African Dreams is a South African mockumentary television series which revolves around African Dreams, a young wedding planning company in competition to win their biggest client yet – Lalla Hirayama.
Between the company's OCD co-founder, the perpetually late marketing manager, a skateboarding obsessed CFO, a herb-friendly pre-marital counsellor and a self-obsessed intern, do they have what it takes to walk down the aisle or will they get cold feet?
The series follows two wedding planning companies: African Dreams, a smaller but passionate black-owned company; and the successful, well-established and ultra-elegant Eleganté Wedding Emporium, as they are pitted against one another in a wedding reality competition.
This is a story of the underdog, set in Maboneng, Johannesburg.
It offers a fly-on-the-wall look into the everyday struggles of Thandeka Dlamini and her entrepreneurial team at African Dreams, an up-and-coming wedding planning company.
The team's desire to be the top wedding planners in South Africa is put to the test as a high-profile celebrity has placed them in the final stages of her wedding planning competition.
However, the team's complicated and colourful personal lives may see them lose it all.
We are introduced to the characters such as Thandeka, a natural caregiver; Mosa, a black diamond heiress; Bongani, a down to Earth-conscious economist; Delores, a polyamorous, bisexual bike riding pre-marriage counsellor; Thabang, an intern turned self-appointed concierge at African Dreams; Melisizwe, a catch in every sense of the word; and Jana, a woke type who can't stand #AllLivesMatter arguments.
In the series premiere: It's the big day for African Dreams, when they find out if they will be one of the two finalists in Lalla's Wedding Reality Competition.
Perfectionist and company CEO, Thandeka, struggles to keep her team together - on the one end is her co-founder, Mosa, who can never be on time or keep away from a mimosa.
On the other end is her brother, Bongani, who is nothing like the serious CFO she needs him to be.
Add to that the very 'green' pre-marital counsellor, Delores, and the Internet breaking-obsessed intern, Thabang, and African Dreams are looking slim.
BusaBuntu as Thandeka, Tiisetso Sefatsa as Mosa, Thabo Malema as Bongani, Ilse Klink as Delores, Tshiamo Modisane as Thabang, Lalla Hirayama as Lalla, Craig Jackson as David, Tarina Patel as Priyanka and Thobile Kubheka as Buhle.
African Dreams was created and produced by series star Nobuntu 'BusaBuntu' Dubazana with her production company BusaBuntu Pictures, mentored by Quizzical Pictures.
The series director is Sihle Hlophe. The head writer is Nonzi Bogatsu with a story team including BusaBuntu, Zolisa Sigwanda and Muzi Mthembu.
The composer is Anthony 'Luka' Kasirivu.