The Estate (South African TV series)

The Estate
Genretelenovela
Created byClive Morris Pictures
Based onLand Corruption and Politics
Written by
  • Bongi Ndaba
  • Pamela Power
Screenplay byHelen Leon
Directed by
  • Zuko Nodada
  • Sipho Nhlapho
Starring
Country of originSouth Africa
Original languages
No. of seasons3
Production
Executive producerKhayelihle Dom Gumede
ProducerClive Morris
Running time26-30 minutes (including commercial)
Production companyClive Morris Pictures
Original release
NetworkSABC 3
Release18 April 2021 (2021-04-18)
Related
Legacy (South African TV series)

The Estate is a South African telenovela produced by Clive Morris Pictures for SABC 3. It stars Jo-Anne Reyneke, Sdumo Mtshali, Aubrey Pop, Zenokuhle Maseko, Mpho Sebeng, Jagculus Da Bling, and Mduduzi Mabaso. The series follows the lives of the gated community of Echelon, an estate stimulated by Muzi Phakathwayo through corruption and lies. When Shadrack Mokobane, a former employee at Echelon, reveals that the estate has been built on their land, the people of Thembalethu start boycotting the estate and making the lives of the Phakathwayo's and other residents of the estate hard.