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Desert Rose (TV Series)
''Desert Rose'' is a South African crime thriller television series developed by Quizzical Pictures. Distributed by MultiChoice, the series premiered on M-Net on 2 June 2022. Cast Episodes Production The series was first announced in August 2021, with Rohan Dickson attached as show runner and Cindy Lee attached as director. The announced cast were Neil Sandilands, Tinarie van Wyk-Loots, Kai Luke Brümmer, Amalia Uys, Christia Visser, Brendon Daniels, Inge Beckmann, Craig Urbani, Tarryn Lamb, Roeline Daneel, and Danny Ross. Other cast members include Daniah de Villiers, Ben Voss, Tracey-Lee Oliver, Melt Sieberhagen, Candice van Litsenborgh and David Viviers. References External links *{{IMDb title, 19865004 *Desert Rose' at M-Net *Desert Rose' at MultiChoice MultiChoice is a South African company that operates DStv, a major satellite television service in Sub-Saharan Africa and GOtv, a minor service operating in over 9 countries of this area and Showmax service. Mult ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Sandilands
Neil Joseph William Sandilands (born May 1st, 1975) is a South African actor and filmmaker, known for roles in both film and television and for his versatility in filmmaking. In 2016, he had recurring roles on Sundance TV's ''Hap and Leonard'' as Paco and The CW's ''The 100'' as Titus. In 2017, he joined the main cast of The CW series ''The Flash'', playing Clifford DeVoe / The Thinker. Career Sandilands began his career in South Africa, his motherland, acting in a variety of projects, most notably in the television series ''7de Laan'' as Bart Kruger beginning in 2000. He departed the show after seven years and moved to Los Angeles in 2007. In 2010, Sandilands was featured in an episode of the popular American drama series ''House'', but soon returned to South Africa to star in a number of popular Afrikaans films, including the award-winning drama ''Die Ballade van Robbie de Wee''. Sandilands also took up production work before returning to Hollywood in 2014. "I had to revert to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quizzical Pictures
Quizzical Pictures, formerly known as Curious Pictures until 2012, is a South African film and television production company based in the Johannesburg area. The company was originally founded as Weekly Mail Television in 1993 and then '' Mail & Guardian'' Television. The company separated from the ''Mail & Guardian'' in 1999, becoming Curious Pictures. As to avoid confusion with the American production company of the same name, the company's name changed again in 2012 to Quizzical Pictures. In 2014, the studio moved to a warehouse facility in Randburg. Dramas, comedies, and reality joints produced by Quizzical have garnered a number of awards and nominations, including at the SAFTAs, Africa Movie Academy Awards, the Rose d'Or, Peabody Award, and International Emmy Awards The International Emmy Awards, or International Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based Intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M-Net
M-Net (an abbreviation of Electronic Media Network) is a South African pay television channel established by Naspers in 1986. The channel broadcasts both local and international programming, including general entertainment, children's series, sport and movies. While the TV signal is generally encrypted, M-Net showed some programmes 'free to air' in its "Open Time" slot between 5 p.m. and 7 pm, until the slot closed on 1 April 2007. In the early 1990s, M-Net added a second analogue channel called Community Services Network (CSN),''Mass Media, Towards the Millennium: The South African Handbook of Mass Communication'' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MultiChoice
MultiChoice is a South African company that operates DStv, a major satellite television service in Sub-Saharan Africa and GOtv, a minor service operating in over 9 countries of this area and Showmax service. MultiChoice was formed out of the subscriber-management branch of the M-Net terrestrial pay television company, and broadcasts the full range of M-Net channels on the DStv service. MultiChoice is owned by the media conglomerate of the same name. One of the subsidiaries of MultiChoice is DStv Now, renamed as DStv App, a service that delivers television transmission to mobile devices such as laptops, smart phones and notebooks. Formerly, MultiChoice had operations in the Scandinavian, Benelux, Italy, Eastern Europe, Greek & Cypriot regions under the Filmnet TV service, Egypt under CNE (Cable Network of Egypt), Middle East under Gulf TV and Arab Radio and Television Network & Thailand under UBC (United Broadcasting Corporation). In 2020, MultiChoice had a total subscriber ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kai Luke Brümmer
Kai Luke Brümmer (also stylised as Brummer; born 17 February 1993) is a South African actor. He is known for his role as Nicholas van der Swart in the film ''Moffie'' (2019). ''The Guardian'' named him one of the best new-and-up-comers at the 76th Venice Film Festival. Early life Brümmer was born in Johannesburg to parents Jacques and Natalie and grew up in Henley on Klip. He was introduced to acting by his mother, who was a drama teacher. He attended St John's College, Johannesburg. He went on to graduate in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre & Performance with a distinction in Acting from the University of Cape Town The University of Cape Town (UCT) ( af, Universiteit van Kaapstad, xh, Yunibesithi ya yaseKapa) is a public research university in Cape Town, South Africa. Established in 1829 as the South African College, it was granted full university statu .... He was briefly a ringmaster for the Boswell Wilkie Circus. Filmography Film Television Stage Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendon Daniels (actor)
Brendon Daniels, is a South African actor. He is best known for the roles in the television serials ''Vallei van Sluiers'', ''Die Francois Toerien'' and ''Die Boland Moorde'', as well as films ''Four Corners'', ''Zulu'' and ''I Now Pronounce You Black and White''. Career He has starred in several serials in South African television such as ''Interrogation Room'', ''Madam & Eve'', ''Stellenbosch'', ''Shooting Stars'', ''Transito'', ''Geraldina die Tweede'', ''The Philanthropist'' and ''League of Glory''. In the serial ''Trackers'', he played the role of a crime writer 'Deon Meyer'. Meanwhile, Daniels also acted in the films: ''The Young Lions'', ''Heaven'', ''Dollars and White Pipes'', ''End of the Road'', ''Fleisch'', ''Master Harold and the Boys'', ''I Now Pronounce You Black and White'', ''The Abyss Boys'', ''Agter die Berge'', ''Black Butterflies'', ''Four Corners'', ''Zulu'' and ''iNumber Number''. Apart from television and cinema, he also featured in many stage plays such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amalia Uys
Amalia Uys (born 14 October 1984) is a South African actress. She starred as San-Mari van Graan in the soap opera '' 7de Laan'' from 2006 to 2013. Early life Uys was born in Springbok, Northern Cape. She matriculated at Hoërskool Menlopark in Menlo Park, Gauteng. She graduated from Stellenbosch University in 2003, after which she moved to Johannesburg. 2008 helicopter crash On Saturday 31 May 2008, Uys suffered injuries when a helicopter that she and two fellow 7de Laan cast members ( Sekoati Tsubane and Hazel Hinda) were traveling in crashed into a car shortly after take off. The actors were in Kroonstad for the first day of a 12-month promotional tour for SABC2 SABC 2 is a South African family public television channel owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). SABC 2 broadcasts programming in English, Sepedi, Afrikaans, Venda, and Tsonga. As of August 2018, the channel started broadc .... Tsubane and Hinda were discharged shortly after checking i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christia Visser
Christia Visser (born 2 March 1992) is a South African actress and singer. She received a SAFTA nomination for her performance in the film ''Tess'' (2016). She began releasing music in 2019. Her debut album ''Gemaklik Verlore'' (2020) was nominated for a South African Music Award. Early life Visser grew up in Swellendam. Her father is a preacher. After matriculating from Stellenbosch High School, she completed at two year Advanced Acting for Film diploma at Act Cape Town. She also received dance and classical vocal training. Career Visser made her professional stage debut in Nicola Hanekom's play ''Land van Skedels'' at the 2013 Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees and Aardklop. Her first films were '' The Perfect Wave'' and ''Hollywood in my Huis'' in 2014, the latter of which earned her a People's Choice award for Best Actress at the kykNET Silwerskermfees, and ''Ballad for a Loner'' and ''Last Ones Out'' in 2015. In 2016, Visser played a young Alison Botha in the documentar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Voss
Ben Voss (born 3 May 1973) is a South African comedian, actor and satirist. He has been a professional actor, playwright and producer since 1998 and is best known for his portrayal of fictional character, Beauty Ramapelepele, his comedy Sketch shows and performances in Pantomime. He has also starred in films alongside the likes of John Cleese and Troye Sivan. He has starred in the TV series Desert Rose due for release on Mnet and Showmax in 2022. Formative Years He was born in Rhodesia and educated at Uthongathi School, Natal, South Africa, where he matriculated in 1990. He then went on to complete an honours degree in Mechanical Engineering at the then University of Natal. He followed that with a post-graduate degree in Human Resources at the same institution. After a gap year in South East Asia he returned to Durban, South Africa to take up a post as an engineer in the paper industry. Performing Arts Career Voss became disillusioned with his engineering career and, in Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melt Sieberhagen
Melt Sieberhagen is a South African actor and comic and was born in Ventersdorp. Training He obtained a B.A. in Drama from the University of Pretoria in 2001. Television appearances He starred in numerous South African soaps as well as the Afrikaans comic sketch program ''Kompleks II''. He is also part of the permanent cast of '' Proesstraat''. He has also appeared in television commercials for Cell C, TOPS @ Spar, Bioplus, McCarthy Call-a-car and Wimpy. As a voice over artist he has contributed to various television programs, commercial and a host of regular radio advertisements. Film appearances * ''Superhelde'' * ''District 9 ''District 9'' is a 2009 science fiction mockumentary film directed by Neill Blomkamp in his feature film debut, written by Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell, and produced by Peter Jackson and Carolynne Cunningham. It is a co-production of New Zea ...'' * '' Footskating 101'' * '' Poena is koning'' * '' Oh Schuks... I’m Gatvol! (2004)'' References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
