Beneath The Lies - The Series
| Beneath The Lies - The Series | |
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| Genre | Drama, Mystery |
| Created by | Nana Kagga |
| Directed by | Tosh Gitonga |
| Starring |
Flavia Tumusiime Cedric Babu Gaetano Kagwa Natasha Sinayobye Hellen Lukoma Daniel Omara Susan Nava Diana Deedan Muyira Rabadaba |
| Country of origin | Uganda |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 List of Episodes |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Alternative Single Camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
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| Distributor | Vision Group |
| Release | |
| Original network | Urban TV |
| Picture format | Color |
| Original release | December 17, 2014 |
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Beneath The Lies also known as "Beneath The Lies - The Series" or just "Beneath The Lies Series" is a Ugandan television drama-mystery series created by Nana Kagga, directed by Tosh Gitonga and produced by Savannah Moon Productions and Kinetic Media Group . It aired Sundays at 10:30 P.M. EAT, on New Vision Group's Urban Television from December, 2014. The series stars majorly Ugandan celebrities in the lead roles led by Flavia Tumusiime, Cedric Babu, Natasha Sinayobye, Gaetano Kagwa, Hellen Lukoma, Rabadaba, Salvador Idringi, Susan Naava [1][2][3]
Plot
Within the city of Kampala, lies a seedy underbelly of blackmail, drug trafficking, child prostitution and exploitation of women run by an unknown racket. When the lies beneath each relationship are exposed and loyalties are tested, only death and chaos can ensue.[4]
Production
The series was produced by Savannah Moon Productions in conjunction with Kinetic Management group and so far the all the episodes were shot at different locations in Kampala. The series is the brains of Nana Kagga, a former TV presenter and actress, remembered for her roles in A Good Day to Be Black & Sexy, Star Trek and featuring in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. The series ran for 30 minutes an episode on the 10:30 - 11pm Urban TV time slot weekdays and repeats on Sundays before its hiatus.
Theft and Series Hiatus
In December 2014, all prerecorded episodes of Beneath The Lies, shooting and production equipment were stolen from storage which brought the show to a very sudden hiatus after re-airing the first and only two episodes.[5][6]
Cast
- Flavia Tumusiime as Kamali Tenywa Amaru
- Cedric Babu as Mr. Stephen Amaru
- Natasha Sinayobye as Keitesi
- Gaetano Kagwa as Abby
- Rabadaba as Suuna
- Hellen Lukoma as Hellen Mutungi
- Diana Deedan Muyira
- Daniel Omara
- Susan Naava
- Patrick Salvador Idringi
List of Episodes
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 12 | December 17, 2014 | TBA | |
Season 1
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Reflections of Us (Pilot)" | Tosh Gitonga | Nana Kagga | December 17, 2014 |
| Kamali steals Mr. Amaru's (husband) laptop that contains very important information and delivers it to her boss (slaver) Mr. Suuna. | |||||
| 2 | 2 | "Of Pasts Relieved" | Tosh Gitonga | Nana Kagga | December 24, 2014 |
| Mr. Amaru continues his search for his stolen laptop. Keitesi and her sister Kamali (Amaru's wife) are also arrested and investigations of where the laptop is spark off. | |||||
| 3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | Tosh Gitonga | Nana Kagga | TBA |
| Kamali and Mr. Amaru meet at a club with their friends[7] | |||||
| 4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | Tosh Gitonga | Nana Kagga | TBA |
| 5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | Tosh Gitonga | Nana Kagga | TBA |
| 6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | Tosh Gitonga | Nana Kagga | TBA |
| 7 | 7 | "Episode 7" | Tosh Gitonga | Nana Kagga | TBA |
| 8 | 8 | "Episode 8" | Tosh Gitonga | Nana Kagga | TBA |
| 9 | 9 | "Episode 9" | Tosh Gitonga | Nana Kagga | TBA |
| 10 | 10 | "Episode 10" | Tosh Gitonga | Nana Kagga | TBA |
| 11 | 11 | "Episode 11" | Tosh Gitonga | Nana Kagga | TBA |
| 12 | 12 | "Episode 12" | Tosh Gitonga | Nana Kagga | TBA |
See also
References
- ↑ "Beneath The Lies’ TV Drama Series Premiered, UOT React". Urbanhype. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "PHOTOS: ‘Beneath the Lies’ Reinvigorates Uganda Movie Industry". Chimpreports. Pat Robert Larubi. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ↑ "Don’t Miss!! "Beneath the Lies" TV series, Created by Nana Kagga Macpherson, Premieres Dec 17th, Urban TV". Ugandan Diaspora News. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ↑ "Beneath The Lies". IMDB.
- ↑ "Beneath The Lies Series No More, The Episodes Were Stolen". Red Pepper. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ↑ "Beneath The Lies Suffers Premature End". Oops Uganda. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ↑ "Behind The Scenes Of ‘Beneath The Lies’ Episode 3". Chano8. Geofrey Mutabazi. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
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