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Genre Soap opera Theme music composer Tuks Senganga First episode date 13 October 2011 Network SABC 1 | 8.9/10 IMDb Created by Winnie Serite Country of origin South Africa Director Norman Maake Program creator Winnie Serite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Directed by Shaft Moropane
Norman Maake Starring Thabiso Mamabolo
Patrick Seleka
Clement Maosa Cast Molefi Monaisa, Patrick Shai, Harriet Manamela Awards Golden Horn Award for Best Supporting Actress in a TV Drama Series, Golden Horn Award for the Most Popular Soap Similar Muvhango, Generations: The Legacy, Uzalo, Isidingo, Rhythm City Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skeem Saam is a soap created by Winnie Serite, broadcast on SABC1 in South Africa. It stars Thabo Mamabolo, Clement Maosa and Patrick Seleka. The series premiered on SABC1 on Thursday 13 October 2011, at 20h30. The first two seasons of the show played out as a weekly drama, but the show was extended into a daily drama from Season 3. Season 3 premiered on Monday 14 July 2014 and aired at 18h30 daily. On Wednesday, 1 October it changed time to 20h00, replacing Generations which went off-air as a result of a dispute between the production and the actors. Skeem Saam will air at 20h00 until December 2014 when it will return to its 18h30 timeslot.
The series mostly revolves around the township by the name 'Turfloop'. It focuses on the complex lives of some of the characters of Turfloop, together with the lives of people they associate themselves with.