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Madiba

TV·2017–2017·1 season, 3 episodes·BET·Drama·4h 44m·Created by Kevin Hooks

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A dramatization of Nelson Mandela's struggle to overturn apartheid in South Africa.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Madiba S01E01Part 1: Troublemaker and DefianceS01E01 · 7.0After his father's death and backing out of an arranged marriage, Nelson flees his village and heads to Johannesburg, where he continues his work as a underground revolutionary.

Castfull cast & details

Laurence FishburneLaurence FishburneNelson MandelaOrlando JonesOrlando JonesOliver TamboTerry PhetoTerry PhetoWinnie MandelaDavid HarewoodDavid HarewoodWalter SisuluMichael NyqvistMichael NyqvistH.F. Verwoerd
Jason Kennett
Jason KennettJoe SlovoKate LiquorishKate LiquorishRuth FirstHlomla DandalaHlomla DandalaGovan Mbeki

Episodes by season

Season013Episodes2017Aired 7.0Season avg
  1. S01E01Madiba S01E01Part 1: Troublemaker and DefianceFebruary 1, 2017 7.0After his father's death and backing out of an arranged marriage, Nelson flees his village and heads to Johannesburg, where he continues his
  2. S01E02Madiba S01E02Part 2: Spear of the Nation and Total StrategyFebruary 8, 2017—Despite personal financial hardship, Nelson takes on the grueling task of raising funds for the ANC. Once he ends up at Robben Island servin
  3. S01E03Madiba S01E03Part 3: Brains Not Blood and A New WorldFebruary 15, 2017—Mandela is finally released from prison but his liberation does not come without cost as he is unable to reconcile his marriage. With the co

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