Award-winning Kenyan director Likarion Wainaina returns to Showmax with the brand new science fiction sequence Underground. The streaming platform launched a trailer for the eight-part present.
Greatest recognized for the award-winning superhero movie Supa Modo, Winea brings collectively Kenya’s gifted forged to inform the story of a psychological experiment turned apocalypse. The story follows eight individuals who’re trapped in an underground bunker after a worldwide catastrophe.
The ensemble consists of Kalasha Award winners Foi Wambui (Crime & Justice), Peter Kawa (49) and Good Githinji (The Caller), in addition to nominees Melvin Alusa and Melissa Kiplagat (each from Queen of Nation) . Filmmaker Philippa Ndisi-Herrmann makes her movie debut with Makena Kahuha (Kina), Biko Nyongesa (Sense8), Pauline Komu (Groove Concept), Kenyan Drama Award winner Dadson Gakenga (Subira) and Newcomers be part of the forged of Chintu Chudasama.
“In Kenya, and possibly elsewhere, there’s a false impression that science fiction at all times means futurism or a lot of laser weapons, however science fiction also can discover the affect of precise or imagined science on human psychology or conduct. That’s what ‘Underground’ is about,” Vaina stated. “This isn’t a futuristic present, however a sequence the place we dream about science and the way our characters react to it.”
The sequence is produced by Kibanda Photos and is co-produced by Wainaina and creator Brian Munene, with Martin Kigondu (“49”) and Arnold Mwanjila (“Taliya”) serving as extra writers. Munene, whose credit embody Crime & Justice and 49, stated, “Underground offers with very human themes that our Kenyan viewers will establish with. We now have eight very totally different characters trapped In a bunker, they need to discover a approach to work collectively to outlive, so the theme of household and togetherness could be very sturdy.
“There are additionally themes of damaged establishments and psychological well being. We dug deeper and requested ourselves: ‘What are the problems in Kenyan society that we do not often see on TV?’ “Underground subsequently explores points comparable to postpartum melancholy in males, post-traumatic stress dysfunction in our armed forces, cults in Kenya and their affect on their followers,” added Munene.
MultiChoice Studios handles worldwide gross sales for the sequence. “Subterranea” will premiere on Showmax on September 26.
Watch the trailer right here:
