M-Net (DStv 101) has announced the cast of its upcoming generations-spanning drama series Summertide with Frank Rautenbach, Monique Rockman, Tyrone Keogh (right), Andre Jacobs and Terry Norton headlining the Cape South Peninsula sea-set show.
Summertide - an ambitious 52-episode drama which will unspool from late January 2024 on M-Net on Sunday evenings at 18:00 as the Carte Blanche lead-in - is produced by Red Letter Day Pictures and is currently filming in and around Cape Town's South Peninsula, including Simon's Town, Kommetjie and Kalk Bay.
Written and lensed by the married production duo Corné and René van Rooyen, Summertide is described as a multi-generational drama series exploring "the profound depths of grief and the transformative
power of love".
Summertide tells the story of marine biologist and father of two children, Martin Field Frank Rautenbach, left), who moves to the False Bay area to get away from a big secret – the death of his wife. There he starts a marine conservation trust for False Bay but life isn't as simple as it seems.
The series explores the lives of the Field family and the interesting characters who cross their paths, each one with their own secrets and desires.
Headlining Summertide is Frank Rautenbach as charismatic marine
biologist Martin, with Monique Rockman portraying a Michelin-star chef and Martin's former lover, Rebecca. She is currently in a relationship with his brother.
Also on the call sheet are veteran stage and screen actors Andre Jacobs and Terry
Norton as Martin's parents Jack
and Wilma Field.
Starring
as Martin's children, the 16-year-old Tristan and 10-year-old Lucy are Jan Combrink and
Evangelina Hallock.
Tyrone Keogh who was seen in M-Net's soap opera The Wild will be seen in the role of Martin's brother, Gavin a hedonistic retired professional surfer.
Other talented additions include Ntombi Makhutshi who will also appear in M-Net's upcoming crime thriller drama series Devil’s
Peak, Cassiel Eatock-Winnik, Euodia Samson, Maurice Carpede and
Morné Visser. Amalia Uys is Martin's deceased wife Julia.
Interestingly Summertide will also feature two penguins brought to screen with the help of CGI special effects.