Fan-favourite actor Vuyo Dabula is set to make his first 2024 screen debut in The Butcher’s Soul.

VUYO DABULA: LATEST ROLE
The former Generations: The Legacy Vuyo Dabula will star alongside Melusi Mbele in the spine-chilling thriller, The Butcher’s Soul.

 

 

The African Movie Academy Award nominee has been unveiled as being part of the cast of Showmax Original.

IOL reports that Dabula confirmed he was shot in an interview with GQ and spent most of his 2023 recovering from a gunshot wound.

“I was the victim of gun violence in December 2022, so much of 2023 was focused on my recovery. I’ve also been hitting the gym quite hard, and I am now fully recovered,” he said.

The actor also briefly appeared in SABC 1’s soapie Uzalo after his departure from Generations: The Legacy.

‘THE BUTCHER’S SOUL’: BACKGROUND
The Butcher’s Soul focuses on Melusi Mbele’s character who is granted seven days by the angel of Death to bring her murderous souls in exchange for his daughter’s life.

The show is directed by Kagiso Samuel Leburu, who won the Made for TV Film Safta for his debut feature, Okae Molao. While four-time Safta winner Adze Ugah from Shaka iLembe is the stunt director.

Mbele will also star alongside Gomora actress Katlego Danke, Smoke and Mirrors actress Zinhle Mabena, Scandal! star Tshepo “Howza” Mosese and many more.

The Butcher’s Soul premieres on Showmax on Friday, 2 August 2024.