Church Faithful Caught in Crime and Violence in New Drama Series
By Jennifer Ochieng
Published June 26, 2023
Faithless, a 10-part crime drama series set in the aftermath of a heist gone bad premieres streaming service Showmax on July 6, 2023.
The story follows four church members who are drawn into a life of crime and violence when their chama is turned into a money-laundering operation by a vicious crime lord.
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Esther, a struggling waitress, stumbles upon the proceeds of a robbery and discovers that her brother, Benja, was one of the masterminds of the crime. Meanwhile Cain, a ruthless criminal who lost a fortune in the heist, uses his vast resources in search of the money and to punish those responsible. Subsequently, Esther, along with her church friends, Ruth, Hope and Deborah, are forced into a dilemma that challenges their values. Will they use the money for good or succumb to the temptations that come with ill-gotten gains?
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Rosemary Waweru (Tabasamu) takes on the role of Esther, with Avril Nyambura (Pepeta), Beatrice Mwai (Paa), and Fatma Mohammed (Kina) as her three church friends. Aleks Kamau (Volume), Morris Mwangi (Famous), Peter Kamau (Selina), Arabron Nyyneque (Second Family), Abubakar Mwenda (Subira), Brian Ngaira (Pepeta), Antony Kyule Njuguna (Sue na Jonnie), Ashley Kareez (Single Kiasi), Steve Matias (State House), Kennedy Luyali (18 Hours), Zawadi Kayyoh (Pieces of Us) and news anchor Mark Masai also star.
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Produced by Live Eye TV, Faithless is helmed by Abdi Shuria and King Muriuki (who both also directed the Showmax thriller Igiza), and Janet Chumbe (Sanura).
Faithless is the fifth Showmax Original series released in Kenya in 2023 after the second season of the drama series Single Kiasi; Showmax’s first Original telenovela in Kenya Second Family; and the reality series The Real Housewives of Nairobi and Kyallo Kulture, which was upped to an original in season two.