Netflix today has revealed its highly anticipated slate of upcoming South African and international series, films and games coming in 2025 which is set to become one of Netflixโs biggest years ever for global audiences.
The exciting slate features new films and series, along with the return of fan-favourites for local audiences to enjoy while showcasing the best in class stories from South Africa and around the world.
The upcoming slate ofย new films from South Africaย kicks off 2025 withย Semi-Soeter, an Afrikaans-language romantic comedy directed by Joshua Rous and produced byย Anel Alexander and Zandrรฉ Coetzer, whileย Meet the Khumalosย will introduce us to the hilarious antics of a local family written, directed and produced byย Jayan Moodleyย โ who created the Kandasamys family comedy franchise which includes films and a series focused on a South African Indian family from Kwa-Zulu Natal.
Fans of South African stories are also in for a treat with new series includingย Tuiskoms, a brand-new Afrikaans language series featuring a stellar cast of local talent and produced byย Infinity Filmsย which will premiere on 28 February 2025. On 21 March 2025, an exciting drama seriesย Go!ย produced byย Ten30Films with Kutlwano Ditsele as creator and producer with Thuli Zumaย andย Tristan Holmes taking the directing helmย will also launch on Netflix. The series features established and budding local talent includingย Thandolwethu Zondi, Wonder Ndlovu alongside Mzansi favorite screen stars Dawn Thandeka King, Wiseman Ncube and Katlego Danke.ย Fans can also look forward to the return of their favourite South African shows likeย Kings of JoโBurgย forย Season 3ย featuringย Connie Ferguson, Zolisa Xaluvaย and their merry band of fellow kings to create more havoc in the city of gold,ย andย Gail Mabalaneย as she returns to take over screens on her gripping journey as Zenzi alongside Dineo Langa, Waldemar Schultz, Ilse Klink and Siv Ngesi onย Unseen Season 2.
Netflix also shared a slate of itโs upcoming international films and series including:
- New Films like Frankenstein from Academy Awardยฎ-winning filmmaker, Guillermo del Toro โ a project heโs been wanting to make for 50 years.
- New Comedies that build on the success of shows like Nobody Wants This, and A Man on the Inside โ including Tina Feyโs The Four Seasons, adapted from the 1981 film written by Alan Alda.
- New Unscripted titles that go beyond Netflixโs current slate of must-watch dating shows and behind-the-scenes sports shows that will include performance-style shows like Building the Band, and social experiment shows like Million Dollar Secret.
- New Live events above and beyond the WWE, the Screen Actors Guild Awards and the NFL on Christmas Day. Bajaria announced that TUDUM, our global fan event, will stream live from Los Angeles on May 31, and previewed Everybodyโs Live in L.A. with John Mulaney, a new weekly stand-up special starting March 12.
- Bajaria pointed out that prestige TV and film have always been foundational to what Netflix does, and last year we had more Emmyยฎ and Golden Globe nominations than any other network. New Prestige TV and Films including Sirens from Maid creator Molly Smith Meltzer, Death by Lightning from David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Zero Day starring Robert De Niro, Black Rabbit starring and executive produced by Jason Bateman and Jude Law, and The Beast in Me with Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys.
- 2025 will also have plenty of Returning Favorites including three of our biggest shows ever โ Stranger Things, Wednesday and Squid Game. Bajaria revealed that Wednesday just wrapped production, and will be out later this year. She also announced that the final season of Squid Game will debut on June 27.
Finally,ย Gamesย offer fans a way to go even deeper into their favorite worlds. Withย Squid Game: Unleashedย on pace to be Netflixโs most downloaded game ever, members can expect to see even more games coming in 2025 based on shows they love, fromย Ginny & Georgiaย andย Sweet Magnoliasย toย Love is Blindย andย Singleโs Inferno. Bajaria also announced Netflix will be the exclusive home to the iconicย WWE 2Kย video games on mobile starting later this year.
โWeโre not just one thing. Weโre theย bestย of film, TV, documentaries, stand-up, animation and live events โ and weโre doing it in 50 languages. Weโre not afraid to make big bets on compelling voices and new ideas โ whether itโs a plot twist, an original story, or a big live moment. Thatโs what Netflix is all about. Bold choices. Creativity. Surprises. Fandom. Entertaining the world. Thatโs what keeps our members coming back week after week, month after month, year after year. And thatโs what weโll be doing in 2025,โ says Bajaria.
Learn More atย NextOnNetflix2025.com.
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