Lockdown (South African TV series)

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Genre	Drama
Created by	Mandla Ngcongwane
Written by	Reabetswe Moeti; Mandla N.; Byron Abrahams; Tsepo Desando; Dominique Masson; Lwazi Mvusi; Tiffany Barbuzano; Meren Reddy;
Directed by	Mandla Ngcongwane
Starring	Lorcia Cooper ; Zola Nombona ; Dawn Thandeka King ; Pamela Nomvete ; Tichina Arnold ; Mmabatho Montsho ; Linda Sebezo; Linda Khumbanyiwa; Stevel Marc;
Country of origin	South Africa
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	62
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30:00 (incl. commercials)
Original release
Network	Mzansi Magic
Release	9 January 2017 –; 1 January 2018
Network	1Magic
Release	7 July 2018 –; 29 June 2019
Network	Showmax (streaming)

Last updated July 09, 2024

Lockdown is a South African crime drama television series created and directed by Mandla Ngcongwane that premiered on 9 January 2017 on Mzansi Magic (televised) and Showmax (streaming) then later moved to 1Magic.^[1]

Accolades

List of Accolades
Award / Film Festival	Year	Recipient	Nomination	Result	Ref.
South African Film and Television Awards	2018	Babalwa Mtshiselwa	Best Achievement in Make-up and Hairstyling - TV Drama	Won
		Amanda Van Wyngaardt	Best Achievement in Art / Design Production - TV Drama	Nominated	^[2]
		Lockdown	Best Achievement in Cinematography (TV Drama)	Nominated	^[2]
		Reabetswe Moeti	Best Achievement in Scriptwriting - TV Drama	Won	^[3]
	2019	DramaGisellah Gay McLeod	Best Achievement in Costume Design - TV	Won
		Babalwa Mtshiselwa	Best Achievement in Make-up and Hairstyling - TV Drama	Won
		Reabetswe Moeti Thishiwe Ziqubu Karabo Lediga	Best Achievement in Directing - TV Drama	Nominated
		Reabetswe Moeti	Best Achievement in Scriptwriting - TV Drama	Nominated
		Pamela Nomvete	Best Supporting Actress - TV Drama	Nominated	^[4]
		Zola Nombona	Best Actress - TV Drama	Nominated	^[4]
		Lockdown	Best TV Drama	Won	^[5]
		Lorcia Cooper	Best Supporting Actress - TV Drama	Won	^[5]
		Dawn Thandeka King	Best Actress - TV Drama	Won	^[5]
	2020	Gaopie Kabe	Best Achievement in Cinematography - TV Drama	Nominated	^[6]
		Gisellah Gay McLeod	Best Achievement in Costume Design - TV Drama	Nominated	^[6]
		Lockdown	Best Achievement in Art / Design Production - TV Drama	Nominated	^[6]
		Kurt Slabbert Mohammed Rashid Juma Al-Hameli Mandla Ngcongwane	Best Achievement in Original Score - TV Drama	Nominated	^[6]
		Byron Abrahams Mandla Ngcongwane Dominique Masson Tiffany Barbuzano Lwazi Mvusi Tsepo Desando Meren Reddy	Best Achievement in Scriptwriting - TV Drama	Nominated	^[6]
		Mandla N.	Best Achievement in Directing - TV Drama	Nominated	^[6]
		Pamela Nomvete	Best Supporting Actress - TV Drama	Nominated	^[6]
		Lorcia Cooper	Best Supporting Actress - TV Drama	Nominated	^[7]
		Zola Nombona	Best Actress - TV Drama	Nominated	^[6]
		Dawn Thandeka King	Best Actress - TV Drama	Nominated	^[7]
		Lockdown	Best TV Drama	Nominated	^[7]
	2021	Babalwa Mtshiselwa	Best Achievement in Make-up and Hairstyling - TV Drama	Nominated	^[8]
		Kurt Slabbert Jamela Vuma Mandla Ngcongwane	Best Achievement in Original Score - TV Drama	Won	^[9]
		Kurt Slabbert	Best Achievement in Sound Design - TV Drama	Nominated	^[8]
		Mandla N.	Best Achievement in Directing - TV Drama	Nominated	^[8]
		Zola Nombona	Best Supporting Actress - TV Drama	Nominated	^[8]
		Lockdown	Best TV Drama	Nominated	^[8]

Series overview

Series	Episodes	Originally aired
Series	Episodes	First aired	Last aired	Network
1	13	9 January 2017 (2017-01-09)	3 April 2017 (2017-04-03)	Mzansi Magic
2	13	9 October 2017 (2017-10-09)	1 January 2018 (2018-01-01)	Mzansi Magic
3	13	7 July 2018 (2018-07-07)	29 September 2018 (2018-09-29)	1Magic
4	13	6 April 2019 (2019-04-06)	29 June 2019 (2019-06-29)	1Magic
5	10	6 April 2020 (2020-04-06)	8 June 2020 (2020-06-08)	Mzansi Magic

Episodes

Season 1 (2017)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	South Africa viewers (millions)
1	1	"Episode 1"	–	–	9 January 2017 (2017-01-09)	N/A
2	2	"Episode 2"	–	–	16 January 2017 (2017-01-16)	N/A
3	3	"Episode 3"	–	–	23 January 2017 (2017-01-23)	N/A
4	4	"Episode 4"	–	–	30 January 2017 (2017-01-30)	N/A
5	5	"Episode 5"	–	–	6 February 2017 (2017-02-06)	N/A
6	6	"Episode 6"	–	–	13 February 2017 (2017-02-13)	N/A
7	7	"Episode 7"	–	–	20 February 2017 (2017-02-20)	N/A
8	8	"Episode 8"	–	–	27 February 2017 (2017-02-27)	N/A
9	9	"Episode 9"	–	–	6 March 2017 (2017-03-06)	N/A
10	10	"Episode 10"	–	–	13 March 2017 (2017-03-13)	N/A
11	11	"Episode 11"	–	–	20 March 2017 (2017-03-20)	N/A
12	12	"Episode 12"	–	–	27 March 2017 (2017-03-27)	N/A
13	13	"Episode 13"	–	–	3 April 2017 (2017-04-03)	N/A

Season 5 (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	South Africa viewers (millions)
53	1	"New Prison Threat"	–	–	6 April 2020 (2020-04-06)	N/A
54	2	"Peace Offering"	–	–	13 April 2020 (2020-04-13)	N/A
55	3	"Battle of the Smarts"	–	–	20 April 2020 (2020-04-20)	N/A
56	4	"Who Let the Dogs Out"	–	–	27 April 2020 (2020-04-27)	N/A
57	5	"New Love"	–	–	4 May 2020 (2020-05-04)	N/A
58	6	"All Hell Breaks Loose"	–	–	11 May 2020 (2020-05-11)	N/A
59	7	"Are We Done Yet?"	–	–	18 May 2020 (2020-05-18)	N/A
60	8	"It's Israel's House"	–	–	25 May 2020 (2020-05-25)	N/A
61	9	"What Have We Done?"	–	–	1 June 2020 (2020-06-01)	N/A
62	10	"Happily Ever After?"	–	–	8 June 2020 (2020-06-08)	N/A

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External links

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Lockdown at TVSA

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[1] Kahla, Cheryl (29 January 2020). "Lockdown: SA's hit prison drama returns for fifth season on Showmax". The South African. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

[:0-2] 1 2 "2018 SAFTA Nominees". 2018 SAFTA Nominees. Archived from the original on 10 September 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

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[:5-4] 1 2 "Here are the top Safta nominees for 2019". Life. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

[:1-5] 1 2 3 Ntsabo, Mihlali (2 March 2019). "Here are your 2019 Safta winners!". ewn.co.za. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

[:2-6] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 yomzansi (17 February 2020). "Here are the 2020 SAFTAs nominees". YOMZANSI. Documenting THE CULTURE. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

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[:4-8] 1 2 3 4 5 Tamlyn (29 April 2021). "2021 SAFTA nominations - see the full list". KAYA 959. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

[9] Africa, Keishia (22 May 2021). "All the 2021 Safta winners". Independent Online . Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

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