Entertainment

19 April 2023

• The trailer for season two reintroduces all the cast members from season 1 of the reality series plus the newest addition.

• The newest members in Young, Famous and Africa are Bonang Matheba, Luis Munana, Fantana, Rosette, and Sebabatso.

Streaming giant Netflix has announced the return of season 2 of Young, Famous and African series.

A video shared by the streaming platform indicates that the series will be available on the platform on May 19, 2023.

The trailer for season two reintroduces all the cast members from season 1 of the reality series plus the newest addition.

A cross-check done by Mpasho Dennis Milimo indicates that 5 new members have been added to Young, Famous, and African. The five are Bonang Matheba, Luis Munana, Fantana, Rosette, and Sebabatso.

The central theme of Netflix's African reality series Young, Famous & African is "African love" in the context of the continent's urban culture.

Young, Famous & African series

The series, which first premiered on March 18 2022 was the first unscripted African reality series on Netflix, with seven sizzling episodes featuring some of the continent’s biggest personalities.

The young, Famous & African cast is made of a few select stars from South Africa, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Uganda as they manoeuvre tempestuous love lives, feuds, and demanding careers in the city of bling, Johannesburg, South Africa.

The reality series includes couple 2Baba and Annie Macaulay-Idibia, celebrity stylist Swanky Jerry, actor Khanyi Mbau, musician Diamond Platnumz, rapper Nadia Nakai, businesswoman Zari ‘The Bosslady’ Hassan, broadcaster, and TV producer Andile Ncube, and radio jockey Naked DJ.

Much like other reality series that follow rich folk, Young, Famous & African chronicles the everyday lives and projects of people with several digits on their bank accounts so the audience can get a glimpse of how the other side lives.