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Must-watch films and TV shows in South Africa this September and October

2 months By Rhaees Hanslo

September and October is serving up a massive wave of local entertainment across streaming services, linear television, and local cinemas. From high-stakes corporate family battles to local box-office thrillers and prime-time broadcast dramas, here is what you should be watching right now.

Also see: Are cinemas outdated? Locals react to another Ster-Kinekor closure

Series

Blood Legacy (Season 2)

Release date: Premieres 25 September 2026

Premise: The Ndlovu family returns for a tense second season to face escalating corporate threats, betrayal, and internal power struggles. With deep-seated secrets surrounding their business empire coming to light, the fractured family must decide whether their biggest danger comes from rivals or from within.

Stars Xolile Tshabalala, Buyile Mdladla, and Thembi Nyandeni.

Picture: Instagram/@movie.magicwithbrain

Inimba (Season 2)

Release date: Airing weeknights at 20:30 (DStv Channel 161)

Premise: A gripping isiXhosa drama centred around inheritance, long-buried betrayals, and deep family roots. As Lazarus and Zoleka manoeuvre behind the scenes, desperate family choices threaten to jeopardise marriages and futures.

Spinners Season 2

Release date: Sunday, 25 October 2026 (Mzansi Magic)

Premise: Ethan (Cantona James) leaves the Cape Flats for Johannesburg to pursue a professional spinning career, but gets tangled with rival crime families.

Also see: Brenda Ngxoli gushes over being on cinema screens after 25 years of acting

Local Cinema (In theatres)

Hearts Remember

Release date: 21 September 2026 at South Gate Ster-Kinekor.

Premise: A South African documentary focused on dementia advocacy and featuring icon Abigail Kubeka, with a special complimentary screening.

Picture: Instagram/@burntoniontv

How to Ruin Diwali: Meet The Parents

Release date: 30 October (Netflix)

Premise: An overachieving perfectionist named Mmabatho tries to impress her fiancé’s traditional Indian family just before Diwali. Mmabatho accidentally exposes a secret affair involving her future father-in-law.

What to look out for next

The momentum continues into the final quarter of the year with upcoming local releases including Another Disaster Holiday, and the reality debut of Love Is Blind: South Africa.

Also see: How Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan are redefining Black cinema with ‘Sinners’

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