Yaya Mavundla

    Realness Institute’s newest program, Episodic Lab, created in partnership with Netflix, has received an overwhelmingly positive response from members of the industry online and offline. The deadline has thus been extended. submissions.  Online submissions will now close upon receiving 150 additional applications or on the 8 February 2021 , whichever comes first.    The Episodic Lab offers African writers from South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria the opportunity to nurture their concepts into the series format, receive feedback and pitch them with the possibility of further production with Netflix.    As part of the partnership, Realness Institute and Netflix will also run a  Development Executive Traineeship (DET) . While the Episodic Lab is open to applicants from Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa, the DET will be open to applicants from across Africa and the Diaspora. It is aimed at film professionals with an interest of being trained as story cons...

Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready: Season 2 - 2/2/2021 "Once again, Tiffany Haddish will introduce six of her favorite comedians to Netflix members around the world with a second season of the Emmy-nominated stand-up comedy series They Ready.Each comedian, all of whom were again personally chosen by Haddish, will perform a 15-20 minute set.  The second season of Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready features a bold new collection of hilarious stand-up comedians showcasing their raw humor.  This season features: Dean Edwards (Saturday Night Live), Kimberly Clark (Last Comic Standing), Tony Woods (Comedy Central Presents), Barbara Carlyle (Def Comedy Jam 25), Godfrey (Our Cartoon President), and Erin Jackson (Late Night with Seth Meyers). Haddish serves as executive producer for She Ready Productions alongside Wanda Sykes and Page Hurwitz." Malcolm & Marie - 2/5/2021 As a filmmaker and his girlfriend return home from his movie premiere, smoldering tensions and painful re...

1 st seasons of Raised by Wolves, The Capture, The Stand, The Bay; new seasons of Fargo, Bosch, High Maintenance   RAISED BY WOLVES S1   | First on Showmax | Binge now  The biggest TV series ever shot in South Africa, Raised by Wolves is an HBO sci-fi show that centres on two androids tasked with raising human children on virgin planet Kepler-22b after earth was destroyed in a great war.  Raised by Wolves has already been nominated for three 2021 Critics' Choice Super Awards: Best Science Fiction/Fantasy Series, Best Actor: Sci-Fi for Travis Fimmel ( Vikings ’ Ragnar) and Best Actress: Sci-Fi for Danish actress Amanda Collin.  Four-time Oscar nominee Ridley Scott , who directed the sci-fi classics Alien , Blade Runner and The Martian , executive produces and directs the first two episodes. Inverse hails the show as “ Ridley Scott's best sci-fi since Alien … there’s no TV show quite like it.”   HBO has already renewed Raised by Wolves for a second...

  Let the magic in this February with M-Net’s sterling must-watch content.     After hitting the ground running in January, mark February 2021 as another month of great content on M-Net. From new series and returning favourites to reality shows and blockbusters, here is what viewers can expect.   What’s New   South Africa's first Bachelorette, Qiniso Van Damme will try her luck once more in love when 19 gentlemen compete for her heart from 11 February in  The   Bachelorette SA at 19:30. Find out who is going to steal her heart?   Get ready for love, lust, betrayal, and scandals when  Love Island South Africa  debuts on Sunday, 28 February, at 20:05.     On the international series side, the highly publicised series Walker will take over Tuesday nights from 2 February at 19:30. The series, which is a reboot action series of the long-running Walker Texas Ranger series, features Supernatural sta...