Law, Love and Betrayal

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Season 1 of drama series Law, Love and Betrayal is ready to binge on Showmax, with Season 2 landing on 9 March.

Law, Love and Betrayal follows the powerful Gumede family, played by Nimrod Nkosi and Pearl Modiadie, as their feud threatens the future of Gumede & Associates.

Created by executive producer Thandi Ramathesele (a long-time producer on 7de Laan) and produced by Izwi Multimedia, the legal drama is set between Thembisa and Sandton.

Shannon Esra joins the cast as formidable crossover lawyer Sandra Stein, joined by Sparky Xulu as social justice attorney Sakhile Nxusa, and Katlego Lebogang as criminal lawyer Bakang Mokgotso.

Law, Love and Betrayal is directed by Nthabiseng Tau (Youngins, Outlaws) and SAFTA winners Nthabiseng Mokoena (The Wife, Gomora, Fatal Seduction) and Christo Davids (Spoorloos, Legacy, Hartklop).

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Dineo Rasedile as Gugu

Gugu is a tough township lawyer who forces her way into a slick, family-owned firm in Sandton, where she finds that everyone has secrets, just like her.

Nimrod Nkosi as Gatsha

Gatsha is the founder and head of Gumede and Associates. A traditional man set in his ways. Influential, powerful, unscrupulous, and unrelenting.

Pearl Modiadie as Ayanda

Ayanda is a brilliant lawyer who grew up privileged and is desperate for her father's approval.

Anelisa Phewa as James

James is a smart and vicious lawyer who is as comfortable in the boardroom as he is in the bustling streets of the kasi.

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