Ayeye
{{Infobox television
| image = Ayeye Season 1.jpg
| caption =
| image_size = 300
| alt_name =
| genre = Drama
| creator =
| developer =
| editor = Jeremy Briers
| writer = {{Plainlist |
- Sunni Faba
- Justine Loots
- Desireé Markgraaff}}
| director = {{Plainlist |
- Angus Gibson
- Teboho Mahlatsi}}
| creative_director =
| presenter =
| starring = {{Plainlist |
- Thapelo Mokoena
- Sthembiso Khoza
- Mpho Modikoane}}
| narrator =
| theme_music_composer = Philip Miller
| open_theme =
| end_theme =
| composer =
| country = South Africa
| language = {{hlist|English|Zulu|Sesotho}}
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 13
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = Desireé Markgraaff
| producer = {{Plainlist |
- Angus Gibson
- Desireé Markgraaff
- Kutlwano Ditsele}}
| cinematography = Zeno Petersen
| camera =
| runtime = 46–52 minutes
| company = The Bomb Shelter
| channel = Mzansi Magic
| first_aired = {{Start date|2015|05|22}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2015|08|14}}
| related = Ayeye: Stripped (Season 2)
}}
Ayeye is a South African drama television series created by BOMB, executive producer Desireé Markgraaff.{{cite web |title=AYEYE! |url=https://thebomb.co.za/item/ayeye/ |website=The Bomb Shelter |access-date=23 February 2024}} It is an M-Net original series, produced by The Bomb Shelter for MultiChoice Studios.{{cite web |title=MultiChoice Studios - Ayeye |url=https://www.multichoicestudios.com/show/ayeye |website=www.multichoicestudios.com |access-date=23 February 2024 |language=en}} The series premiered on Mzansi Magic on 22 May 2015 in South Africa,{{cite web |title=Ayeye premiers this week! |url=https://www.dstv.com/mzansimagic/en-ng/news/ayeye-premiers-this-week |website=Mzansi Magic - Ayeye premiers this week! |access-date=23 February 2024 |language=en}} and began streaming worldwide on Showmax in 2017, starring Thapelo Mokoena, Sthembiso Khoza, and Mpho Modikoane.
Plot
Ayeye follows the lives, loves, heartaches, fears, and dreams of three friends working as rockstar creatives at a hotshot Sandton advertising agency, and sharing a loft apartment in Maboneng.
Cast
=Main=
- Thapelo Mokoena as Jacaranda or "JK"
- Sthembiso Khoza as Neo
- Mpho Modikoane as Lebo
=Supporting=
{{div col|colwidth=25em}}
- Jessica Nkosi as Eve
- Warren Masemola as Eugene
- Lizwi Vilakazi as Teddy
- Nomsa Xaba as Gogo
- David Butler as Marty
- Bonginkosi Dlamini as Isaac
- Zethu Dlomo as Sibongile
- Robert Hobbs as Rev
- Kaone Kario as Leano
- Vusi Kunene as Khoza Senior
- Zandile Lujabe as Ziyanda
- Karabo Magongwa as Azania
- Khanyi Mbau as Thenjiwe
- Somizi Mhlongo as Baps
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Episode
Each episode is released every Friday on Mzansi Magic.
{{Series overview
| color1 = #A4264C
| link1 = #Season 1 (2015)
| episodes1 = 13
| start1 = {{Start date|2015|05|22}}
| end1 = {{End date|2015|08|14}}
| color2 = #C8A2C8
| link2 = #Season 2 (2022)
| episodes2 = 13
| start2 = {{Start date|2022|08|05}}
| end2 = {{End date|2022|10|28}}
}}
=Season 1 (2015)=
{{Episode table|background=#A4264C|overall=|title=Ayeye|airdate=|episodes=
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title =
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|05|22|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = The boys PSA has been nominated for a Cannes Lion and they a wait with bated breath to find out if they have won anything. Lebo, who never has luck with women, finally finds a match, but there is a problem.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title =
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|05|29|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = The PSA causes controversy and the boys do their best to defend it, but they find opposition in their own agency. All 3 guys find themselves on shaky ground as they try to re-negotiate their various relationships.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title =
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|06|05|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Tensions are high as JK and the boys try to grasp their award winning advert being pulled off Television by KT&T. JK and Isaac, the leader of the recyclers have a heated confrontation.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title =
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|06|12|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Ziyanda takes matters into her own hands in trying to save her relationship with Lebo as she confronts JK at work. Lebo realizes that his father’s condition may be more serious than he had originally thought.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title =
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|06|19|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Neo learns of the financial pressures that come with fatherhood. Neo and JK embark on finding new clients. JK finally realises that Eve is willing to move on with her love life.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title =
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|06|26|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Lebo has to find a way to tell JK & Neo that Sphynx has signed with KT&T and will not sign with Ayeye. Neo and JK are in conflict regarding pitching to Eve’s company. Ziyanda and Lebo run into trouble with the law.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title =
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|07|03|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = The arrival of Leano sets Neo off into an emotional roller coaster. Ziyanda and Lebo struggle to adjust to life in a jail cell. JK and Lebo have a physical altercation that leaves Lebo winded on the floor.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title =
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|07|10|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = The boys are still estranged and an attempted mugging on Cindy near the recyclers brings them back together. Lebo negotiates to have sex with Ziyanda in the loft after numerous failed attempts with dodgy hotels.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|Title =
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|07|17|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Neo is made an offer to come back to work at KT&T. Eve and Thenji force Khoza Snr to return to work at the agency to pitch for their account.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|Title =
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|07|24|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Leano gives the boys a taste of their own medicine. After the fight, JK makes a terrible decision and breaks his sobriety.
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}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 11
|Title =
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|07|31|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Ayeye follows the lives, loves, heartache, fears and dreams of three friends who share a loft apartment in Maboneg, working as rockstar creatives at a hotshot Sandton advertising agency.
|LineColor = C8A2C8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 12
|Title =
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|08|07|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Ayeye follows the lives, loves, heartache, fears and dreams of three friends who share a loft apartment in Maboneg, working as rockstar creatives at a hotshot Sandton advertising agency.
|LineColor = C8A2C8
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 13
|Title =
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|08|14|df=y}}
|ShortSummary = Ayeye follows the lives, loves, heartache, fears and dreams of three friends who share a loft apartment in Maboneg, working as rockstar creatives at a hotshot Sandton advertising agency.
|LineColor = C8A2C8
}}}}
=Season 2 (2022)=
{{main|Ayeye: Stripped}}
On 25 July 2022, Mzansi Magic announced the release date of the second season titled Ayeye: Stripped.{{cite web |title=Ayeye is finally back with a new season – and a new format. |url=https://www.dstv.com/mzansimagic/en-ng/show/ayeye/season/2/ayeye-is-finally-back-with-a-new-season-and-a-new-format/news |website=Mzansi Magic - Ayeye is finally back with a new season – and a new format. |language=en}} It premiered on 5 August 2022, introducing a new lead character Rosemary Zimu as Zoleka and a new plot, focused on a single mother and her son.{{cite web |last1=Selisho |first1=Kaunda |title=Ayeye season two is happening |url=https://www.citizen.co.za/entertainment/ayeye-season-two-is-happening/ |website=The Citizen |access-date=23 February 2024 |language=en |date=31 October 2019}}{{cite web |title=Rosemary Zimu, Tebogo Thobejane lead the cast of Ayeye remake on Mzansi Magic |url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/s-mag/culture/2022-07-08-rosemary-zimu-tebogo-thobejane-lead-the-cast-of-ayeye-remake-on-mzansi-magic/ |website=SowetanLIVE |access-date=23 February 2024 |language=en-ZA}}{{cite web |title=Watch Ayeye: Stripped Season 2 on DStv |url=https://www.dstv.com/en-za/news/55350/rich-thirsty |website=www.dstv.com |access-date=23 February 2024 |language=en-za}} The second season was executively produced by Thabang Moleya, and written by Zaba LeRoto Hlatshwayo, which earned him a nomination at the 17th South African Film and Television Awards in the Best Achievement in Scriptwriting - TV Drama category in 2023.{{cite web |title=SA Film and Television Awards 2023: All the winners |url=https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/sa-film-and-television-awards-2023-all-winners |website=Music In Africa |access-date=23 February 2024 |language=en |date=3 October 2023}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.dstv.com/mzansimagic/en-ng/show/ayeye Ayeye] on Mzansi Magic
- {{IMDb title|tt11173454}}
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