The Polygamist is a South African telenovela which tracks a woman wounded by the unravelling of the life and marriage she once believed were unshakable, as her husband's indiscretions and betrayal can no longer be contained by money, power and secrecy.
Joyce Gomora (Gugu Gumede) projects couple and family goals to a throng of loyal social media followers.
She's devoted herself fully to her husband Jonasi Gomora (Sdumo Mtshali) and family, building a life that appears as pristine and carefully curated as her signature all-white wardrobe.
Jonasi is the man every room turns to watch.
A self-made corporate CEO who clawed his way from poverty to power, Jonasi radiates the kind of confidence that makes everyone around him believe he can do no wrong - and he's spent a lifetime exploiting exactly that.
Jonasi builds an empire and a complicated personal life that begins to collapse under the weight of his choices, as the wives and mistresses in his life hold a mirror to the man behind the power.
Jonasi believes he can have it all, until the web of secret relationships and hidden loyalties he has spent years spinning begins to close in around him.
As the cracks in her marriage deepen, Joyce becomes desperate to save not only her relationship, but the version of family and stability she has spent years building and defending.
In her attempts to keep Jonasi faithful, she pulls everyone around her deeper into the tension of a home struggling to hold itself together, while her children are forced to confront the emotional fallout.
As the secrets multiply, Jonasi's world begins to fracture all around him.
Joyce faces a heartbreak that rewrites her entire world, while his children Menzi (Wonder Ndlovu) and Mpume (Noluthando Shabalala) bear the weight of a legacy they never chose.
His steadfast protector and brother, Magesh (Kenneth Nkosi) faces a heavy moral dilemma that forces him to question his conscience, battling between loyalty and morality.
The collateral damage of Jonasi's destruction is not limited to the Gomora family unit as his greed further tightens around corporate climber Matipa (Kwanele Mthethwa), who seduced her way into getting the corner office; and Mpume's best friend Lindani (Luyanda Zwane), who finds herself in the middle of the Gomora family's labyrinth of secrets.
The series stars Gugu Gumede, Sdumo Mtshali, Kwanele Mthethwa, S'thandiwe Kgoroge, Kenneth Nkosi, Celeste Ntuli, Luyanda Zwane, Wonder Ndlovu, Noluthando Shabalala, Vuyo Biyela and Lwazie Keith Tsebesha.
The Polygamist is adapted from the novel of the same name by Zimbabwean writer Sue Nyathi and is produced by Stained Glass Productions.
The executive producers are Gugu Zuma-Ncube, Thuli Zuma and Pepsi Pokane; the directors are Rolie Nikiwe, Nthabi Tau and Akin Omotoso.
The head writer is Busisiwe Zwane, with a writing team including Nontuthuzelo Magoxo, Lorato Phefo, Nthabi Tau and Nkosazana Zuma-Mncube.
The original score is by Zethu Mashika.