The Hostel (TV series)

The Hostel
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GenreDrama
Created bySabiiti "MMC" Moses and Emanuel "BUUBA" Egwel
Written by
Various
  • Sabiiti Moses
  • Emanuel Egwel
  • Kwezi Kaganda
  • Consodyne Buzabo
  • Cathy Bagaya
  • Frunc AM Bisase
  • Edris Matu Segawa
  • Daphne Ampire
  • Matthew Chan-Piu
  • Pheona Nakishero
  • Elma Asio
  • Bentzen Kyaze
  • Brian Githehu
  • Lloyd Lutara
Directed by
Various
  • SEASON 1 Joanitta Bewulira-Wandera (ep.1-9, 11-14), Kwezi Kaganda (Ep.10,15 -90)
  • SEASON 2 -Kwezi Kaganda, Dilman Dila and Davidson Mugume
  • SEASON 3 - Davidson Mugume
  • SEASON 4 - Kennedy Kihire
Starring
Theme music composerSabiiti "MMC" Moses, Rita Sabiiti and EVON
ComposersSabiiti "MMC" Moses and Rita Sabiiti
Country of originUganda
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
Production
Production locationsKampala, Uganda
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time43 minutes
Production companyFastrack Productions Ltd
Original release
NetworkNTV Uganda
ReleaseFebruary 5, 2011 (2011-02-05) –
2015 (2015)
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The Hostel is a Ugandan drama series created by Sabiiti "MMC" Moses and Emanuel "BUUBA" Egwel about the lives of university students in their hostels. The show premiered on NTV Uganda in 2011 and ran for four seasons. The fourth season, which was titled Serenity, saw a fresh new cast in a new hostel. The season premiered on 23 February 2015.[1]

The series aired on NTV Uganda, DSTV - Africa Magic Entertainment, ZUKU TV and NTV KENYA, Canal France International and their African Partners, eTV, Star Times and Rwanda TV.[2]

The series started airing in the UK on 4 February 2013 on Channel 182 Ben TV for the European continent audience.[3]

  1. ^ "Season 4 of The Hostel Series premieres on NTV Uganda". Big Eye. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Hostel Uganda Cast". Soft Kenya. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "TV Series, The Hostel To Air On UK TV". Red Pepper.