Tv Series

The local series Spinners won a top award in China last month.

These subjects take centre stage at a festival showcasing nearly 50 documentaries

Author hopes the new series will induce viewers to think about the causes of violence

Costume designer Ntokozo Fuzunina Kunene played a big role in the success of ‘Classified’

A new television series looks at the life and death of Emmet Till in the 1950s and the bravery of his mother

Mike Flanagan’s Netflix horror series might make you scream for the wrong reason: its heroes are haunted by self-help bollocks

Amy Jephta and Ephraim Gordon have written and directed a noir TV series that evokes nostalgia as well as tension and violence

Set in the bubble of Midlands privilege, the series promises depth and cliffhanging twists

South African soapies, as representations of its audience’s desires, fail to take their stories seriously

The series meets deeper, more fundamental human needs than just a romp through bedrooms and battlefields

Controlling what TV viewers may see is not in the best interests of the South African public nor the rest of Southern Africa, argues Bheki Makhubu.

Having one household is not a cultural or moral issue – it is just good business sense

From Rapulana Seiphemo being hospitalised after a car crash to Ifani and Cassper Nyovest doing some good, we round up the news that had us talking.

Fourteen of the 16 Generations actors fired from the local soapie last year have made a final court bid to take the new series off air.

Technology, talent and masterful storytelling are just some of the ingredients of 2014’s small screen successes.