The Broken News 2
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by Mike Bartlett
- Mike Bartlett
- Sambit Mishra
| The Broken News 2 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | Press by Mike Bartlett |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Vinay Waikul |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Aditya Pushkaran |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Sameer Gogate |
| Cinematography | Harendra Singh |
| Editor | Gaurav Agarwal |
| Running time | 500 |
| Production company | BBC Studios India |
The Broken News 2 is a 2024 Indian Hindi-language newsroom drama web series directed by Vinay Waikul on ZEE5 starring Jaideep Ahlawat, Sonali Bendre, Shriya Pilgaonkar, Indraneil Sengupta, and others. It is a sequel to the 2022 web series by the name of The Broken News, having almost the same star cast.[1][2]
Both the sequels are a remake of the British series Press.[3] It is written by Mike Bartlett, who created the original, and Sambit Mishra.
While Season 1 was released in June 2022, the second season premiered on May 3, 2024, again on ZEE5.[4][5][6]
Season 1
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | Network | |||
| 1 | 8 | June 10, 2022 | 10 June 2022 | ZEE5 | |
| 2 | 8 | May 3, 2024 | ZEE5 | ||
It contained infights between Awaaz Bharati being headed by Amina Queresi Sonali Bendre and Josh 24/7 headed by Dipankar Sanyal Jaideep Ahlawat and ended with Radha Bhargava Shriya Pilgaonkar from Awaaz Bharati going to Jail in a framed up case.
Season 2
After surviving the agonising time in prison, Radha's new approach towards journalism leaves everyone including Amina questioning her motives. Ready to make new enemies and avenge old ones, Radha's approach create conflicts with Dipankar leading to a battle between Awaaz Bharati and Josh 24x7, ensued by a new investor, that will rewrite the rules of ethical journalism. In the process, many such twists and turn take place, which finally end in an entirely unexpected and heartening end.
Episodes
| No. overall | Episode | Title | Date of Broadcast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Urband Terrorist" | 3 May 2024 |
| 2 | 2 | "Sher Dil Shahenshah" | 3 May 2024 |
| 3 | 3 | "Radha Bhargav Kisi Se Nahi Darti" | 3 May 2024 |
| 4 | 4 | "Suo Mynona" | 3 May 2024 |
| 5 | 5 | "Journalist Hai Saaley" | 3 May 2024 |
| 6 | 6 | "Activist Radha Bhargav" | 3 May 2024 |
| 7 | 7 | "Sach Ki Shraddhanjali" | 3 May 2024 |
| 8 | 8 | "Ummeed Ki Kiran" | 3 May 2024 |
Cast
- Jaideep Ahlawat as Dipankar Sanyal, head of Josh 24x7
- Sonali Bendre as Ameena Qureshi, Radha's boss and head of Awaaz Bharati
- Shriya Pilgaonkar as Radha Bhargava
- Indraneil Sengupta as Pankaj Awasthi
- Taaruk Raina as Anuj Saxena, a journalist at Josh 24x7
- Aakash Khurana as Ketan Kedia
- Sanjeeta Bhattacharya as Juhi Shergill, a journalist at Awaaz Bharati
- Faisal Rashid as Kamal Wadia, a journalist at Awaaz Bharati
- Jay Upadhyay as Praful Gupta
- Jaywant Wadkar as Bhau
- Sukhmani Sadana as Arunima Sanyal