Miniseries · SABC 1
Shaka Zulu
A true story
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Henry Cele
Shaka
10 eps
Dudu Mkhize
Nandi
10 eps
Edward Fox
Lt. Francis Farewell
10 eps
Robert Powell
Dr. Henry Fynn
10 eps
Trevor Howard
Lord Charles Somerset
10 eps
Fiona Fullerton
Elizabeth Farewell
10 eps
Christopher Lee
Lord Bathurst
10 eps
Roy Dotrice
George IV
10 eps
Gordon Jackson
Prof. Bramston
10 eps
Kenneth Griffith
Zacharias Abrahams
10 eps
Conrad Magwaza
Senzagakona
10 eps
Patrick Ndlovu
Mudli
10 eps
Roland Mqwebu
Ngomane
10 eps
Gugu Nxumalo
Mkabayi
10 eps
Tu Nokwe
Pampata
10 eps
Khumbulani Cele
Shaka (6-11)
10 eps
Glen Gabela
Shaka (15-19)
10 eps
Daphne Hlomuka
Queen Ntombazi
10 eps
Vuyisile Bojana
Mgobozi
10 eps
Bingo Mbonjeni
Bhuza
10 eps
Simon Sabela
Dingiswayo
10 eps
Sam Williams
Jama
10 eps
Alex Heyns
Vegte
10 eps
Graham Armitage
Wilkins
10 eps
Geoff Albert
Thomson
10 eps
Sonke Buthelezi
Nqoboka
10 eps
John Carson
Lord Kimberley
10 eps
Dabula Ciliza
Ghubela
10 eps
Bill Curry
Popham
10 eps
Terence Dlamini
Gazi
10 eps
Thembinkosi Dlamini
Mevana
10 eps
King Beaters Gabelah
Musi
10 eps
Winston Gama
Mzilikazi
10 eps
P.W.M. Gardner
Aithison
10 eps
Keith Grenville
Shepstone
10 eps
Zipathe Gumede
Nkalakata
10 eps
Eugene Hlomuka
Dilikana
10 eps
James Irwin
Gen. Chelmsford
10 eps
Ian Jali
Sigiyana
10 eps
Kerry Jordan
Rev. Bellow
10 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Shaka Zulu actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Shaka Zulu reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
South Africa, 1823. The Zulu Empire, headed by King Shaka, a brilliant but ruthless military strategist, begin to encroach on the British colony of Cape Town. A volunteer cadre of explorers, mercenaries and professional soldiers are sent to Zululand to try to make contact with Shaka and assess the real threat of his army.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 10 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Miniseries
198610 episodes
7.5IMDbSouth Africa, 1823. The Zulu Empire, headed by King Shaka, a brilliant but ruthless military strategist, begin to encroach on the British colony of Cape Town. A volunteer cadre of explorers, mercenaries and professional soldiers are sent to Zululand to try to make contact with Shaka and assess the real threat of his army.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Ed HarperProducer
- Leon RautenbachExecutive Producer
Writing
- Joshua SinclairWriter
Direction
- William C. FaureDirector
Cinematography
- Alec MillsDirector of Photography
Music
- David PollecuttOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
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