Seriously Single Too Brings Dineo and Noni Back on Netflix

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Dineo and Noni are back. Seriously Single Too , the sequel to Netflix's 2020 South African comedy Seriously Single, premieres on Netflix on Friday, October 16, 2026. Fulu Modibedi and Tumi Morake return as the two friends. Netflix's own title page and Emphasy! Magazine credit the lead as Fulu Modibedi; Deadline lists her as Fulu Mugovhani. The story This time, the friendship is already on shaky ground. The now-estranged friends end up together in Cape Town for what is meant to be a wild bachelorette getaway, Deadline reports. Instead, the trip "quickly descends into a hilarious and chaotic series of events that puts their friendship to the ultimate test and leaves their bond hanging by a thread," Emphasy! Magazine says. The cast Modibedi and Morake lead, alongside Buntu Petse, Keke Mphuthi, Yonda Thomas and Thabiso Rammusi. Emphasy! names Petse's character as Sasa and Mphuthi's as Bontle. Behind the camera Siblings Rethabile and Katleho Ramaphakela return to direct. Tshepo, Katleho and Rethabile Ramaphakela are executive producers, and Phuthi Nakene and the siblings produce. Lwazi Mvusi wrote the screenplay. The film comes from Johannesburg-based Burnt Onion Productions. Founded in 2008, the company also made the original Seriously Single and Netflix titles including How to Ruin Christmas, How to Ruin Love, Miseducation, Lobola Man and Disaster Holiday, Emphasy! says. Key facts Title: Seriously Single Too Netflix premiere: Friday, October 16, 2026 Directors: Rethabile and Katleho Ramaphakela Writer: Lwazi Mvusi Leads: Fulu Modibedi as Dineo, Tumi Morake as Noni Producer: Burnt Onion Productions Setting: Cape Town Part of a bigger Netflix South Africa slate The film is part of Netflix's ten-year anniversary celebrations in Africa. Deadline says the streamer marked a decade in South Africa at a press showcase in Rosebank, Johannesburg, unveiling new editions of its How to Ruin, Seriously Single and Disaster Holiday franchises. How to Ruin Diwali: Meet the Parents launches on October 30. Another Disaster Holiday, also directed by Rethabile Ramaphakela, follows later this year, with Kenneth Nkosi returning as Joseph Ngema. Tuiskoms season 2, Marked season 2 and Meet the Khumalos 2 are in production, and Dineo and Zothile "Solo Ntsizwa" Langa will host Love is Blind: South Africa. Netflix's numbers in South Africa Netflix says it has supported 8,000 jobs through partnerships with more than 30 local production companies, and has offered more than 300 local titles over the past decade. Its recent hit The Polygamist drew more than 24 million views in its first weeks and reached the top 10 in 62 countries, according to Deadline. "Ten years ago, we set out to share South African stories and voices with the world," said Ben Amadasun, Netflix's VP of content for the Middle East and Africa. The push comes as South Africa's streaming market shifts, including the Showmax shutdown . Netflix's own synopsis Netflix's title page offers a slightly different hook: Dineo and Noni, "besties meant to take on the party scene together", suddenly face their biggest fear when Noni's boyfriend spontaneously proposes. The streamer rates the film TV-MA and also lists Motlatsi Mafatshe and Harriet Manamela in the cast. More from the South African slate Deadline says How to Ruin Diwali: Meet the Parents comes from Burnt Onion Productions with producer Jayan Moodley. It follows perfectionist Mmabatho Nkomo, whose attempt to impress her fiance's traditional Indian family backfires when she accidentally exposes her future father-in-law's secret affair. In Another Disaster Holiday, Joseph Ngema prepares to become a dad again at 50 and uses a Sun City babymoon to crash his children's holiday with his ex-wife. Love is Blind South Africa is also coming, with Dineo and Zothile "Solo Ntsizwa" Langa as hosts. Netflix's recent South African hit The Polygamist reached the Top 10 in 62 countries and ranked first in 22, and the streamer says its local originals have been filmed in 20 cities across eight provinces. What's next Seriously Single Too lands on October 16, and the official trailer is on Netflix now. Follow more South Africa and film news on Entzopedia. Sources: Netflix | Deadline | Emphasy! Magazine