Demet & Karen
Afrikaans-dubbed Turkish novela Lente Na Die Storm premieres on eExtra this Monday 17 August 2026 at 20h30 amidst
yet another time shuffle on the channel.
It follows Bahar Özden who rediscovers her passion for her career in medicine after spending years giving others care and attention, without focusing on herself.
Turkish actress and singer Demet Evgâr plays Bahar and South African actress Karen Wessels translates the essence of her character and voice into Afrikaans.
Here are three flash facts on Karen's résumé followed by the full list of actors who voice the other characters:
She writes and voices radio dramas for Radio Sonder Grense. One of her titles: Soete Drome.
She had a starring role in kykNET's conspiracy thriller Fluiters, created by Deon Opperman.
It's about an IT company that turns into a WikiLeaks after they get targeted by a corrupt government official.
She was one of the two leads in all four seasons of the Willie Esterhuizen kykNET comedy about Hester & Ester Bester - described as "Bloemfontein Blondes". She played soft- hearted air hostess Hester.
Also in the Lente Na Die Storm voice cast are:
Megan Vorster as Rengin.
Jana Enslin as Umay.
Erik Holm as Timur.
Rowlen von Gericke as Uras.
Karin Retief as Nevra.
Teri Scott as Gulcichek.
Anré Bouguenon as Selen.
Alyzzander Fourie as Evren.
Vincent Mofokeng as Omer.
Zetske van Pletzen as Cagla.
Mari Molefe van Heerden as Süreyya.
Alicia van Emmenes as Eylem.
Anton Schmidt as Reha.
Izette Blignaut as Parla.
Brendan Kruger as Doruk.
Wian Smit as Ugur.
Dané De Waal as Kiraz.
Joce Engelbrecht as Ahu.
Sue Pyler-Slabbert as Dora.
Eloff Snyman as Cem.
Luan Jacobs as Ferdi.