Mnet rubbishes reports Gqeberha: The Empire' is cancelled

Mnet rubbishes reports Gqeberha: The Empire' is cancelledMnet has revealed in a statement that Mzansi Magic's telenovela Gqeberha: The Empire' is not coming to an end after one season.

by Rae Seleme

20-07-2023 09:27

in Soapies

The cast of Gqeberha: The Empire' Image via Twitter @PhathuMakwarela

Mnet stated on DStv.com that there are no plans to cancel South Africa's first isiXhosa telenovela Gqeberha: The Empire.

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MNET: PLANS ARE IN PROGRESS FOR NEXT SEASON' Mnet added that Gqeberha: The Empire is scheduled to remain on-air for the foreseeable future and that plans are in progress for a second season.

Mzansi Magic has just been made aware of the allegations of mistreatment of cast, we take such allegations seriously and we will be reaching out to the production house to verify the same. Gqeberha: The Empire has been welcomed by our audiences, as a great avenue to connect with beautiful region of the Eastern Cape and we are proud of what this project has achieved in this province.

Their statement comes after Zimoja reported that the telenovela Gqeberha: The Empire, which is shot in the Eastern Cape may be coming to an end.

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Entertainment commentator Phil Mphela also announced on Twitter on Wednesday, 19 July that the show has been cancelled and will not be renewed for another season.

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TV SHOW UPDATE

Mnet has just sent the statement regarding the allegations being made online early on today about #Gqeberha: The empire being CANCELLED! The channel states that the show is not getting cancelled . "Plans are in process for the next season" pic.twitter.com/pl56uXXbFk

Entertainment (@TvblogbyMLU) July 19, 2023

REACTIONS FROM GQEBERHA: THE EMPIRE' VIEWERS @popomosarwane: The show is getting boring that's why people don't care if it's get cancelled.

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@I_am_Bucie: Gqeberha had so much potential and good actors. They wasted a good cast.

@TeeJayMthembu: It started off on a very bad note with below par storylines n horrible acting. After that it never really picked up until Zolani went down there to try n revive it, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Unfortunately, that light expires at the end of the first and only season.

@Divaliscious_SA: I'm not surprised. The likes of Bullet, Zim, Ta Msi, Funeka tried shame to carry the show but dololo support from others.

@BunnyBarks: I'm one of the people who stopped watching I just read the teasers, read tweets and leave it there.

@kbhebhe: How could Zimkhitha be cheating for 20+ years & Luzuko doesn't even know the story of making him a weak man was too far fetched & I didn't need continue seeing her get away with it. I will miss Bullet.

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Image via Twitter TV:

Gqeberha The Empire canned

The Mzansi Magic telenovela based in the Eastern Cape will not be renewed for another season when its current one ends.

While the show started off lukewarm, its ratings were actually improving - pulling around 650k viewers per peak episode. pic.twitter.com/NEtyDlkdVG

Kgopolo (@PhilMphela) July 19, 2023

The show, produced by Tshedza Pictures, is shot on location in Qhebhera, Eastern Cape.

Several sources have confirmed that the production has been marred by issues #DevelopingStory

Kgopolo (@PhilMphela) October 24, 2022

Look ! Gqeberha The Empire was actually starting to get better but then suddenly it just became inconsistent in one episode. The thing is this show has a good cast but the storylines aren't really doing any justice for them, was looking forward to Friday's episode but it was let pic.twitter.com/86TbPgmPdp

Jabulani Macdonald (@Jabu_Macdonald) July 15, 2023

Everyday I watch this show because of this girl, yhoo Nozuko can act her ass off. I can t believe this is her first time on TV#GqeberhaTheEmpire pic.twitter.com/c7wFkAgQGz

Pamela Clarity. (@PamelaQha) July 12, 2023

Nozuko Said what she said.

Her goal is to destroy Anathi but the problem is, Thulani is also implicated in this whole mess.

What is it that you think Luzuko is going to do with this information that Nozuko is revealing to him?#GqeberhaTheEmpire pic.twitter.com/SJnxkdPgHm

Gqeberha The Empire (@gqeberha__) July 13, 2023

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