FIVE SHOWS TOPPING THE TRENDS LIST
Ginny and Georgia
Invincible
ALYSSIA BIRJALAL VINCENZO (NETFLIX)
If you are looking for a comedic, thrilling, creative, and oddly-satisfying drama to brighten your day, then Vincenzo is it. Actor Song Joong-ki stars in this Netflix mafia-tinged Korean drama. The story centres on Vincenzo Cassano, a lawyer and mafia consigliere, who flees from Italy where he was adopted at a young age after a gang betrayal. Back in Korea he teams up with fellow feisty lawyer and her intern to get back at his enemies. There are moments of fun and quirkiness, but it is also very serious in its themes of crime, corruption, revenge, and justice. Vincenzo will have you dying of laughter one minute and on the edge of your seat the next.
THE BACHELORETTE SA (M-NET)
South Africa’s first bachelorette, Qiniso Van Damme, has won over the hearts of viewers with her quirky
personality, infectious laugh, big heart and stunning looks. The star of the show is looking for her person, but the task is not easy when you have a posse of good looking men at your beck and call. Although the show didn’t get off to a promising start as viewers felt her suitors were not up to scratch, they warmed up to the hunks on the show. The show has just the right amount of giggles, drama, romance, cliffhangers and fun that one has come to expect from the franchise.
GINNY AND GEORGIA (NETFLIX)
The popular Netflix show is a realistic and gritty drama about a family not used to staying in one place for long. Now the family of four are trying to put down their roots in New England, but the road to new beginnings is bumpy. Ginny is a biracial teenager who has trouble adjusting to a predominantly white high school.
While Georgia, her mother is a free-spirited young and single who had a dark past that she spent her whole life running from. The show navigates through storylines like peer pressure, sexual encounters, biracial identity, bullying, first relationships that mutate into love triangles, self-harm, internet haters, prejudiced teachers and so much more.
INVINCIBLE (AMAZON PRIME)
If you enjoy adult animated superhero shows then Invincible is a must watch. Created by Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker the show revolves around 17-year-old Mark Grayson, who’s just like every other guy his age – except his father, Omni-Man, is the most powerful superhero on the planet. But as Mark develops powers of his own, he discovers his father’s legacy may not be as heroic as it seems. The Bachelorette SA
With bold animation, bloody action, and an all-star cast, Invincible smartly adapts its storyline without sacrificing its nuanced perspective on the price of superpowers.
THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF DURBAN (SHOWMAX)
Building on from the Johannesburg franchise, The Real Housewives of Durban has been nothing short of dramatic. The explosive first season stars leading ladies of Durban, Sorisha Naidoo, Kgomotso Ndungane, Ayanda Ncwane, Nonkanyiso “Laconco” Chonco, Anne-Tonni Lodick-Mthembu and Nonku Williams. The 11-episode show is so popular it has already broken Showmax records and trends every Friday because viewers can’t get enough of it. Watch as the ladies bring with them back stories along with a whole lot of shade, spice, lavishness and luxury.
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