ICYMI! DSTV Confirms ‘The Queen Mzansi’ Is Coming To An End. Following weeks of speculations and reports, DSTV has finally confirmed what fans have been dreading to hear and what critics say they saw coming, award winning Telenovela ‘The Queen Mzansi’ is coming to an end in 2023 along with Lingashoni which has been renewed for its second and final season to premiere on 21 March, with the last episode set to air on 13 January 2023.
The Queen Mzansi has been renewed for a seventh and its final season which will premiere in July, with the last episode broadcast on 13 January 2023 according to News24.MNet Local Entertainement Channels explained in a press release the new changes saying 1Magic and Mzansi Magic have been revised to keep abreast with changing audience preferences and the evolving competitor landscape.
“The success of our local strategy depends on how well we adapt to what our viewers desire to see on screen. Telenovelas have been the crux of our weekday viewership and continue to be so on Mzansi Magic. A new telenovela will be introduced into the weekday 21:00-slot, replacing The Queen from January 2023. New content is still under development and will be announced in due course. While 1Magic is not traditionally known as the home of telenovelas, it houses one of our leading telenovelas, The River – a multi-award-winning production that is popular with viewers. It has just been renewed for a 5th season. Our replacement for Lingashoni will be announced soon,” the press release stated.
“As the M-Net local entertainment channels, we would like to applaud the producers, cast and crew of The Queen and Lingashoni for their dedication to delivering riveting storylines and award-winning content in highly contested primetime slots,” Shirley Adonisi, M-Net director of local entertainment channels said.
“We maintain long-standing and positive relationships with Ferguson Films and Stained Glass TV, with both production houses having created other shows for our channels.I n the case of Ferguson Films, they have given us hit shows including Rockville, Igazi, The Imposter and Unmarried; while Stained Glass TV is the studio behind our shows Ifalakhe, eHostela and the massively popular The Wife,” Adonisi added.
No statement yet from the Ferguson Films regarding the cancellation of the show.
