Madiba (miniseries)

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Madiba
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Film poster
Directed by Kevin Hooks
Starring Laurence Fishburne
Orlando Jones
David Harewood
Michael Nyqvist
Terry Pheto
Jason Kennett
Kate Liquorish
Hlomla Dandala
Composer Todor Kobakov
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producersLance Samuels
Andy Harries
Kevin Hooks
Daniel Iron
Marigo Kehoe
Kweku Mandela
Steven Silver
Neil Tabatznik
Production locations Johannesburg
Cape Town
Production companyBlue Ice Pictures
Original release
Network BET
ReleaseFebruary 1 (2017-02-01) –
February 15, 2017 (2017-02-15)

Madiba is a three-part American biographical drama television miniseries documenting the true lifelong struggle of Xhosa human rights activist, lawyer, political prisoner, and eventual president of South Africa Nelson Mandela to overthrow the oppressive regime of institutionalized racism and segregation known as apartheid. The series stars Laurence Fishburne, Orlando Jones, David Harewood, Michael Nyqvist, Terry Pheto, Jason Kennett and Kate Liquorish. The three-part miniseries made its debut on BET on February 1, 2017, concluding on February 15, 2017. [1] [2]

Contents

While the miniseries is named for and largely follows the story of Madiba (Nelson Mandela), Laurence Fishburne has stated that one of the primary intentions of the miniseries was to highlight the important role played by Mandela's many family members, friends, and colleagues at the ANC who worked tirelessly alongside him to successfully overthrow the regime of apartheid. [3]

Cast

South African supporting actors:

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
1"Part 1: Troublemaker and Defiance" Kevin Hooks Avie Luthra, Jane Maggs, Nigel Williams, Janine Eser, Greg BeerFebruary 1, 2017 (2017-02-01)0.497 [4]
2"Part 2: Spear of the Nation and Total Strategy"Kevin HooksNigel Williams, Paul Webb, Avie Luthra, Greg BeerFebruary 8, 2017 (2017-02-08)0.334 [5]
3"Part 3: Brains Not Blood and a New World"Kevin HooksNigel Williams, Paul Webb, Jane Maggs, & Kathleen McGhee AndersonFebruary 15, 2017 (2017-02-15)0.268 [6]

Production

Principal photography began on April 4, 2016, and took place in Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Robben Island, South Africa. [7] [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (2 October 2015). "Laurence Fishburne To Star In Nelson Mandela Miniseries 'Madiba'". Deadline. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Petski, Denise (7 December 2016). "'Madiba': First Look At Laurence Fishburne As Nelson Mandela". Deadline. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Laurence Fishburne - Becoming Nelson Mandela in "Madiba"". Cc.com. 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 29 January 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.1.2017". Showbuzz Daily. 2 February 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.8.2017". Showbuzz Daily. 9 February 2017. Archived from the original on 9 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Wednesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.15.2017". Showbuzz Daily. 16 February 2017. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  7. ↑ Cronje, Jan (9 April 2016). "Madiba TV series filming in SA". Independent Online . Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  8. ↑ Catton, Cera-Jane (15 July 2016). "Madiba in the movies". Screen Africa. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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