New Series Alert: Om Elke Draai And The Rich Also Cry Coming To eVOD And Citizen TV Respectively

eVOD, a South African based streaming service owned by eMedia Investments home to various local productions and international content will be launching the long rumoured show to the platform titled Om Elke Draai (Her Yerde Sen).

Citizen TV which is known to selected East African audiences for its selection of telenovelas particularly Portuguese will be introducing a yet-to-be-seen TLNovelas program, The Rich Also Cry (Los Ricos También Lloran).

Om Elke Draai follows the story of a young man who buys a small architect company which is about to go bankrupt and buys his childhood house but eventually ends up sharing his house with his employee.

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It stars Furkan Andic, Aybuke Pusat, Ali Yagci, Aslihan Malbora, Ali Gozusirin, Deniz Isin, Ali Barkin, Fatih Ozkan, Cem Cucenoglu, Ayfet Tokatli, Ayse Tunaboylu, Binnur Serbetcioglu, Aziz Caner Inan and Beste Kokdemir.

Based on the telenovela of the same name, The Rich Also Cry follows Mariana, a poor woman, moves into a lavish mansion after saving the life of a wealthy patriarch. When she falls in love with the patriarch's son Luis Alberto, they must confront class differences between their family and friends.

It stars Sebastián Rulli, Claudia Martín, Fabiola Guajardo, Azela Robinson, Alejandra Barros, Víctor González, Lorena Graniewicz, Diego Klein, Arturo Barba, Thali García, Antonio Fortier and Rubén Sanz.

Om Elke Draai aired in Turkey between June to November 2019 with a total run 23 episodes each consisting of 2 hours while as The Rich Also Cry aired in Mexico last year between February to May with a total of 60 episodes each consisting of 45 minutes.

Both series are expected to be unveiled in the coming weeks.

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Roundups #87: Warped Cancelled After One Season On Nickelodeon, Overcoming The Past Coming Soon To Citizen TV And Curse Of The Sands Makes Its Freemium Debut On Zee One

Nickelodeon reportedly cancels another series

Nickelodeon has reportedly decided to cancel and not renew Warped! for a second season. The news follows the network not renewing Side Hustle for a third season last month. The news comes from TV insider Matt Webb Mitovich at TVLine, however, has yet to be confirmed by Nickelodeon.

In Warped!, Milo, the beloved head geek at a popular strip-mall comic book shop, Warped!, finds his world disrupted when his boss hires a new employee. With the quirky and excitable Ruby now on the payroll, the two form an unlikely alliance to create the world’s greatest graphic novel. Joining them in their adventures are Darby, a smart and fashion-forward friend who is always there to lend a hand, and Hurley, a neighboring pizza shop employee who spends his time coming up with brilliant culinary creations.

More TLNovelas shows swing to Africa

During the past week, it was reported that TLNovelas would begin airing the second instalment to the Overcoming franchise titled Overcoming Heartbreak now there's reports that another African region would air the third instalment, Overcoming The Past.

The series follows four women who try to overcome misfortunes. Realizing that what is posted on social media is never erased, they must find a solution to live in the present and focus on a positive future if they want to overcome past obstacles.

It stars an ensemble cast lead by Angelique Boyer, Sebastián Rulli, Erika Buenfil, Africa Zavala, Manuel "Flaco" Ibáñez, Leticia Perdigón, Ferdinando Valencia, and Horacio Pancheri.

Things are about to get spooky on Zee One

Zee One which serves a duplicate channel to Zee World airing mostly already seen content will be airing another former Zee World drama series titled Curse Of The Sands (Manmohini) starring Reyhna Malhotra, Giaa Manek, Ankit Siwach and Garima Singh Rathore.

Curse Of The Sands follows a witch named Mohini has waited for her unrequited love of 500 years, Rana Saa, who has been reborn as Ram. Ram is a businessman who lives with his wife, Siya, and his half brother, Vivian. Ram and Siya were on the verge of divorce. However, when Siya learns of Mohini, she decides not to divorce Ram to save him.

Season 1 commences this Friday 26 August on Zee One.