Spinners S1 Teaser Trailer , Showmax Original, Wednesdays from 8 November

The first African series ever selected in competition at Canneseries, Spinners follows Ethan, a 17yearold driver working for a local gang. Trying 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. But the looming gang war jeopardises that hope. A coproduction between Showmax and CANAL+, Spinners cast includes Arendsvleis Cantona James and Chelsea Thomas in leading roles, along with Elton Landrew (Recipes for Love Murder), Dillon Windvogel (Blood Water), and South African Film and Television Award (SAFTA) winner Brendon Daniels (Zulu, Skemerdans, Five Fingers for Marseille). Directed by Jaco Bouwer (2021 SXSW Best Cinematography winner Gaia, 2022 SAFTA Best TV Drama winner 4 Mure), the 16LVPDrated series is cocreated by producer Joachim Landau and showrunner Benjamin Hoffman of Empreinte Digitale. The English, Kaaps, Afri