By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
StudioCanal announced that filming of Spinners S2 has been completed, revealing first-look images from the highly anticipated second series in the franchise, coming in 2026 to both CANAL+ and MultiChoice’s (Showmax and DStv) platforms.
The show illustrates creative synergies between the French TV group and Showmax, the streaming service of MultiChoice.
The first season of Spinners make history as the first African show to take part in Canneseries’ main competition in 2023 and went on to win awards at Dakar Series, and the Shanghai TV festival, as well as garnered three nominations at the South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTA).
The first season followed 17-year-old Ethan (Cantona James) seeking a way out of the Southside’s bloody cycle of gang violence through spinning, a South African extreme motorsport that features drivers performing daredevil stunts.
Season 2 sees is set two years after Ethan and his friends escaped the violent grip of gang life and have become spinning stars in the big city. “Fame, love, and happiness finally seem within reach—until a brutal ambush, orchestrated by Ethan’s old gang, shatters their peace. Desperate, Ethan turns to the Maseko clan for help but their protection comes at a heavy cost,” the synopsis reads.
Joining the cast this season is SAFTA winner Clementine Mosimane as the matriarch of the Maseko crime family; Mondli Makhoba as her bodyguard; and Luyanda Zwane and Aphiwe Mkefe as her children.
The production of Spinners season 2 reflects the ambition of Canal+ which aims at ramping up its pipeline of Canal+ original series in Africa to eight shows per year hailing from all over Africa. Since 2018, Canal+ has produced 35 Canal+ series with African talent in 11 different African countries.