Kenyan film director Likarion Wainaina is releasing a sci-fi series dubbed 'Subterranea' set to premiere on 26 September 2024.
Likarion is also the director of Supa Modo, a superhero film that won more than 50 international awards, including Best European Film For Children, European Children's Film Association, 2019; Generation 14Plus: Children's Jury Special Mention, Berlin, 2018; the Artistic Bravery Prize at the Durban International Film Festival, 2018; and Best Screenplay at the Carthage Film Festival.
'Subterranea' is an eight-part Showmax Original series follows eight participants of a psychological experiment who are placed in an underground bunker to test the effects of close-quarter secluded relationships on humans. In a twist of irony, the world ends and the eight are now trapped in the bunker with nowhere to go.
Assembling Kenya’s finest actors, Subterranea stars Kalasha winners Foi Wambui (Crime and Justice), Peter Kawa (County 49), and Nice Githinji (The Caller), as well as Kalasha nominees Melvin Alusa and Melissa Kiplagat (both from Country Queen). Filmmaker Philippa Ndisi-Herrmann (director of Best Documentary at 2018 Durban International Film Festival, New Moon) who makes her debut as an actor, Makena Kahuha (Kina), Biko Nyongesa (Sense8), Pauline Komu (Groove Theory), the finest theatre kid on the block, Kenyan Theatre Awards winner Dadson Gakenga (Subira), and newcomer Chintu Chudasama round up the ensemble.
Likarion said he's always keen on experimenting with genres "In 2018, we made Kenya’s first superhero film with Supa Modo. Six years later, we are presenting Kenya’s first-ever sci-fi series. In Kenya, and maybe other places, there’s this misconception that sci-fi always means futuristic or lots of laser guns, but sci-fi can also be about exploring the impact of actual or imagined science on human psychology or behaviour. That is what Subterranea is all about. It's not a futuristic show but rather a series where we dream about science and how our characters react to it.”
Likarion also co-produces Subterranea alongside series creator and head writer Brian Munene, with Martin Kigondu (County 49) and Arnold Mwanjila (Taliya) also serving as writers.
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