Filming wraps on Showmax's first original drama, 'The Girl From St Agnes'

Nina Milner. Picture: Patrick Toselli / Supplied

Nina Milner. Picture: Patrick Toselli / Supplied

Published Nov 29, 2018

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"The Girl From St Agnes," Showmax’s first original drama, wrapped on Wednesday after filming in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands and Johannesburg. The eight-part whodunnit premieres on 31 January 2019.

“Our first Original - last year’s light-hearted comedy "Tali’s Wedding Diary" - had the most successful launch day of any series on Showmax ever,” says Candice Fangueiro, head of content at Showmax. 

“This is a complete change of direction: The Girl From St Agnes" is a dark murder mystery that will keep you guessing and taps into the current conversations in South Africa about #metoo and teen sexuality.”

At St Agnes, a prestigious all-girls boarding school in the Midlands, a popular and beautiful student is found dead at the base of the old mill. Fearful of the scandal it might cause, the school is quick to declare the death of Lexi Summerveld a tragic accident.

But drama teacher Kate Ballard doesn’t believe it. On the night of her death, an upset Lexi had been trying to contact her, and Kate had ignored her. Now wracked with guilt, Kate attempts to piece together the terrible truth.               

The more she investigates, the more Kate realises that she didn’t know Lexi or the school at all. Behind the imposing walls of St Agnes, Lexi’s killer won’t be the only person exposed.

Newcomer Jane De Wet was handpicked to play Lexi by legendary South African casting director Moonyeenn Lee (Tsotsi), who’s been nominated for two Emmy Awards in the last three years, for The Looming Tower and Roots.

Kate is played by Nina Milner, who modelled for Vogue Germany and at Paris Fashion Week last year and most recently starred in "Troy: Fall Of A City" as Penthesilea, queen of the Amazons.

Jane and Nina are joined by an impressive supporting cast that includes internationally recognised South African talent like Robert Hobbs (District 9), Tyrone Keogh (24 Hours To Live), Tessa Jubber (Wallander), Karl Thaning (Dredd) and Shamilla Miller (Troy: Fall Of A City) opposite local favourites like Celeste Khumalo (The Queen), Richard Lukunku (Happiness Is A Four-Letter Word), Zakeeya Patel (High Rollers), Graham Hopkins (The Lab) and three-time South African Film and Television Award (SAFTA) winner Jerry Mofokeng (Heist, Tsotsi), not to mention hot new talent like Paige Bonnin and Tristan de Beer.

 

Binge all eight episodes first and only on Showmax from 31 January 2019.

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