Maria (TV series)

*Maria*
Maria
Genre	TV drama series
Created by	Lulu Hassan
Written by	Ahmed Musa; Ibrahim Chitayi; Alex Ndavi; Abubakar Mwenda;
Directed by	Julian S. Mwanzele
Starring	Yasmin Said; Bridget Shighadi; Brian Ogana;
Theme music composer	Ibrahim Chitayi
Opening theme	Binti Kichaa
Country of origin	Kenya
Original languages	English; Swahili; Sheng';
No. of episodes	374
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	25 minutes
Production companies	Citizen TV; Jiffy Pictures;
Original release
Network	Viusasa
Release	10 October 2019 –; 18 March 2021
Related
	Zora
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Maria is a Kenyan prime-time romantic television drama directed by Julian S. Mwanzele. It stars Yasmin Said^[1] depicting the eponymous character, alongside Brian Ogana and Bridget Shighadi, in their first television series. It premiered on 10 October 2019, and the last episode aired on 18 March 2021 after 374 episodes.^[2] The series aired weekdays on Citizen TV in its 7:30 PM time slot EAT (UTC +03:00) and on Viusasa.

The romantic drama camps around three characters— Maria, a prepossessing adopted ghetto girl; Luwi, the firstborn son of the wealthy Hausa family and Sofia, his wife whose motive is acquiring her connubial family fortune.

^ "Meet the Beautiful "Maria" Yasmin Said and All Maria Show Cast Members with Pictures". Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
^ Otengo, Victor (18 March 2021). "Brian Ogana emotionally says goodbye to fans after conclusion of Maria TV show". Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

[1] "Meet the Beautiful "Maria" Yasmin Said and All Maria Show Cast Members with Pictures". Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2021.

[2] Otengo, Victor (18 March 2021). "Brian Ogana emotionally says goodbye to fans after conclusion of Maria TV show". Tuko.co.ke - Kenya news. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

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