Adulting’s characters say yes please and thank you to a good time in bed

15 September 2023

Wondering about Adulting Season 2?

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. Their friendship is described as the bromance of the decade.

Adulting Season 1

Adulting Season 1 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.

Thembinkosi Mthembu (Bandile in Outlaws, Mabutho in The River, Junior in The Republic, and King Dingiswayo in Shaka iLembe) stars as successful businessman Bonga, with Luthando BU Mthembu (Big Brother Mzansi, Ayeye: Stripped, Redemption) as toy-boy Vuyani, Thabiso Rammusi (The Suit) as cheating family man Mpho, and Nhanhla Kunene (Lavish, Muvhango) as hot-headed bad-boy Eric.

Also look out for the likes of SAFTA nominee Winnie Ntshaba (The Herd, House of Zwide, Generations) and Sikelelwa Vuyeleni (Hope, House of Zwide) as Vuyani’s sugar mamma and Eric’s baby mamma respectively; Lungile Duma (The River, Durban Gen) as Mpho’s wife; and Buhle Samuels (Kings of Jo’burg, One Night KwaMxolisi) and newcomer Londeka Shishi as Bonga’s love interests.

Who’s who in Adulting: Meet 4 ride-or-die BFFs

Thembinkosi Mthembu plays Bonga: The Alpha. Hot bod. Daddy issues. R80 million tender burning a hole in his pocket.
Luthando "BU" Mthembu plays Vuyani: Madlisa. Joker. Professional escort with expensive tastes. But check the sell-by date before buying.
Thabiso Rammusi plays Mpho: The Family Man. Traditional husband. Father of two. But a dead bedroom has him on the prowl.
Nhlanhla Kunene plays Eric: Gintsa. Loving dad. Great friend. Crazy ex-boyfriend. Carjacker, and off the rails gangster.

Will there be Adulting Season 2?

It's official: Adulting Season 2 will land on 4 December 2023, with new episodes on Mondays until 26 February 2024. Read more about Adulting Season 2.

In the meantime, binge-watch all eight episodes of Adulting Season 1 now, only on Showmax.

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