Series synopsis
The East is a drama television series that premiered on MDTV on January 31, 2015. It stars Gista Putri, Karina Salim, Achmad Megantara and Laura Theux.
The East is an Indonesian situation comedy programme that aired on NET. The title is named as "The East" for the namesake of the building where the headquarters of NET. is located in Jakarta, Indonesia. The series depicts the situation behind the scenes of the station's in-house infotainment program called Entertainment News as well as the personal situation of its crew. The talents involved here portray those who prepare the program, such as its Executive Producer, Producer, Creative, Productio ...
Premise
The East is an Indonesian situation comedy programme that aired on NET. The title is named as "The East" for the namesake of the building where the headquarters of NET. is located in Jakarta, Indonesia. The series depicts the situation behind the scenes of the station's in-house infotainment program called Entertainment News as well as the personal situation of its crew. The talents involved here portray those who prepare the program, such as its Executive Producer, Producer, Creative, Production Assistant, reporter, and camera person. and lastly, the hosts who present the Entertainment News program.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Gista Putri as Gista
- Karina Salim as Karin
- Achmad Megantara as Bima
- Laura Theux as Beby
- Twindy Rarasati as Clarissa
- Sahira Anjani as Iren
- Adinda Thomas as Vira
- Fajar Nugra as Tomo
Supporting cast
- Tara Basro as Mutia
- Sutan Simatupang as Dhweo
- Tanta Ginting as Fajar
- Ayushita Nugraha as Putri
- Ge Pamungkas as Andika
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 70 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 60 | January 31, 2015 | August 23, 2015 |
| Season 2 | 10 | September 4, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pilot The production team falsely plays a footage about marriage while the story is about a divorce, scrambling everyone into confusion and scolding. Meanwhile, Fajar never gets a chance to eat as he repeatedly bumps into people, dropping his snack multiple times. Special guest: Dian Sastrowardoyo as the director |
January 31, 2015 |
| 2 |
Fail to Focus Andika looks for Iren and her report for much of the day, only to be found given to Gista, but nonetheless was submitted in time for the show. Elsewhere, Dhewo fails his attempts at putting and Fajar never gets to eat again because of interventions. |
February 1, 2015 |
| 3 |
New Boss The company welcomes its new director called Lukman and the crew must prepare a welcoming party for him, which turn out to be not as expected. In another story, Fajar is so chronically sleepy he wakes up to another meeting in the same room he fell asleep, in addition to upsetting Iren for forcing her to bring the camera and everyone for asking for money. |
February 7, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 151 | Lost Kid | August 6, 2016 |
| 152 | Episode 152 | August 7, 2016 |
| 153 | Episode 153 | August 13, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | MDTV |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 31, 2015 |
| Last aired | September 4, 2016 |
| Runtime | 40 minutes |
| Status | continue |