Original title
Housekeepers
Released
10/6/2018
Origin country
ZA
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery
Production companies
Ochre Moving Pictures, M-Net Original Productions
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
3
Number of episodes
39
When nurse June is framed for killing her patient, her daughter, Linda, leaves her law career to exonerate her mother.
Linda Ndlovu hides her identity behind an apron as she assumes the role of a housekeeper in an attempt to bring the Zwide Family to justice. Set against the backdrop of sophisticated Fourways and vibrant Diepsloot, a chain of events unfolds in which we learn about the secrets that bind the Zwide family and the people that make their beds every morning, keep their homes clean and are the invisible souls that know their employers' sins.
A scandalous Zwide wedding ends in bloodshed and turns the life of a young woman upside down.
Peter discovers something horrifying about his wife. Eunice takes a gamble that puts her in Boniswa's cross hairs.
Maria assumes Eunice's disappearance is another one of her stunts. Linda has to navigate a new world in order to save her mother.
Maria starts to worry about her sister and Linda tries to keep hope alive as she gets herself closer to the helpers.
While June's children deal with grief, the Zwide family prepares to celebrate getting away with murder. Linda's identity is exposed.
While Maria protects Linda's job, Linda tries to moves on with her life.
A new business opportunity forces Peter and Boniswa to play nice with Nomahlubi. The helpers are glad Linda came back to work
Linda is devastated over what has happened to Mtho and a moment of weakness and desperation pushes her to compromise herself.
Desperate to save Mtho, Linda comes up with a plan that makes Kabelo question if she's becoming like the Zwides.
A ghost from the past makes Linda believe her mission is about to end. Kat's home life invades her workplace.
Peter realises that he has to get away from Boniswa before she kills him too, but Boniswa discovers something that will destroy them both.
The most unlikely person connects Linda to Nomahlubi and while Linda starts to feel like the end is near, the Zwide's are getting ready to plot her murder.
Linda faces death again and this time, she's aiming to take the Zwide's down to hell with her.
This season, a feisty new detective begins connecting the dots and realises that when it comes to last season's killings, all evidence points to the protagonist, Linda. To make matters worse, Linda is drawn into a sizzling romance, but when she soon discovers the full extent of her lover's macabre plans and an unbelievable hidden history – everything spirals out of control.
The news of the Zwide murders is met with mixed emotions by the Ngubanes who had strong ties with them. The new detective assigned to the Zwide case has Linda cornered as his main suspect. Detective Conway takes the opportunity to blackmail Linda to be part of his dangerous mission.
Linda's undercover stint is compromised when she meets an old friend at the Ngubane's event. Mkhonto is impressed by Linda and makes her an offer that traps her in their deadly home.
The bloodied knife gives Detective Miya confirmation about Linda. Conway wants Linda to get rid of Maria before Miya gets to her. Mkhonto and Miya's secret affair is exposed.
Mtho suspects there's something going on between Conway and Linda and sets out to uncover the truth. Meanwhile Clive finds out that Noli knows more about June's murder than she's letting on. Colonel Venter's search for Miya leads her to Conway's house. Linda suspects Conway isn't telling her the truth about Miya
One of the special project cases comes back to threaten the Ngubane's empire as the family deals with Clive's fragile health. Linda finds out the truth about June's death.
Thuli takes Linda's advice in an effort to prove she can head up the family business. Mkhonto starts to worry about Miya's silence and goes out in search of him. Linda's quest to destroy the Ngubanes and Thuli's determination to prove she's ready to lead the family leads to a tragedy.
A death in the Ngubane family brings the house into conflict with Clive wanting revenge and Noli wanting to silence Linda about what she saw.
Linda finds out she's still a main suspect in the Zwide murders and her inheritance us being withheld. Noli forbids Clive from finding his child with June. Mkhonto regrets telling Noli about Miya's death. Mtho gets closer to finding out the truth about Linda and the Zwide murders.
Linda goes up against Conway when she puts her own plan into action to take down the Ngubanes. Mtho is burdened by finding the murder weapons.
Linda has to lie and manipulate her way when she's almost found out that she's a lawyer and capable of murder. Mkhonto is ready to kill when the police come for her arrest. Sydney washes his hands off his family in his pursuit for the law career.
Linda uses Sydney to get closer to Mkhonto. Clive and Mtho's bond grows but Clive still doesn't reveal he's his father. Linda's betrayal complicates Conway's life when she protects Mkhonto. Noli chooses Clive over Mkhonto's life in her attempt to save her marriage but then finds out Clive lied.
Noli finds out where Mtho is and that Clive plans to leave half of his fortunes to him. Conway, questioning Mkhonto about Thuli's death, has Mkhonto suspect there's a spy in the house. Conway has no choice but to confess to Colonel Venter about what he's done.
Mkhonto's loyalty to Noli makes it harder for Linda to turn her. Noli's world falls apart when Clive chooses Mtho over her and Sydney refusing to come back home. Linda gets home to find Mtho missing and blood on the floor.
In varsity and adjusting to his and his sister's new financially secure reality, Mtho is accused of a shocking crime. Can Linda prove his innocence while keeping her true identity hidden from her dangerous new employers? Having made a promise to their mother to keep Mtho safe, Linda is wracked with guilt and, since she couldn't save June, she wants to save her brother by any means necessary. This leads her down increasingly morally ambiguous paths. After all, what would you do to save your loved ones given the chance?
Linda's trauma worries all those around her and a surprise visit from an old friend doesn't ease Linda's suppressed guilt.
Linda and Mtho leave Diepsloot behind, but the sibling's new life is tested. Khwezi lodges himself into Cindy's life as part of his plan to advance his position in his family.
Linda races against time to protect a traumatised Mtho. Thobi and Dumi discover that someone made a mess of Cindy's murder and they are determined to find the culprit.
Linda blackmails Conway into helping Mtho with a move that could compromise his career. Khwezi reveals the damning truth about Cindy's murder, and Mtho is denied bail.
With Sally on her back demanding more money and Mtho's life in danger, Linda hits a dead end. Dumi and Thobi are forced to break their own rule to appease Hlongwe.
Linda and Conway work as a team to buy Mtho's protection in prison. The Zwanes are dealt a hard blow when they walk into a trap that ends in a shootout.
Mpoke offers Sgonondo a ticket out, but he has to kill for it. Zinhle insists for Khwezi to be embraced as a hitman despite Dumi and Thobi's skepticism.
Linda escalates her risky efforts to find evidence in the Zwane house. Sgonondo's betrayal reveals more looming danger for Mtho.
The evidence take by Linda to the lawyer causes a ripple effect. Dumi and Thobi are resolute and in finding the mole who exposed their business to Mtho's lawyer.
The Zwane household is fearful of Senzo's actions as he shuts them out of his plans. Mtho blindly tries to sway warden Mpoke to his side but he's in for a surprise.
Linda fails to expose the Zwanes through social media and is forced to team up with the Special Crime Unit, and discovers what's hidden in the Zwane basement.
Things get desperate for Linda when Patience refuses to be rescued in order to save her unborn child. Mtho is inconsolable as he grapples with prison trauma.
Linda and Mtho's future holds a surprise for both siblings. A new chapter awaits with Khwezi ready for revenge.
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