The World Of The Married Series Indonesian Version, Mendua Highlights Household Infidelity

Mendua Series Player (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Secondary Series will air every Saturday starting December 17 on Disney+ Hotstar. The Mendua series is ready to bring a story of twists and turns of households with Indonesian local touch and value. Mendua itself is an adaptation of the BAFTA award-winning series Doctor Foster written and created by Mike Bartlett, and produced by the Republic Drama for BBC One. Following the success of several local adaptations, Doctor Foster, including the South Korean version with the title The World of the Married, Mendua has been adapted to spectators in Indonesia with a serial format of 8 episodes lasting 45 minutes each. “Kami ingin membuat drama adaptasi terbaik di Indonesia dari ‘Doctor Foster’ garapan BBC. Mereka memperbolehkan kita untuk localize, dan ini tetap menjadi hiburan dan unpredictable,” kata showrunner dan produser eksekutif Mendua Anthony Buncio dalam jumpa pers di Jakarta, Senin, 12 Desember. Agreeing, director Pritagita Arianegara hopes that his work that has been made in such a way can be accepted by the audience and fans of the original series in the country. My job is to make this series and characters as close and comfortable as possible. All the characters in this series are interesting, not just the main characters," Prita said as quoted by ANTARA. This series with drama and romance genre tells the story of doctor Sekar M. Atmajaya (played by Adinia Wirasti), a successful doctor who lives in an elite area in Jakarta with her husband, Ivan (played by Chicco Jerikho) with their son, Dennis. Unfortunately, Sekar's life looks perfect, devastated immediately when she finds out about her husband's affair with Bella (played by Tatjana Saphira). “ For those who have watched the previous version, this series is very thrilling. They can introduce their characters again, and this time it is introduced to Indonesia. As much as possible get closer to the audience, and invite to see that in a black and white world, it’s actually gray, ” explained Adinia.