DIY Met Riaan and Villa Rosa represent the pinnacle of KykNET’s programming, launching in 2003 and 2004. Our curated list, current as of June 2026, showcases over 20 of KykNET’s highest-rated series. From 2003 through to 2026, KykNET has accumulated a diverse collection of over 20 television shows.

A holiday town on the coast. Families who have been camping at the same caravan park for generations. Children playing on the beach. Braai under the trees. Everything is idyllic - until a body washes up on the beach.

From small towns to well-known destinations, this series brings hope, inspiration and practical advice to owners who are truly “in the thick of it.”

Sterlopers is a South African musical youth drama television series created and written by Deon Opperman and produced by Bottom Line Entertainment which follows the fortunes of a group of young people who are all trying to make it in the entertainment industry, as viewers get an inside view into the secrets that are to be found behind the scenes of success.

A legal drama that revolves around the law firm Van Wyk & Vennote, in which the lawyers must handle both their legal cases and their personal and family dramas.

A south African series that takes place in the work and life environment of the emergency response task force, where the pressure is sky high and the room for error is tiny. Now that the task force has just been set up by the Western Cape police - as a way to combat the rapidly increasing cases of missing persons in South Africa - the members of the task force have a seemingly impossible task at hand: to find the missing persons in Cape Town and bring them home one by one.

Frank Opperman is a chameleon who was just as convincing as the tormented reverend in Dominee Tienie as he was as the bumbling mechanic Ouboet in Orkney snork nie. His portrayal of these beloved characters has made him a national treasure. Frank doesn't just play a role - he becomes the character. Now, Frankie Opperman, director and Frank's son, has made an intimate documentary series about his father.

Getroud met Rugby is a drama revolving around four stars of a Johannesburg rugby team and their wives as they become involved in various interconnected scandals.

A South African, Afrikaans-language telenovela which takes place in and around a competitive swimming club, Die Swartmarlyne.


The unit specializes in the investigation of serial murders and is led by Van der Bijl, a former murder and robbery detective who gained fame for his handling of several high-profile cases. Each episode focuses on a serial killer. The main character, Colonel Piet van der Bijl, also known as Die Byl, is loosely modeled on the famous ex-detective Piet Byleveld.

Jukebox is a South African Afrikaans-language music video request television show in which a selection of viewer's choice music videos are played.

Boer Soek 'n Vrou is a reality program based on the international series "Farmer Wants A Wife". The farmers for the program are selected from hundreds of applications and then introduced to the public in a special program on KykNET earlier in the year. Singles then get the chance to send a romantic love letter to the farmer of their choice. Based on the letters that the farmers receive, they choose 10 potential life partners that they would like to get to know better on the program.

Suidooster is a South African television soap opera produced by Suidooster Films which revolves around a matriarch, her family, friends and the people of Suidooster, a small shopping and business centre in the fictional Cape Town suburb of Ruiterbosch.

Spoorloos is a South African crime drama anthology television series created by Ilse van Hemert and developed by Ochre Moving Pictures. The first season is based on the 2014 novel Daddy Long Legs by Vernon W. Baumann and set in the fictional town of Digtersdal in the Eastern Cape. Each subsequent season follows a new small town and cast of characters.

An Afrikaans language Do-It-Yourself show that gives step-by-step instructions on how to tackle various home improvement projects.

In Bloemfontein there is a guest house where the walls have ears and where there is daily drama, intrigue and also a lot of comedy.

An entertaining travel show with a heavy dose of 'braaing', South African humor, great food and heritage.

In an elite Cape Town firm, a group of ambitious junior analysts must navigate power, desire and dangerous ambition as they compete for success and struggle for self-preservation.

A South African Afrikaans soap opera. It is set in and around the fictional private hospital, Binneland Kliniek, in Pretoria, and the storyline follows the trials, trauma and tribulations of the staff and patients of the hospital.

Getroud met Rugby: Die Sepie is a South African soap opera based on the feature film and later drama series Getroud met Rugby by Deon Opperman, which is set amongst a rugby-playing community.