Season 4 • Episode 106
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A South African, Afrikaans-language telenovela which takes place in and around a competitive swimming club, Die Swartmarlyne.
Acting
Justin Strydom's patriarch is gloriously terrible and you can't look away.
Production
South African TV rarely looks this glossy — money was SPENT.
Creator
Neil McCarthy
Justin Strydom
Gys Swarts
Sandi Schultz
Zelda Joubert
Nadia Valvekens
Sanet Swarts
Altus Theart
Rossouw Swarts
Werner Coetser
Jacques Swarts
Reze-Tiana Wessels
Nina de Wet
Stiaan Bruwer
Henry Paddu
Mandi du Plooy
Theresa Harmse
Christiaan Ackermann
Juvan Bester
Jean Henry
Arno van der Westhuizen
Stephanie Baartman
Lettie Paddu
Tracey-Lee Oliver
Pam Bhonga
Izak Davel
Schalk Viljoen
Carla Schönfeldt
Hanneli Viljoen
Xander Venter
Marco Viljoen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Die Swartmarlyne is loosely inspired by real South African swimming dynasties, with the showrunners consulting actual Olympic coaches for authenticity.
The pool set was built on the same lot where 1990s Afrikaans soap 'Egoli' filmed — deliberate homage or budget recycling? You decide.
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