by Thinus Ferreira
kykNET has cancelled the Cape Town set and produced kykNET & Kie (DStv 145) telenovela Skemergrond without giving any explanation to the industry or viewers.
Skemergrond, produced by Penguin Films will end after three seasons on 24 June 2027, after 260 episodes.
Skemergrond made its debut on 1 July 2024 set on the flower farm of the Louw family, with some scenes filmed on various places in the Western Cape, and in-studio at Atlantic Studios in Cape Town.
The telenovela just added the Fortuin family to the story.
In a statement supplied to some media, kykNET says "kykNET would like to thank Penguin Films, the cast and every member of the production team who, since 2024 have brought the beautiful world of Gemoedsdrift and its people into homes across the country".
"We also thank loyal viewers for their years of support of Skemergrond. The gates of Everlasting may be closing, but its stories, characters and flowers will continue to bloom in the hearts of viewers."
TVwithThinus asked kykNET for the press statement and why Skemergrond was cancelled, and it will be added here when received.
The axing of Skemergrond follows after e.tv's abrupt cancellation of its Afrikaans telenovela Kelders van Geheime after two seasons, and the SABC's end of Paradys on SABC2 after a single season which was a ratings failure for the public broadcaster.
