Youngins S1-2
Made in South Africa
Stream Tshedza Pictures’s first teen drama, Showmax Original Youngins. S1 is ready to binge and S2 lands 15 November 2024.
Off the back of creating two successful Showmax Originals in 2023 (Adulting S1-S2 and Outlaws) Tshedza Pictures started 2024 with its third Showmax Original and first teen drama, Youngins. Season 1 is ready to binge on Showmax, with Season 2 landing on 15 November 2024, with new weekly episodes.
Ayakha Ntunja (Thembi on MTV Shuga S3), Kealeboga Masango (Zinhle on Rhythm City), Toka Mtabane (young Tau on Five Fingers for Marseilles), Thabiso Ramotshela (Morena on The River) and newcomer Lebohang Lephatsoana lead the young cast. Also look out for the likes of SAFTA winner Loyiso MacDonald (Kagiso on The Queen) as Principal Mthembu, DStv Mzansi Viewers Choice Award winner Sanna Mchunu (Zodwa on Gomora) as Matron Lulu, and Keneilwe Matidze (Petronella on Reyka) as Pearl “Miss SA” Buthelezi.
All the episodes for Youngins S1 are now streaming on Showmax, and Season 2 lands on 15 November 2024.
Meet the Olifants five
Ayakha Ntunja as Amo
Amo Mosweu is a sweet and determined girl from rural KZN, who knows what she wants until unexpected experiences at Olifantsfontein High School broaden her perspective and earn her new friends.
Kealeboga Masango as Buhle
Buhle Kunene is the smart and beautiful head girl at Olifantsfontein, and she and her boyfriend are the school power couple.
Thabiso Ramotshela as Mahlatse
Mahlatse Maleka is an intelligent student from a poor background who is dedicated to his studies and sells marijuana to support himself. Along the way, he falls in love with Amo.
Toka Matabane as Khaya
Khaya Jali is the handsome and popular boyfriend of it-girl Buhle. He excels in sports but struggles academically and faces a tumultuous family life.
Lebohang Lephatsoana as Tumelo
Tumelo is a TikTok-obsessed gay student who secretly dates Sefako, his closeted Matric goalkeeper boyfriend.
More about Youngins
Lebohang Lephatsoana on what to expect in Youngins Season 2
Rising star Lebohang Lephatsoana talks about his breakthrough role in Showmax’s hit teen drama Youngins. Season 2 premieres on 15 November, with three new episodes every Monday.
Thabiso Ramotshela on Youngins S2, “our generation’s Yizo Yizo”
Thabiso Ramotshela talks about his role in the new season of the Showmax Original teen drama Youngins, premiering 15 November 2024, with new episodes every Friday.
Youngins Season 1 episodes 43-45 recap: The finale
Amo confronts her father in prison, a new grooming victim steps forward, and Principal Mthembu faces his accusers. All episodes of Showmax Original Youngins are now ready to binge on Showmax.
Kealeboga Masango on playing Buhle in Showmax Original Youngins
Rising star Kealeboga Masango talks about her breakthrough role as Buhle, the head girl of Olifantsfontein in Youngins. All episodes are streaming on Showmax.
Youngins Season 1 episodes 40-42 recap: A cruel world
Episodes 40-42 of Showmax Original Youngins will destroy you, as Amo finds out her father’s getting released from prison, Mahlatse loses his scholarship, and Principal Mthembu takes over the girls’ netball team.
Youngins Season 1 Episode 37-39 recap: Expelled!
While the five’s video goes viral, they’re swiftly expelled and forced to return home following a disciplinary hearing in Episodes 37-39 of Showmax Original Youngins.
Youngins Season 1 Episodes 34-36: The heist
After Khaya reveals that he saw underaged photos in the principal’s messages, he and his friends plot revenge in episodes 34-36 of Showmax Original Youngins.
Youngins Season 1 episodes 31-33 recap: Revelations
Amo and Mahlatse become a couple, Tumelo ditches Sefako, and Khaya sees both Sefako and Principal Mthembu in a new light in episodes 31-33 of Showmax Original Youngins.
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