Popular streaming service Netflix Africa has showcased their upcoming 2024 local series and feature films at the MIP Cape Town event that recently took place.
Netflix’s VP of Content for the Middle East and Africa, Ben Amadasun was present and took attendees through what they can expect from Netflix for the remainder of the year.
“We are incredibly excited to continue strengthening our relationships with our production partners in South Africa and bringing diverse and authentic local stories by local storytellers to our local and global audiences. We have seen South African stories not only be loved locally, but they have also found a fandom in many countries around the world. This is only a small taste of what’s to come next on Netflix as we continue our work to bring local South African and international stories to entertain our 278 million members around the world,” he told the audience.
If you are a TV enthusiast, or just looking for some fun suggestions of what you could spend your free time watching, these are the films and series that you can expect:
Blood Legacy
The creators of Blood and Water, Gambit Films has come out with a brand new drama series called Blood Legacy. Starring the late Connie Chuime, the nail-biting drama is set to provide top-quality entertainment.
“The story delves into the world of the Spear Industries – a Multimillion-rand corporation as it embarks on the search for a new CEO after the patriarch, Bheki Ndlovu is unexpectedly murdered on the family property.”
Love Never Lies: South Africa
You can always trust South African TV producers to make local adaptations of international shows, and this is no different.
“The South African edition of the international reality show produced by Rapid Blue will focus on six couples who must test their trust with an eye-scanning lie detector. In this reality series, deception costs money, and the truth comes with a prize,” Netflix explains.
Happiness Is
Produced by an all-woman production team, this film is the third and latest addition to Netflix’s ‘Happiness’ series, following Happiness is a 4 Letter Word, and then Happiness Ever After. According to Netflix, this edition will follow a group of friends as they navigate their bond and the strength of it.
Umjolo
This Stainglass TV production, “Tells the story of a young woman with the perfect boyfriend, loving, supportive, attentive and attractive. When she gets engaged to him, she is on top of the world, until a doctor’s appointment changes everything,” Netflix explains.
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