Bahumi Mhlongo bags journalist role in Soon Comes Night'

Bahumi Mhlongo bags journalist role in Soon Comes Night'Reality TV star and actress Bahumi Mhlongo portrays the role of a journalist in Netflix's crime drama series, Soon Comes Night'.

by Rae Seleme

21-01-2024 11:17

in Entertainment

Bahumi Mhlongo in Soon Comes Night'. Image via Twitter @phil_mphela

South African actress and daughter of media personality Somizi Mhlongo, Bahumi Mhlongo made her debut as a journalist in new drama series, Soon Comes Night on Netflix on Friday, 19 January.

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BAHUMI MHLONGO: NEW ROLE Entertainment commentator Phil Mphela reports that the talented actress Bahumi Mhlongo, who is famously known for her roles in Keeping Score and Grown Woman portrays a journality in Soon Comes Night.

Mhlongo plays the character of a young, fearless Sowetan journalist called Lesedi, in the new crime drama Soon Comes Night, tweeted Mphela.

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According to filmmaker Eddie Ramohlale the upcoming series, Soon Comes Night is a 6-part crime drama series directed by Thabang Moleya and Sanele Zulu.

The Grown Woman star will also act alongside actors Kwenzo Ngcobo, Kenneth Nkosi, Gaosi Raditholo and many more.

Soon Comes Night premiered on Friday, 19 January 2024 on popular streaming platform Netflix.

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CASTING NEWS:

Bahumi Mhlongo stars in new Netflix series

Mhlongo plays the character of a young, fearless Sowetan journalist called Lesedi, in the new crime drama Soon Comes Night . #KgopoloReports pic.twitter.com/O6kCXTsCxZ

Kgopolo (@PhilMphela) January 17, 2024

BACKGROUND: SOON COMES NIGHT' TVSA reports that Soon Comes Night is a drama series about a former freedom fighter who orchestrates a series of heists in defiance of the law while trying to evade corrupt authorities and a cop with a tragic past.

The Netflix thriller which is set in the 1990s tells a tale about liberation hero turned heist king, Alex Shabane (played by The Wife's Kwenzo Ngcobo), and a broken Apartheid cop seeking redemption, Detective Sakkie Oosthuizen (Albert Pretorius).

The series is inspired by actual events and a notorious heist legend, the series follows Alex's return to South Africa, where he resorts to crime when the promised spoils of war fail to materialise.

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CASTING ANNOUNCEMENT

Kwenzo Ngcobo, Bab' Don Mlangeni & Sisanda Henna leads new drama series on Netflix. #SoonComesNightNetflix will premiere 19th Jan 2024 . pic.twitter.com/gltFN9MnYh

Entertainment (@TvblogbyMLU) December 15, 2023

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