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e.tv's new Z'bondiwe: too Romeo and Juliet?

Written by Tashi from the blog Tashi's TV on 07 May 2015
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Zola Nombona as Roxanne and Anga Makubalo as Ntando.
 
When I first heard the plot of e.tv's new series Z'bondiwe it sounded like yet another remake of the Romeo and Juliet plot: two gangs at war in a neighbourhood while lovers get caught in the chaos - the Capulet/Montagu drama all over again.

But now there's an added element to things which makes it seem less samey. More plot details have become available and they take things in a different direction in relation to the lovers. The show's set in Soweto and centres round two gangs - The Vutha Boys and The Mambas - so that part's the same as R&J. The lovers storyline doesn't involve families ripping them apart but rather...

From the official description:

Ntando and Roxanne, a happily engaged couple from Cape Town have just moved from Cape Town and are trying to settle in Johannesburg’s Northern Suburbs.  Roxanne gets kidnapped by a notorious psychopath gangster, Killer (Mbulelo Grootboom).  Ntando goes on a mission to rescue his future bride and is forced to immerse himself in the underground gang world.

This adds a fresh spin to it I thought - specifically the fact that Ntando's going to become Donnie Brasco. It's an action series which makes it different too because we have so few local action series so these factors give it it's own appeal.

Your first impressions?

Shows in this post: Z'bondiwe

Channels in this post: e.tv



5 Comments

Ingenuity
07 May 2015 13:17

Looking forward to this.

sexy d
07 May 2015 13:31

Me too hey its looks like its gonna be intresting

Timone
07 May 2015 14:25

I'll be watching!

RONDA
08 May 2015 10:53

I'll be glued to my screen just after Matatiele

Zingaphy Zeeeeee
10 May 2015 06:49

I v seen da klips its a MUST SEE n da cast is owesome ivn if it waz gonna play @ 23-00 Waz gonna wyt patiently......anga mara dis boy he's got talent missed seeing him n our screens


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