Skyfire (TV series)

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Skyfire
GenreAction, Thriller
Screenplay bySuresh Nair
Shreyes Lowlekar
Directed by Soumik Sen
Starring Prateik Babbar
Sonal Chauhan
Jisshu Sengupta
Jatin Goswami
Shataf Figar
Country of originIndia
Original languageHindi
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8 (list of episodes)
Production
Producers Satya Mahapatra
Ekant Babani
Production location India
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time35 mins (approx.)
Production companiesShabinaa Entertainment
Alligator Media Productions
Release
Original release22 May 2019 (2019-05-22)

Skyfire is an Indian sci-fi TV series, directed by Soumik Sen. The series is produced by Shabinaa Entertainment and Alligator Media Productions. The series stars Prateik Babbar, Sonal Chauhan, Jisshu Sengupta, and Denzil Smith in lead role. It premiered on 22 May 2019, and the show is available on ZEE5. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Cast

Release

The series was released on 22 May 2019, and it is available on ZEE5.

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
11"Pralay"Soumik SenSuresh Nair and Shreyes Lowlekar23 April 2019 (2019-04-23)
22"Test Run"Soumik SenSuresh Nair and Shreyes Lowlekar23 April 2019 (2019-04-23)
33"Trapped"Soumik SenSuresh Nair and Shreyes Lowlekar23 April 2019 (2019-04-23)
44"Loose Ends"Soumik SenSuresh Nair and Shreyes Lowlekar23 April 2019 (2019-04-23)
55"Target Down"Soumik SenSuresh Nair and Shreyes Lowlekar23 April 2019 (2019-04-23)
66"Burn Notice"Soumik SenSuresh Nair and Shreyes Lowlekar23 April 2019 (2019-04-23)
77"Gut Feeling"Soumik SenSuresh Nair and Shreyes Lowlekar23 April 2019 (2019-04-23)
88"The Monster"Soumik SenSuresh Nair and Shreyes Lowlekar23 April 2019 (2019-04-23)

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