by Thinus Ferreira
BET (DStv 129) has announced October dates for the second season of the sitcom Black Tax, the 5th season of Behind the Story, and 7 South African shortfilms under the 7 Deadly Sins thematic banner.
The second season of the comedy series Black Tax will start on BET on Saturday 9 October at 19:00. The comedy series is done in conjunction with MultiChoice's video streaming service Showmax and keeps the existing cast, with new additions.
Black Tax is BET Africa's first South African produced sitcom, following Thuli a successful, young, professional black woman who grapples with "black tax" that is experienced by a lost of middle-class African families.
A "reversioned" version of the profile talk show show, Behind the Story will start on Saturday 9 October at 18:30 with a new host that BET isn't announcing with the date announcement. Pearl Thusi is no longer the Behind the Story presenter.
According to BET the unannounced host of the 5th season of Behind the Story will do profile interviews with various different artists and
celebrities as they open up over the struggles and successes of their
careers, personal lives and the headline stories that surround them.
Then BET is also unspooling a series of 7 short films, produced by 7 different production companies in the KwaZulu-Natal province, under the banner theme of 7 Deadly Sins.
The production companies were given a brief to develop stories in line with this theme and will all bring a unique interpretation to the so-called "7 deadly sins" as told through the lens of young African film makers.
BET did 7 Deadly Sins in conjunction with the KwaZulu-Natal Film Commission (KZNFC).
"We are thrilled to continue our commitment in elevating
local storytelling and talent through authentic and
engaging entertainment," says Monde
Twala, senior vice president and general manager for ViacomCBS Networks Africa, and peer lead, BET International.
"The
past two years have been game-changing for the channel. The channel’s upcoming
content slate features the very best in black
culture entertainment from comedy to drama, mystery and
intrigue."
"I'm so proud of our vision of realising local and
international content productions that resonate with
audiences and celebrate black excellence."
