e.tv's new 21h00 telenovela Smoke & Mirrors premieres tonight (Monday 17 April) at 21h00, replacing Imbewu which ended on Friday.
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Coming up in the first episodes:
Monday 17 April 2023
Episode 1
A stunning Thandiswa exits an upmarket hotel and takes a taxi home. She is shocked to see the apparition of her dead sister Xoliswa at the back. Caesar and his consortium discuss how to buy Emnyameni from Samson.
Tuesday 18 April 2023
Episode 2
Jaxon sends Luthuli to Johannesburg to cool off. We get a glimpse of Emnyameni as Samson drives to work. Thandiswa decides to keep the truth about Xoliswa from Mpendulo.
Wednesday 19 April 2023
Episode 3
Thandiswa realises she's about to lose her high-end hairdressing clients. She accepts an escort booking for the evening and shows how accomplished she is at her moonlighting job.
Thursday 20 April 2023
Episode 4
Thandiswa turns down Njabulo's advances and remains focused on getting her own salon ready. Caesar, Jaxon and Mthetho enlist an inyanga's help to give them the protection to take down Samson.
Friday 21 April 2023
Episode 5
The trio test Martha's loyalty by offering her a wad of money to help them in their plot against Samson. Mpendulo gets into a fight at school, but won't tell Thandiswa why.
Monday 24 April 2023
Episode 6
Thandiswa lies to Mpendulo when he asks if she's sleeping with men for money. She resigns from her hustle as an escort, only to have her business burn to the ground that night.
Tuesday 25 April 2023
Episode 7
The trio fear Martha may no longer be useful to them, but she convinces Samson to spend a final night with her. Mpendulo starts peddling cocaine in an effort to step up and help his mom.
Wednesday 26 April 2023
Episode 8
Mandla becomes an accomplice to Samson's murder when he's called upon by Mthetho to clean up. Thandiswa offers herself to the police captain to make her son's charges go away.
Thursday 27 April 2023
Episode 9
Sakhile goes searching for Samson at Martha's place, but learns that neither he or Martha has come in. Mthetho takes charge of the police movement at Samson's farm.
Friday 28 April 2023
Episode 10
Luthuli sets off on a debauched night of booze, drugs and sex. He tells Thandiswa how her sister died and she watches him die from an overdose, then escapes in his clothes.
Premiere episodes of Smoke & Mirrors air on e.tv from Monday to Friday at 21h00.