KING SHAKA (TBA)
Premieres in TBA 2024 (Exact Date TBA)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
???
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STATUS:
new in 2024/2025 (date TBA) |
TIME SLOT:
not on the schedule |
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (??? episodes) |
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
canceled by Showtime on 4/3/23, may air elsewhere |
DESCRIPTION:
(from Showtime's press release, August 2022) SHOWTIME announced today that Charles Babalola (The Outlaws) will star as Shaka in the highly anticipated new series KING SHAKA, an epic drama centered around one man's personal journey from stigmatized childhood to legendary king. Babalola will join fellow series regulars Aïssa Maïga (The Fear Index) as Nandi, Shaka's devoted mother who will sacrifice everything to fulfill her son's destiny; and Thando DIomo (The Woman King) as Pampatha, a herder who finds her fate forever entwined with Shaka's. Thapelo Mokoena (Bulletproof) will guest star as Gendeyana, a Qwabe leader who grows close to Shaka and Nandi, along with Warren Masemola (Queen Sono) as Magazwa, who provides safe haven to Shaka and Nandi but at a cost. The CBS Studios production, produced with Propagate and Fuqua Films, kicks off next month in the historic KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) South Africa province, the birthplace of King Shaka. The series will be fully shot in South Africa and will debut on SHOWTIME in 2023. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Zwide
· Aïssa Maïga as Nandi
· Bahle Hadebe as Young Shaka
· Charles Babalola as Shaka
· Charmaine Bingwa as Isisa
· Lerato Mvelase as Mkabayi
· Mustafa Shakir as Dingiswayo
· Nkeki Obi-Melekwe as Locust Queen
· Sindi Dlathu as Inyoni
· Terry Pheto as Juma
· Thando Diomo as Pampatha
· Thapelo Mokoena as Gendeyana
· Tony Kgoroge as Chief Senzangakhona
· Warren Masemola as Magazwa
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Antoine Fuqua as EP
· Ben Silverman as EP
· Bridget Carpenter as EP
· Howard T. Owens as EP
· Michael Callas as PROD
· Olu Odebunmi as CRTR/EP
· Rodney Ferrell as EP
· Scott Greenberg as PROD
· Seith Mann as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Spencer Medof as EP
· Tolu Awosika as CRTR/EP
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GENRE(S):
· drama
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· CBS Studios
· Fuqua Films
· Propagate
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