Asia-Pacific Broadcasting (APB) October 2017 Volume 34, Issue 8 | Page 7

NEWS & VIEWS October 2017 7 What’s on Screen n HBO Asia premieres SENT SINGAPORE – HBO Asia has debuted its first comedy drama series, SENT, on HBO on StarHub TV. Set in Singapore, the eight-episode half-hour series tells the story of Jay Bunani (played by Haresh Tilani), a financial com- pliance officer whose only way of coping with the stresses in life is to draft honest emails to anyone who aggravates him. This backfires one day as his draft emails are Thrill is airing Unbreakable as part of its Halloween Special, alongside The Conjuring, The Sixth Sense, and many more classic horror movies. n Halloween is home for more Thrill HONG KONG ­ – This Halloween, Thrill is welcoming viewers to the home of horror with a line-up of horror movies, including The Conjuring, The Sixth Sense, Unbreak- able, and Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. Viewers can also catch Dead Again, a TV series produced by Law & Order creator and executive producer Dick Wolf. Dead Again follows a team of detectives who re-examines controversial murder cases in which un­ resolved questions still linger long after the verdict was determined. n HOOQ launches first Thai original movie Saranair Love You Cinematic comedy Saranair Love You is HOOQ’s first Thai original movie, and stars Willy McIntosh and Kiattisak Udomnak. BANGKOK – In collaboration with Thailand’s movie studio Tech Digital Corporation, HOOQ has released its first Thai original movie — Saranair Love You — a cinematic comedy directed by Kiattisak Udomnak. With Udomnak also taking the role as Peng and Willy McIntosh as Rang, Saranair Love You follows the adventures and misfor- tunes of the two best friends whose world changed after getting caught in a diamond heist. The duo is joined by a medley of stars, including Tonhom Sakuntala, Sun Pracha- korn, and Mario Maurer. accidentally sent out, turning him into an Internet sensation overnight — and not a good kind. SENT is HBO Asia’s third original pro- duction this year, following the second sea- son of Halfworlds, an action fantasy drama series, and The Teenage Psychic, HBO Asia’s first original Chinese series set in Taiwan. Viewers can also catch SENT on HBO on StarHub Go and HBO On Demand. Directed and co-produced by Alaric Tay (second from left), SENT features an ensemble cast of actors such as Haresh Tilani, Carla Dunareanu and Alan Wong.