Best Friends Forever (Indonesian TV series)

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Best Friends Forever
Created by Manoj Punjabi
Screenplay bySetah
Directed byChiska Doppert
Starring
  • Randy Martin
  • Cassandra Lee
  • Baby Tshabina
  • Endy Arfian
  • Afifah Ifah'nda
  • Jennifer Coppen
  • Adzwa Aurel
  • Junior Roberts
  • Shirley Margaretha
  • Natalie Sarah
  • Ratu Felisha
  • Erwin Cortez
  • Juliana Moechtar
  • Fredy Amin
  • Adhitya Alkatiri
  • Didi Riyadi
Opening theme"Cinta Untukmu" by
Sarah Saputri
Country of originIndonesia
Original languageIndonesian
No. of episodes21
Production
Executive producerDhampoo Punjabi
ProducerManoj Punjabi
Running time60 minutes
Original release
Network Trans TV
Release7 August (2017-08-07) –
27 August 2017 (2017-08-27)

Best Friends Forever is an Indonesian teen drama mystery thriller television series produced by MD Entertainment for Trans TV. The story is a loose adaptation of the popular American TV series Pretty Little Liars. [1] [2] The series premiered on August 8, 2017, and ended on August 27, 2017. [3]

Contents

The series follows the lives of four high school students: Tari, Ami, Yuna, and Saras after they schemed to get rid of their friend, Elsa. [4]

Premise

Tari, Ami, Yuna, and Saras are the most popular girls at school, led by their kind-hearted leader Elsa. On Elsa's birthday, her best friends are throwing her a surprise party, but secretly scheme to take her down by spiking her drink, causing her to fell from the second floor and got into a coma. Eleven months later, the girls received an anonymous message from "BFF" who threatens to expose their crime, unless they come clean. At first, they think it is Elsa herself, but after knowing Elsa is still in a coma, the girls realize that it is somebody else who wants revenge. [4]

A year after the incident, Elsa wakes up. Upon her return to school, Elsa is excited to be reunited with her friends and boyfriend, but only to find them dismissing her. She also finds out her boyfriend, Erick, is now dating Tari who became the new leader of her former friend group. The girls started to bully and torture Elsa with occasional helps from Erick, just as they receive more messages from "BFF", who is going as far as stalking and threatening their lives. [4]

Other main characters are Elsa's new love interest Alfa, and fellow students Fina and Kevin.

Cast

Reception

A brief review of the series praised the actors' performances. [5] The series was described as a teen mystery soap-opera. [6]

Governmental warning contoversy

The Central Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (Central KPI) issued a warning about Best Friends Forever [7] considering the program was not paying attention to the provisions regarding the protection of children and adolescents, and that "the program shows many scenes of bullying, terror behavior, and displays clothing that is not in accordance with the ethics that apply in the educational environment". [8] [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Sinopsis Pretty Little Liars yang Diduga Dijiplak Sinetron BFF
  2. ↑ Novianti, Reny (2017-08-09). "Teror Best Friends Forever Penuh Misteri". Layar.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  3. ↑ "Sinetron BFF Episode Terakhir Tayang Malam Ini". Tabloidbintang.com (in Indonesian). 2017-08-27. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  4. 1 2 3 Best Friends Forever (BFF) - Episode 01 , retrieved 2022-01-27
  5. ↑ Biantara (2017-08-15). "Nama dan Biodata Pemain Best Friends Forever (BFF) Trans TV Lengkap" (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  6. ↑ "Daftar Nama-nama Lengkap Pemain Best Friends Forever (BFF) Trans TV produksi MD Entertainment". Trendesia. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
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