Cape Town — South African actress Thando Thabethe has spoken up on her role starring in Netflix’s hit animated show My Dad The Bounty Hunter.
In May this year, she announced that she was joining the show as one of the new cast members for the second season. The show is about two children who discover that their father is the toughest bounty hunter in the galaxy when they accidentally hitch a ride into space.
According to TimesLIVE, Thando said how much fun she had playing the new role and saying how grateful she was for the opportunity on the show.
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“This is my first animation and international role. To say I am excited and grateful would be an understatement. Being a storyteller is my passion and I am so happy to have unlocked a first for myself. This role was both adventurous and fun, I hope that is the same emotion the audience gets when watching the series” she said.
Thando said being a part of stories produced for a global audience helped expose her as a rising international talent.
“We’re finding ourselves working in spaces and with people we otherwise wouldn’t imagine ourselves working in.”
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Compiled by Matthew Petersen
