WARNING: This
is for sensitive viewers.
The trailer for the new Afrikaans series Tuiskoms (Homecoming) on Netflix features the late Michelle Botes and it's emo to watch,
knowing what we know.
We had to take time out after watching to pull ourselves together:
A. Because of Michelle.
B. Because of the romance in it. There isn't enough romance in the world so it's uplifting to see people fall in lurve by actually meeting each other in the flesh instead of on an app.
C. It's about love after death.
7de Laan and Binnelanders actress Amalia Uys plays Fleur, who's at the centre of the
naked yoga story, and Michelle plays her mom.
It's a seven-part series produced by Infinity Films (Die Boekklub, Troukoors) and it premieres on Friday 28 February 2025.
Flash fact: The series was filmed between February and April 2024 and Michelle died on 21 December that year. It was the final TV series that she filmed.
Here's the synopsis and trailer, followed by details:
Synopsis:
A widowed chef loses her restaurant and house overnight. She must return to her mother’s home in Wilderness with her daughter.
Through the town, its people and a flower shop she starts on a new journey that ultimately sets her free from her husband’s death and brings her to love again.
Trailer:
The cast also includes:
Creators and writers:
Louis Pretorius, Sandra Vaugh and Rosalind Butler
Director:
Actress Nina Swart, who played Wilmien on 7 De Laan, Captain Lesley Stanford on Interrogation Room, and Beatrix on Die Boekklub.