e.tv’s new daily drama, Imbewu: The Seed has viewers gripped.
e.tv’s new daily drama, Imbewu: The Seed premiered on Monday 16 April at 21:30.
South African audiences had been waiting for months in anticipation for the show. The impressive cast which includes Leleti Khumlo helped draw in audiences.
The show has thus far received mostly positive feedback from viewers.
Here are some of the responses posted by viewers:
“Thumbs up !!#ImbewuTheSeed”
“My favorite Zulu Telenova right now. You guys do such an amazing job”.
“Counting down the hours #ImbewuTheSeed I’m hooked”
Fans have also taken it upon themselves to deliberate about what might happen in the series. Speculation about character’s true identities is rife on social media platforms.
As one user has speculated:
“I don’t even think the brothers have the same father #ImbewuTheSeed”.
And another,
“I suspect that Zimele’s fav children (the eldest son and daughter) are not his but his least fav is actually his biological one.”
Many of these avid new fans were overjoyed to discover that the show plays from Monday to Friday and that there will be a Saturday omnibus.
e.tv confirmed the repeat schedule for the show in a Tweet:
“10:30PM on eExtra. 12:30PM on http://e.tv . Omnibus airs on Saturday at 11:20AM. Full episodes are also available on e On Demand.”
Is that Morgan Freeman?
During the premiere episode of Imbewu, viewers were certain that they had seen American actor Morgan Freeman playing as a sangoma on their screens.
The confusion escalated when the sangoma began to speak in fluent Zulu.
Viewers again took to social media to hash out whether they had in fact seen Morgan Freeman reciting lines in perfect Zulu.
As it turns out, the actor playing the sangoma is simply a dead-ringer for Freeman. The actor’s name is Bab’ Zwane.
Imbewu: The Seed airs weekdays on e.tv at 21:30.
