{"id":22416,"date":"2024-06-29T11:33:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-29T09:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=22416"},"modified":"2024-06-29T11:33:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-29T09:33:53","slug":"spinners-beats-succession-in-shanghai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2024\/06\/29\/spinners-beats-succession-in-shanghai\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Spinners&#8221; Beats Succession in Shanghai"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The first season of <em>Spinners <\/em>just beat the Emmy-winning final season of <em>Succession <\/em>for Best Foreign TV Series at the 29th Shanghai TV Festival\u2019s Magnolia Awards, one of the biggest accolades in Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Showmax Original also held off strong competition from:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>the BAFTA-nominated <em>All Creatures Great and Small S4<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>La Storia<\/em>, named 2024 Series of the Year by The Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Aspergirl<\/em>, winner of Best Actor for Carel Brown at last year\u2019s Series Mania in the French competition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/showmax.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/showmax.png?resize=450%2C159&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/showmax.png?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/showmax.png?resize=300%2C106&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>At the start of this week, the acclaimed Showmax Original was also released on CANAL+ in France, with two episodes every Monday.&nbsp;This follows a CANAL+ release in French Africa in November last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reviews in France are as glowing as they were in South Africa. <em>Le Figaro<\/em> says <em>Spinners <\/em>\u201chappily explores new fictional territories and allows you to discover an astonishing motorsport\u201d;<em> Diverto<\/em> uses phrases like \u201cabsolutely captivating\u201d, \u201cbreathtaking\u201d and \u201cboth spectacular and full of suspense\u201d; <em>Allocin\u00e9 <\/em>calls it \u201ca gripping thriller\u2026 somewhere between <em>Fast and Furious<\/em> and <em>Gomorra<\/em> with a little hint of <em>Moonlight<\/em>\u201d;<em> Le Journal DuManche <\/em>says, \u201cIf we put the film <em>City of God<\/em>, the <em>Fast and Furious<\/em> franchise and the <em>Gomorrah <\/em>series in a shaker\u2026 the final cocktail could look like this production!\u201d; and <em>T\u00e9l\u00e9-Loisirs<\/em> says, \u201cForget <em>Fast and Furious<\/em>, the <em>Spinners<\/em> series has a lot more under the hood than the saga with Vin Diesel and it will make you buzz with pleasure!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first African series ever selected for CanneSeries,<em> Spinners <\/em>follows Ethan (breakout star Cantona James), a 17-year-old driver working for a local gang. Needing to support his younger brother but increasingly disgusted with gang life, Ethan discovers a possible way out via spinning, an extreme motorsport where he can put his driving skills to better use. With a gang war looming, can he turn his life around fast enough?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A co-production between Showmax and CANAL+, <em>Spinners<\/em> is co-created by producer Joachim Landau and showrunner Benjamin Hoffman of Empreinte Digitale, with the story developed by and head written by SAFTA and Silwerskerm winners Sean Steinberg and Matthew Jankes. SAFTA and Silwerskerm winner Jaco Bouwer directs, while the English\/Kaaps series is co-produced by Locarno, Amiens and FESPACO winner Ramadan Suleman from Natives at Large, <em>Spinners<\/em>\u2019 local co-production company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Spinners<\/em>\u2019 all-star cast includes Albert Pretorius, Braeden Buys, Brendon Daniels, Carel Nel, Chelsea Thomas, Clayton Evertson, Dann Jaques Mouton, Danny Ross, David Isaacs, Dillon Windvogel<em>,<\/em> Elton Landrew, Ernest St. Clair, Jihaad Otto, Katlego Lebogang, Keeno Lee Hector, Lee-Ann van Rooi, Melanie du Bois, Monique Rockman, Stephren Saayman, Waleed Osman and Zenobia Kloppers, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spinners | Teaser Trailer | Showmax Original\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PadIbHmQZ0A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The opening night film at MIP Africa last year, <em>Spinners<\/em> also won three awards at the inaugural Dakar Series: Best TV Series, Best Performance (Cantona James), and Best Editing for Andrea Shaw and Matthew Swanepoel. <em>Spinners<\/em> was also featured on international trade <em>Deadline<\/em> as part of their Global Breakouts strand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>StudioCanal is handling international sales on <em>Spinners<\/em>, with Brazilian TV giant Globo the first deal announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Binge <em>Spinners S1<\/em> on Showmax:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/watch\/asset\/series\/spinners\/ce05e802-0ee2-3552-b406-22a0c48f5a89\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.showmax.com\/watch\/asset\/series\/spinners\/ce05e802-0ee2-3552-b406-22a0c48f5a89<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Binge <em>Succession S1-4 <\/em>on Showmax:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.showmax.com\/watch\/asset\/series\/succession\/4abc0bb9-9625-32e1-b5b7-24e008c5fafc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.showmax.com\/watch\/asset\/series\/succession\/4abc0bb9-9625-32e1-b5b7-24e008c5fafc<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Showmax continues to roll out fresh local content every weekday, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>new episodes of Showmax Original sitcom <em>Mince Jou Hare<\/em> every Monday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>new episodes of Kenyan crime drama <em>Jiji<\/em> every Monday and Tuesday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>new episodes of Showmax Original university drama <em>Wyfie<\/em> every Tuesday, until 8 July<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>new episodes of Showmax Original Vaal-set drama <em>016fm<\/em> every Wednesday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>new episodes of Kenyan romcom <em>Big Girl Small World<\/em> every Wednesday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>new episodes of Showmax Original telenovela <em>Empini<\/em> every Thursday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>new episodes of Kenyan crime drama <em>Untying Kantai<\/em> every Thursday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>new episodes of kykNET\u2019s SAFTA Best TV soap winner <em>Suidooster<\/em> every weekday<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>new episodes ofkykNET\u2019s three-time SAFTA winner <em>Arendsvlei<\/em> every Tuesday to Friday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first season of Spinners just beat the Emmy-winning final season of Succession for Best Foreign TV Series at the 29th Shanghai TV Festival\u2019s Magnolia Awards, one of the biggest accolades in Asia. 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