Public broadcaster SABC has found a replacement for Isidingo a year after canning the long-running soapie.
A new telenovela titled The Estate will be the successor of the daily drama.
The new show is already in production and last week filmed scenes at the Precinct Lifestyle Hub in Waterfall, Midrand, Johannesburg.
The show is being produced by Clive Morris Productions, the brainchild behind local TV dramas Isono, Broken Vows and Ashes to Ashes.
Acting SABC spokesperson Mmoni Seapolelo confirmed yesterday that the show will premiere in April.
"The Estate will debut in April 2021 and the public will be notified in due course on the exact date the show will launch on the channel," Seapolelo said.
"The show will deal with themes such as the land issue, issues of identity, truth vs lies, corruption and its consequences, secrets that refuse to remain buried and other social issues that have relevance and resonance in the current state of SA."
According to a source close to the show, three current Isibaya cast members – Sdumo Mtshali, Aubrey Poo and Linda Sebezo – have booked roles in the show.
Isibaya is set to conclude in April after eight years. Former Isidingo actor Don Mlangeni Nawa will join the trio plus former The Queen star Dineo Langa as well as ingénue Zenokuhle Maseko, last seen in The River playing Sindi Dlathu's daughter, Mbali.
Veteran actor Clementine Mosimane – who recently appeared in Netflix's How to Ruin Christmas: The Wedding – and rising star Mpho Sibeko, currently starring in Isono on BET Africa, have also scored leading roles.
