Netflix, World-Famous internet entertainment service, has started production on its second original African series, Blood & Water, a coming of age, mystery drama based in Cape Town

Blood & Water will be directed by one of South Africa’s most recognisable black female directors, award winning Nosipho Dumisa and produced by Gambit Films led by Bradley Joshua and Benjamin Overmeyer as producers, with Daryne Joshua & Travis Taute as co-directors and writers and Simon Beesley as lead editor.

The series will include a line-up of fresh, talented young cast including two newcomers as the female leads. Blood & Water follows the exploits of the intelligent yet spontaneous 16 year-old, Puleng Khumalo played by Ama Qamata as she investigates the cold case of her abducted-at-birth older sister. In the search Puleng meets beautiful, alluring Fikile “Fiks” Bhele from nearby private school, played by Khosi Ngema starring in her debut role. Joining the female leads is Thabang Molaba playing Karabo ‘KB’ Molapo, resident bad boy and high school heart throb who is struggling to live up to his father’s high expectations. In her on-going search Puleng finds an ally and assistant investigator in Wade, played by Dillon Windvogel, while also having to handle the opinionated Wendy Dlamini, who at times is a bit too ‘woke’, played by Natasha Thahane.

Talking to the casting process, Director Nosipho Dumisa, said ‘Blood & Water presented us with the opportunity to bring a mixture of fresh new faces alongside seasoned actors. After seeing hundreds of actors and newcomers from both Cape Town and Johannesburg, we’re excited to be a part of opening up the industry.’

Completing the diverse cast are Gail Mabalane, Sello Maake, Arno Greef, Ryle De Morny, Getmore Sithole, Xolile Tshabalala, Sandi Schultz, Monique Rockman and Cindy Mahlangu.

The series is expected to launch globally on Netflix, in 190 countries, in 2020.

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kykNET het einde 2015 aangekondig dat die uiters gewilde dramareeks Getroud met rugby in ’n sepie omskep sal word en vanaf 4 April 2016 om 18:30, elke weeksaand, op kykNET, DStv-kanaal 144, as ’n nuwe sepie op die kassie sal wees.

Getroud met rugby is ʼn kykNET-suksesverhaal wat geen bekendstelling nodig het nie. Dié dramareeks is een van die gewildste reekse wat tot nog toe deur kykNET aangebied is.

Karen Meiring, M-Net: Direkteur van Afrikaanse kanale, is baie opgewonde oor dié nuwe era van Getroud met rugby: “Rugby lê die meeste Suid Afrikaners so na aan die hart en daarom glo ons die leefwêreld rondom dié sport sal altyd relevante en boeiende stories kan vertel.”

Gewilde karakters van die dramareeks sal steeds hulle plekke volstaan, byvoorbeeld Altus Theart, Louis van Niekerk, Rina Nienaber, Johan Scholtz, Franci Swanepoel, Nadia Beukes, David Clatworthy, Marijke van der Westhuizen en Anlia van Rensburg.

kykNET is ook opgewonde oor die nuwelinge in Getroud met rugby se rolverdeling. Die akteurs wat die rolle vertolk, is egter reeds ou bekendes in Suid-Afrikaanse sitkamers danksy prominente rolle in ander sepies en gewilde televisieprogramme – Jocelyn Broderick, David Vlok, Sean van Noordwyk, Arno Greeff, Ilse-Lee van Niekerk, Werner Coetser, David Louw, Christel van den Bergh, Vaughn Lucas, Jolene Martin, Fezile Mpela, Stephanie Baartman en Elsje Slabbert (Tieleman) sal almal deel van die nuwe aksie wees.

“Ná vier suksesvolle seisoene van Getroud met rugby as dramareeks, was dit vir my, as skrywer en vervaardiger, fantastiese nuus toe kykNET laat weet hulle het besluit om die reeks as sepie aan te bied. Nou kan die karakters – geliefde ou gesigte asook nuwes – elke dag bietjie dieper in die kykers se harte inkruip,” sê Deon Opperman, vervaardiger en skrywer van Getroud met rugby.

Die medevervaardiger en hoof- uitvoerende beampte van Opperman se produksiemaatskappy, Soné Combrink, se werk is vir haar uitgeknip. “Die kantoor is soos ʼn treinstasie,” sê Combrink. “Ons is reeds hard aan die werk om stelle te bou, die ontwikkeling van storielyne en om kostuums te ontwerp vir elke karakter.”

Getroud met rugby is vanaf 4 April 2016 om 18:30, elke weeksaand, op kykNET, DStv-kanaal 144, te sien.

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