The Campus (TV series)

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The Campus
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Genre Drama
Created byBilly Ashaba
Directed byPhillip Luswata
StarringElvis Mutebi Andrew
Katusiime Steven
Gloria Adrian
Uwi Mbabazi
Muhawenimana Sarafina
Dolliyantha Phiona
Marie Corrazon
Kalemba Timothy
Kyomugisha Harmony Mwezi
Philip Luswata
Country of origin Uganda
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes23
Production
Executive producerJKazoora
Camera setup Alternative Two Camera
Running time30 minutes
Production companyBuddies
Release
Original network NBS TV
Original releaseAugust 19, 2016 (2016-08-19) 
2017 (2017)

The Campus is a Ugandan drama television series created by Philip Ashaba and starring Elvis Mutebi Andrew, Katusiime Stephen, Gloria Adrian, Uwi Mbabazi, Muhawenimana Sarafina, Dolliyantha Phiona, Marie Corrazon, Kalemba Timothy, Kyomugisha Harmony Mwezi and Philip Luswata. The series, produced by Buddies Productions, airs on NBS TV Thursdays and Fridays at 8:30 Pm and is considered a hot rival for NTV's The Hostel. [1]

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Plot

Andrew (Steven Katusiime) had lived a single life but after joining campus meets friends with different characters whose life is a series of fun twists and turns, full of drama and reality. [2]

Production

The Campus pilot episode was shot in 2007, thirteen years after the initial writing of the series. It was initially presented to Theater Factory before it disbanded. The series came back into production in 2013 and then shortly eight completed episodes scripts were stolen on a hard disc. The series first came to a hiatus before resuming in 2015 with fresh cast that including sensational Ugandan film actor Mutebi Andrew Elvis who carried the entire series as the protagonist Joel, production and crew. NBS TV picked up and started airing the series in 2016. [3]

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References

  1. "NBS Tv launches 'The Campus' drama series tonight". Watchdog. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. "NBS TV introduces 'The Campus' show". Campus Bee. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. "Luswata's Campus premieres". Squoop. Retrieved 19 August 2016.