Season 1
The Herd is a South African supernatural drama series which follows Bheki, a man who needed help many years ago and made a deal with a witchdoctor that came at a great cost to his present.
The series explores the extent to which people will go to obtain their heart's desires, with the premise that love, power and the pursuit of material wealth and can drive a man to sacrifice his soul.
Twenty-eight years ago, Bhekisizwe Mthethwa (Sello Maake Ka-Ncube) was fired from his job at a butchery after sustaining to a leg injury. With no job, a hungry wife and a baby, Bheki sought out the guidance of the local witchdoctor Ma'Mngadi (Winnie Ntshaba), who promised him a bright future if he was willing to make a great sacrifice.
When we meet Bheki in the present, he's married to Ma'Mngadi with three more children: Muzi (Sparky Xulu), Nkosana (Paballo Mavundla) and Dumazile (Cindy Mahlangu).
It soon becomes apparent that Bheki's big sacrifice still weighs heavily on his soul and when he chooses the successor to his cattle business, we get to see a family at odds and siblings engaged in a bitter rivalry over what each believes to be rightfully theirs.
The cast also includes Zethu Dlomo as the tough and gifted gunslinger, Lwandle; Sihle Ndaba as Bheki's golden child, Kayise; Tiisetso Thoka as the Mthethwa's leading herdsman, Dingane; and Peter Mashigo as the troubled alcoholic, Magubane.
How many sacrifices does it take to hold on to what we treasure the most? And can true love overcome supernatural powers?
The Herd was created by Kutlwano Ditsele, Lebogang Mogashoa, Gwydion Beynon and Phathu Makwarela and is an Mzansi Magic Production produced by Seriti Films as an M-Net Original Production by executive producers Kutlwano Ditsele, Leanne Kumalo and Thabang Moleya. The directors are Denny Y. Miller, Thabang Moleya and Kutlwano Ditsele.
The head writer is Lebogang Mogashoa, with Gwydion Beynon contributing storylines. The original score and title track is by Zethu Mashika, with additional music by Bhlaklyt and Hasty South.
Season 1 Cast
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Starring
Sello Maake Ka-Ncube ... Bhekisizwe (as Sello Maake Ka Ncube)
Winnie Ntshaba ... MaMngadi (as Bawinile Ntshaba)
Peter Mashigo ... Magubane
Sihle Ndaba ... Kayise
Zethu Dlomo ... Lwandle
Tiisetso Thoka ... Dingane
Zenzelisphesihle Xulu ... Muzi (as Sparky Xulu)
Cindy Mahlangu ... Dumazile
Paballo Mavundla ... Nkosana
Recurring / Guests
Siyasanga Papu ... Nomathemba
Ayanda Sibisi ... Mamzombe
Olis Mavuso ... Mandla
Babalwa Ngese ... Aluta
Thami Buti ... Young Bheki
Kwezi Ndlovu ... Young MaMngadi
Samukele Mkhize ... Zanele (as Samke Mkhize)
Thabiso Mkhize ... Young Magubane
Ntando Magubane ... Young Nomathemba
Thobeka Shangase ... Young Mamzombe
Nicole Christie ... Uber Girl
Refentse Monyebane ... Baby Kayise
Jeandre Roswine ... Herdsman
Thato Sedumedi ... Herdsman
Makhosonke Tshoba ... Herdsman
Sibongiseni Motomani ... Herdsman
Joseph Molokoane ... Herdsman
Lunga Mpini ... Herdsman
Dumaza Ngodwana ... Herdsman
Muntu Zwane ... Herdsman
Eric Jali ... Drug Dealer
Lindiwe Phakathi ... Girl in Field
Ntsika Benya ... Herdsman 1
Mlungisi Mlungwana ... Tough Man
Henri Slier ... WM Capital Banker / Mr Smith
Sydney Gwadiso ... Delivery Man / Doctor Shongwe
Busisiwe Kunene ... Dingane's Mother
Thandeka Qwabe ... Dingane's Sister #01
Andile Masia ... Dingane's Sister #02
Andile Ndlovu ... Waiter
Theresa Motseko ... Waitress
Lebohang Mohafa ... Burly Man
Morena Motaung ... Delivery Man
Jason Botha ... Extra at WM Capital
Lulama Makhohliso ... Extra at WM Capital
Natasha Mockakaire ... Extra at WM Capital
Ditiro Mohlamme ... Extra at WM Capital
Chantel Saunders ... Extra at WM Capital
Marice Sono ... Extra at WM Capital
Sylvia Tshiloane ... Extra at WM Capital
Jaco van Wyk ... Extra at WM Capital
Mikaela Oosthuizen ... PA (as Mikeala Oosthuizen)
Thabiso Mukhabele ... Repo Man
Mzukiseni Sikrweqe ... Eyewitness (as Mzukiseni Sikrwepe)
Patronella Ndaba ... Receptionist (as Patronela Ndaba)
Nkululeko Mkhubukeni ... Herdsman 1 / Hitman 1
Simon Lebaka ... Herdsman 2 / Hitman 2
David Xamangela ... Herdsman 3 / Hitman 3
Mthokozisi Ncube ... Herdsman 4 / Hitman 4
Phindile Mlambo ... Priest
Lebohang Mphahlele ... Mthethwa Lawyer
Themba Nofemele ... Detective
Brian Ndebele ... Bankers Man 1
Jozif Tshuma ... Bankers Man 2
Luca Evangelista ... Bankers Man 3