New Beginnings is a Kenyan soap opera that made its debut on 9 October 2015.[1] It takes love, envy, lust and deceit as the main thematic concerns. It stars Maya Hayakawa, Joed Kariuki, Neville Misati, Diana Nderitu and Habida Ebo.
| New Beginnings | |
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| Genre | Soap opera |
| Written by | Grace Kahaki, Joy Kendi |
| Directed by | Grace Kahaki |
| Creative director | Philippe Bresson |
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| Country of origin | Kenya |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Philippe Bresson |
| Producer | Gayleen Akinyi |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 22-26 minutes |
| Production company | Insignia Kenya Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | KTN |
| Release | 9 October 2015 – 14 October 2016 |
Plot
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New Beginnings is a drama about a love triangle between Julia, Derek and his best friend Sean. It delves into their lives and relationships. Sean wakes up from a five-year coma. His wife, Julia who had moved on with her life since she had lost hope of Sean's recovery, had married Sean's best friend Derek. As Sean is recovering his body strength, he meets Natasha, his nurse and they start a great friendship that later upgrades to love affair. This makes Julia who is still in love with Sean, is not able to do anything because she must keep appearances to her husband, Derek who turned abusive to her. Since the truth is right under everyone's nose, it will come out and it may cost the trust, good relationships and family ties that the characters had.
Series overview
edit| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 18 | 9 October 2015 | 19 February 2016 | |
| 2 | 7 | 26 February 2016 | 8 April 2016 | |
| 3 | 14 | 15 April 2016 | 15 July 2016 | |
| 4 | 29 July 2016 | 14 October 2016 | ||
Cast
edit- Maya Hayakawa as Julie[2]
- Joed Kariuki as Derek[3]
- Neville Misati as Sean [a]
- Denise Gordon as Catherine
- Diana Nderitu as Lexi
- Habida Ebo as Natasha[4][5]
- Mugambi Nnega as Randy
- Pete Openda as Alex
- Divina Waweru as Tess
- Amari Hayakawa as Jimmy
- Randy Selwano as Dr. Kimani
- Peter Oruka as Henchman
- Douglas EbCole as Bruno
- Julisa Rowe as Dr. Brown
- Roly Ablah as Christian
- Erastus Kimani as Dr. Lodwa
- Melissa Kiplagat as Barbra
- Peter Oruka as Henchman
- Cyrus Kifuse as Jose
- Nouhoum Kone as Sean[a]
Broadcast
editNew Beginnings made its debut on Kenyan television at KTN on October 9, 2015 at 8:30 pm. It also premiered on Ebony Life TV, DSTV channel 165.[1][6]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Association | Award | Recipient | Result | Ref(s) |
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| 2016 | Riverwood Academy Awards | New Beginnings | Best TV series | Pending | [7] |
| Best Supporting Actress | Diana Nderitu |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Check out new beginnings trailler". niaje.com. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ "Maya Hayakawa career". tvc.co.ke. TV Cosmopolitan. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ "Joed Kariuki e-profile". starnow.com.au. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ Eugene Odanga. "Habida to appear in TV series". news24.co.ke. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ "Singer fkexes her acting muscle in new TV Drama". vibeweekly.com. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- ^ "New beginnings in Ebony Life TV". Insignia Productions. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
- ^ "FULL LIST OF RIVERWOOD ACADEMY AWARDS 2016 NOMINEES AND VOTING PROCESS". Actors.co.ke. Retrieved 11 March 2016.