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Netflix extends How to Ruin franchise

How to Ruin Love: The Proposal

Global streamer Netflix is extending its How to Ruin Christmas franchise with a new South African scripted series that will debut at the end of May.

How to Ruin Love: The Proposal is created and produced by Katleho Ramaphakela and Rethabile Ramaphakela under their Randburg-based production company Burnt Onion Productions, with Tshepo Ramaphakela executive producing

The plot revolves around a woman, portrayed by Sivenathi Mabuya, who is convinced her long-term boyfriend (Bohang Moeko) is being unfaithful.

The new show is a spin-off from Burnt Onion’s How to Ruin Christmas franchise, which has so far comprised the three-part How to Ruin Christmas: The Wedding (2020); four-parter How to Ruin Christmas: The Funeral (2021); and three-parter How to Ruin Christmas: The Baby Shower (2022).

Series in the franchise usually air on Netflix in the run-up to Christmas, but How to Ruin Love: The Proposal lands on the streamer on May 31.

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Netflix to Ruin Christmas a third time

How to Ruin Christmas centres on two families

Netflix is set to debut the third season of South African comedy series How to Ruin Christmas next month.

The latest season of How to Ruin Christmas will debut on December 9. The franchise follows two families, the Sellos and Twalas, and the mayhem that ensues when the get together. It debuted in 2020 and was soon followed by another run in 2021, which centred on a funeral.

The new season will force the Sello and Twala families together once again, this time for a baby shower.

The series is produced by siblings Katleho and Rethabile Ramaphakela through their Johannesburg-based company Burnt Onion Productions. The cast includes Clementine Mosimane, Charmaine Mtinta, Rami Chuene and Trevor Gumbi.

“The Sellos and Twalas and chaotic Christmases? Same WhatsApp group! On the agenda this time? Throw the baby shower of the year, don’t reveal the agenda and keep the family together,” said Netflix.

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