Prepare to meet South Africa’s coolest ‘It-Girl,’ as Miseducation, Netflix’s newest Young Adult series, premieres on September 15th, 2023.
Mbali Hadebe (Buntu Petse) is placed on the canceled list after the police raid her home and seize her family’s assets as a result of her mother, Brenda Hadebe (Baby Cele), corrupt political dealings. Mbali, humiliated and with her tail between her legs, flees to Grahamstown University in Makhanda, where she attempts to reinvent herself and escape her mother’s corrupt legacy.
Nothing about Mbali is simple, including her strategy for reinvention! Mbali’s journey back to the top is encouraged and inspired by her new misfit squad, Jay (Prev Reddy) and Natalie (Micaela Tucker). And her SRC campaign? All inspired by campus rowing champion, local hottie, and now dramatic situationship, Sivu Levine (Lunga Shabalala), who is up against veteran President, longtime campus activist aka ‘Comrade’ Caesar (Mpho Sebeng), and Hotep conspiracy theorist, Mubarak (Ebenhazer Dibakwane).
Miseducation is produced by Burnt Onion Productions, the team behind Africa’s most successful holiday franchise, How To Ruin Christmas. “We’re excited for South Africa and the world to see our latest comedy-drama that we’ve cooked up with Netflix,” said Rethabile Ramaphakela, Creator of Miseducation and Creative Director of Burnt Onion. This time, it’s a teen comedy about college life. Varsity is a place where anything goes. And where anything goes, chaos follows… Throw in some teenagers trying to solve the world’s problems within their own, isolated, self-absorbed world in a very small South African town, and growing pains become even more painful. We are grateful for the opportunity to work with Netflix to tell stories that are uniquely South African.
Will Mbali’s quest for supremacy overshadow her newfound relationships, or will she realize there is more to life than fame and popularity? Find out on Netflix on September 15th, 2023.
