Grisse
Genre
Writer
  • Mike Wiluan
  • Rayya Makarim
Director
CountryIndonesia
LanguageEnglish
Num series1
Num episodes8
Executive producer
  • Mike Wiluan
  • Jonathan Spink
  • Jessica Kam
  • Garon Desilva
Producer
  • Freddie Yeo
  • Kimberly James
CinematographyWase Muller
Runtime48–55 minutes
NetworkHBO Asia
First aired4 November 2018
Last aired23 December 2018

Grisse is an action historical drama television miniseries developed for HBO Asia by Mike Wiluan.[1][2][3]

Plot

This series revolves around Dutch occupation of Indonesia, in particular a town called Grisse.

A beautiful Indonesian girl is attacked at her home and her mother and younger brother are both killed. She retaliates and kills the interlopers, but is arrested and sentenced to death. Just before her sentence is seen through she leads locals in a successful revolt.

Cast

Production

Development

Grisse was developed by HBO Asia in collaboration with Infinite Studios, a Singapore-based company.[6]

Casting

The cast includes actors from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Japan and Europe.[6]

Filming

Principal photography on the eight-episode series began in May 2018.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Mike Wiluan Tells Story of Small East Java Town in New Period Drama". Jakarta Globe. 4 November 2018. Archived 21 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  2. ^ Tseng, Douglas (5 January 2019). "‘Grisse’ Boss Mike Wiluan Breaks Down The Influences Behind The Nasi Goreng Western". 8days. Archived 21 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Grisse: a ‘nasi goreng western’ with Tarantino-like style and violence". South China Morning Post. 4 November 2018. Archived 1 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Adinia Wirasti Enggan Pulang dari Lokasi Syuting 'Grisse'" (in id-ID). CNN Indonesia. Archived 1 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Drama HBO ‘Grisse’, Marthino Lio Garang Setiap Lihat Bule" (in Indonesian). Bisnis.com. 25 October 2018. Archived 1 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  6. ^ Hassan, Alzaim (15 May 2018). "HBO Asia's GRISSE Begins Production". IGN Southeast Asia. Retrieved 30 September 2022.