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 (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.
Read more about Adulting Season 1
Watch the trailer for Adulting
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 has been renewed for a second season! 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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Wondering about Adulting Season 2?
Adulting is a Showmax Original drama series that follows four gents navigating life and love while having each other’s backs.
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Showmax renews Adulting for a second season
Find out more about Adulting Season 2 episodes and the cast, and watch the trailer for Season 1 or binge-watch all episodes while you wait.
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Interview: Winnie Ntshaba on her role as a sugar mama on Adulting
“People think that desire stops at 40. It does not,” says the star who plays Beth, Vuyani’s older woman on Showmax Original Adulting.
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Adulting Season 1 episode 7 recap: Get ready to rumble
In episode 7 of Adulting, Vuyani takes charge and gets a job while Mpho confronts his wife in a family meeting. Meanwhile, Bonga and Eric’s fight heats up. Watch Adulting now on Showmax.
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