The Wife Comes to Mzansi Magic

The Wife Comes to Mzansi Magic. A lot of people are only up to date with the show, thanks to social media. Every time when a new episode of The Wife drops on Showmax, it immediately trends on Twitter. That is why a lot of those who have not watched the series, have an idea of the storyline.

Well, gone are those days of relying on tweeps, Mzansi Magic channel subscribers will now get the chance to watch the hit show. Season 1 of the series, Hlomu the Wife, is coming to the channel in September. The series will air every Monday to Wednesday at 21h30, and the omnibus will air on Saturdays from 21h30-23h00.

The Wife, which premieres on the channel on 12 September is produced by Stained Glass TV.

The Showmax original telenovela based on Dudu Busani Dube’s book Hlumo The Wife debut. It is essentially a love story that takes its cues from life in a South African township. A young woman named Mahlomu meets Mqhele Zulu and they fall in love. Even though aspects of Mqhele’s personality and past make her uncomfortable, Hlomu is happy.

Their love is strong and they stand by each other through good and bad. But Mqhele and his seven brothers have a dark and tumultuous past that involves a dead warlord father, mob justice, and lots of unaccounted-for money. The Zulu brothers are rich, handsome, powerful and dangerous. They eventually become one of the wealthiest and most powerful families in Johannesburg – but the inherent danger remains