Coming This September To TLNovelas Across Africa: Fall Into Temptation

Raquel and Damián are happily married with two children. Destiny leads Damián to meet Carolina and feels an undeniable attraction towards her. Damián did not know that Carolina was already married to Santiago Álvarado, a construction architect with whom she has two children. When Raquel drops off her son Fede at school, she accidentally backs her car to Santiago's truck, and they realize that their sons know each other. Raquel volunteers to pay for the damages but Santiago refuses. Raquel insists and goes to the Álvarado home with Damián. The two couples become great friends. But the desire between Damián and Carolina is stronger than their marriage commitment and both decide to deceive to their spouses. Damián and Carolina have a terrible car accident. Rescuers only find a seriously injured Damián, and Carolina has mysteriously disappeared from the scene. During the investigation by the police, Raquel and Santiago learn that their spouses are lovers.

Starring Silvia Navarro, Gabriel Soto, Adriana Louvier, Carlos Ferro and a great cast. Fall Into Temptation (Caer En Tentación) premiered on Las Estrellas on 18 September 2017 and concluded on 11 February 2018 after 102 episodes.

Based on the Argentine drama Amar Después De Amar, Fall Into Temptation is set to replace A Shelter For Love from 1st of September on TLNovelas.

The series was produced by Giselle Rodriguez, viewers of TLNovelas would be familiar with her work which include the political drama The Candidate (also starring Silvia Navarro) and TLNovelas yet to be launched show Empire Of Lies (Imperio De Mentiras).

Coming This September To TLNovelas Across Africa: The Curse

Beatriz Almazan, a widow with a generous heart, dedicates herself to raising her two children after her husband's death. Her life turns mysterious and terrifying when she meets the powerful millionaire Enrique de Martino, whom she agrees to marry. After moving to De Martino's house, Beatriz discovers that her new husband is a sorcerer who worships a diabolical entity and has resorted to black magic to amass his immense fortune. He will fight for Beatriz's love, only to realize that the curse from which no one can escape is love itself.

Starring Fernando Colunga, Marlene Favela, Julian Gil, Jacqueline Andere and a great cast. The Curse (El Maleficio) premiered on Las Estrellas on 13 November 2023 and concluded on 3 March 2024 after 82 episodes.

Based on the 1983 telenovela of the same name, The Curse is set to replace Happily Ever After from 15th of September on TLNovelas.

José Alberto Castro serves as executive producer for The Curse and consumers of TLNovelas would be familiar with this work. These include Heartless (La Desalmada), Along Came Love (Vino El Amor) and The Unloved Woman (La Malquerida).

Recap To The Week: Mr. Bean: The Animated Series Makes A Dash To Play Room

Based on the popular British skit comedy "Mr. Bean", this animated cartoon follows the adventures of everyone's favourite bumbler. The title character, voiced by Rowan Atkinson, lives in his flat with the lovable Teddy, where he makes moronic decisions yet brilliantly solves them. However, he also needs to outwit his evil landlady Mrs. Wicket and her horrible one-eyed cat Scrapper.

The fourth season to Mr. Bean is currently broadcast on Cartoonito and now the first season is being allocated on Play Room weeknights at 19:10.

The mind numbing questions I get from readers is why Play Room is becoming a repeat slope for shows viewed on Cartoon Network and Cartoonito. There was Batwheels, Teen Titans GO!, Steven Universe, Supa Strikas and now Mr. Bean: The Animated Series.

eToonz despite not being a 24 hour channel or a pay-tv broadcaster has plenty of content not accessible on other DStv channels. You would assume a channel carried and paid for exclusively by MultiChoice would sought out an alternative offering like Sonic Boom.

With all these repeats, Play Room is more redundant than ever it would be a matter of consumer preference at this point. At this point, Mr. Bean would only benefit Access consumers as Cartoonito doesn't form part of the package.

Bloemfontein Celtic Revival In The Works As SuperSport United Reportedly Sold For R50 Million

SuperSport United FC has been sold to a Bloemfontein businessman for R50 million, paving the way for the rebirth of the beloved Bloemfontein Celtic. The announcement, broken by renowned sports journalist Robert Marawa, confirms that the club will now operate under the new name "Celtic United."

The sale marks the end of an era for SuperSport United, a Tshwane-based club that has been a fixture in the Premier Soccer League (PSL) since 1994, known for nurturing top talent and delivering competitive performances. 

The move signals a revival for Bloemfontein Celtic, a Free State giant with a passionate fanbase known as Siwelele. However, The club’s former owner, the late Petros Molemela, died with the title deed, and the new owners are unable to legally use the name hence the launch of Celtic United. 

Founded in 1969, Celtic had competed in the PSL until financial woes forced it to sell its status to now Royal AM in 2021.

This transaction underscores the fragile financial landscape of South African football. According to a May 2025 report by the Daily Maverick, over 40% of PSL clubs operate at a loss, highlighting the unsustainable model that has seen historic teams like Wits and now SuperSport relinquish their top-flight status.

Following Its Rollout On StarSat, eMedia Investments Acquires Rights To Turkish Romcom Volmaan For It's eVOD Streaming Service

Following Dolunay's rollout on the now defunct StarSat platform in South Africa, the series will soon be made available to stream on eVOD as Volmaan. It stars Özge Gürel as Nazmiye "Nazlı" Pınar, Can Yaman as Ferit Aslan and Hakan Kurtaş as Deniz Kaya.

Volmaan was broadcast on Star TV from 4th July 2017 and concluded on 31st December 2017 with 26 episodes. Star TV is home to shows like Bittersoet, Voelvry (currently seen on eExtra), As Die Skoen Pas and Deur Dik En Dun.

Synopsis for Volmaan 

Volmaan (Dolunay) revolves around Nazlı, an amateur cook and Ferit Aslan, a young, successful, handsome, and organized businessman. Nazlı needs a job immediately to pay the rent of her apartment that she shares with her sister and her best friend. She accepts the proposal to work in Ferit’s house as his private cook upon her professor’s recommendation.

At the same time, she meets Deniz, whom Ferit treats as his younger brother, and becomes fast friends with him. Deniz soon falls in love with Nazlı, but she doesn’t reciprocate his feelings. The relationship between these three gets even more complicated after Ferit proceeds to take custody of his nephew, Bulut, following his parents’ death. This is obstructed by Bulut’s aunt, Demet and her husband, Hakan who simply want to exploit the child for their nefarious gains.

In other developments, Blink Kant Bo is scheduled to return for a second season on eExtra from 4th July after being allocated on eVOD.