Winnie Ntshaba reprises her role in ‘The River’ spin-off

House of Zwide actress Winnie Ntshaba has joined the cast of The River series titled Cobrizi.

WINNIE NTSHABA AS ZODWA

Entertainment commentator Phil Mphela confirms that The River actress Winnie Ntshaba will portray the character of Zodwa in Cobrizi.

Zodwa is Paulina’s mother who was married to Thuso “Cobra” Mokoena. Paulina was killed by Thuso’s second wife Angelina in season five of the award-winning telenovela. Zodwa is also the grandmother of Thuso’s son with his late wife Paulina (Tango Ncetezo).

Ntshaba will star opposite Presley Chweneyagae who portrays the fan-favourite character of Thuso “Cobra” Mokoena.

Cobrizi will premiere on Mzansi Magic (DStv channel 161) in early 2025.

CASTING NEWS:

Winnie Ntshaba to reprise role in new show

Winnie will reprise her role as Zodwa on The River spin-off show, Cobrizi. #KgopoloReports pic.twitter.com/emNlMDovTz

— Kgopolo (@PhilMphela) December 12, 2024

WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT ‘THE RIVER’ SPIN-OFF

The multi-award-winning TV show, The River spin-off series will be premised around Presley Chweneyagae’s character Cobra.

Sowetan reports that the 13-episode series titled Cobrizi will premiere in March 2025. The show is produced by Tshedza Pictures duo Phathutshedzo Makwarela and Gwydion Beynon who produced the original telenovela.

The show focuses on Cobra who moves to the inner-city Johannesburg. He unexpectedly finds love while on a quest to do right to his youngest child. 

Shirley Adonisi, director of local entertainment channels at M-Net says: “Cobra’s story resonated with our Mzansi Magic viewers because of the way it presented the glamorous lives of the Dlamini-Dikanas compared to the struggling Mokoenas. It’s a story of hope, resilience, and community.”

“Presley brought tremendous depth and humour to the character and this is a way to explore this tortured man’s world and see if his anger could be focused into tenacity to help him try to create a better life for himself,” adds Adonisi.

NEW SHOW:

Cobra getting his own show

A spin-off about the character of Thuso “Cobra” Mokoena played by Presley Chweneyagae on the hit telenovela, The River, is in production.

The show, titled “Cobrizi”, is slated to premiere on Mzansi Magic in early 2025. #KgopoloReports pic.twitter.com/JdSbmVmGLp

— Kgopolo (@PhilMphela) December 10, 2024

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