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Madiba

Genres: Drama, Miniseries, Period Drama
Broadcast on: Discovery Channel

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Broadcaster information
International channels
BET : 01 Feb 2017 - 15 Feb 2017

South African channels

Discovery Channel : 06 Nov 2017 - 11 Dec 2017

About the Show

Madiba is an American/South African television miniseries which follows struggle icon Nelson Mandela on his personal and political journey for peace and social justice in South Africa.

Beginning from the days of Mandela's childhood, to his overthrow of the Apartheid regime, Madiba reveals Nelson Mandela in a way that we have never seen before.

The series takes an intimate look at the experiences that shaped him, his personal relationships, friendships and political alliances which led him to make such an important and enduring impact on the history of South Africa.

The series features performances by Laurence Fishburne (Black-ish, The Matrix Trilogy) as Nelson Mandela and Terry Pheto (Tsotsi, Catch a Fire, Goodbye Bafana) as Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, as well as Kate Liquorish as Ruth First, Hlomla Dandala as Govan Mbeki and Meren Reddy as Ahmed Kathrada.

Broadcast Notes

There are six episodes in the series, which were shown in the USA on BET as three two-hour episodes.


Starring

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Nelson Mandela

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Oliver Tambo

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Walter Sisulu

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H.F. Verwoerd

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Winnie Mandela

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Joe Slovo

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Ruth First

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Govan Mbeki

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Ahmed Kathrada


Latest Articles

New miniseries: Madiba

06 Nov 2017 | Written by: Shows Editor | From: Today's TV Highlights
CHANNEL: Discovery Channel | A star-studded scripted miniseries recounting the extraordinary life of Nelson Mandela.


The problems with Discovery Channel's new miniseries Madiba

19 Sep 2017 | Written by: Tashi | From: Tashi's TV
It's months late and doesn't star a South African as Madiba.


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