Ochre Moving Pictures unleashes riveting crime drama on NetflixOchre Moving Pictures' latest creation, Soon Comes Night , is a six-part crime drama set against the backdrop of 1990s South Africa,
by Precious Simpasa
17-01-2024 11:08
in Entertainment
Ochre Moving Pictures' latest creation, Soon Comes Night . Image: Instagram via @safilmchronicle
Get ready for an adrenaline-fueled rollercoaster ride as Ochre Moving Pictures, a powerhouse in South African entertainment, unveils its latest masterpiece, Soon Comes Night.'
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OCHRE MOVING PICTURES AND NETFLIX Premiering on Netflix Africa this Friday, 19 January, the six-part crime drama promises a gripping narrative of redemption, liberation, and deceit. The show will be set against the turbulent backdrop of 1990s South Africa.
The series features a star-studded cast, led by the charismatic Kwenzo Ngcobo as liberation hero turned heist king, Alex Shabane.
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Albert Pretorius portrays the broken Apartheid cop seeking redemption, Detective Sakkie Oosthuizen.
Netflix has released the official trailer for a new South African series, Soon Comes Night .
The series is a creation of Ochre Moving Pictures and will begin airing on Jan 19, 2024.
Soon Comes Night is directed by @Teabag_Moleya and @_SaneleZulu https://t.co/mCknjsBi6H
Afrocritik (@afrocritik) January 8, 2024
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OCHRE MOVING PICTURES: SOON COMES THE NIGHT Directed by Thabang Moleya and Sanele Zulu and produced by Ilse van Hemert, Ochre Moving Pictures' Soon Comes Night' explores the complex lives of these two men. It intertwines their fates in a gritty crime drama that challenges the boundaries between morality and malevolence.
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Inspired by actual events and notorious heist legends, the series follows Shabane's return to South Africa, where he resorts to a life of crime when the promised spoils of war' fail to materialize.
2024 looking good so far for Kwenzo Ngcobo as he is about to be on a new Netflix series #SoonComesNight which premieres 19 January and will also be in a telenovela produced by Tshedza Pictures #Champions which premieres 05 February on Mzansi Magic at 7 pm pic.twitter.com/tMAr4MSCIY
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OCHRE MOVING PICTURES: ORIGINAL AFRICAN STORIES Ilse van Hemert, Showrunner at Ochre Media, assures viewers that Soon Comes Night' is bound to surprise, with each episode defying expectations.
Stan Joseph, CEO at Ochre Moving Pictures, expressed the production company's commitment to investing in original African stories that resonate globally, contributing to the growth of the South African film and television industry.
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TALENTED CAST The ensemble cast for Ochre Moving Pictures Soon Comes the Night includes Gaosi Raditholo, Didintle Khunou, Sisanda Henna, Kenneth Nkosi, and Bahumi Mhlongo, among other talented and award-winning actors.
Distributed internationally by Red Arrow Studios, Soon Comes Night is not only set to captivate Netflix audiences but will also air on SABC1 in 2025.
STREAMING | SOON COMES NIGHT @netflixsa
A former freedom fighter orchestrates a series of heists in defiance of the law while trying to evade corrupt authorities and a cop with a tragic past.
Key cast :
Kwenzo Ngcobo
Albert Pretorius
Didintle Khunou
Anelisa Phewa
Panch pic.twitter.com/XB6ne79RUy
Actor Spaces (@actorspaces) January 5, 2024
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MUST-SEE TV Prepare for the thrilling journey of crime, redemption, and justice as Ochre Moving Pictures' Soon Comes Night' takes centre stage. Don't miss the collision of two worlds in this captivating crime drama.
Soon Comes Night' - a must-watch, where every twist and turn leaves you on the edge of your seat. Get ready for the ride of a lifetime.
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Ochre Moving Pictures unleashes riveting crime drama on NetflixOchre Moving Pictures' latest creation, Soon Comes Night , is a six-part crime drama set against the backdrop of 1990s South Africa, 
