BLOOD & Water actor Dillon Windvogel has bagged a role on Showmax’s new show called Spinners.
The 23-year-old star joins as a character named Shane in the crime series about gangs in the Cape Flats, Cape Town.
The series follows a 17-year-old boy who is caught between wanting to leave the life of crime and wanting to provide for his family. So, he pursues spinning to earn money in a legitimate way.
Speaking about the show, Dillon said: “Ethan is stuck between the thug life, the reasons why he had to lean that way, and spinning as an escape from that life. Spinning is this door that shows this light and limelight away from all of that.”
The actor said his character brings some light into the show.
"Shane is like a sunflower among thorns. Even though he's been surrounded by all of the crime and this world that is similar to a battlefield, he still stays loyal. He is very close to his friends. He prioritises them above all, and he'll go to extreme lengths to save them or help them.
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"When he first meets Ethan, there's that instant sense of, 'This guy needs help'. And, 'How can I be that help for him?' We watch the journey as he slowly allows Ethan into his life. He wants Ethan to take his hand, but he's wary. So, I think Shane is mature in that regard - being raised in that area has made him that way - but he stays true to his core values, which are family and loyalty," he said.
Dillon said spinning is a big deal in the Coloured culture, and that is why he fell in love with the series.
"Spinning is more than a sport. It's a lifestyle. So Spinners is a love letter to coloured culture. The show truly encapsulates all that spinning is. I was blessed with the opportunity and the privilege to see spinning culture up close, and it's amazing. It's mind-blowing. They definitely honour that, with some of the great spinners from our culture featured in the show,” the actor said.
The show is set to premiere on 8 November.
