The Girl from St. Agnes

The Girl from St. Agnes is a South African mystery drama television limited series developed by a creative team of women from Quizzical Pictures. It premiered on 31 January 2019 as Showmax's first original drama series.

Premise

The sudden death of a popular student at a prestigious all-girls boarding school in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal is quickly ruled a tragic accident. Her teacher, however, has reason to believe otherwise and sets off to find the truth.

Cast

Main

Nina Milner as Kate Ballard
Tyrone Keogh as Shane Moolman
Graham Hopkins as Chris Whittaker
Jane de Wet as Alexis "Lexi" Summerveld
Paige Bonnin as Megan Clayton
Shamilla Miller as Jenna Galloway
Makgotso M as Moipone Molopo
Celeste Khumalo as Kholwa
Tessa Jubber as Philippa Summerveld
Tristan de Beer as Jason Clayton
Karl Thaning as Dylan McMahon
Zakeeya Patel as Sharon McMahon
Jocelyn Broderick as Joanne Whittaker
Robert Hobbs as Gary Clayton

Supporting

Jerry Mofokeng as Mr. Gwala
Charmaine Weir-Smith as Rachel Summerveld
Richard Lukunku as Kgalala Molopo

Production

Development

Gillian Breslin served as head writer, whilst Catharine Cooke and Cindy Lee co-directed the series. Producer Harriet Gavshon drew upon her own real-life experiences at boarding school for inspiration. Moonyeenn Lee was in charge of casting.

Filming

Principal photography took place on location in Ixopo and Johannesburg, wrapping in November 2018. Multiple locations were used to make up the fictional school, including King's Grant Country Retreat.

Release

A teaser was released on 9 January 2019 followed by a full trailer on 15 January. The 8-episode drama launched on Showmax on 31 January. It was showcased at the 2019 MIPTV in Cannes.