The local version of the global franchise spin-off series, The Bachelorette South Africa, is already in pre-production and the identity of the country’s “rose like no other” will be revealed later this week.

“Choosing our first Bachelorette was a daunting task,” says M-Net’s Head of Publicity, Lani Lombard. “Even though it’s not a hard-and-fast rule, it is customary for the spin-off programme to pick a lady from previous Bachelor seasons.

“In this regard, we’re spoilt for choice. Both seasons featured many stunning ladies who could easily step into this coveted role and we know how fans fervently rooted for their favourites on social media. Behind the scenes, we were also contacted by other potential Bachelorettes with strong credentials, but who did not appear on the show,”.

While South Africa is waiting for M-Net and production company Rapid Blue to reveal its first Bachelorette, single guys should get ready to put their names forward if they wish to become part of the love journey with this vivacious woman. Entries for the show will open immediately after her name is disclosed.

Since 2003, when the first US season of The Bachelorette was launched, the popular gender-reversed spin-off of The Bachelor has been produced in numerous countries, including Australia, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Finland and India. The recent first season in New Zealand also had the tongues wagging. Instead of having one Bachelorette, the Kiwis picked two!

M-Net is planning to have The Bachelorette Season 1 on its schedule early next year, with filming taking place as soon as possible in 2020.

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Barkskins examines the mysterious massacre of settlers in the vast and unforgiving wilds of 1690s New France that threatens to throw the region into all-out war. National Geographic’s new eight-part limited series, Barkskins, created by Elwood Reid and based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Annie Proulx, transports viewers to the wild frontier of the late 17th century. Barkskins premieres Thursday 13 August at 21:00 (CAT) on National Geographic (DStv 181, StarSat 220) with a double bill of episodes each week.

Barkskins is set in Wobik, a small settlement in what is now the Canadian province of Quebec. As the Catholic Church sends Jesuit priests to convert the indigenous people, France sends indentured servants to populate its territory, along with Filles Du Roi, young women to be matched with husbands, start families and help the colonies prosper. This disparate group of outcasts, rogues and innocents must navigate brutal hardships, competing interests and tangled loyalties at the crossroads of civilization: 1690s New France.

The series tells a thrilling story of exploration, adventure and ambition among dreamers and fighters — some with a utopian vision of the world, others crass and conniving, but all navigating the perils of a treacherous new frontier. As tensions escalate, unlikely alliances are forged, old antagonisms deepen, and new families are formed against the seemingly endless natural riches and hidden dangers of the new American continent. Barkskins’ depiction of the collision between civilisation and commerce is timeless, as is its spirit of adventure, natural wonder and survival of the fittest.

Premiering globally in 172 countries and 43 languages, the eight-episode historical fiction limited series hails from Fox 21 Television Studios and Scott Rudin Productions. The series stars David Thewlis as Claude Trepagny, Marcia Gay Harden as Mathilde Geffard, Aneurin Barnard as Hamish Goames, James Bloor as Charles Duquet, Christian Cooke as Rene Sel, David Wilmot as Constable Bouchard, Thomas M. Wright as Elisha Cooke, Tallulah Haddon as Melissande, Kaniehtiio Horn as Mari, Lily Sullivan as Delphine and Zahn McClarnon as Yvon.

Series creator Reid also serves as showrunner and executive producer. Scott Rudin, Garrett Basch, Eli Bush, David Slade and Proulx are also executive producers.

Proulx is the author of eight books, including the novel The Shipping News and the story collection Close Range. Her many honours include a Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award, the Irish Times International Fiction Prize and a PEN/Faulkner Award. Her story Brokeback Mountain,” which originally appeared in The New Yorker, was adapted into the Academy Award-winning film.

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Die vorige reeks van Spoorloos het kykers vasgenael gehou en hierdie tweede seisoen storie word vertel met nuwe karakters, e nook sy eie, nuwe storielyn. Die hoofskrywer en regisseur is weer die bekroonde Ilse van Hemert met Christo Davids as haar assistent. Die ander lede van die skryfspan is Jan Lampen, Marisa Drummond en Beyers de Vos.

Meer oor Spoorloos: Heksejag. Adam se ontwaking wek baie belangstelling, maar nie almal is ewe bly dat dit gebeur het nie. Daar is ‘n vrou wat in die hospitaal rondsluip en die dokter is oënskynlik baie senuagtig. Wanneer Adam later ‘n traumatiese gebeurtenis onthou, besluit hy om self te probeer uitvind wat die aand van die motorongeluk gebeur het. Het dit enigiets te doen met die skoolmeisies wat van heksery verdink is?

In die rolverdeling is Andahr Cotton as Adam Prinsloo, Lee Visagie as Christa en Gérard Rudolf as Frans Prinsloo, Adam se pa. ‘n Paar talentvolle spelers wat ‘n welkome terugkeer tot televisiedrama maak, sluit in Philip Moolman, Elma Postma, Vuyelwa Mpela, Hanli Rolfes en Bertha le Roux-Wahl. Ander in die rolverdeling is Carla-Marie Myburgh as Wanda, Natassja Pretorius as Yvette en Huey Louw as Hannes.

Die eerste van die tien episodes van Spoorloos: Heksejag begin op 14 Julie om 20:00 op kykNET, DStv-kanaal 144.

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Twee gesinne. Twee huise. Agt weke kwarantyn. ‘n Reuse R250 000 op die spel.

kykNET, DStv-kanaal 144, se splinternuwe realiteitsreeks, Kwarantyn, het afgeskop en só geskiedenis vir die kanaal gemaak: ‘n eerste opwipkanaal in die geskiedenis van kykNET wat aan een program gewy gaan word.

Met ‘n pittige Ferdinand Rabie, wenner van die eerste Big Brother South Africa, as ‘Die Opsigter’ wat ‘n kykie agter die skerms gegee het asook ‘n ontmoeting met die twee families – #SpanLeRoux en #SpanScheepers – het kykers gesien wat die volgende 50 dae verwag kan word. Werkers het nog geskarrel om die huise reg te kry, maar een ding wat nie misgekyk kon word nie, was die rits kameras in amper al die kamers wat die twee families se doen en late gaan volg.

Dit was duidelik dat die vervaardigers dit nie vir die deelnemers maklik gaan maak nie en daar is verduidelik dat kykers die hef in die hand gaan hê. As die families aan die einde die prysgeld wil wen, gaan hulle die kykers se harte moet wen. Die deelnemers het ook vir hulself doelwitte gestel het – van gewig verloor tot spiere bou, ‘n nuwe taal leer of vir die hele tyd geen alkohol drink nie.

Met die families se intrapslag in die twee huise is dinge dadelik deurmekaar gegooi toe Die Opsigter gesê het hulle moet huise ruil. Hulle kon ook nie self besluit wie waar slaap nie – daarvoor was daar ‘n plan wat deur die vervaardigers uitgewerk is.

In die aanvangsepisode is daar na DStv-kanaal 149 oorgeskakel waar die lief en leed – elke minuut daarvan regstreeks vir almal om te sien gevolg gaan word. Laat die sports begin!

Om uit te vind hoe die stemproses werk, gaan na: https://kyknet.dstv.com/program/kwarantyn/nuus/kwarantyn-verdien-jou-stem-en-dis-maklik/nuus 

Kwarantyn sal vanaf Woensdag 10 Junie om 21:00 elke dag en heeldag op kykNET se nuutste opwipkanaal, DStv-kanaal 149, uitgesaai word.

Maandae tot Saterdae sal daar daagliks om 17:00 ’n 24 minuut lange hoogtepunteprogram (behalwe Woensdae is dit ‘n 48 minuut lange program om 20:00) op kykNET, DStv-kanaal 144, uitgesaai word.

Bly ook op hoogte van al die gebeure by https://kyknet.dstv.com/show/kwarantyn.

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&SCENE will be ending their first season Together Again a high when it celebrates the runaway worldwide smash hit musical Jersey Boys on Saturday, 10 June at 19h00 CAT in its final episode.

Members of the creative team and cast of the 2013 South African hit production will reunite in studio for a night of fun, memories and a nostalgic reminder of those unforgettable Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons hits.

Joining host David Bloch in the virtual studio will be Richard Hester, Jonathan Smith and Maye-E Wong, live from New York, while Danny Austin joins from Alberta, Canada. South African Producer Hazel Feldman will be in studio as well.

Cast members will include Grant Almirall, Daniel Buys, Emmanuel Castis, Kenneth Meyer, Jaco Van Rensburg, Taryn Hudson, Carmen Pretorius and Kirsten Murphy.

Zinah Rose will keep the viewers updated with all socials on the night.

* All guests appear on the show Subject to Availability.

Together Again: Jersey Boys is completely free to stream, but if viewers are in a position to do so, please consider making a donation towards Waiting in the Wings SA via www.andscene.live/donate.

These invaluable donations will go towards the #WaitingInTheWingsSA initiative which provides immediate support to freelance entertainers who have fallen on hard times due to the current crisis. All funds donated go directly to those in need, administered by One Small Act of Kindness.

For a detailed weekly &SCENE schedule, go to www.andscene.live

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While the competition is still six weeks away, no-one knows which Lockdown level the World will be under by mid-July and, even if mass gatherings will be allowed, social distancing will likely be the advised safety protocol for the foreseeable future.

For the SAIBC Online, ages and categories for participants will remain the same: Scholars (12 to 15 years), Juniors (16 to 20 years) and Seniors (21 to 28 years) with men and women competing separately.  Due to the dancers not being able to rehearse in studios during the lockdown, the competition panel will award the top prize in each category by an evaluation process as opposed to the usual scoring system. During the competition week, the panelists will also be giving each entrant constructive feedback after their variation has been viewed.

Each competitor will need to register for the SAIBC Online between 15th and 17th June and those accepted into the competition will then be required to submit video clips of themselves dancing two variations – a classical repertoire solo and a contemporary solo. The dances must be filmed one week prior to the start of the competition. Those without access to a formal dance studio will be permitted to enter in the contemporary division only. The pre-recorded videos of selected candidates will be screened daily to a paying audience and dancers will be assessed by a panel who will offer feedback after each session.

The 2020 Panel is again made up of lauded industry names such as:

• Ted Brandsen; Director Dutch National Ballet in The Netherlands who will also be the Panel Chair,
• Runqiao Du; the Artistic Director of the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, USA,
• Roberta Martins; Zurich Dance Academy in Zurich, Switzerland,
• Thoriso Magongwa; The National Theatre of Brno in Prague, Czech Republic,
• Christian Spuck; Artistic Director of The Zurich Ballet in Zurich, Switzerland,
• Professor Geung Soo KIM; President of the Ballet Society in South Korea,
• Feng Ying; Director from the National Ballet of China in Beijing;
• Martha Iris Fernandez Aguero; National Ballet School in Havana, Cuba,
• Annarella Sánchez; The Annarella Institute of Ballet & Dance in Portugal,
• Christoph Böhm; The Berlin State Ballet School in Germany.

Interesting to note that dancers will not be scored but evaluated and prizes will include a grand prize for the best entrant overall, as well as bursaries and scholarships to some of the best ballet schools and summer intensive programmes in the dance world.

SAIBC Online subscribers will be able to access the daily online master classes, Live panel discussions and feedback after the competition rounds and the virtual gala on the 18 July where guest artists from around the world will perform especially for the finale performance.

Registration forms, guidelines and related info can be found on www.saibc.com and applicants should please email their video submissions to saibconline@gmail.com. Follow the @saiballetcomp on Instagram and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/saibc/ for updates.

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Licensed titles coming to the service in June are :

• Black Lightning, Season 2
• Arrow, Season 7
• The Flash, Season 5
• Riverdale, Season 3
• Supergirl, Season 4
• The Big Bang Theory, Season 12

Below is the list of Original titles coming to the service this June. Original titles are films and series produced and / or owned by Netflix.

Coming soon June 2020

RuPaul’s Drag Race: Season 12 – Netflix Original Series   

Thirteen queens. One crown. Ru and her crew are back for another season of fierce lip syncs, A-list guest judges and dazzling fashion.

Choked: Paisa Bolta Hai – Netflix Original Film

A bank employee weighed down by her jobless husband’s debts — and her own broken dreams — finds a secret source of seemingly unlimited cash in her home.

2 June 2020

Fuller House: The Farewell Season – Netflix Original Series

Jimmy and Steph bring their new baby home and dive headfirst into the world of parenting. But no worries: They’ve got a houseful of hands to help.

True: Rainbow Rescue – Netflix Kids & Family

True and Bartleby venture to the other side of the Neverending Rainbow to bring back Dillydally — a brave explorer who’s the Rainbow King’s best friend!

3 June 2020

Spelling the Dream – Netflix Original Documentary

Following four hopeful competitors’ journeys, this documentary explores the trend of Indian Americans ruling the Scripps National Spelling Bee since 1999.

4 June 2020

M’entends-tu? – Netflix Original Series

Three friends in a low-income neighborhood find humor and hope in their lives as they grapple with bad boyfriends and their dysfunctional families.

Baki: The Great Raitai Tournament Saga – Netflix Original Anime

Granted special entry into the Great Raitai Tournament, a poisoned Baki now faces fighters in China, where the next true Sea King will be chosen.

5 June 2020

13 Reasons Why: Season 4 – Netflix Original Series

In the powerful final season of 13 Reasons Why, Liberty High School’s Senior Class prepares for graduation. But before they can say goodbye, the crew of friends will have to band together one last time to keep a dangerous secret buried, try to make peace with the past four years, and face final, heartbreaking choices that might alter their lives forever. Showrunner Brian Yorkey and stars Dylan Minette, Grace Saif, Christian Navarro, Alisha Boe, Brandon Flynn, Miles Heizer, Ross Butler, and Devin Druid return for a fourth and final season that’s full of twists, turns, and the resounding message that you can’t move forward if you’re still haunted by the past.

Queer Eye: Season 5 – Netflix Original Series

The Fab Five head to historic Philadelphia to make over a new cast of everyday heroes, from a hardworking DJ to a struggling dog groomer.

The Last Days of American Crime – Netflix Original Film 

As a final response to terrorism and crime, the US government plans to broadcast a signal making it impossible for anyone to knowingly commit unlawful acts. Graham Bricke (Édgar Ramírez), a career criminal who was never able to hit the big score, teams up with famous gangster progeny Kevin Cash (Michael Pitt), and black market hacker Shelby Dupree (Anna Brewster), to commit the heist of the century and the last crime in American history before the signal goes off. Based on the Radical Publishing graphic novel created by Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini, THE LAST DAYS OF AMERICAN CRIME is directed by Olivier Megaton, written by Karl Gajdusek,  produced by Jesse Berger, p.g.a., Jason Michael Berman, p.g.a., and Barry Levine, with Patrick Bergin and Sharlto Copley also co-starring.

10 June 2020

Reality Z – Netflix Original Series

A zombie apocalypse imprisons contestants on a Brazilian reality show in a TV studio, where they try to evade the flesh-eating hordes.

Lenox Hill – Netflix Original Documentary

From birth to brain surgery: This docuseries provides an intimate look at the lifesaving work of four doctors at Lenox Hill Hospital in NYC.

12 June 2020

F is for Family: Season 4 – Netflix Original Series

While Frank deals with an unwelcome visit from his father, Sue discovers the wonders of Lamaze, and Bill makes a name for himself in the hockey rink.

Dating Around: Season 2 – Netflix Original Series

Six new singles look for love — or something like it — in a series of back-to-back, real-life first dates. But who will each choose for a second date?

The Search – Netflix Original Series

A child vanishes into thin air from a cachet neighborhood in Mexico City, unraveling family secrets and revealing how power works among the privileged.

The Woods – Netflix Original Series

A Warsaw prosecutor’s hopes rise when a body is found and linked to his sister’s disappearance 25 years earlier. Adapted from the Harlan Coben novel.

Da 5 Bloods – Netflix Original Film

From Academy Award® Winner Spike Lee comes a new joint: the story of four African American Vets — Paul (Delroy Lindo), Otis (Clarke Peters), Eddie (Norm Lewis), and Melvin (Isiah Whitlock, Jr.) — who return to Vietnam. Searching for the remains of their fallen Squad Leader (Chadwick Boseman) and the promise of buried treasure, our heroes, joined by Paul’s concerned son (Jonathan Majors), battle forces of Man and Nature — while confronted by the lasting ravages of The Immorality of The Vietnam War.

Jo Koy: In His Elements – Netflix Original Comedy Special

Jo Koy returns to the Philippines to show off the local culture and headline a special featuring Filipino American comedians, DJs and hip-hop dancers.

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts: Season 2, True: Rainbow Rescue – Netflix Kids & Family

It’ll take brawn — and brains — to rescue Lio and beat Scarlemagne, so Kipo sets out to master her powers and dig into the origins of her world.

13 June 2020

Alexa & Katie Part 4 – Netflix Kids & Family

Summer’s over, and Alexa and Katie are starting their senior year. They’ve been through so much together — but there’s still more to come.

14 June 2020

Marcella: Season 3 – Netflix Original Series

Eighteen months later, Marcella is living under a new identity in Belfast, where she’s infiltrated a crime family as a deep undercover operative.

17 June 2020

Mr. Iglesias: Part 2 – Netflix Original Series

The series about a hilarious high school teacher trying to make a difference in the lives of some smart but underperforming students returns for Part 2.

18 June 2020

The Order: Season 2 – Netflix Original Series

At Belgrave University, the bad blood between werewolves and magicians reaches a breaking point — until a greater evil threatens to destroy them all.

A Whisker Away – Netflix Original Anime

In Studio Colorido’s second feature-length film, a girl with a funny nickname is desperate to get closer to her crush. Her solution: turn into a cat.

19 June 2020

Floor Is Lava – Netflix Original Series

Teams compete to navigate rooms flooded with lava by leaping from chairs, hanging from curtains and swinging from chandeliers. Yes, really.

Girls From Ipanema : Season 2 – Netflix Original Series

As Malu and the ladies move on from their recent tragedy, they take on career challenges, new love possibilities and confront injustices with bravery.

The Politician: Season 2 – Netflix Original Series

Double crosses, a three-way relationship and a single-issue candidate add up to a mud-flinging race for State Senate that Payton will do anything to win.

Feel the Beat – Netflix Original Film

After failing to make it on Broadway, April returns to her hometown and reluctantly begins training a misfit group of young dancers for a competition.

Wasp Network – Netflix Original Film

Based on a true and gripping story: Cuban spies infiltrate exile groups in the 1990s to stop terrorism against the island, but at a high personal cost.

Lost Bullet – Netflix Original Film

A convicted car mechanic is recruited to work for the cops, pimping police vehicles for high-speed chases. But danger will follow him fast.

8 – Netflix Original Film

After inheriting his estranged father’s countryside home, a man hires a mysterious farmhand with a demonic secret that draws his family closer to death.

One Way for Tomorrow – Netflix Original Film

Two strangers cross paths on a train en route to Izmir, bonding over their turbulent — and unexpectedly intertwined — romantic pasts.

Babies: Part 2 – Netflix Original Documentary

As babies make sense of a brand-new world, breakthrough research details how they are already equipped to handle the complexities of human life.

Father Soldier Son – Netflix Original Documentary

When Sgt. First Class Brian Eisch is critically wounded in Afghanistan, it sets him and his sons on a journey of love, loss, redemption and legacy.

Rhyme Time Town – Netflix Kids & Family

Two best friends find fun and adventure while living in Rhyme Time Town, a fantastical place filled with beloved nursery rhyme characters.

23 June 2020

Eric Andre: Legalize Everything – Netflix Original Comedy Special

A stand-up special from American comedian Eric Andre.

24 June 2020

Crazy Delicious – Netflix Original Series

Using ingredients from a magical edible forest, amateur chefs must prepare inventive and delicious creations to impress three mighty food judges.

Nobody Knows I’m here (Nadie sabe que estoy aquí) – Netflix Original Film

Memo Garrido was a child artist in the Latin music industry in the early 90’s. Decades later, he lives in seclusion in southern Chile practically cut off from the world. The unexpected appearance of Marta changes his world forever and forces him to face the confusing incident that destroyed his career.

Athlete A – Netflix Original Documentary

Follow the Indianapolis Star reporters that broke the story about USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar’s abuse and hear from gymnasts like Maggie Nichols.

26 June 2020

Amar y vivir – Netflix Original Series

After returning home from the military, country boy Joaquín is blindsided by a tragedy that sends him to Bogotá, where he meets aspiring singer Irene.

Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga – Netflix Original Film

Two small-town singers seize a chance to fulfill their dream of competing in the world’s biggest song contest. Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams star.

Home Game – Netflix Original Documentary

From voodoo wrestling in the Congo to roller derby in Texas, this docuseries explores unusual and thrilling sports traditions around the world.

27 June 2020

Dark: Season 3 – Netflix Original Series

The time-twisting madness reaches its conclusion in a strange new world, where some things are quite familiar — and others are disturbingly not.

30 June 2020

Adú – Netflix Original Film

Three stories transpire in Melilla, on the border between Spain and Morocco, as immigrants risk their lives to cross the Strait of Gibraltar.

George Lopez: We’ll Do It For Half – Netflix Original Comedy Special

George Lopez performs a new stand-up special filmed in San Francisco.

BNA – Netflix Original Anime 

In Studio Colorido’s second feature-length film, a girl with a funny nickname is desperate to get closer to her crush. Her solution: turn into a cat.

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Trackers deftly interweaves three story strands into a sophisticated action-packed thriller that covers the length and breadth of the country, explosively colliding in Cape Town in a violent conspiracy involving organized crime, smuggled diamonds, state security, black rhinos, the CIA and an international terrorist plot.

Master wordsmith Deon Meyer, whose multiple-award-winning crime novels have been translated into more than 20 languages, with millions of copies sold worldwide, serves as a supervising screenwriter and co-producer; British writer Robert Thorogood (Death in Paradise) is the showrunner. The team of South African writers on the project included the accomplished Mitchell’s Plain playwright, screenwriter and director Amy Jephta as well as local writer/directors Kelsey Egen and Jozua Malherbe.

Trackers stars proudly South African actors James Gracie, Rolanda Marais, Sandi Schultz, Brendon Daniels, Trix Vivier, Thapelo Mokoena, and Sisanda Henna, as well as UK actor Ed Stoppard.  This hit series performed well on M-Net 101 in October/November last year and is currently available for South African viewers to watch on Showmax.

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Zombies in quarantine hospitals, abandoned windmills filled with scary secrets and survivors of murderous rampages are all headed your way this June, as the films coming up on Frightfan.tv promise to keep you on the edge of your seat. With more terror than ever before on Africa’s first curated transactional video on demand service dedicated to horror, thriller, sci-fi and everything in-between, Winter is the perfect time to settle in for your dose of fear on demand.

The Dawn – 2 June 2020

Devanny Pinn, Stacey Dash and Ryan Kiser feature in The Dawn. The sole survivor of a murderous rampage by her veteran father, Rose is sent to live in a secluded convent in the North Eastern United States. In a series of shocking confessions, Rose reveals she’s being plagued by demonic voices imploring her to ‘kill’. With each passing day her visions gain strength and soon they threaten to shake the Church to its very foundations.

Howl – 5 June 2020

No Winter horror season is complete without a good werewolf film. In Howl, passengers on a train are attacked by an inexplicable creature, they must band together in order to survive until morning. Will they make it? Starring Ed Speleers as Joe, Holly Weston as Ellen, Shauna Macdonald as Kate and Rosie Day as Nina.

Maggie – 19 June 2020

The horror Maggie, starting Arnold Schwarzenegger, Abigail Breslin, Joely Richardson. After a couple of weeks seeking out his teenage daughter Maggie, Wade finds her in the quarantine wing of a hospital. Maggie has been infected by a lethal outbreak that transforms the victim into a zombie. Wade’s friend Dr. Vern Kaplan releases Maggie to spend her last days with Wade and her family. Her stepmother Caroline asks Wade to take their little kids to her sister’s house to keep them safe. While Maggie is slowly transformed, Wade stays with her protecting Maggie. But Dr. Vern warns him that the moment that he will have to make a difficult decision is getting closer…

The Windmill Massacre – 19 June 2020

In The Windmill Massacre, starring Patrick Baladi, Ben Batt and Charlotte Beaumont, Jennifer is an Australian girl on the run from her past who washes up in Amsterdam. In an attempt to stay one step ahead of the authorities, she joins a group of tourists on a tour of Holland’s famous windmills. When the bus breaks down, she is forced to take shelter in an empty shed bedside a sinister windmill where, legend has it, a Devil-worshipping miller once ground the bones of locals. As members of the group mysteriously start to disappear, Jennifer learns that they all have something in common – a shared secret that marks them all for doom.

Additional films coming to Frightfan. Tv this June include Patients of a Saint (aka Inmate Zero) which sees a medical trial go horribly wrong on a repurposed prison island full of disease-riddled survivors, from 2 June 2020. Blending sci-fi, action and horror, complete with bone-crunching fight sequences, time travel and existential dread, The Ascent, which premieres 5 June, follows a black ops team who find themselves trapped in a terrifying never-ending stairwell. In Nails, which premieres 9 June, Dana who is recovering after a terrible accident is exposed to a dark and malevolent spirit in her hospital room that seems intent on her destruction. Emma and her sister Stacey are normal teenagers in a small town, when a mysterious infection begins to spread, in Viral, which premiers 12 June.

The fear does not end there. Other horrific titles including The Harvesting, We are still here, Shark Night, Lord of Tears and The Voices are lined up to ensure you don’t sleep a wink. What’s more is that with full moon taking place next week, all films on Frightfan.tv can be rented for only R 6,66 each from Friday 6 June at 19:00 till Friday 12 June at 19:00. Films are available to watch for 48 hours from the time of purchase. Fans are encouraged to follow Frightfan.tv on social media for regular updates, teasers and the occasional spoiler.

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In a special season finale of M-Net’s popular reality dating series The Bachelor SA, Bachelor Marc Buckner handed the final rose and beautiful Jack Friedman ring to shy speech therapist Marisia van Wyk as a symbol of his love and commitment. The dreamy fairy-tale moment took place behind a spectacular African sunset, at the five-star luxury game reserve, Kapama.

During the final Rose Ceremony, Marc had the tough choice of choosing between his final two ladies, Bridget and Marisia. In an interview with Jason, Marc mentioned that he will be basing his final decision on whether he can see himself growing and having a family with the chosen one. Unfortunately for 31-year-old travel agent Bridget, her love journey with Marc had come to an end. During the intense emotional break-up, Marc reminisced on their journey together and why he fell in love with her before breaking the devastating news, “But, our journey does end here,” he said. Bridget was at a loss for words and held back the tears as she thanked Marc and wished him and Marisia well.

As Marisia arrived – ambivalent of what was about to happen – Marc knew that he made the right decision. Marc looked into her eyes and confessed his love for her, “Marisia, you know the first thing I noticed is how beautiful you are. And then, you made it so difficult to get to know you, because you ran away from me. And then we went on our dates together, and every second I spent with you I wanted to spend more time with you, and that date when you came off the horse, it triggered something in me and I realised how much I care for you. I think we make a great couple. And, I don’t want this journey to end with you,”. He reached for his pocket and pulled out a gorgeous custom-designed pear-shaped one-carat diamond ring from Jack Friedman and said “I really am falling for you, and I want to ask if you will accept this as a symbol of a relationship that I think is so amazing and I would like it to keep going forward,” to which an emotional Marisia responded, “I will”. A romantic kiss followed and her confession of love “Okay, so, uhm wow, I don’t have words. I think I came onto this journey, and uhm yoh it’s been tough. But if anything, I’ve really fallen for you. And, I don’t know, there’s just something with you that I have never felt with anyone before, which is good for me. And I know there is this age gap, but it doesn’t really mean anything to me because I think my feelings for you mean so much more. So, I just want to focus on that and focus on us and then hopefully grow together,” and emotional Marisia said before they romanced into the sunset.

The fairy-tale continues for the loveable couple, who have been spending lockdown together, “We both thought it would be a great idea to move in together during lockdown. Because you know, when you’re not seeing each other and it’s the beginning of a relationship, it’s hard to build that trust and to have that trust going without knowing that that person’s there. Because you can imagine, any relationship, in the beginning, you spend as much time together as possible,”. Viewers also got a sneak peek into their lives, as Marc and Marisia shared special video moments of their daily routine and what they have been up to since their dreamy moment in Kapama.

The Bachelor SA Season 2 was screened every Thursday at 19:00 on M-Net Channel 101. DStv Premium viewers can also catch all the romance on Catch Up or stream the episodes live via their mobile devices on DStv Now.

The Bachelor SA season 2 was produced by Rapid Blue and proudly sponsored by Lottostar.

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