'The Knicksm' and 'Jonah From Tonga' to premiere in India on HBO

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MUMBAI:Two brand new series THE KNICKSM and JONAH FROM TONGA, are all set to premiere in India just within 24 hours of their US premiere– on Saturday, August 9 exclusively 100%
Ad-Free on HBO Premium Channels, HBO Hits
and HBO Defined.
THE KNICKSM
Season One premieres Saturday, August 9 at
7:00 pm on HBO Hits
A brand new series THE KNICK SM is all set to
kick-start on HBO Hits. Set in downtown New
York in 1900, THE KNICKSM is centered around
the Knickerbocker Hospital and the
groundbreaking surgeons, nurses and staff,
who push the bounds of medicine in a time of
astonishingly high mortality rates and zero
antibiotics. It depicts how a newly appointed
brilliant but arrogant renegade Dr. John
Thackery’s addiction to cocaine and opium is
trumped solely by his ambition for medical
discovery. Also, present into this all-white staff
and patient hospital is an equally gifted Dr.
Algernon Edwards fighting for respect while
trying to navigate radically charged city.
Starring Clive Owen (“Children of Men,” HBO’s
“Hemingway & Gellhorn”; Oscar[REGISTERED SIGN] nominee for
“Closer”) and directed by Steven Soderbergh
(“Side Effects”; Oscar[REGISTERED SIGN] winner for “Traffic”;
Emmy[REGISTERED SIGN] winner for HBO’s “Behind the
Candelabra”), THE KNICKSM kicks off its ten-
episode season on Saturday AUG. 9 at 7 pm,
exclusively on HBO Hits, followed by other
episodes debuting on subsequent Saturdays at
8.30 pm.
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JONAH FROM TONGA
Season One premieres Saturday, August 9 at
8:00 pm on HBO Defined
HBO Premium Channels present another treat
for Indian viewers on Saturday, August 9 at 8
pm. Australia’s Chris Lilley, creator of
“Summer Heights High” and “Ja’mie: Private
School Girl,” is all set to bring back one of his
ground-breaking characters, the rebellious 14-
year-old Jonah, in a six-episode comedy series
JONAH FROM TONGA.
The plot revolves around the main protagonist
Jonah Takalua, who, after being expelled from
Summer Heights High, is banished by his
father Rocky to the island of Tongapatu to
spend time with his extended family and get
his life back together. But four months later,
fed up with Jonah’s antics, his uncle sends him
back to Sydney to enroll in yet another school,
the Holy Cross School. Once again, the always
impressionable Jonah finds himself adapting to
a new school and fending off new foes and
other delinquents, all while trying to be a
“good boy.”
Lilley has not just created and written but also
starred in the title role of the new show, which
premieres on Saturday AUG. 9 at 8 pm,
exclusively on HBO Defined, followed by other
episodes debuting subsequent on Saturdays at
8.30 pm.
The show is produced by Lilley and his
producing partner, Laura Waters, who
previously produced “Summer Heights
High” (where the character of Jonah was
introduced to HBO viewers) & co-produced by
HBO and the Australian Broadcasting
Corporation in association with the BBC.
Tune in to watch this incomparable line-up of
critically acclaimed HBO original content on
HBO Defined and HBO Hits, 100% ad-free and
in true HD quality and Dolby surround sound,
which will make it an unparalleled viewing
experience for viewers.
This follows the recent announcement that all
HBO and CINEMAX scripted content on HBO
Premium network will air within 24 hours of
its U.S. premiere, starting with THE KNICKSM.
The ten-episode drama premieres in India
exclusively on HBO Hits on Saturday, August 9
at 7 pm. New episodes will air every Saturday
at 8:30 pm. The series is also available free on
HBO ON DEMAND on Tata Sky.
For more information log on to http://
www.hbodefined.in and http://www.hbohits.in
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HBOPremium and https://twitter.com/
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Inc. Used with permission. http://www.indiantelevision.com/television/tv-channels/movie-channels/the-knicksm-and-jonah-from-tonga-to-premiere-in-india-on-hbo-140806
 
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