'My life is baaaaack' - fans celebrate the return of Rockville

When popular Mzansi Magic drama series Rockville made its long-awaited return to TV screens on Sunday, it garnered praise from fans around the world.

The fourth season of the drama debuted on Sunday night and soon shot up the local trends list. And if that wasn't impressive enough, the show was apparently also spotted on both the UK and global trends list.

Last night, South African drama #Rockville managed to trend worldwide for ~1hr thanks to its s4 premiere :) pic.twitter.com/1ICX43Y8Gb

— ladyteruki (@ladyteruki) July 11, 2016

A photo posted by FERGUSON FILMS (@ferguson_films) on Jul 10, 2016 at 12:05pm PDT

Fans of the show were excited to return to the world of Rockville, with each actor's appearance on the show sending ripples of excitement across Twitter.

#RockvilleS4pic.twitter.com/xbpPAEaPcG

— Mavuma (@VoOv_vMeNt) July 10, 2016

Gail Mabelane fam ♡ #Rockville#Rockville4#RockvilleS4

— Thabo Nkumane (@Tbos_N) July 10, 2016

@ayandathabethe_ The New Black Diamond ♦ Yeess #RockvilleS4

— Flora Maphutha (@Royal_Florah) July 10, 2016

Enhle is beautiful my lord..#RockvilleS4

— Snapchat :Yavela_N (@YavelaN) July 10, 2016

@Connie_Ferguson rocking the Sis Mavis role #Rockville4

— Wandie... (@awampofu) July 10, 2016

Two of the show's creators, Shona and Connie Ferguson took to Twitter during the show to retweet all the love for the show and thanked several fans for their support.

Thank you. #Rockville4@FERGUSON_FILMShttps://t.co/p2i40ldonQ

— Shona Ferguson (@Shona_Ferguson) July 10, 2016

❤️ https://t.co/2Y5p1Za9QS

— Shona Ferguson (@Shona_Ferguson) July 10, 2016

 

        ❤️ https://t.co/HsOLdHA21O

— Connie Ferguson (@Connie_Ferguson) July 10, 2016