Family Secrets 2021 -Drama & Shows

Family Secrets is a South African television drama series which tells the story of Caesar Mokoena, Africa’s wealthiest banker, and his ruthless rise to the top of global banking.

Caesar deals in lies, secrets and bodies, which he buries to protect his billions.

Power is a formidable and corruptive force, and it is a weapon that determines both the success and downfall of the characters that form the drama behind Family Secrets.

Caesar Mokwena, founder of South Africa’s first black-owned bank, is a viper in the boardroom, but his serial womanising, dodgy business deals and his closeted addiction to alcohol make him unstable and as unpredictable as a viper ready to strike.

His wife Cleopatra may tolerate the pleasure he covets, but she is no walkover and will defend her family to her death.

Unfortunately, death is a secret that plagues the Mokoenas’ past, as a suspicious accident comes back to jeopardise the opulent lives they’ve worked so hard to maintain.

The series stars Mangaliso Ngema as Caesar Mokoena, Sonia Mbele as Cleopatra Mokoena, Sophie Ndaba as Shanice Moore, Vusi Kunene as Hannibal Razor, Menzi Ngubane as Napoleon Biko and Katlego Danke as Coco Rivers.

Additional cast includes Bafana Mthembu as Moses Mokoena, Vaugn Lucas as Colin Jackson, Llewellyn Cordier as Barry White, Michael de Pinna as Burton Taylor, Robert Whitehead as Harold Stone, Thembi Seete as Eleanor Grace, Michelle Botes as Dawn Pretorius, Nalini Subrayen as Meghan Patel, Strauss Mokobori as Young Caesar, Nthabiseng Ntjeke as Young Shanice and Mpho Maliu as Young Cleopatra.

Family Secrets is produced by SAWITA (South African Women in Television Arts). The executive producers are Pulane Shomang and Bongani Sibeko.

The series director is Mosese Semenya and the head writer is Bongani Sibeko.