
Skemergrond S1
Nominated for six awards at this year’s Silwerskerm Festival, Skemergrond is set in the idyllic town of Gemoedsdrif, where the Louw family runs their beautiful flower farm, Everlasting. Their peaceful existence is turned upside down when unexpected guests arrive and threaten to reveal shocking family secrets.
From multi-award winners Penguin Films (Arendsvlei, Diepe Waters), the kykNET&kie series was nominated in the telenovela or soap category at the 2025 Silwerskerm Festival for Best Actor (Gershwin Mias and Dann-Jaques Mouton), Best Supporting Performer (Shimmy Isaacs, Gretchen Ramsden and Dirk Stoltz) and Best Newcomer (Hunter Plaatjies).
Watch Skemergrond now on Showmax, with 15 episodes added every Tuesday from 7 October.
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