by Thinus Ferreira
Mzansi Magic (DStv 161) has commissioned a new 13-episode teen drama series, Obstruction, produced by Origin Pictures, that will start on Monday 18 March at 20:00 and revolve around a high school netball player and the challenges she faces to attain her goals.
Obstruction stars Luyanda Zuma as the 17-year-old Zenokuhle, with dreams of making it to the Gauteng provincial netball team.
She has to contend with various challenges faced by "an extremely talented black female teenager and how she and her
peers navigate relationships with their parents, teachers, love interests,
enemies, and frenemies".
Obstruction also stars Bukamina Cebekhulu as Zenokuhle's mother Thandiwe who doesn't understand her daughter's dreams and uproots her by placing her in a new school, as well as Menzi Biyela playing her alcoholic father Mandla.
The rest of the Obstruction cast includes Lerato Mokoka as "frenemy" Ora, Nhlanhla Kunene and Thembsie Matu.
"This is a story of a lot of
young people in our society nowadays – faced with the pressure to succeed, to
be liked by peers, to have an emotionally stable family life, and also nail it
in the relationship department," says Shirley Adonisi, M-Net's director for local entertainment channels.
