ZEE5 ANNOUNCES LATEST ORIGINAL WEB SERIES, SCI-FI THRILLER SKYFIRE
Based on a book by best-selling
author Aroon Raman
Starring Prateik Babbar, Sonal
Chauhan and Jisshu Sengupta, Skyfire premieres on 22nd May on ZEE5
National, 14th May 2019: After the success of book adaptations like The Final Call based on Priya Kumar’s book ‘I Will Go With You – The Flight of a
Lifetime’, Parchhayee – Ghost stories by
Ruskin Bond and Hutatma based on
a book by Meena Deshpande, ZEE5 is all set to release its next original web series Skyfire. The eight-episode show is a first-of-its-kind sci-fi thriller
in the Indian OTT space. It highlights the ecological disruption created by man
and the aftermath humanity will face in the form of natural calamities. Adapted from the bestselling book SkyFire by author Aroon Raman, the web
series premieres 22nd May on
ZEE5.
Starring Prateik Babbar, Sonal Chauhan, Jisshu
Sengupta, Jatin Goswami and Shataf
Figar, it deals with the poignant issue of the deteriorating weather
conditions today and highlights how #EndIsNear
Recently, ZEE5 India
announced eight new book adaptations including Aroon Raman’s Skyfire,
The Wise Man Said – Priya Kumar, Hutatma – Meena Deshpande, , Sharadindu
Bandyopadhyay’s historical novels - Tungabhadrar
Teere and Kaler Mandira, Mission to Pakistan - Late Maloy Krishna
Dhar, Karkatkranti - Indranil Sanyal and Seven Days Without You – Anmol Rana. Each
of these best sellers have been written by renowned authors and the adaptions
include stories across genres with each book being carefully handpicked.
Created by award-winning
producer Shabina Khan, Skyfire revolves around the unforeseen case of a boy from the slum disappearing, his
search leads a historian and a journalist to strange and seemingly unrelated
incidents, including warnings of natural calamities.
Author Aroon Raman said, “Skyfire was enjoyed
by its readers and now with the web series streaming on ZEE5, the story will
travel far and beyond. ZEE5 has a seamless reach and that is crucial for the
message to be conveyed. I am quite excited to see all the characters of my book
come to life on the digital screen.”
Prateik Babbar said, “Collectively, we are responsible for
the environment and we pay no heed to the warnings it throws at us. I have
personally learnt a great deal while shooting for Skyfire and I am hoping with ZEE5’s massive reach, we will
successfully convey the message to audiences across the world. We have tried
our best to ensure we do complete justice to the book in its cinematic form and
do hope that viewers appreciate it as well.”
Commenting on the announcement, Aparna
Acharekar, Programming Head, ZEE5 India said, “We are tapping into a new
genre and adding sci-fi to our content library. The book by Aroon Raman is
extremely engaging and our endeavour was to transcend the same literary magic
on screen. The crux of the story is important and of high relevance today. We
have received a lot of positive feedback on the teaser and promo released as a
lead up to the premiere and we are looking forward to the launch this month.” With over 3500 films, 500+ TV shows, 4000+
music videos, 35+ theatre plays and 90+ LIVE TV Channels across 12 languages,
ZEE5 truly presents a blend of unrivalled content offering for its viewers
across the nation and worldwide. With ZEE5, the global content of Zindagi as a
brand, which was widely appreciated across the country, has also been brought
back for its loyal viewers.
Availability: The ZEE5 App can be downloaded
from Google Play Store http://bit.ly/zee5 and iOS App
Store http://bit.ly/zee5ios. Also available
at www.zee5.com, as a
Progressive Web App (PWA), and on Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV Stick. ZEE5 also
supports Chromecast.
About
ZEE5: ZEE5 is the digital entertainment destination
launched by Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL), a global Media and
Entertainment powerhouse. With content across 12 languages like English, Hindi,
Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Marathi, Oriya, Bhojpuri, Gujarati
& Punjabi, ZEE5 is home to 1 lakh hours of On Demand Content and 90+ live
TV channels. The platform brings together the best of Originals, Indian and
International Movies and TV Shows, Music, Kids content, Cineplays, Live TV and
Health and Lifestyle content all in one single destination. ZEE5 offers ground
breaking features like 11 navigational languages, content download option, seamless video
playback and Voice Search.
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About
ZEEL: Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd. (ZEE) is a
worldwide media brand offering entertainment content to diverse audiences. With
a presence in over 173 countries and a reach of more than 1.4 billion people
around the globe, ZEEL is among the largest global content companies across
genres, languages, and platforms.
ZEE is present across broadcasting, movies,
music, digital, live entertainment and theatre businesses, both within India
and overseas. ZEE has more than 250,000 hours of television content and houses
the world’s largest Hindi film library with rights to more than 4,200 movie
titles across various languages. ZEE has also produced several movies for
theatrical release and is the fastest growing music label in India. www.zeeentertainment.com
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