5 October 2023
Diepe Waters S1
The hit kykNET telenovela Diepe Waters centres on the Swarts family and their competitive swimming club, Die Swartmarlyne.
Diepe Waters is nominated for six SAFTAs this year: Best Scriptwriting, Cinematography, Editing, Sound, Make-Up and Hairstyling and Most Popular TV Soap or Telenovela.
At the inaugural Silwerskerm Festival Awards for Film and Television held in August, Diepe Waters landed four nominations in the telenovela or soap category – Best Actor for SAFTA winner Justin Strydom (Silverton Siege), Best Actress for Nadia Valvekens (Alles Malan), Best Villain for Sandi Schultz (Binnelanders), and Best Newcomer for Liam Bosman (Dinge van ‘n Kind).
Diepe Waters is produced by Penguin Films, with multiple-award winner Roberta Durrant as creative producer.
Spinners, coming soon
Horisonne, now streaming
More stellar Afrikaans shows
Must-watch trailer: Showmax reality series Die Ondernemers
See the trailer for Die Ondernemers, a Showmax reality series featuring three South African undertakers, premiering 5 August 2024.
Showmax’s raunchcom Eksie Perfeksie asks: ‘Can you stay friends with your exes?’
Watch the trailer for the Showmax Original raunchcom Eksie Perfeksie, landing on 9 August 2024.
See the first-look trailer of Beaulah: Queens van die Kaap
With new episodes landing every Thursday on Showmax from 18 July 2024, Beaulah: Queens van die Kaap is an eye-opening reality series about Cape Town’s most charismatic drag queens.
Mienke Ehlers on her lead role in Wyfie
Mienke Ehlers stars as Mia in hit Showmax Original Wyfie, about a group of four mismatched university students at a top Afrikaans university.