A-list actors have had a spooky time filming the latest local horror series, Pulse , set to release on Showmax on June 23. Shot in South Africa and Mauritius, “Pulse” follows a group of video game developers who become trapped in a real-world version of their own creation. As such, they’re cornered in their high-rise office building by a madman who just wants to play.
The six-episode series stars Thapelo Mokoena in a role that goes against the grain of characters he has played so far. He plays a narcissistic producer while Tarryn Wyngaard plays Jaz, the creator of a hit independent video game that’s getting a mainstream reboot.
“Pulse” also stars Sven Ruygrok (“Spud”) and two-time Silwerskerm winner Carel Nel, with cameos from multi-award-winners Albert Pretorius and Laré Birk. And one of the country’s most recognisable actors, Frank Opperman, is also in the show.
Mokoena described the series as the “most amazing project” he has ever made. There isn’t anything like this show. No offence to every other amazing series I’ve made, but ‘Pulse’ is really one of the most, if not the most, amazing project I’ve ever made in my 20-year career.
Wyngaard described Stephen Clarke’s scripts, “incredibly out of this world and like nothing I’ve ever read before”.
The survival horror series is directed by multi-award-winner Sallas de Jager, who said: “On the surface it looks like a big shift, but for my period films we created worlds that don’t exist anymore, so this didn’t feel that different.
Source: IOL
In other news – Jamie Bartlett’s memorial service open to the public
The memorial details for respected stage and screen actor Jamie Bartlett have been released by his management. Bartlett, 55, passed away on Monday, May 23, after suffering a cardiac arrest in his sleep.
The statement posted on TV presenter and actor Zola Hashatsi’s Instagram account, reiterated that the actor’s funeral will be a private family affair held in Cape Town. Learn more
