Nicola Hanekom (Actor)

Binnelanders

A South African Afrikaans soap opera. It is set in and around the fictional private hospital, Binneland Kliniek, in Pretoria, and the storyline follows the trials, trauma and tribulations of the staff and patients of the hospital.

Release Date2005-10-13

Charactersd Cherilee Gouws

Episode Count26

Vote Count106

Jail Caesar

The early life of Roman ruler Julius Caesar as told in three working prisons in South Africa, the UK and Canada. A small group of professional actors is joined by a cast of real-life inmates to tell the story of one of history's foremost personalities.

Release Date2012-06-28

Charactersd Pirate Servilia

Vote Count3

Shepherds and Butchers

A lawyer takes on a case of a prison guard in South Africa who is traumatized by the executions he's witnessed.

Release Date2017-05-12

Charactersd Dr. Schlebusch

Vote Count75

Die Byl

The unit specializes in the investigation of serial murders and is led by Van der Bijl, a former murder and robbery detective who gained fame for his handling of several high-profile cases. Each episode focuses on a serial killer. The main character, Colonel Piet van der Bijl, also known as Die Byl, is loosely modeled on the famous ex-detective Piet Byleveld.

Release Date2016-07-12

Charactersd Jacky Bernardo

Episode Count1

Vote Count1

Blood & Water

After crossing paths at a party, a Cape Town teen sets out to prove whether a private-school swimming star is her sister who was abducted at birth.

Release Date2020-05-20

Charactersd Chairperson

Episode Count2

Vote Count320

Plek van die Vleisvreters

A South African Afrikaans-language television drama series produced by Spectro Productions in association with M-Net Original Productions in which a murder mystery unravels on a game farm against the backdrop of sibling rivalries and revenge.

Release Date2004-04-15

Charactersd Liza du Toit

Episode Count13

Vote Count1

Hond se Dinges

A mad-cap Afrikaans comedy set in a small town on the platteland. The plot revolves around a dog, and a diamond, and the assorted people who would like very much to get their hands on that diamond.

Release Date2009-03-20

Charactersd Rooi Sarie

Vote Count2

Song Vir Katryn

Song vir Katryn is a modern romantic drama about Jinx, an M.D. and musican, who falls in love with Katryn, a woman with a dark and mysterious past.

Release Date2003-04-24

Charactersd Maria

Episode Count1

Vote Count1

Farmhouse

Two women clean a farm murder scene.

Release Date2021-10-02

Charactersd Ronelle

For The Birds

Irma is a tomboy who believes independence is the only form of freedom. Then she meets Sampie, a charming rugby player with a heart of gold and oh-so-soft hands who sweeps her right off her feet to the altar, but not before she teaches him a thing or two.

Release Date2016-11-25

Charactersd Alta

Vote Count8

Projek Dina

A south African series that takes place in the work and life environment of the emergency response task force, where the pressure is sky high and the room for error is tiny. Now that the task force has just been set up by the Western Cape police - as a way to combat the rapidly increasing cases of missing persons in South Africa - the members of the task force have a seemingly impossible task at hand: to find the missing persons in Cape Town and bring them home one by one.

Release Date2020-01-14

Charactersd Jana

Episode Count3

Vote Count1

Dis ek, Anna

Set in modern-day South Africa, it tells the story of Anna Bruwer, who avenges years of abuse suffered at the hands of her stepfather and the court case that ensues.

Release Date2015-10-23

Charactersd Johanna du Toit

Vote Count5

Bergie

A law enforcement officer has to remove people that are homeless in order to make way for a 10km fun-run.

Release Date2022-11-01

Charactersd Marshall

Vote Count1

Hard Copy

A struggling tabloid finds new direction when a crime reporter takes the helm and pivots writers back to bold investigative journalism.

Release Date2005-02-03

Charactersd Jana Brink

Episode Count13

Peacock

POU is a South African gothic horror following the journey of a young woman into the dark recesses of the Afrikaner psyche and its compromised past.

Release Date2023-12-08

Charactersd Suster Tolmei

Vote Count1

Taste of Rain

Rachel struggles to survive a drought that has hit her farm and her life. A water-diviner brings dramatic changes to her life. She is confronted with a desert deep within herself and discovers a way to survive.

Release Date2012-07-24

Charactersd Rachel

Vote Count6

Wild Is the Wind

When two corrupt police officers investigate the brutal murder of a young girl, tensions come to a head in their small, racially-segregated town.

Release Date2022-10-28

Charactersd Marie Smit

Vote Count71

Sara se Geheim

Sara se Geheim is set in Cape Town, with two stories taking place at the same time - one about a family in Durbanville and the other of a family in Athlone. These families' lives are seemingly worlds apart, but a lie connects them - a lie which has been held secret for 35 long years.

Release Date2017-04-11

Charactersd Sanel

Episode Count39

Vote Count1

Snake Island

A group of American tourists heading down an African river make a brief stop at Snake Island, an island that has been virtually abandoned for years. When they end up getting trapped on the island overnight, they find thousands of deadly snakes intent on reclaiming the tropical island for themselves.

Release Date2002-08-01

Charactersd Ronnie

Vote Count20

Hans Crosses The Rubicon

A widower, Hans (90), is forced into a repressive old-age-home. Once there, he comes face to face with the draconian management, who forces him to become a rebel and activist, a 90-year-old-man who has nothing to lose by revolting. An anti-ageism revolution about growing old on your own terms.

Release Date2023-09-28

Charactersd Matrone

Hollywood in my House

Hollywood in my Huis is 'n coming-of-age romantic comedy set against the backdrop of 2004's matric dance in South Africa. The story focuses on an ordinary teenage girl - Jana van Tonder - who lives in an impoverished railway neighborhood with her dysfunctional parents. When she witnesses Charlize Theron's iconic Oscar win, Jana is inspired to transform her upcoming matric dance into her very own Hollywood Red Carpet mooment. Meanwhile, Jana's secret cursh, Brandon, the school's tennis champ, breaks off his relationship with Angelique, the school's most popular girl. But just as Jana needs to scrape together the courage to ask Brandon to the dance, her best friend and boy-next-door, Frikkie, reveals his true feelings for her. With the matric dance less than a month away, Jana has to make the difficult decision between her closest friend and her dream date.

Release Date2015-06-26

Charactersd Beatrice van Tonder

Vote Count1

Cut-Out Girls

Kevin and Mike are young men trying to get ahead in the competitive world of tennis. When one of them discovers a dangerous key that can unlock their potential, things get out of hand. Their worlds become intertwined and spiral out of control. A small series of seemingly insignificant moments weave together with devastating consequences.

Release Date2018-10-17

DepartmentWriting

JobWriter

Vote Count1

Dwaalster

Dwaalster is a South African, Afrikaans-language television drama series created by Nicola Hanekom and set in the fictional Karoo town of Maanhaarsdrif, which is populated by interesting and mysterious residents. In Maanhaarsdrif there is also a fixation with stars and stargazing, while some inhabitants are even moonstruck (proverbially speaking).

Release Date2019-01-08

DepartmentCreator

JobCreator

Vote Count1

Breekpunt

A gutsy teenager fights aggressively for the chance to compete on the international stage, but what she gains as she climbs over friends and family is not the victory she was aiming for.

Release Date2025-03-10

DepartmentDirecting

JobDirector

Episode Count8

Vote Count1

Faan's Train

Faan se Trein is about a simple-minded man living in a tiny Karoo community. When his father dies, leaving all his possessions to Faan and the church, greed rears its head and divides the community... Until love restores their sanity.

Release Date2014-01-24

Vote Count6

Quantum

Quantum portrays a day in South Africa through the lives of a diverse cast of characters: a recovering addict, an estranged daughter, a single mother, an uninspired filmmaker, orphans and a thug. Though living separate lives, they are intricately connected in unexpected ways.