7de Laan is a South African Afrikaans soap opera created by Danie Odendaal and produced by Danie Odendaal Productions. The series focuses on the lives of residents staying in and around the community of 7de Laan (7th Avenue), in the suburb of Hillside. The program’s dialogue is primarily in Afrikaans and is subtitled in English with some English and Zulu dialogue in between. The street and shop fronts that are featured on the opening visuals are that of Seventh Street in Melville, Johannesburg.

Odendaal originally conceived of the series when he was a resident of the Melville section of Johannesburg.^] At the time, Odendaal would watch the people of his community over breakfast and a cup of coffee at his favorite coffee shop. He would make up fictitious characters based on what he saw.

The working title for the show was Die Koffiekan (The Coffee Pot). Later it was renamed Hoe Meer Dae… (The More Days), but the name was considered too similar to the American soap opera, Days of Our Lives. Eventually, the title 7de Laan was chosen because it reflects a place where people live and work and because it is a common street name in South Africa.