Adulting S1-2
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Four best friends go through the hoops of life, love and everything else. Binge S1 and S2 now on Showmax.
Set in Johannesburg, Adulting explores the parallel universes of four varsity friends. Their strong bond has held them together even as their journeys in life have taken them in very different directions.
Adulting is an eight-part 18SN drama and is the first Showmax Original from Tshedza Pictures, the production company behind the International Emmy-nominated telenovela The River and the SAFTA Best TV Drama winner The Republic. Tshedza Pictures’ co-founders Phathu Makwarela and Gwydion Beynon have won five Best Scriptwriting SAFTA awards in the last four years.
All four lead cast are returning for Season 2: The Feather Awards’ Hunk of the Year Thembinkosi Mthembu (Outlaws, Shaka iLembe and The River) as Bonga, Nhlanhla Kunene (The River, Lavish) as fan-favourite Eric, Thabiso Rammusi (The Suit) as Mpho, and Luthando BU Mthembu (Big Brother Mzansi) as Vuyani, who recently won the Best Dressed On Screen Personality Award at the GQ Best Dressed 2023 Awards.
Breakout star Londeka Sishi is also returning as Nkanyezi, while new cast members include SAFTA nominees Samkelo Ndlovu and Thembi Seete (Gomora), not to mention Gaisang K Noge (The Wife) and Nomalanga Shozi (Rhythm City).
Adulting S1-2 is available to binge on Showmax.
Meet the gents
Thembinkosi Mthembu as Bonga
Bonga, the alpha male, is a high-achieving corporate maverick who refuses to settle.
Nhlanhla Kunene as Eric
Eric, the bad-boy, has seen his life go from bad to worse after dropping out of varsity.
Luthando ‘BU’ Mthembu as Vuyani
Vuyani, the lover-boy, is living the life of his dreams with his sugar mama.
Thabiso Rammusi as Mpho
Mpho, the family man, shot his shot and landed with a wife, kids and a side-chick.
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Adulting Season 2 finale: Bonga and Nkanyezi’s wedding
Bonga and Nkanyezi tie the knot in the finale of Adulting Season 2. All episodes are available to binge-watch on Showmax.
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Adulting Season 2 episode 12 recap: Love is a verb
Bonga leaves the WhatsApp group, Eric goes to therapy, Vuyani stands up to Beth and Mpho gets served a protection order in Adulting Season 2 episode 12.
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Ncumisa gets kidnapped, two women tell Mpho to get lost, and Bonga proposes to Nkanyezi in Adulting Season 2 episode 11.
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Vuyani takes a huge step back, Zithulele catches Mpho lying again, Eric winds up in handcuffs, and Bonga is disorderly in Adulting S2 episode 10.
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A vengeful husband humiliates Vuyani at gunpoint, Eric has a showdown with Ncumisa, Bonga throws a tantrum at Nkanyezi, and Mpho refs a screaming match between his wife and mistress in Adulting S2 episode 9.
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Adulting Season 2 episode 8 recap: Burying father
Family issues spill out as Bonga goes home to arrange his father’s funeral rites, and his friends arrive to support him in Adulting Season 2 episode 8.
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Adulting Season 2 episode 7 recap: Short, sharp shocks
Vuyani decides to marry, Zithulele corners Mpho with cheat receipts, Bonga’s dad says goodbye, and Ncumisa becomes Eric’s problem child, all in Adulting S2 episode 7.
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Adulting Season 2 episode 6 recap: Homecoming
Eric gets Ncumisa back, Mpho moves Palesa closer to home, Bonga’s dad tells the family about his illness, and Vuyani gets cheated: all in Adulting Season 2 episode 6.
Made in South AfricaIn the press
On City Press: Many reasons to love Adulting and eye-candy is the last of them
These characters represent men in the real world, and their trajectories show that life takes even those who attended the same class in university down different paths.
On The Citizen: Adulting gets off to a sexy start
Leading man Thembinkosi Mthembu put the “throb” in heartthrob with a raunchy sex scene ahead of a major win for his character.
On YoMzansi: Adulting takes the spotlight as the show of the week
The drama series is about four varsity friends who go through the hoops of life. Their journeys in life have taken them in very different directions as they try to find love and success in Johannesburg.
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