| Dark Rain Chronicles | |
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| Written by | Ahmed Tholal Ali Shifau |
| Directed by | Ali Shifau |
| Country of origin | Maldives |
| Original language | Divehi |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Cinematography | Ali Shifau Aaim Zamyr |
| Editor | Ali Shifau |
| Production company | Dark Rain Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Release | November 12, 2022 (2022-11-12) |
Dark Rain Chronicles is a Maldivian anthology web series directed by Ali Shifau. The first season, comprising six revenge thriller short segments, premiered on 12 November 2022. All segments from the first season were directed by Ali Shifau with Shifau and Ahmed Tholal credited as the writers.
The second season consisting of eight segments focusing on love, premiered on 1 January 2024. Shahudha Mahmood joined Shifau in the second season, directing four segments and being credited as the writer for five segments.
Cast and characters
Season 1 (2022)
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Assalaam Alaikum
Fureytha
Rankolhaa
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Surprise
Party
Nostalgia
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Season 2 (2024)
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Baiskalu
Lemon Cake Lafzu Dhey Handhaan |
Dhuruvaan Jehunas
Dejavu Dhemaa Mee Loabi
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Chapters
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
| 1 | 6 | November 12, 2022 (2022-11-12) | December 19, 2022 (2022-12-19) | Baiskoafu | |
| 2 | 8 | January 1, 2024 (2024-01-01) | TBA | ||
Season 1: Revenge thriller (2022)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Camera by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Assalaam Alaikum" | Ali Shifau | Ahmed Tholal | Ali Shifau | November 12, 2022 (2022-11-12) | |
| Hafeeza, a patient suffering from short term memory loss, receives a fraud call from a desperate young man, Naail, impersonating as a staff from a Bank. The scammer cunningly transfers her life saving to his account. Hafeeza ultimately finds out about the scam and dies from the trauma. Few months later, Hafeeza's only son, Naail traces Ahmed and blackmails him to retrieve the money. | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Fureytha" | Ali Shifau | Ahmed Tholal | Ali Shifau | November 21, 2022 (2022-11-21) | |
| Ainth, a housewife is constantly abused by her dominating husband, Lirar, a renowned comedian. Later one night, a fight ensues resulting Ainth stabbing Lirar on his neck by a scissor and cleverly disposing his body. | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Rankolhaa" | Ali Shifau | Ahmed Tholal | Ali Shifau | November 27, 2022 (2022-11-27) | |
| Adam and Anoosha continues having casual sex. Adam starts having romantic feelings towards her while Anoosha insists them to remain only as sexual partners. During one such conversations, Adam declares he will murder any person who harms Anoosha. Contended, she invites a pervert, Shareef and Adam to a guest house which results the invitees sharing shame, confusions and anguish, while Anoosha receiving her long awaited revenge. | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Surprise" | Ali Shifau | Ali Shifau | Ali Shifau | December 5, 2022 (2022-12-05) | |
| Liu, married to a manipulative and wealthy businessman, Azee, has an extramarital affair with Nadey, who insists her to poison Azee. On their anniversary, Liu attempts to execute their plan and everything goes smoothly as planned. However, as Azee falls to the ground, Liu tries to call Nadey but unable to connect to him. In a turn of events, she realized that Azee is several steps ahead of them in their ploy and there is no escape for them. | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Party" | Ali Shifau | Ahmed Tholal | Ali Shifau | December 12, 2022 (2022-12-12) | |
| Yasir, a high-ranked police officer becomes a drug addict after the demise of his loving son. In his sever condition, Yasir goes to extreme measures to ensure that his son murderer receives the treatment. | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Nostalgia" | Ali Shifau | Ahmed Tholal | Aaim Zamyr, Ali Shifau | December 19, 2022 (2022-12-19) | |
| Riyaz, is joined by a stranger, Nagidh, at a restaurant, who claims to be a classmate of Riyaz at fifth grade. During their interactions, Riyaz recollects his memories of their childhood and faintly remembers Nagidh as his classmate who was bullied by him and his friends, Naufal and Imad. Nagidh, currently working as medical trainee, get his opportunity to take revenge on his bullies by poisoning every one of them. | |||||||
Season 2: Love (2024)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Camera by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Baiskalu" | Ali Shifau | Ahmed Tholal | Ahmed Zifaaf | January 1, 2024 (2024-01-01) | |
| A contentedly married couple visits Sultan Park, indulging in memories of their childhood and the early days of their relationship. While there, they come across a young couple facing turmoil as the husband has forgotten their wedding anniversary due to his hectic schedule. Sensing an opportunity to help, the older couple intervenes, emphasizing that love can transcend any situation. As they share their own experiences, the middle-aged couple substantiates their statements in practice, offering the younger couple a reassuring perspective on enduring love. | |||||||
| 8 | 2 | "Lemon Cake (Part 1)" | Shahudha Mahmood | Shahudha Mahmood | TBA | January 8, 2024 (2024-01-08) | |
| 9 | 3 | "Lemon Cake (Part 2)" | Shahudha Mahmood | Shahudha Mahmood | TBA | January 15, 2024 (2024-01-15) | |
| 10 | 4 | "Lafzu" | Ali Shifau | Ahmed Tholal | TBA | January 22, 2024 (2024-01-22) | |
| 11 | 5 | "Dejavu" | Shahudha Mahmood | Shahudha Mahmood | TBA | January 29, 2024 (2024-01-29) | |
| 12 | 6 | "Dhemaa" | Ali Shifau | Shahudha Mahmood | TBA | February 7, 2024 (2024-02-07) | |
| 13 | 7 | "Mee Loabi" | Shahudha Mahmood | Shahudha Mahmood | TBA | February 12, 2024 (2024-02-12) | |
Development
On 14 September 2020, on the occasion of Dark Rain Entertainment's fourteenth anniversary, they announced several projects including Dark Rain Chronicles, written and directed by Ali Shifau. Filming for the last episode titled "Nostalgia" commenced on 20 July 2022, which was anticipated to be the pilot episode of the series. During the time, the team announced that the first season will consist of a total of five episodes, later adding another episode to the season. Filming for the second episode titled Fureytha was completed in August 2022.
Filming for the second season commenced in October 2023. Presenter, Shahudha Mahmoodh was reported to rope in to direct two episodes of the second season, out of which the episodes titled "Lemon Cake" was confirmed to be written by Mahmood. Script for this segment was completed in two days.
Release and reception
In August 2022, Dark Rain Entertainment announced that first season consisting six episodes will premiere in October 2022. The series was later pushed for a November release. The first episode of the series titled "Assalaam Alaikum" was released on 12 November 2022 through Baiskoafu. The six episodes of the first season received positive reviews from critics.
The first series focuses on six stories of ultimate revenge. The first episode titled Assalaam Alaikum featuring Adam Rizwee and Sharaf Abdulla, follows a protective son avenging a scammer for the death of his mother. The second episode titled Fureytha features Aishath Yaadha as a helpless wife committing a heinous crime against her abusive husband. The third episode Rankolhaa focuses on the sensitive child who has been molested by her step-father and her fruitful revenge years later. The fourth episode titled Surprise narrates a manipulative, wealthy businessman and his revenge on his unfaithful wife. The fifth episode titled Party features Ali Shameel as a drug addict father avenging his son's murder while the last episode of the series Nostalgia narrates the vengeance of a person bullied during childhood.
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