStv access channel 163 and GOtv Plus channel 3.
“Ka-Siri”, a telenovela explores the proverbial theme of "the rich also cry". The gripping story unfolds around an extremely wealthy man, Zula, who is killed in a home invasion, leaving behind a home that is wrapped in passion, lies, discoveries, secrets and shocking revelations. Viewers will embark on a rollercoaster of drama to uncover who ultimately claims victory in the end. Ka-Siri boasts an impressive lineup of over 100 episodes, promising a long-lasting and captivating journey for its audience. Episodes will air every Monday to Wednesday at 19:30 EAT from Monday 9 October 2023.
Zari is a modern Cinderella story which follows the story of Nina, a young woman whose rightful family – and fortune are hidden from her. Will Nina and her true biological father, Dylan ever be reunited and will her adopted family pay for their duplicity? Zari premieres on Monday 23 October 2023,and will air every Monday to Friday at 20:30 EAT.
Notable casts that will feature in Zari include renowned local actors like Brenda Wairimu and Sara Hassan while Ka-Siri will feature Janet Torome, Saada Fateh and Philip Munyau.
The launch of these new local shows promises a new level of entertainment with MultiChoice commitment to delivering family-friendly exceptional entertainment experiences to its viewers with content that resonates with them according to Nzola Miranda, Managing Director MultiChoice Kenya.
Rashid Abdullah the producer and managing partner jiffy pictures expressed his appreciation to MultiChoice Kenya for the support to local productions in Kenya.“Film production is very expensive and as filmmakers, investing and putting money behind productions is not easy, access to finance and capital too has many barriers,” said Rashid as he louded the partnership with multichoice.
Multichoice has brought to its customers over 89 shows (35 commissioned and 52 licensed), with up to 15 shows expected between April this year and March 2024 with annual investment of over 5million USD in content production and licensing.
