The Hostel

The Hostel Series
Genre	Drama
Written by	Various Kwezi Kaganda Consodyne Buzabo Cathy Bagaya Frunc AM Bisase Daphne Ampire Matthew Chan-Piu Pheona Nakishero Elma Asio Bentzen Kyaze Brian Githehu Lloyd Lutara
Directed by	Various SEASON 1 Joanitta Bewulira-Wandera (ep.1-9, 11-14), Kwezi Kaganda (Ep.10,15 -90) SEASON 2 -Kwezi Kaganda, Dilman Dila and Davidson Mugume SEASON 3 - Davidson Mugume SEASON 4 - Kennedy Kihire
Starring	Hellen Lukoma Daniel Omara Michael Wawuyo Jr. Taryn Kyaze as TESSA Housen Mushema
Country of origin	Uganda
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
Production
Location(s)	Kampala, Uganda
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	43 minutes
Production company(s)	Fastrack Productions Ltd
Distributor	Fastrack Productions Ltd NTV Uganda
Release
Original network	NTV Uganda
Original release	February 5, 2011 (2011-02-05) – Present

The Hostel Series (commonly known as The Hostel) is a Ugandan drama series about the lives of university students in their hostels. The show premiered on NTV Uganda in 2011 and ran for four seasons. The fourth season which was titled Serenity saw a fresh new cast and in a new hostel. The season premiered on 23 February 2015.

The series aired on NTV Uganda, DSTV - Africa Magic Entertainment, ZUKU TV and NTV KENYA, Canal France International and their African Partners, eTV, Star Times and Rwanda TV.

The series started airing in the UK on 4 February 2013 on Channel 182 Ben TV for the European continent audience.

The Hostel is a comedy-drama about the endless hopes & fears, struggle, frustrations, pressures and challenges that affect students at higher institutions of learning especially those who reside in hostels. It features the adaptation to city life, roommates, friendships & hassles, prostitution, romantic liaisons, jealousy, sexual pursuits, hatred, broken hearts, lovers’ joys, academic pressures, college & hostel fees challenges, part-time jobs, independence, ethnic & religious diversity, parental control, career, cross generational sex, hopes & nightmares, AIDS, condoms, alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, parties, loneliness etc.

The show generally received positive reviews as well as garnering a very big following from Uganda and across the borders.

The Hostel was originally a production of Fast Track Productions in Luzira. However, the production house went bankrupt at the end of the second second putting the series on hold. NTV Uganda, which was the original network on which the show first aired bought the show and owned all distribution rights including online, DVD and syndicates airing across the world.

The series cast mostly young celebrity actors plus a few university students. The major cast includes

Nominated for Best TV show by Teen Buzz Awards; Rated Uganda's No. 1 TV programme by Synovate Research in 2011 and 2012

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