The Campus (TV series)
The Campus is a Ugandan drama television series created by Philip Ashaba and starring Elvis Mutebi Andrew, Katusiime Stephen, Gloria Adrian, Uwi Mbabazi, Muhawenimana Sarafina, Dolliyantha Phiona, Marie Corrazon, Kalemba Timothy, Kyomugisha Harmony Mwezi and Philip Luswata. The series, produced by Buddies Productions, airs on NBS TV Thursdays and Fridays at 8:30 Pm and is considered a hot rival for NTV's The Hostel.[1]
The Campus | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Billy Ashaba |
Directed by | Phillip Luswata |
Starring | Elvis Mutebi Andrew Katusiime Steven Gloria Adrian Uwi Mbabazi Muhawenimana Sarafina Dolliyantha Phiona Marie Corrazon Kalemba Timothy Kyomugisha Harmony Mwezi Philip Luswata |
Country of origin | Uganda |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 23 |
Production | |
Executive producer | JKazoora |
Camera setup | Alternative Two Camera |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Buddies |
Release | |
Original network | NBS TV |
Original release | August 19, 2016 – 2017 |
Plot
Andrew (Steven Katusiime) had lived a single life but after joining campus meets friends with different characters whose life is a series of fun twists and turns, full of drama and reality.[2]
Production
The Campus pilot episode was shot in 2007, thirteen years after the initial writing of the series. It was initially presented to Theater Factory before it disbanded. The series came back into production in 2013 and then shortly eight completed episodes scripts were stolen on a hard disc. The series first came to a hiatus before resuming in 2015 with fresh cast that including sensational Ugandan film actor Mutebi Andrew Elvis who carried the entire series as the protagonist Joel, production and crew. NBS TV picked up and started airing the series in 2016.[3]
See also
References
- "NBS Tv launches 'The Campus' drama series tonight". Watchdog. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- "NBS TV introduces 'The Campus' show". Campus Bee. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- "Luswata's Campus premieres". Squoop. Retrieved 19 August 2016.