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  • Bring in Republic Day with the award-winning political comedy VEEP on Star World

    Bring in Republic Day with the award-winning political comedy VEEP on Star World

    MUMBAI: Our 68th Republic Day is just around the corner and considering the political scenario in our country and globally, Star World has lined-up a marathon of a show that is not only entertaining but also takes a satirical view into what goes on behind-the-scenes in government policy-making and legislations! With 188 nominations and 56 awards, VEEP, starring multi-award winning actress Julia Louis Dreyfus will air on 26th January from 11 AM onwards on Star World and Star World HD.

    Following the life of Selena Meyer, a self-obsessed and vapid vice-president, the show trails her journey as she tries to prevent various political uproars and juggles her public as well as private life. Having won the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series at the Primetime Emmy Awards for six consecutive years for her role on the show, Julia Louis Dreyfus made history by breaking her own record in 2017 marking ‘The Most Awards Won by a Performer in the Same Role’! Not just that, the show also went on to win the award for Outstanding Comedy Series for three consecutive years from 2015 – 2017!

    Veep’s ensemble cast also includes other actors who have all been nominated for their extraordinary acting talent including an endearing Anna Chlumsky, a meek Tony Hale and a hapless Matt Walsh! With fast-paced, dry and witty humour to boot, the cast’s perfect comedic timing elevates the script to another level.

  • ‘Veep’ season 5 and ‘Silicon Valley’ season 3 to premiere on Star World Premiere HD

    ‘Veep’ season 5 and ‘Silicon Valley’ season 3 to premiere on Star World Premiere HD

    MUMBAI: Star World Premiere HD, the English entertainment channel that has pioneered the day and date movement in India is known for its promise of showcasing the latest shows on television. Keeping with its brand proposition See It First, the channel is all set to premiere comic capers that have created a league of their own in the television industry, Veep season 5 and Silicon Valley season 3. The shows will premiere on 27 April at 10 pm and 10.30 pm respectively and will continue to air every Wednesday at the same time. 

    Featuring renowned comic genius Julia Louis-Dreyfus in the lead, hit TV series Veep follows her journey as the clueless vice-president Selina Meyer who leads a bizarre brigade of staff members. The show that depicts humanity, banality and absurdity that goes on in the life of Washington has evolved its storyline to the point where Meyer has stumbled her way into occupancy of the oval office as the president. So join in the mad brigade as Season 5 of the satirical presidential show yet again takes comedy to the next level while continuing to revolve around Meyer and her many adventures.

    The show also stars Golden Globe and People’s Choice Awards winner Hugh Laurie along with Anna Chlumsky, Emmy award winner Tony Hale, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons, Matt Walsh, Sufe Bradshaw, Kevin Dunn, Gary Cole and Sam Richardson.

    The series bagged the Primetime Emmy award for the best comedy series and reaped several other awards including four consecutive Emmy wins for Dreyfus.

    On the other hand, only two seasons old, the Emmy award-winning series Silicon Valley has carved a niche for itself because of its comedic charm and tech-centric satire on the city by the bay where everyone has a tech start-up with world-changing ideas but only a few make it big. The top tier satire show is now all set to return for a third season with different personal and professional issues which the team at Pied Piper will have to face. Starring T.J.Miller, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starrand Zach Woods, season 3 of the show will also welcome veteran actor Stephen Tobolowsky as Jack Barker, the new CEO of Pied Piper. Jack Barker is a very successful and relatable CEO who has taken small companies public with not just successful IPOs but insanely successful IPOs. But is that too good to be true? After cameos by Snapchat co-founder and Dropbox CEO in the previous season, who will Silicon Valley bring this season?

  • ‘Veep’ season 5 and ‘Silicon Valley’ season 3 to premiere on Star World Premiere HD

    ‘Veep’ season 5 and ‘Silicon Valley’ season 3 to premiere on Star World Premiere HD

    MUMBAI: Star World Premiere HD, the English entertainment channel that has pioneered the day and date movement in India is known for its promise of showcasing the latest shows on television. Keeping with its brand proposition See It First, the channel is all set to premiere comic capers that have created a league of their own in the television industry, Veep season 5 and Silicon Valley season 3. The shows will premiere on 27 April at 10 pm and 10.30 pm respectively and will continue to air every Wednesday at the same time. 

    Featuring renowned comic genius Julia Louis-Dreyfus in the lead, hit TV series Veep follows her journey as the clueless vice-president Selina Meyer who leads a bizarre brigade of staff members. The show that depicts humanity, banality and absurdity that goes on in the life of Washington has evolved its storyline to the point where Meyer has stumbled her way into occupancy of the oval office as the president. So join in the mad brigade as Season 5 of the satirical presidential show yet again takes comedy to the next level while continuing to revolve around Meyer and her many adventures.

    The show also stars Golden Globe and People’s Choice Awards winner Hugh Laurie along with Anna Chlumsky, Emmy award winner Tony Hale, Reid Scott, Timothy Simons, Matt Walsh, Sufe Bradshaw, Kevin Dunn, Gary Cole and Sam Richardson.

    The series bagged the Primetime Emmy award for the best comedy series and reaped several other awards including four consecutive Emmy wins for Dreyfus.

    On the other hand, only two seasons old, the Emmy award-winning series Silicon Valley has carved a niche for itself because of its comedic charm and tech-centric satire on the city by the bay where everyone has a tech start-up with world-changing ideas but only a few make it big. The top tier satire show is now all set to return for a third season with different personal and professional issues which the team at Pied Piper will have to face. Starring T.J.Miller, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin Starrand Zach Woods, season 3 of the show will also welcome veteran actor Stephen Tobolowsky as Jack Barker, the new CEO of Pied Piper. Jack Barker is a very successful and relatable CEO who has taken small companies public with not just successful IPOs but insanely successful IPOs. But is that too good to be true? After cameos by Snapchat co-founder and Dropbox CEO in the previous season, who will Silicon Valley bring this season?

  • Star India & HBO ink programming deal to screen original content

    Star India & HBO ink programming deal to screen original content

    MUMBAI: Star India and HBO have inked an exclusive programming agreement that will bring HBO original content to a wider audience via Star’s English channels as well as its digital platform Hotstar.

     

    Star India will now air HBO original programming including Game of Thrones and True Detective.

     

    Star India CEO Uday Shankar said, “Star is delighted to partner with HBO to bring world class HBO original programming for Indian viewers. Star will become the exclusive destination for screening HBO content in India – once again resetting the benchmark for quality and depth of content offering for its viewers. Fans will be able to watch their favourite HBO Original programs on Hotstar on the same day as the telecast in the United States. Viewers will also be able to see the HBO Original programming on Star’s English channels.”

     

    “Hotstar, is a leading destination for our growing family of content viewers.We have constantly aspired to offer high quality content across genres and languages, and HBO Originals with its outstanding program bouquet, I am sure will be yet another quantum leap in delighting and enthralling our viewers,” Shankar added.

     

    HBO Asia CEO Jonathan Spink said, “HBO is delighted to enter this new chapter in India with Star. Through the first release of our shows on Hotstar, Indian audiences will now have unprecedented flexibility in how they consume HBO’s much loved premium programming.”

     

    Apart from Game of Thrones and True Detective, other forthcoming series of HBO Originals include Silicon Valley, Veep, and Leftovers as well as new HBO Original series in the forthcoming season, which will include the Scorsese series Vinyl scheduled to air on 14 February and West World. In addition, library favourites such as Entourage, Band of Brothers, The Sopranos and Curb Your Enthusiasm will also be available.