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South African television has a packed Easter weekend ahead. ITV and SABC3’s “I’m a Celebrity… South Africa” launches its second season on April 6 with a 90-minute premiere, while Mzansi Magic premieres the new local drama “iThonga” starring Bonko Khoza. Showmax is also launching dystopian sci-fi series “The Fix” this weekend.
South African television viewers have a compelling lineup of new content to settle into over the Easter long weekend, with major premieres across multiple platforms set to keep audiences entertained from Good Friday through Family Day.
“I’m a Celebrity… South Africa” makes its highly anticipated return with a 90-minute Season 2 premiere on Monday, April 6, airing on ITV1, ITVX, and local broadcast partners. The season will run until a live finale on April 24, giving viewers nearly three weeks of bush-camp drama, challenges, and celebrity confessions. The format — which places well-known personalities in the South African wilderness and tasks them with increasingly challenging trials — proved enormously popular in its debut season.
On Mzansi Magic, Easter weekend brings the premiere of “iThonga,” a new local production starring Bonko Khoza in a demanding dual role as twin brothers navigating themes of mysticism, brotherhood, and moral conflict. Khoza, one of South Africa’s most versatile dramatic actors, is expected to bring considerable depth to what promises to be a visually striking production. The drama is part of Mzansi Magic’s continued commitment to South African storytelling that reflects the country’s rich cultural landscape.
Showmax is also making a major play for streaming audiences this Easter with the debut of “The Fix,” a dystopian science fiction series starring Grace Van Dien. The series follows a woman whose rare genetic mutation — triggered by a designer drug — may hold the key to humanity’s survival, blending science fiction with thriller elements in a high-concept international production.
In independent cinema, South African filmmaker Nqanawe Shangase’s surrealist comedy short “Ubani Lore” — about three eccentric friends searching for a book that does not exist — continues its community screening tour across Johannesburg venues this weekend.
In international casting news, South African actress Masali Baduza has been confirmed in a lead role in Bridgerton Season 5, where she will portray Michaela Stirling. The announcement has been warmly received by South African fans of the Netflix period drama.
Source: Daily Dispatch Entertainment / OkayAfrica / ITV / Mzansi Magic