Scripted series · Hiru TV
Baddegama
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Baddegama actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Baddegama reads strongest on Serialized, Emotional Weight and Cliffhanger Intensity.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
The story
What it's about
Adapted from Leonard Woolf's acclaimed novel The Village in the Jungle, this narrative explores the harsh realities of survival, duty, and human resilience. The story chronicles the profound sacrifices of a devoted father who pays the ultimate price to protect his family from ruin. Set against the backdrop of an unforgiving rural landscape, the production delivers a poignant look at ordinary lives caught between the relentless forces of nature, shifting social dynamics, and the enduring power of a noble conscience.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Lasitha GunasingheProducer
- Priyantha ColombageProducer
Writing
- Priyantha WidanapathiranaWriter
- Kavinda MalaviarachchiWriter
Direction
- Priyantha ColombageDirector
Where to watch
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