Set in Johannesburg, The Message centres around an ultra-elite team of Special Forces operators who return from a high-risk mission in the Congo, only to find an even greater threat waiting for them back at home.
A video, recovered by the National Intelligence Agency, depicts a masked man promising domestic terrorism on a nuclear scale. All evidence confirms that the threat is real. The team follows a trail of blood and bodies, a kidnapped scientist and a captured terrorist.
Coming face to face with their enemies and learning that their adversaries are as skilled as they are, the action ensues into a chaotic running gun battle through the streets of Hillbrow.
The race is on to stop the looming threat as episode one comes to an epic and thrilling conclusion that will have everyone on the edge of their seats anticipating the next episode in this ground-breaking South African series.
David Golden, award-winning director and producer, is writing, producing and directing the pilot episode and, along with producing partner Elena Ioulianou, will shoot the pilot over three weeks in and around Joburg.
Sporting an all-star cast of South Africa's finest talent, including: Greg Melville-Smith, Vuyo Dabula, Thandi Puren, Carl Beukes, Tom Fairfoot, Pallance Dladla, David Sherwood, Garth Breytenbach and, for the first time ever, South African rock sensation, Arno Carstens.
With major international interest for the project, David Golden had this to say: "American TV is in a golden age and I feel that, in South Africa, a place of enormous talent with regards to cast, crew and suppliers, it is time to join that golden age. The Message will thrill and entertain on an unparalleled level in South Africa."
The premiere date for the pilot of The Message is 1 November 2013.
