e.tv is a South African television channel that has distributed several original television programs, including original series, miniseries, documentaries, and films. e.tv's original productions also include continuations of canceled series from other networks, as well as licensing or co-producing content from international broadcasters for exclusive broadcast in South Africa and other African territories (through the eAfrica feed). As almost all of e.tv's original programming is multilingual, the languages used in the program are also listed (all non-English programming, including segments of unscripted programming where another language is used, is subtitled in English), is organized by its primary genre or format, and is sorted by premiere date. These are productions that have been (or are currently) shown on e.tv, including sister channels eExtra , eReality , eToonz , and eNCA , as well as their streaming service eVOD and the defunct channels eKasi+ , eNolly+ , Rewind, and e.tv News & Sports .
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Title
Genre
Language(s)
Premiere
Seasons
Runtime
Status
Backstage
Soap Opera
English, IsiZulu, Sesotho
1 May 2000
Unspecified
22–25 minutes
Ended[ 1]
Jozi Streets
Procedural crime
English
1 November 2004
1 season, 26 episodes
45 minutes
Ended[ 2]
Rhythm City
Soap Opera
English, IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, Sesotho, Sepedi
9 July 2007
15 seasons, 3660 episodes
22–25 minutes
Ended[ 3]
Scandal!
Tabloid drama
English, IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, Sepedi, Xitsonga, South African Sign Language (as of 2021)
5 January 2005
21 seasons, 5000 episodes
22–25 minutes
Currently airing[ 4]
eKasi: Our Stories
Anthology series
Multilingual
5 October 2009
6 seasons, 140 episodes
45–50 minutes
Ended[ 5]
4Play: Sex Tips For Girls
Drama
English, IsiZulu
2 February 2010
3 seasons, 39 episodes
22–25 minutes
Ended[ 1]
Mzansi Love
Anthology series
Multilingual
31 July 2012
3 seasons, 27 episodes
45–50 minutes
Ended[ 3]
Traffic!
Crime thriller
English, IsiXhosa
12 February 2014
2 seasons, 52 episode
22–25 minutes
Ended[ 6]
Ashes to Ashes
Telenovela
English, IsiXhosa, IsiZulu, Sesotho
2 March 2015
2 seasons, 229 episodes
23–25 minutes
Ended[ 7]
Umlilo
Drama
English, IsiZulu
2 March 2015
4 seasons, 52 episodes
45–50 minutes
Ended[ 8]
Z'bondiwe
Crime thriller
IsiXhosa, IsiZulu
12 May 2015
3 seasons, 78 episodes
22–24 minutes
Ended[ 9]
Matatiele
Romantic fantasy
IsiXhosa, Sesotho
7 April 2015
1 season, 26 episodes
21–24 minutes
Ended
Gold Diggers
Telenovela
English, IsiZulu
10 August 2015
2 seasons, 310 episodes
22–25 minutes
Ended[ 10]
Hustle
Musical drama
English, IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, Sesotho
11 February 2016
1 season, 26 episodes
45–50 minutes
Ended[ 11]
Heist
Crime drama
English, IsiZulu, Sepedi
9 February 2016
2 seasons, 26 episodes
22–24 minutes
Ended
The Kingdom - UKhakhayi
Drama series
IsiXhosa
5 April 2016
1 season, 26 episodes
22–25 minutes
Ended
Broken Vows
Telenovela
IsiXhosa
10 April 2017
1 season, 225 episodes
22–25 minutes
Ended
Harvest
Drama
English, IsiZulu
1 May 2017
1 season, 26 episodes
45–50 minutes
Ended
Easy Money
Crime drama
English, IsiZulu
12 September 2017
1 season, 26 episodes
22–25 minutes
Ended
Imbewu: The Seed
Soap opera
English, IsiZulu, IsiXhosa
16 April 2018
5 seasons, 1300 episodes
22–25 minutes
Ended
Durban Gen
Medical telenovela
English, IsiZulu
5 October 2020
2 seasons, 520 episodes
22–25 minutes
Ended
House of Zwide
Fashion telenovela
English, IsiZulu, Setswana
19 July 2021
4 seasons, 1040 episodes
22–25 minutes
Currently airing
Is'phindiselo
Crime thriller
English, IsiZulu, Sepedi
5 August 2021
2 seasons, 26 episodes
46 minutes
Ended
Housewives
Crime thriller
English, IsiXhosa, IsiZulu, Afrikaans, Sesotho
21 October 2021
2 season, 26 episodes
45 minutes
Ended
The Black Door
Adult sexual drama
English, isiZulu, Xhosa, Swati
11 April 2022
1 season, 275 episodes
22 minutes
Ended
UMbali
Crime drama
English, isiZulu, SeSotho
21 July 2022
2 seasons, 26 episodes
22 minutes
pending
Splintered Pieces
Drama series
English, Setswana
20 October 2022
2 seasons, 52 episodes
22 minutes
pending
Nikiwe
Telenovela
English, isiZulu
17 April 2023
1 season, 205 episodes
22 minutes
Cancelled
Smoke & Mirrors
Telenovela
English, isiZulu, IsiXhosa, SeSotho
17 April 2023
2 season, 520
episodes
22 minutes
Currently airing
Isitha: The Enemy
Telenovela
English, IsiZulu, Siswati, IsiXhosa
22 May 2023
2 season, 505 episodes
24 minutes
Currently airing
Stout
Teen drama
English, IsiXhosa,
IsiZulu,
Afrikaans
18 July 2023
1 season, 13 episodes
24 minutes
Pending
Mother of All
Crime drama
English, IsiXhosa, IsiZulu
17 October 2023
2 seasons, 26 episodes
45 minutes
pending
Isiphetho - Destiny
Telenovela
English, IsiZulu
8 April 2024
1 season, 260 episodes
24 minutes
Currently airing
Kelders van Geheime
Telenovela
Afrikaans
6 May 2024
1 season, 260 episodes
24 minutes
Currently airing
The Phoenix
Drama
English, Isixhosa
16 July 2024
2 seasons, 26 episodes
24 minutes
Pending
Program Title
Genre
Premiere
Seasons
Runtime
Status
Big Okes
Sitcom
2000
1 season 30 episodes
22 minutes
Ended
Madam & Eve
Comedy
5 February 2001
4 seasons, 104 episodes
22 minutes
Ended
Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola
News, satirical
29 September 2010
12 seasons, 154 episodes
22 minutes
Ended
Vat n' Sit: Shacking Up
Sitcom
16 April 2014
2 seasons, 39 episodes
22 minutes
Ended
Songololo
Sitcom
15 October 2014
1 season, 26 episodes
22-24 minutes
Ended
B&B
Sitcom
29 June 2015
1 season, 26 episodes
22 minutes
Ended
uSkroef noSexy
Comedy-drama
6 November 2015
1 season, 26 episodes
22 minutes
Ended
Almost News with Chester Missing
News, satirical
25 November 2018
1 season, 26 episodes
22 minutes
Ended
Ouma Sarie
Sitcom
11 June 2023
5 seasons, 65 episodes
22 minutes
pending
Die Fakulteit
high school sitcom
14 April 2024
2 seasons, 26 episodes
22 minutes
pending
Title
Genre
Premiere
Seasons
Runtime
Status
Cool Catz
Educational
Ended
Jozi Zoo
Animated series
2003
1 season
5 minutes
Ended
Siyabonga Gogo
Educational
Ended
Title
Genre
Premiere
Seasons
Runtime
Status
Forgive & Forget
Reality series
9 January 2007
6 seasons 100 episodes
22 minutes
Ended
The Biggest Loser South Africa
Game Show
7 January 2008
1 season, 15 episodes
45 minutes
Ended
Rolling With...
Celebrity reality series
25 September 2011
5 seasons, 65 episodes
22 mnutes
Ended
Reality Check
Reality series
6 July 2013
3 seasons, 39 episodes
22 minutes
Ended
You Deserve It
Advertiser-funded game show
22 September 2013
2 seasons, 23 episodes
45 minutes
Ended
Turn Up and Dance
Dance cmpetition
08 September 2015
1 season, 30 episodes
22 minutes
Ended
MVP Jam
Music quiz game show
04 November 2015
1 season, 22 episodes
22 minutes
Ended
So You Think You Can Spin
Driftng competition
07 October 2016
1 season, 13 episodes
22 minutes
Ended
Last Fighter Standing
martial arts competition
15 October 2016
1 season, 12 episodes
22 minutes
Ended
Flava Queens
Advertiser-funded cooking competition
19 May 2017
1 season, 6 episodes
22 minutes
Ended
Family Feud South Africa
Game Show
5 April 2020
2 seasons
1 hr
ongoing
Deadbeat
Reality
10 July 2021
1 season
22 minutes
Currently airing
Pay Back The Money
Reality
10 July 2021
1 season
22 minutes
Currently airing
Dare Lie To Me
Reality
10 July 2021
1 season
22 minutes
Currently airing
Beef
Reality
10 July 2021
1 season
22 minutes
Currently airing
Ng'khokhele
Reality
21 August 2021
1 season
22 minutes
Currently airing.
Stena Redemption
Reality
22 August 2021
1 season
22 minutes
Currently airing
Tsebisa
Reality
9 January 2022
1 season
22–24 minutes
Currently airing
Missing Closure
Reality
1 October 2022
1 season, 26 episodes
23 minutes
Pending
Toxic Parents
Reality
15 January 2023
1 season, 13 episodes
22-24 minutes
Pending
Love & Conflict
Reality
15 January 2023
1 season, 13 episodes
23 minutes
Pending
Um'shiya Nini?
Reality
16 April 2023
1 season, 13 episodes
23 minutes
Pending
Bôll & Ôll
Sports talk show
26 May 2024
1 season, 13 episodes
22 minutes
pending
Ja, Daddy Kan Lekker Eet
Cooking talk show
26 May 2024
1 season, 13 episodes
22 minutes
pending
Title
Genre
Premiere
Seasons
Runtime
Status
3rd Degree
Investigative series
21 August 2000
1 season
Ended
Checkpoint
Investigative series
8 April 2014
10 seasons
22 minutes
ongoing
The Close-up
Autobiographical series
20 August 2011
2 seasons
22 minutes
Ended
Above Ground: A Revolution Untold
Music documentary
17 November 2015
1 season, 13 episodes
22–25 minutes
Ended
Case Closed: Justice Served
Crime
15 January 2018
1 season, 13 episodes
22–24 minutes
Ended
The Devi Show
Consumer investigative series
12 June 2020
5 seasons, 65 episodes
22 minutes
pending
Gangland
Cape Town gangs
8 November 2024
1 season, 4 episodes
22-24 minutes
Pending
Title
Genre
Premiere Date
Seasons
Runtime
Status
Club 808: Make Some Noise
Music lifestyle
20 August 2010
22 minutes
Ended
Cooking Gospel
Music, cooking, lifestyle
28 April 2013
1 season, 13 episodes
22 minutes
Ended
Ekse Zwakala
Talk show
15 October 2013
3 seasons, 216 episodes
22 minutes
Ended
Gumba Gumba
Music, lifestyle
16 October 2013
2 seasons, 52 episodes
22 minutes
Ended
Katch it with Khanyi
Talk show
18 October 2013
3 seasons 91 episodes
22 minutes
Ended
Kasi-licious
Cooking show
21 October 2013
3 seasons
22 minutes
Ended
Gym eKasi
Fitness show
20 May 2014
1 season, 13 episodes
22 minutes
Ended
Kasi Living: Edladleni
Lifestyle magazine
1 February 2015
1 season, 13 episodes
22 minutes
Ended
Musiek Musiek
Music magazine, lifestyle
10 September 2014
1 season, 13 episodes
22 minutes
ended
The Morning Show
Lifestyle magazine
21 August 2019
6 seasons
2 hours
Currently airing
These shows have been commissioned by e.tv in cooperation with another network
Title
Partner
Genre
Premiere
Seasons
Runtime
Status
Isipho
Viu South Africa
Supernatural Telenovela
1 July 2019
1 season, 100 episodes
22–25 minutes
Cancelled
Redemption
BET Africa
Telenovela
26 September 2022
1 season,
22-24 minutes
Ended
Note: premiere dates are for the eVOD streaming platform only. Premiere dates may differ, as some movies premiere first on other platforms or on international film festivals.
Title
eVOD Premiere
Genre
Runtime
Atlantis
6 August 2021
Crime and drama
90 minutes
Daryn's Gym
1 December 2021
Comedy
92 minutes
Piet's Sake
15 December 2021
Comedy
91 minutes
Surviving Gaza
24 February 2022
Crime drama
90 minutes
Abafana Ababi
14 April 2022
Action
92 minutes
The Umbrella Men
14 June 2022
Crime comedy
117 minutes
An Eye for an Eye
19 July 2022
Crime
85 minutes
Whatever It Takes
16 August 2022
Crime drama
90 minutes
The Payback
13 September 2022
Crime drama
91 minutes
Gereza
18 October 2022
Crime drama
100 minutes
You're My Favourite Place
15 November 2022
Teen drama
111 minutes
Christmas Without Gogo
20 December 2022
Comedy
83 minutes
Dulas
14 February 2023
Comedy
96 minutes
Yolanda is Swanger
18 April 2023
Drama
90 minutes
Seconds
16 July 2023
Sport drama
90 minutes
Kleva-ish
17 August 2023
Comedy-drama
94 minutes
A Queen's Lobola
15 December 2023
Comedy
90 minutes
The Umbrella Men 2: Escape From Robben Island
25 April 2024
Crime comedy
113 minutes
Tickets
8 March 2024
Crime drama
97 minutes
Klip Anker Baai
27 June 2024
Drama
93 minutes
Proof of Payment
29 August 2024
Crime comedy
91 minutes
Bloedhond
31 October 2024
Horror
92 minutes
Death of a Whistleblower
25 November 2024
Political thriller
127 minutes
Neelan & Kevin
5 December 2024
Action comedy
Title
Release Date
Runtime
Language
A Deal with The Devil: The Joshlin Smith Trafficking Tragedy
18 March 2024
23 minutes
English
Ground Zero - George Building Collapse
15 May 2024
46 minutes
English
Title
Runtime
Language
KwaNgonyama: The Movie
Smoke & Mirrors short film
5 minutes
English, IsiXhosa
These shows have been picked up by e.tv for additional seasons after airing previous seasons from another network.
Title
Genre
Previous network
Seasons
Runtime
Status
Fear Factor South Africa
Game show
M-Net
2 seasons
45 minutes
Ended
SA's Got Talent (season 3–8)
Reality competition
SABC 2
5 seasons, 15 episodes
45–50 minutes
Revived by SABC 2
She's The One (season 2)
Reality competition
SABC 3
1 season, 13 episodes
22–25 minutes
Ended
The Ultimate Braai Master (season 3–)
Reality competition
SABC 3
5 seasons
45 minutes
Pending.
Die Kontrak (season 2)
Reality competition
VIA
1 season
45 minutes
Renewed
The Perfect Picture (season2)
Celebrity reality competition
SABC 1
1 season
45 minutes
pending
uBettina Wethu
Telenovela
SABC 1 /Viu
1 season , 56 episodes
22 minutes
pending
Upcoming original programming
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Title
Genre
Premiere
Gospel Superstar
Reality competition series
Late-2024
Snake
Drama film
TBA
Bafana The Boys
Documentary
Early 2025
Untitled telenovela
Drama series
April 2025
The Drop
Comedy film
Early 2025
Nyama Battle
Cooking competition series
23 February 2025