by Thinus Ferreira
The Afrikaans comedy series Hotel on kykNET (DStv 144) produced by Nagvlug Films following the hapless workers at the fictional Fransen Hotel will end with its upcoming fifth season currently being filmed in Tshwane.
Hotel's 5th season is being filmed at the moment at the Kleinkaap Hotel in Tswane. The writing team is Bennie Fourie, Beer Adriaanse, and Ryan Metcalfe as well as newcomer Claudia van Zyl who joined the team.
As with the previous season, Bennie Fourie who is also one of the creators of the series, is in the director's chair.
Bennie Fourie says the 5th season of Hotel will be the last. "This was a crazy adventure – the popularity of the series and characters surpassed our wildest expectations."
The 5th and final season of Hotel will be broadcast from January 2022 on kykNET with the main cast returning, including James Borthwick as Ferdie, who is no longer the manager of the hotel but a permanent guest after his emigration to New Zealand didn't go according to plan.
Jony (Simoné Pretorius) is the new manager of the Fransen Hotel and Thomas (Beer Adriaanse) has his hands full with an auditor who not only has
her sights on the hotel but on Thomas as well.
Brenda (Martelize Kolver) is
struggling with nausea, terrible mood swings, and the constant need to hug
everybody.
The only thing that is as it always was, is the love between Danny
(Schalk Bezuidenhout) and Malanie (Mila Guy) and that Jaap (De
Klerk Oelofse) is still unlucky in love. Also returning is Ivan Botha as the
hapless Manie and Bennie Fourie as Dodgy Mike.
Producer Scharl van der Merwe says the team has a couple of
cards up their sleeves that they hope will make fans of the show curious about
the new series. "We don't want to announce too soon who will make an appearance,
but I am sure it will be a great surprise to viewers."
"We had to postpone the shooting
of the new series for two years, so we are more than ready to start," says
Bennie. "It is a joy to have all the characters together again and we are
working very hard to bring viewers some well-deserved laughter."
