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Shaka Zulu

Name: Shaka Zulu
Genre: Action & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics
Cast: Henry Cele, Dudu Mkhize, Edward Fox, Robert Powell, Trevor Howard

1986 · 1 season, 10 episodes · 55m episodes · Action & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics · SABC 1 · South Africa · Rated TV-14 (US)

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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.

Created by

William C. Faure

Starring

Henry Cele, Dudu Mkhize, Edward Fox, Robert Powell, Trevor Howard, Fiona Fullerton

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Netflix: available in 9 countries

Subscription · 9Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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19th centuryafricaafrican historybritish empirecape town, south africacolonialismexploration of africaminiseriesmother son relationshippalace intrigueracismrise and fallsouth africazulu empire

RatingTV-14 (US)

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