Season 1
Die Kasteel (The Castle) is a South African, Afrikaans-language television sitcom which follows the misfortunes of the hapless staff of a boutique hotel in Pretoria who have no idea how to run such an establishment.
Eckhard (Hannes Muller) and Tina-Marie de Wet (Dorette Potgieter) own a mansion in Waterkloof, Pretoria. Six months ago, Eckhard, stupidly invested in a Ponzi scheme that went under, causing them to lose everything - except their mansion.
Since then, the couple have converted their house into a boutique hotel. Now - with help from their airhead daughter, Michelle (Cintaine Schutte), their naive gardener, Wilson (Solomon Cupido), and their sarcastic domestic worker, Cecilia (Pulane Sekepe) – the couple have to host colourful guests, week after week, in the boutique hotel known as Die Kasteel.
There's just one problem: none of them know what the hell they're doing...
Die Kasteel is an M-Net Original Production, created and produced by Luke Rous, Joshua Rous and Meren Reddy, for Rous House Productions. Reddy is the head writer and Joshua Rous is the director. The supervising producer for kykNET is Tina Kruger.
Broadcast Notes
There are 26 episodes in the first season. The show went on hiatus after Episode 13 (which aired on 4 April, 2018), resuming with Episode 14 on 11 July, 2018.
Season 1 Cast
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Starring
Hannes Muller ... Eckhard
Dorette Potgieter ... Tina-Marie
Pulane Sekepe ... Cecilia
Solomon Cupido ... Wilson
Cintaine Schutte ... Michelle
Recurring / Guests
Liane Heyl ... Henrietta
Andre Stolz ... Pieter Kannemeyer
Xolile Sibanyoni ... Patience
Josias Moleele ... Mr Radebe
Bradley Olivier ... Justice
Eve Rasimeni ... Rose
Deon Coetzee ... Kobus van Tonder
Mikaela Oosthuizen ... Barbie
Renske Jacobs ... Mev van Tonder
Rouel Beukes ... Kaptein Malherbe
Edrien Erasmus ... Mev Malherbe
Ansu Visser ... Chante Malherbe
Heidi Mollentze ... Karin Kruger
David James ... Dewald Kruger
Jacques Bessenger ... Jean Pierre
Ilse Labuschagne ... Gas 1
Jacques Wolmarans ... Johan die Nudis
Quintan Voigt ... Guest Star
Vicky Kente ... Mrs Mahlangu
Cobus Venter ... Mosie
Charlie Bouguenon ... Nico Gryffenbach
Hélène Truter ... Bettie Viljoen
Viljé Maritz ... Tiaan Taljaard
Lea Vivier ... Jade
Eloise Clasen ... Charlene Taljaard
Danie Putter ... Konstabel Henk
Nastassja Pretorius ... Marianne
Bianka Ferreira ... Mariëtte
Conrad Durrell ... Jong Sjeik
Craig Hawks ... Lyfwag 2
Ali Sultan ... Guest Star
Pietie Beyers ... Herman / Hein
Anrich Herbst ... Arno
Zane Gillion ... Sean
Wentzel Lombard ... Reuben
Sekoati Tsubane ... Themba
Patrick Shabangu ... Bongani
Candice Durrell ... Agtergrondspeler
Mason Durrell ... Agtergrondspeler
Pierre Breytenbach ... Guru Baba Yamyam
Bradley Olivier ... Justice
Andre Lotter ... Alan
Carine Rous ... Elsa-Marie
Jana Coetzer ... Lelanie
Irene Thain ... Non 1
Jean-Pierre Prinsloo ... Priester
Armand Labuschagne ... Ontkleedanser
Selai Ralarala ... Mrs Mngomezulu