
Meet the cast of Troukoors

Abi (Bianca Flanders)
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Fleur du Cap nominee Bianca Flanders (</span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Nêrens, Noord-Kaap</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">; </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Address Unknown</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">) plays Abi, Jessica's bisexual best friend and a professional baker. </span>

Luca (Blyde Smit)
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Luca is Jessica's sister and a software developer who's more fluent in Klingon than flirting. </span>

Jessica (Ilse-Lee van Niekerk)
<span style="font-weight: 400;">Jessica is a wedding planner who’s surrounded by love but struggling to find it for herself. </span>
In the press
- OFM
"What a blast to watch a series like this ... And in Afrikaans!"
“Ilse-Lee does a stellar job at leading and carrying this vibrant and naughty approach to local romcoms. It’s heartfelt and just pure joy to watch.” - Renaldo Schwarp
- Lekker FM
"Fresh, funny and will tug at your heartstrings"
"The characters quickly creep into your heart and when episode 14’s last tune plays, your heart will long for another season.” - Simoné Stroop
- C24
"It's amazing and everything you could want for a holiday binge"
"Troukoors' biggest appeal is its characters - they may be silly at times, but they are incredibly endearing, likeable and absurd in a good way."
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