Legacy (South African TV series)

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Legacy
Genre Drama Telenovela
Created byPhatutshedzo Makwarela Gwydion Benyon
Written byBonga Percy Vilakazi, Thato Dipholo, Caroline Kganyago, Paul Crilley
Directed byCatherine Cooke
Krijay Govender
Johnny Barbuzano
Starring
Country of originSouth Africa
Original languageMultilingual (non-English subtitled)
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes416
Production
Executive producerPhatutshedzo Makwarela Gwydion Benyon
Production locationJohannesburg Sandton
Running time22–24 minutes
Production companyTshedza Pictures
Original release
Network M-Net
Release21 September 2020 (2020-09-21)

Legacy was a South African television drama telenovela series created by executive producers Phatutshedzo Makwarela and Gwidyon Benyon. [1] It is an M-Net original production for premium subscription television channel M-Net produced by Tshedza Pictures. The series focuses on the Price family and the struggle for power over the Price empire after the death of the family's patriarch Sebastian Price. [2] This is the channel's very first telenovela.

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On 22 May 2021/15th Annual SAFTA, it won its first award for Best Telenovela category.[ citation needed ] The series finale episode aired in September 2022 after two successful seasons ( 416 episodes)

Plot

Sebastian Price, the patriarch of the family is expected to retire from his position as CEO of Legacy Investments, an investment company he has built and operated for thirty years. He is also expected to announce his successor to the position he held. However, tragedy strikes which leads to his death. This leads to a power struggle within the family, as Sebastian bitter ex-wife Angelique and his ruthless daughter Felicity do whatever it takes to make sure that Sebastian's second wife Dineo doesn't push her playboy son SJ into the ceo position at legacy investment. [3]

Imagine the machiavellian mega-rich characters living dysfunctional lives in the award-winning HBO series Succession in a fresh, distinctly South African context. Add a daily dose of The Bold and The Beautiful, colour the concoction with pure escapism in the topical and aspirational style of the best Brazilian telenovelas, and you have Legacy in a nutshell.

Jan Du Plessis, director of M-Net channels

Cast and characters

The patriarch of the family and well established businessman. He is the founder and CEO of Legacy Investments.

Sebastian's ex-wife and lawyer. She is determined to get Sebastian's wealth. She plots and schemes with her daughter Felicity.

Sebastian and Dineo's handsome and charming son. Petra Potgieter's love interest.

First jobless when we meet her, Petra Potgieter finds a job and love interest at Legacy Investments due to her brother Stefan's personal ties to one of the Price sisters

A power-hungry, cunning man who would do anything to become the CEO of legacy investments and be seen as the man on top.

Petra's older brother who works as a driver for the Price family . Dangerous and ambitious, he is Felicity's lover and right-hand man.

Stefan and Petra's dad who is a recovering alcoholic. He tries to protect his children from the powerful Price family.

Cast

Actor/ActressRoleSeasons
Season 1Season 2
Kgomotso Christopher Dineo Price-Zulu Main
Deon Lotz Sebastian Price Main
Mary Anne Barlow Felicity Price Main
Michelle Botes Angelique Price Main
Leeanda Reddy Nirvana Main
Siyabonga Thwala Msizi Zulu Main
Anton Dave Jafta Sebastian Junior Price Main
Jay Anstey Lexi Price Main
Sean-Marco Vorster Stephen Potgieter Main
Dawid Minnaar William Potgieter Main
Trix Vivier Petra Potgieter Main
Tisestso Tsotesti Sanele Main
Lungsta Tshabalala Sims ZuluDoes not appear Main

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References

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