Grassroots

In this new coming-of-age drama, two boys are forced to overcome a family feud and work together when they’re sent from their rural town in the Eastern Cape to a posh private school in Johannesburg.

Rugby is the ticket to a new life for Asanda and Monwabisi, who’ve both earned scholarships to St Sebastian’s. As they adjust to life in the tough school, they realise they’ll have to put their historic differences aside if they’re going to survive.

Skeem Saam actor Oros Mampofu plays Monwabisi Nala, a traditional young man who lost his father in troubling circumstances, while newcomer Lihleli Tini plays Asanda Debeza, who comes from a prosperous Butterworth family. The cast is rounded out by Sibulele Gcilitshana (Soul City), Luzuko Nkqeto (Tsha Tsha) and Zikhona Sodlaka (After 9, Montana, Soul City).

Grassroots is a co-production between Showmax and 1Magic, and you can stream it on Showmax at the same time it airs on 1Magic on DStv Now.