MORE GLAMOUR, INTRIGUE AND DRAMA ON M-NET AS TINSEL SEASON TWO LAUNCHES!

June 2009
With its refreshed Afro-centric lifestyle series STUDIO 53 returning to DStv screens recently, and following on its ever-growing investment in the African film and TV industry, M-NET is gearing up for the launch of season two of its glamourous soap opera TINSEL.

With season one running 65 episodes and screening twice a week on M-Net, season two will offer even more to DStv viewers. Now running an impressive 156 episodes, TINSEL will be screened three times a week, every Wednesday to Friday at 20.00 CAT from June 10.

M-Net’s Africa Director Biola Adekanbi says TINSEL remains a key part of M-Net’s plans in Africa and that season two is going to open a new chapter for the series.
“Traditionally soap opera as a TV genre takes longer to entrench because producers have to include a wide cast and multiple angles up front and then play these out over a course of time. This is why the first season of a soap opera is so important, to set up the storyline and the characters. With TINSEL this groundwork has been successfully built, so M-Net felt confident producing a second season. We always intended to invest significantly in TINSEL and the new season is set to provide great new plotlines and all the unexpected drama that make soap operas so attractive to audiences.”
Once again, the action returns to Reel Studios where veteran movie mogul Fred Ade-Williams is battling illness and the control of his empire, which remains under threat from ambitious business rival, Brenda Nana Mensah.
But with the secret now revealed that Brenda is in fact Fred’s daughter from a previous relationship, how will Fred cope with the pressure of the new situation. Will the blood that binds them together help them to find common ground?
Or will Brenda, in her role as boss of Odyssey Pictures, continue to push for her company’s success at the expense of her father’s legacy?
Meanwhile Fred’s charming playboy son turned film executive Philip Ade-Williams must be feeling the heat…
Always desperate to flee the boardroom will his new sister’s sudden appearance and her natural ease in business, a role that Fred always wanted for Philip, result in more family drama? Restless, ambitious and with penchant for the finer things in life, Philip’s unpredictability and unhappiness makes him a dangerous enemy.
And while the boardroom battles rage, even love is in the firing line…
Reginald Okoh, hot-shot executive at Reel Studios, now finds his marriage on the line as his deceptions catch up with him. His attorney wife Amaka, furious to discover her husband’s relationship with his secretary Angela, stormed out on him, but as season one ended with Reginald’s shooting, can trouble bridge the gap between them?

Or will his attraction to Angela prove too strong to ignore?
Adding to the tension, another ‘mole’ at Reel Studios is betraying the company, infiltrating the business and selling its secrets…but will they be discovered?
And who would be willing to risk everything to take on such a devious plan?
Plus, with the bullet destined for him hitting Reginald instead, will Ziggy’s troubles turn deadly? It’s all happening on TINSEL this season
Meanwhile, with season two of TINSEL well into production, Adekanbi has gone on to reveal that a great deal of time and resource has been invested into preparing for it.
Returning to TINSEL in season two are the talented cast – Victor Olaotan (Fred), Gideon Okeke (Philip), Omar Shariff Captan (Reginald), Uzo Egeeonu (Amaka), Matilda Obaseki (Angela), Chris Attoh (Kwame), Kunle Coker (Ziggy), Gbenro Ajibade (Soji), Iyke Okechukwu (Chuks) and Damilola Adegbite (Telema) and introducing Funlola Aofiyebi-Raimi as Brenda.
So get ready for TINSEL season two on M-Net every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 20:00 CAT. And for more information on the series or a sneak peek at what’s coming up in the next episode, log on to http://www.mnetafrica.com/