There is a new horror series coming to South Africa and it stars talented actress Sibongile Mlambo as a predatory mermaid in a small fishing town.
Zimbabwean-South African actress Sibongile Mlambo is staring in the hit mermaid horror series Siren. The new drama is being ranked at number one for young adults in America, according to Freeform.
Siren follows Ryn (Eline Powell), a mermaid who arrives in the seaside town of Bristol Cove looking for her sister (Mlambo). She soon starts wreaking havoc and making friends.
Unlike The Little Mermaid, the happy ending the mermaids in Siren are looking for has nothing to do with marrying a prince and becoming human. Instead Eric Wald, who created Siren with Dean White (The 100, The Shield), cites Jaws and Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides as inspirations for the hit series, which reinstates mermaids as the kind of predators who were once famous for luring sailors to their death with their siren songs.
Mlambo has been praised for her role in the fantasy show and was singled out as a “scene-stealer” by Shadow & Act. She has been based in LA since 2015, and has also starred in Black Sails and Teen Wolf. This year alone she has had roles in the Netflix series Lost in Space and the Palme d’Or nominated indie thriller, Under The Silver Lake.
The new show has a 94% critics rating and an 84% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes, where the critics’ consensus is that,
“Siren turns traditional lore on its tail with a unique, well-paced show that presents dangerous, violent mythical creatures in a surprisingly empathetic and exciting light.”
A second season of this fish-out-of-water story has already been ordered. Forbes labeled the show as “The Vampire Diaries for mermaids.”
The first 10 episodes of Siren can be streamed on Showmax. Take a look at the creepy trailer below.
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