by Thius Ferreira
Netflix South Africa has meshed together M-Net's Reyka with HBO's Succession for the Gambit Films-produced Blood Legacy that centres around the murder of a man in KwaZulu-Natal's sugarcane fields, sparking a battle under his children for control of his company.
Blood Legacy is another South African remake, this time of the Mexican TV series Monarca.
Blood Legacy, produced by Gambit Films, responsible for another South African "blood" series in Blood & Water, kicks off on 20 September with a 20-episode season, starting with the murder of a patriarch in the sugarcane fields of KwaZulu-Natal like M-Net's Reyka.
Then, like HBO's Succession, the drama series revolves around his children vying for control of Spear Industries after the death of their father and CEO.
The Blood Legacy cast has Xolile Tshabalala as Khanyi Adesina and Buyile Mdladla as Mandla Ndlovu portraying "siblings entangled in a conflict that reaches far beyond the boardroom".
According to Netflix South Africa, Blood Legacy "delves into a world where corruption, greed and power collide, forcing the siblings to test the boundaries of their loyalty".
The rest of the Blood Legacy cast includes Treasure Nkosi, Sello Maake KaNcube, Pallance Dladla, Wiseman Zitha, Unathi Mkhize, Enhle Mbali Mlotshwa, Dineo Rasedile, Dawn Thandeka King, Tarina Patel, as well as the late Connie Chiume.
