Renewed! Renewed! Renewed!
DStv's number 1 performing channel Mzansi Magic is on a mission to extend its domination in 2017 with multiple renewals and new series.
The channel unveiled its line-up for the year at DStv's annual media showcase in Magaliesburg today (Thursday, 9 March) and this what the calendar looks like:
APRIL
Igazi 2
The supernatural drama returns for a second season.
MAY
Kheth’omthandayo
This is the working title of a new reality dating show that mixes and matches to find the right chemistry.
This is the format: take one bachelor/bachelorette, add four suitors who match their partner requirements, eliminate the unwanted and at the end, choose between the two who tick the right boxes - it’s all about who’s got the best game.
Uthando neSthembu
Another love and reality series but this one focuses on polygamy in the 21st century. Let's hope it focuses on girls playing the field with more than one guy.
JULY
The Queen
Extended!
The Queen has been extended to five days a week and will air Mondays to Fridays from 31 July.
Ring of Lies 2
We've already dished the news about this which you'll find here:
Renewed! Ring of Lies 2
Is’thunzi 2
The Ninjas wield their girl power in another season.
iNumber Number
Yes-yes, it's a series based on the flik of the same name. The story follows a policeman who infiltrates a crime family to bring his estranged father to justice - only to find the father he has always wanted to have.
It's one of two new dramas for the year. The other is iKhaya, scheduled for an October premiere.
Idols 13
You know the drill.
Please Step In 4
Angie and Dosto step in to intervene in more family conflicts.
AUGUST
Mzansi Viewers' Choice Awards
The channel will be launching its own Viewers' Choice Awards with the winners chosen by viewers.
OCTOBER
Lockdown 2
Renewed!
Papa Penny Ahee! 2
Renewed!
The Ranakas 2
Renewed!
Imfihlo
The working title of a new reality show in which the participants reveal their "true selves" as a way of achieving happiness. Things they reveal include admitting long-time crushes and asking forgiveness from their families.
iKhaya
This is also the working title of a new drama about one man’s life-long quest to keep the secret of his two separate families living in two different cities, from being uncovered.
Members from both families are also controlled by their own secrets and lies, making this a precarious house of cards ready to tumble down at any moment.