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  • Zee Café content line-up for January 2016

    Zee Café content line-up for January 2016

    MUMBAI: After having entertained its viewers all of 2015, Zee Café, the most preferred destination for English Entertainment, promises to continue enthralling its audience with the best and the latest shows all through 2016. 

     

    Gear up to celebrate Republic Day with Zee Café as the channel premieres a marathon of the final season of Cougar Town on 26 January 2016, 1:30 pm onwards. Also get your daily dose of laughter on ‘Comedy Rules @ 8’ on Zee Café with shows such as Two and a Half Men and Mike&Molly from 8:00pm to 9:00pm.

     

    Switched At Birth season 4 premieres on 10 January 2016 at 10:00 pm and will air every Saturdays and Sundays. Also don’t forget to catch the finale of the mini-series, The Astronaut Wives Club on 9 January 2016 at 10:00 pm only on Zee Café.

     

     Apart from the specials and the sitcoms, Along With the U.S. shows such as The Big Bang Theory, and The Vampire Diaries continue to woo the viewers this year. That is not it, tune-in to watch the ongoing shows like Pretty Little Lairs and America’s Got Talent and revel in the blend of amazing shows to keep you entertained throughout the week. And this is just the start!

  • The Salvatore are back on Zee Cafe

    The Salvatore are back on Zee Cafe

    MUMBAI: Zee Café is all set to take you on a trip back to Mystic Falls, where the American teen drama unfolds among our favorite vampires. Watch the show exclusively, along with the U.S. as Zee Café airs the brand new season seven of The Vampire Diaries, at 11:00 p.m on 23rd October onwards.

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    With a huge fan following in India, the premiere of season seven, along with the U.S. has been much awaited. The show stars Ian Somerhalder, Steven R McQueen, Sara Canning, Katerina Graham, Candice Accola and Paul Wesley in the upcoming season.

     

    The new season promises to add a lot of spice as the Salvatore brothers navigates through love. Unfortunately, Nina Dobrev fans will definitely miss the character of Elena Gilbert after her adieu in the sixth season.  What remains to be seen is how the characters shape up in the absence of one of the main protagonists of the show.

     

    Will Damon survive the loss of Elena from his life? Will Lily succeed creating a rift between the Salvador brothers Damon and Stefan? In the middle of all this unrest will Stefan and Caroline’s love story survive till the end? What kind of havoc will the heretics bring in the lives of our favorite mystical beings?

     

    You will get the answers to all these and more in the season. What’s more interesting is that you get to be at par with the audience in the U.S. as you enjoy the love stories and heartbreaks that develop in Mystic Falls.

     

    So hold on to that bucket of popcorn while you watch The Vampire Diaries. Season premieres on Friday 23rd October at 11 pm.  

  • Indian-origin Janina Gavankar co-stars in ‘Mysteries of Laura’ on NBC

    Indian-origin Janina Gavankar co-stars in ‘Mysteries of Laura’ on NBC

    NEW DELHI: Janina Gavankar, a young actress of Indian origin, has won laurels for her role in the American television cop drama “The Mysteries of Laura” starring Debra Messing on NBC. Gavankar plays Meredith Bose, a strict and not-easily-amused detective and the “bitchy” co-worker who rightfully calls Laura out on recklessly firing her weapon and tries to focus on proper police procedures, only to be scoffed at and ridiculed.

    Though she had small roles in movies like ‘Barbershop’ and played an intern for two episodes on “Grey’s Anatomy,” Gavankar’s first big acting role came on Showtime’s “The L Word,” where she played Papi, a lesbian lothario for two seasons. From there, it was a role on ABC Family’s supernatural series “The Gates,” where she played an officer in a gated community full of vampires and werewolves.

    Then, she jumped to another set of vampires and werewolves, with a role on ‘True Blood’ playing Luna. She’s also appeared in ‘The League,’ playing Shiva, who is the “deity” of their league’s trophy.

    Most recently, she appeared in the first season of “Arrow,” playing McKenna Hall, the detective who Oliver briefly dates. Just before she joined “The Mysteries of Laura,” Gavankar played Tessa on the fifth season of “The Vampire Diaries.”

    But acting is just one of the things the 24-year-old is well-known for. In an interview on the now off-air “Attack of the Show,” Gavankar claimed to be the first actor on Twitter in 2006. She is also a self-proclaimed gamer, and spends a lot of her time trying to help other actors reach more fans with their online media presence, according to her website.

    Gavankar has a music career too. She was a member of the now defunct girl group, Endera, who was signed to Cash Money Records. Along with singing, she also plays piano and percussion. Her last single, ‘Waiting for Godot,’ was released in 2012.

  • Zee Cafe to woo viewers with fact, fiction and fantasy

    Zee Cafe to woo viewers with fact, fiction and fantasy

    MUMBAI: The planet’s first-ever vampires, an adolescent queen, a twisted sociopath and much more… Zee Cafe has a lip-smacking roster of shows, new and old, lined up for its audience this year.

     

    As Zee Cafe EVP and business head Anurag Bedi puts it, “We have a good mix of reality and scripted series lined up for our viewers. You will be seeing a lot of new show launches that haven’t been aired in the country before. And we will continue to bring the latest seasons of all-time favourites such as The Mentalist, Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal among others.” 70 per cent of the channel’s viewership is made up by young and evolving viewers (15 to 34 years) based in metros.

     

    Indiantelevision.com brings you a brief overview of the delectable fare on offer:

     

    New kids on the bloc

     

    The Fosters:

    With Bradley Bredeweg and Peter Paige (Queer as Folk) as creators cum writers cum executive producers and Jennifer Lopez (American Idol, What to Expect When You’re Expecting, The Back-Up Plan) as executive producer, The Fosters stars Teri Polo (Meet the Parents), Sherri Saum (In Treatment), Jake T. Austin (Wizards of Waverly Place), Hayden Byerly (Parenthood), David Lambert (Aaron Stone), Danny Nucci (Titanic), Cierra Ramirez (The Secret Life of the American Teenager) and newcomer Maia Mitchell (Teen Beach Movie). Telecast as one-hour episodes, the series is about a multi-ethnic family with both biological and foster kids raised by two moms.

     

    Twisted:

    True to its name, this is a mystery full of twists and turns and revolves round a charismatic 16-year-old with a troubled past. He becomes the prime suspect when a fellow student is found dead in her house. With executive producers: Gavin Polone (Gilmore Girls, Zombieland, Curb Your Enthusiasm, My Boys, Jane By Design), David Babcock (Brothers & Sisters) and Adam Milch (Greek) – who also wrote the pilot, the drama stars Avan Jogia (Victorious), Maddie Hasson (The Finder), Kylie Bunbury (Prom), Kimberly Quinn (Terriers), Sam Robards (Treme, Gossip Girl), Denise Richards (Two and a Half Men) and newcomer Ashton Moio.

     

    The Originals:

    Move over protagonists of The Twilight Saga, this one’s the original vampire family and it’s here to stay. Except that time and power games have broken the centuries’ old bond among the members. Werewolf-vampire Klaus Mikaelson gets a tip-off about a conspiracy brewing against him in supernatural haven – the French quarter of New Orleans. There, he bumps into his diabolical former protégé, Marcel, a charismatic vampire who has absolute control over the city. The series follows Klaus’ struggle to reclaim all that once belonged to his family.

     

    The series stars Joseph Morgan (The Vampire Diaries, Immortals), Charles Michael Davis (Grey’s Anatomy, Switched at Birth), Daniel Gillies (The Vampire Diaries, Saving Hope), Claire Holt (The Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars), Phoebe Tonkin (The Vampire Diaries, The Secret Circle) and Daniella Pineda (The Fitzgerald Family Christmas, Homeland), among others. The executive producers are: Julie Plec (The Vampire Diaries, Kyle XY, Wasteland), Leslie Morgenstein (The Vampire Diaries, Gossip Girl) and Gina Girolamo (The Lying Game).

     

    Reign:

    Somewhere between the lines of history books is a story waiting to unravel – that of Mary Stuart, the young woman the world would come to know as Mary, Queen of Scots. The series traces her story from the time she was a beautiful, headstrong adolescent to the brewing love triangle between her, Prince Francis of France, and his rakish half-brother, to her tumultuous rise to power. There’s enough danger and sexual intrigue here to keep viewers hooked.

    The series stars Adelaide Kane (Teen Wolf), Toby Regbo (One Day), Torrance Coombs (The Tudors), Megan Follows (Anne of Green Gables), Alan Van Sprang (The Tudors) and Celina Sinden, among others. Coming from CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television, the executive producers of Reign are Stephanie SenGupta (Hawaii Five-0), Laurie McCarthy (The Ghost Whisperer), Frank Siracusa (Beauty and the Beast) and Brad Silberling (Moonlight Mile). Zee Cafe is learnt to be looking at a June premiere for this series.

     

    The 100:

    It’s nearly a century since nuclear Armageddon destroyed planet Earth and civilization as we know it. The only survivors then were inhabitants of a few space stations in orbit. Ever since, three generations have been born but resources in space are dying out. Among many last-ditch attempts to survive, the powers that be decide to exile 100 juvenile prisoners to the surface of the Earth just to see if it can still be habited. For the chosen 100, returning to Earth is not without its fair share of perils; one minute, it’s magical while the next minute, it’s lethal. However, they must find a way to overcome their differences and forge a new path on this intense, primitive and alien planet.

     

    The series stars Eliza Taylor, Paige Turco (Person Of Interest, Damages), Thomas McDonell (Suburgatory), Eli Goree (Emily Owens, M.D.) and Marie Avgeropoulos (50/50), among others. Based on an upcoming book by Kass Morgan, The 100 is a joint production of Bonanza Productions Inc., Alloy Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television and CBS Television Studios. The executive producers are Matthew Miller (Human Target, Chuck), Jason Rothenberg, Bharat Nalluri (Torchwood, Emily Owens, M.D.), Leslie Morgenstein (The Vampire Diaries) and Gina Girolamo (The Secret Circle).

     

    Believe:

    Levitation, telekinesis, the ability to control nature, the ability to predict the future – Bo’s been a gifted girl ever since she was two years old. A group called the ‘True Believers’ have raised the orphaned girl and protected her from outsiders who might use her powers for personal gain. However, now that she is 10, they turn to the only person they see fit to be her full-time protector – Tate. This wrongfully imprisoned death row inmate is at first reluctant but later relents when he sees Bo’s extraordinary abilities. Thus begins Bo and Tate’s collaboration to keep the dark forces at bay. Executive producer of the series is J.J. Abrams (Revolution, Star Trek: Into Darkness) while Alfonso Cuaron (Gravity, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban) is the executive producer cum writer cum director.

     

    Hostages:

    Dr Ellen Sanders, a prominent Washington D.C. surgeon, is handpicked to operate on the President of the USA, when she and her family are taken hostage by rogue FBI agent Duncan Carlisle and his gang of goons. Dr Sanders must kill the Prez during surgery else her captors will kill them all.  With Jerry Bruckheimer as executive producer, this edge-of-the-seat thriller stars Emmy award winner Toni Collette (United States of Tara) and Golden Globe winner Dylan McDermott (The Practice, American Horror Story: Murder House) among others.