The Broken News

The Broken News
GenreDrama
Based onPress
by Mike Bartlett
Written by
Directed byVinay Waikul
Starring
Music byAditya Pushkaran
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
ProducerSameer Gogate
CinematographyHarendra Singh
EditorGaurav Agarwal
Running time500
Production companyBBC Studios India
Original release
Release10 June 2022 (2022-06-10) –
present
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This article is about the Indian web series. For the British TV comedy, see Broken News.

The Broken News is a 2022 Indian Hindi-language newsroom drama web series directed by Vinay Waikul on ZEE5 starring Jaideep Ahlawat, Sonali Bendre, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Jay Upadhyay, Indraneil Sengupta, Taaruk Raina, Aakash Khurana and Kiran Kumar.[1][2] It is a remake of the British series Press.[3][4] It is written by Mike Bartlett, who created the original, and Sambit Mishra.[5][6] The series released on 10 June 2022 on ZEE5.[7]

Following the success of the first season, ZEE5 renewed the series for a second season in March 2023.[8] The second season premiered on May 3, 2024.[9]

  1. ^ "Sonali Bendre to make OTT debut on Zee5 with 'The Broken News'; details here". Business Today. 12 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Sonali Bendre's journalist avatar in 'The Broken News' teaser impresses fans - Times of India". The Times of India. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Sonali Bendre announces her OTT debut with ZEE5's The Broken News: 'Feels so good to be back on sets'". The Indian Express. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Jaideep Ahlawat of Pataal Lok and Sonali Bendre to play warring news anchors in her OTT debut The Broken News". Hindustan Times. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Jaideep Ahlawat of Pataal Lok and Sonali Bendre to play warring news anchors in her OTT debut The Broken News". Hindustan Times. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  6. ^ "What Happened When Paatal Lok Star Jaideep Ahlawat Tried This Trend. Sonali Bendre's Reaction Is Gold". NDTV.com. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  7. ^ "The Broken News trailer: Sonali Bendre, Jaideep Ahlawat fight the war between news and stories". The Indian Express. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Series 'The Broken News' Renewed For Season 2 At ZEE5". Binged. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  9. ^ "'The Broken News' Season 2 trailer: Shriya Pilgaonkar's idealism vows to destroy Jaideep Ahlawat's sensationalism". Binged. Retrieved 24 April 2024.