Lionsgate Play Slates Second Original Series

Lionsgate Play has lined up the college romance drama series U-Special (working title) as its second original series production.

U-Special is set in the cheerful, quirky and vibrant world of a large university campus filled with young people from all over the country. Akarsh Khurana will serve as showrunner, and the series will star an ensemble cast led by Sumeet Vyas, Arjun Mathur, Parambrata Chatterjee, Rukshar Dhillon, Taaruk Raina, Gopal Datt and Ahsaas Channa.

Last month, Lionsgate Play announced the Indian adaptation of the hit Lionsgate U.S. series Casual, to be directed by Kunal Kohli and starring Lara Dutta and Prateik Babbar, as its first original series.

“After receiving a great response to the announcement of the adaptation of Casual, we couldn’t wait to reveal the next series in our lineup of exciting and provocative original programming,” said Rohit Jain, managing director for South Asia and networks for emerging markets Asia. “This series is designed to connect and resonate with young audiences who are our largest demographic. The production starts this month, with the show coming to the comfort of screens soon.”