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Madiba

Drama, History · 2017 · Rated 6.5/10

Last aired: S1 E3, Brains Not Blood and a New World · 2017-02-15

Madiba is the story of Nelson Mandela, the globally beloved humanitarian, as well as the many other leaders of the African National Congress -- Oliver Tambo and Walter Sisulu -- who fought alongside Mandela in the multi-racial, multi-national movement that led to the end of South African apartheid.

Cast

Laurence Fishburne Nelson Mandela

Orlando Jones Oliver Tambo

David Harewood Walter Sisulu

Terry Pheto Winnie Mandela

Michael Nyqvist Dr. H.F. Verwoerd

Jason Kennett Joe Slovo

Meren Reddy Ahmed Kathrada

Hlomla Dandala Govan Mbeki

Kate Liquorish Ruth First

Kajal Bagwandeen Ameena Cachalia

Season 1

E1 Troublemaker and Defiance 2017-02-01 · 120 min After 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.

E2 Spear of the Nation and Total Strategy 2017-02-08 · 120 min Despite personal financial hardship, Nelson takes on the grueling task of raising funds for the African National Congress; while Nelson serves a life sentence on Robben Island, his friend Oliver keeps the struggle alive on the outside.

E3 Brains Not Blood and a New World 2017-02-15 · 120 min Mandela finally gets released from prison, but his liberation does not come without cost as he cannot reconcile his marriage; only Mandela can unify a divided nation.

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