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Skemergrond

2024 · 3 seasons

A long-running rural soap where family loyalty and buried secrets simmer gently, offering comforting routine with occasional emotional jolts.

Created by
Bobby Stuurman, Roxanne Blaise
Genres
Soap
Starring
Khadija Heeger, Charlton George, Hildegardt Whites
Overview
It centres round the Louw family who own a beautiful flower farm in Gemoedsdrif. Their peaceful existence is turned upside down when unexpected guests arrive who threaten to reveal shocking family secrets. Old wounds are opened and new bonds are forged to save and protect the Louws and their legacy.

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Created by
Bobby Stuurman, Roxanne Blaise
Genres
Soap
Starring
Khadija Heeger, Charlton George, Hildegardt Whites
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • betrayal
  • sexuality
  • loyalty
  • identity
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance5
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
soap
Created by
Bobby Stuurman, Roxanne Blaise, Marisa Drummond
Starring
Khadija Heeger, Charlton George, Hildegardt Whites, Carmen Maarman, Talia A Davis, Shimmy Isaacs, Dirk Stoltz, William Adams
Length
3 seasons, 488 episodes
Network
kykNET & Kie
Country
South Africa
Languages
Afrikaans

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