Luna Maya, Tora Sudiro, Ersa Mayori, Atiqah Hasiholan, To Oka Between Celebrating The Series Also Mourn
JAKARTA - Director Nia Dinata is working on his first collaboration series with WeTV entitled Condolences, starring a number of top artists, including Luna Maya, Tora Sudiro, Ersa Mayori, Atiqah Hasiholan, and Oka Antara. starring in the latest series was not without reason.
"For me, the most important thing is who can represent the character. We cast more or less when the first draft is finished, so we already have an idea. The one who can predict the most is the one we choose and match with them," said Nia Dinata during the conference press on Wednesday, January 26.
Meanwhile, producer Sunil Samtani added that his party attaches great importance to quality when producing the series "Condolences" so that the selected players must of course be able to portray the characters very well.
"In my opinion, in the midst of this COVID-19 atmosphere, we want to provide broadcast products that can be enjoyed, make you laugh, touch, cry. There we discussed about casting and these players were chosen," said Sunil as quoted by ANTARA.
"As for the budget, it's relative, because number one is quality and how can we attract viewers," he continued.
Nia Dinata then praised the acting skills of the Condolence players and judged that they had extraordinary chemistry. Condolences is the first collaboration series between Nia Dinata and WeTV Indonesia. Nia admits that this collaboration is a fun project for her to start 2022.
"Besides being fun, it's also touching because I can reunite with several artists such as Tora Sudiro, Jihane Almira, Luna Maya, and Ersa Mayori," said Nia.
Adopting the satirical comedy genre, the series Condolences begins with the death of Rauf Affan, an influential businessman in society. He is the father of three children and three grandchildren. The first, third, seventh, and 40th days after Rauf's death are crucial times to uncover the secrets and deep feelings of each of the family members left behind.