Generations off air from October 1
The contingency plan the SABC had in place to deal with the lack of new Generations episodes will come into full effect on October 1 – when the show is pulled off the air.
The cast of Generations. Image courtesy of Facebook.com/GenerationsTVShow
Kaizer Kganyago, SABC spokesperson, confirmed last night the show would no longer be on air as of next month.
“There are no new episodes … Generations will be off air until December,” he revealed.
Filming of the popular soap stopped on August 11 when 16 principal actors started withholding their services. The 16 demanded higher salaries and a cut of R500 million in royalties.
Kganyago said SABC1 would juggle their scheduling to move SePedi drama Skeem Saam from its 6.30pm timeslot to the coveted 8pm slot Generations used to occupy.
Earlier this week, Generations producer and creator Mfundi Vundla said he was rewriting the entire show, presumably without the 16 actors, who were axed after being given an ultimatum to return to work or be fired a week after their strike action started.
The actors seem oblivious to the changes being made. The Generations Actors Guild announced yesterday they would be taking their matter to the CCMA.
