Arnold Vosloo stars in kykNET’s new Deon Meyer drama series
kykNET viewers can look forward to a Deon Meyer drama series that will air in 2024.
Arnold Vosloo is one of the acclaimed actors who will appear in the series, Plan B. The series, based on the first characters of the master crime writer Deon Meyer, is set in the world of art theft and con artists – men who exploit vulnerable women in search of love with cunning schemes. It consists of five episodes, and the script was written by the Hertzog Prize winner Tertius Kapp, who was also responsible for the scripts of hits like Die Spreeus, Gaia, Vier Mure and Griekwastad.
Arnold, who has been living in America for the past 33 years and has made a name for himself internationally with films such as The Mummy and Blood Diamond, is excited to be part of the cast.
“When Tim Theron and Cobus van den Berg of Scene23 contacted me about the role in Plan B, I immediately said yes because it ticked all my boxes,” says Arnold. “Firstly, to work in Afrikaans again and secondly to work with the same team that I did the feature film Griekwastad with – Cobus, Tim and director Jozua Malherbe.
“Griekwastad was one of the highlights of my career as an actor, and to work with the same team again, was very special. The script and story are excellent, and the role was both fun and challenging. This was not an opportunity to say no to.”
Jozua has been making his mark as one of South Africa’s most talented directors and was in the director’s chair for the action-packed new M-Net series Devil’s Peak.
“It is a pleasure to work with a team again that allows you to feel safe and be creative, but this time on a less heavy project,” says Jozua.
Apart from Arnold, Tim Theron and Amalia Uys, among others, are in the large, talented cast.
Plan B tells the story of a man with a military past, Ivan Malan (Tim Theron), and his partner, Paul Schmidt (Arnold Vosloo), who steal a painting from a gangster boss – Vlammemesie by the Dutch master Vermeer which is worth more than €30 million.
In the meantime, Ragel Bergh (Amalia Uys) is swindled out of her inheritance by the shrewd Joshua Lansky (Armand Aucamp). Everything looks hopeless until an art evaluator brings Ragel, Ivan and Schmidt together. The three of them have one thing in common: they want to get their hands on Vlammemeisie at all costs.
“We are excited, and it is a privilege that kykNET gave us the opportunity to make our first Afrikaans series,” says Cobus. “We are in the fortunate position to be able to focus on more work for the international market, like Trackers, which was made for M-Net but also streamed world-wide, but it is always special to work in Afrikaans. It is also a pleasure to work with the team again who made the Safta winner Griekwastad – Arnold, Jozua and Tertius.”
*Plan B’s broadcast date will be announced in early January 2024.
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