What do you get when you stir four 30-somethings into a pot of entrepreneurial spirit in Soweto, mixed with the past, future and presence?
*Bring on the dramatic trailer voice.*
e.tv's new 18h30 telenovela Isiphetho: Destiny, premiering on Monday 8 April 2024.
We've known that it's happening since
uBettina Wethu got swiped right like a dating profile and now the details are available on what we can expect.
The menu
Starters
A group of four friends return to the community of Mzimhlophe in Soweto where they reunite to start an innovative restaurant.
Mains
They're bound by a life changing secret from their teenage years.
They want to revitalise their community and rewrite their futures but their journey of self realisation is threatened when their past and enemies threaten to thwart their dreams.
Dessert
The foursome is played by Mbalenhle Mavimbela, Kope “Tswyza” Makgae, Tsholo Maseko and Upile uThixo Bongco.
Characters Kholekile and Vivian.
The series is produced by Isitha: The Enemy producers Black Brain Pictures, with Mandla N. and Mpumelelo Nhlapo at the helm, and will be introduced in a unique way.
It's going to be preceded by a 13-episode miniseries titled Reimagine Your Destiny about the production's search for newcomer actors.
The show held open auditions in Limpopo, Gauteng, KZN and the Eastern Cape and the miniseries follows this process and the actors who were discovered.
Here's a credit list of the leading cast, followed by those who are new:
Lead Cast
Mbalenhle Mavimbela as Buhle,
Kope “Tswyza” Makgae as Mosa,
Tsholofelo Maseko as Portia,
Upile uThixo Bongco as Ntando,
Linda Sokhulu as Blondie,
Gugu Gumede as Connie,
Peter Mashigo as Justice,
Mjosty Mbhele as Zwelakhe and,
Thulani Mtsweni as Mkhapheni.
Newly discovered talent
Sibusiso Sithole as Nkosana, (Sibusiso played "Policeman 2" in Season 4 of Imbewu)
Banele Zulu as Jabu,
Nokuthula Mazibuko as Kholekile and Noxolo Shabalala as Vivian. (Nokuthula played "MaHlomuka" on Season 10 of Skeem Saam)
Jabulani Masilela as Nduna,
Lindani Mhlongo as Dlangamandla,
Sphiwe Sithole as Sihle,
Shibu Molomo as Nkele and
Rebecca Moshoeu as Koko Mashadi.
Isiphetho: Destiny premieres on Monday 8 April at 18h30. Premiere date for Reimagine Your Destiny still to be confirmed.