The slate

The slate, for brands and partners.

Four shows are live on our watch site. Two are Buka Originals and two are licensed. Here is what each has done so far, and where to see it.

After the Bell

Buka Original · isiXhosa · School drama · 10 episodes

6.3M views on TikTok and Facebook
26,000+ hours watched
1,041,472 more views in the seven weeks after paid media stopped

Made for the feed and set in a Mthatha school. It kept finding viewers after the campaign ended.

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Mountain of Graves

Buka Original · English · Thriller · 10 episodes

4.60M views on TikTok and Facebook
37,292 hours watched on TikTok and Facebook
70.9% of viewers who start episode 1 on our site finish it
96.4% of viewers who start episode 10 on our site finish it

Also known as Thaba ya Mabitla. Two brothers, a mining company and the graves of their ancestors, in Limpopo. Released on our own watch site as well as in the feed.

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The Fiela Files

Licensed, not a Buka Original · English · Crime · 20 episodes

A young lawyer takes on a wrongful conviction, over 20 episodes. We distribute it.

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Duty or Desire

Licensed, not a Buka Original · Dubbed into isiZulu · Drama · 60 episodes

A finished series from another producer, dubbed into isiZulu. It shows how we bring licensed drama to South African viewers.

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The episode 10 figure counts only the viewers who got that far. Figures counted between July and September 2026.

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