The first teaser for the upcoming Netflix series Cigarette Girl (Gadis Kretek) from Indonesia was revealed just now by series director Kamila Andini.

Andini appeared live onstage at the ContentAsia Summit 2023 in Bangkok today, alongside Netflix Content Director for Southeast Asia Malobika Banerji and Hunger filmmaker Sitisiri ‘Dome’ Mongkolsiri.

During the ‘Shared Goals: Netflix in Southeast Asia’ session, the teaser was premiered by Andini, who said: “This is a story set across two time periods and with so many characters. It’s a family drama and a romance, set against the backdrop of the Indonesian clove industry. This story that’s been with us for many years and we’re so excited to see the characters come to life and have their stories told to many kinds of audiences.”

Reflecting on recent successes such as Thailand’s Hunger and Indonesia The Big 4, Netflix’s Malobika Banerji shared more about our Southeast Asia plans during the session: “We are building a really compelling local content category to sit alongside our titles from around the world, so that members across Southeast Asia come to Netflix for a variety of must-watch titles. We’re deepening our relationships with the creative community here—there are so many great stories and storytellers from this region and I feel privileged to be driving efforts to showcase this talent in never before seen ways. We are also focused on training programs and workshops across the region to invest in the local production industry at all levels.”

Netflix’s newest Indonesian series Cigarette Girl will start streaming on November 2, 2023. Based on the novel by Ratih Kumala, the period drama tells an epic romance amid the evocative blend of flavorful spices to create the perfect kretek cigarette set in 1960s Indonesia.

Helmed by acclaimed directors Kamila Andini and Ifa Isfansyah, the series is produced by BASE Entertainment with showrunners Shanty Harmayn and Tanya Yuson. Ratih Kumala and Tanya Yuson also served as screenwriters along with Kanya K. Priyanti and Ambaridzki Ramadhantyo.

The teaser gives a glimpse of what’s to come in the series, including how Dasiyah (Dian Sastrowardoyo) is focused in concocting the perfect formulas for clove cigarettes. Amid the delicate movements of picking flower petals and rolling the cigarettes, we could see some intense scenes, romance, and drama coming in the series.

Watch and share the teaser here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXpVfwIJp9I