Malaysia’s leading content producer Astro Shaw, with Indonesia’s Gojek, is proud to present Astro Original Series action drama Do[s]a and the horror-thriller Sembilan are now available on GoPlay, Gojek’s video-on-demand platform, to fans in Indonesia, as part of the app’s Online Film & Serial Festival.

Do[s]a and Sembilan, currently available on Astro’s On Demand and Astro GO platforms in Malaysia, along with Turah, Laut Bercermin, Jakarta Undercover, Help is on the Way, and many more are set to join the catalogue of the Online Film & Serial Festival on GoPlay.

Both acclaimed series have united Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore’s most exceptional talents in acting and cinema production to produce well-loved international quality content. This was demonstrated by Do[s]a that was nominated for the best Asia Drama in the 2019 Asia Contents Award and won three awards at the Asian Academy Creative Awards.

Raja Jastina Raja Arshad, Vice President, Head of Astro Shaw and Nusantara, said, “We have been creating content that transcends geographical boundaries like ‘The Garden of the Evening Mists’ which will soon premiere on HBO around Asia. This collaboration with GoPlay provided another opportunity to showcase our original series Do[s]a to a new Indonesian audience as well as premiere our newer original, Sembilan in Indonesia. Both involved a strong crew well known around the Nusantara region like Remy Ishak (Malaysia), the late Ashraf Sinclair (Malaysian based in Jakarta), Atiqah Hasiholan and Salman Aristo (Indonesia), as well as Hisham Hamid (Singapore). It was natural that when GoPlay reached out, our immediate response was to say yes and be able to be part of their efforts to help the industry.

We hope that the Indonesian audience will enjoy our line-up of titles, Do[s]a and Sembilan for this festival. We are looking forward to further strengthening our partnership with GoPlay to continue showcasing and pushing the boundaries of regional contemporary storytelling.”

Carrying the mission of optimizing the country’s film industry, GoPlay is determined to introduce the quality of local talent and filmmakers to the Indonesian audience. Sasha Sunu, VP Marketing GoPlay said, “We are very excited to present Do[s]a and Sembilan from Astro which amazingly have showcased the collaboration of accomplished talents of the region, especially Malaysia and Indonesia. Many Indonesian movie makers and talented people were involved in these Astro series, showing that our movie industry already has international quality, and raised our domestic moviemaking capability. We hope that GoPlay users will be entertained with stellar performances and cinematography while discovering stories that are close to the heart.”

Do[s]a, an action-packed Astro premium series, tells a story about the past that has returned to haunt Latif (Datuk M. Nasir), a quiet Silat master living in Kuala Lumpur with his four children. Following his daughter’s kidnapping, his three sons pack themselves and travel to Jakarta, Indonesia to bring her back. Do[s]a is directed by the multi-award-winning Indonesian director Ifa Isfansyah, with his notable works such as Laskar Pelangi (2008), Garuda Di Dadaku(2019), Sang Penari (2011), as the latest GoPlay Original Series,Tunnel (2019). The transnational eight-episode miniseries include actors from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, featuring a cast of Datuk M Nasir, Roy Marten, Ashraf Sinclair, Reuben Elishama, Remy Ishak, and Hisham Hamid.

Sembilan is an original horror-thriller mini-series and another Malaysia-Indonesia collaboration with an ‘A-List’ cast. Directed by Razaisyam Rashid, Sembilan is Astro’s first supernatural original series with Datuk Khairul Anwar Salleh as the Executive Producer. The horror-thriller series tells about a prostitute named Rimbun (Atiqah Hasiholan) who gave birth to a baby boy named Taduh. One day, Taduh (Bima Azriel) suddenly disappeared without a trace and after nine years since his mysterious disappearance, everyone is startled by the reappearance of the missing boy. Malaysian stars in the 10-episode series include acclaimed actors and actresses Beto Kusyairy, Luqman Hafidz, and Sara Ali, along with Indonesian stars Atiqah Hasiholan, Bima Azriel, Endhita Wibisono, and Roy Marten.

Both of the drama series, Do[s]a and Sembilan involve the renowned Indonesian scriptwriter Salman Aristo, best known for his works on box office romantic drama Ayat-Ayat Cinta (2008), best-seller drama novel adaptation about friendship Laskar Pelangi (2008), Garuda di Dadaku (2009), and recently, GoPlay Original Series comedic drama Saiyo Sakato (2020).

Salman said, “Do[s]a and Sembilan are series that will always be special to me as a creator and also for Wahana Kreator Nusantara who developed these stories. Together with Astro, we are trying to push new frontiers in producing stories with Nusantara as the central theme. Stories that are relevant, that resonate and strive to offer more value to the audience. Now, having entertained Malaysians and gaining regional appreciation, these two series can finally be enjoyed by Indonesians and hopefully able to elevate our stories to the world.”

Both series also have acclaimed Indonesian cinematographer Yadi Sugandi as its director of cinematographer, with his notable works; romantic drama box office Ada Apa Dengan Cinta 2 (2016), best-seller friendship drama novel adaptation Laskar Pelangi (2008) and Ronggeng Dukuh Paruk novel trilogy adaptation Sang Penari (2011).

The GoPlay application is available for download in the App Store and Playstore. For better viewing experience, GoPlay has launched its latest innovations through cast features that bring the content to the big television screen. To enjoy the cast feature, GoPlay users open the GoPlay application and click on the Chromecast (Android) or AirPlay (iOS) button in the upper right corner of their smartphone screen.