Fame turns deadly in ‘Bad Influencer’ – Gadget

Bad Influencer dives into the world of social media fame, the place two ladies’s lives develop into dangerously entangled in Johannesburg’s underworld of crime and ambition.

The crime drama will stream solely on Netflix from 31 October 2025. Netflix says the seven-part sequence balances high-stakes survival with the shiny illusions of influencer tradition.

At its centre is BK (Jo-Anne Reyneke), a street-smart single mom decided to guard her son. Her path crosses with Pinky (Cindy Mahlangu), a rising influencer whose attraction hides a chaotic streak. Together, they kind a dangerous partnership constructed on ambition, deception, and survival.

The pair descends into Johannesburg’s counterfeit economic system, promoting pretend luxurious purses. Fame and fraud develop into indistinguishable, likes and lies commerce locations, and intuition calls for they stroll the knife-edge between coronary heart and hustle.

In the shadows, darker forces stir. Bra Alex (Vincent Mahlape) and Jobs ‘Flames’ Jiyane (Hamilton Dlamini) rule town’s underbelly with ruthless authority. Their presence is a continuing reminder that in Jo’burg’s relentless grind, there’s all the time an even bigger predator.

The solid contains Zozibini Tunzi in her first main appearing function alongside Emmanuel Castis, Nat Ramabulana, Julia Anastasopoulos, Kamohelo Pule, Aubrey Poo, Modise Motaung, Brendon Daniels, Thapelo Mokoena, and Lerato Nxumalo.

Bad Influencer unfolds in a world the place everyone seems to be faking it till they’re discovered. The sequence options Relebogile Mabotja, Masasa Mbangeni, Zikhona Sodlaka, and Tina Jaxa. The present has cameo appearances from some a number of SA influencers, together with Mihlali Ndamase, Sarah Langa and Mohale Motaung.