Madiba

Madiba

TV-PG2017•4h 44m•7.8/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.8/10(9)

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

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Production

Cinema Gypsy Productions, Blue Ice Pictures, Out of Africa Entertainment

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

February 1, 2017

Last Aired

February 15, 2017

Networks

BET

Created By

Kevin Hooks

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Part 1: Troublemaker and Defiance

E1

Part 1: Troublemaker and Defiance

Air date: 2017-02-01

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.

Part 2: Spear of the Nation and Total Strategy

E2

Part 2: Spear of the Nation and Total Strategy

Air date: 2017-02-08

Despite personal financial hardship, Nelson takes on the grueling task of raising funds for the ANC. Once he ends up at Robben Island serving a life sentence, his friend Oliver keeps the struggle alive on the outside.

Part 3: Brains Not Blood and A New World

E3

Part 3: Brains Not Blood and A New World

Air date: 2017-02-15

Mandela is finally released from prison but his liberation does not come without cost as he is unable to reconcile his marriage. With the country in a state of contention, Mandela is the only man who can unify a divided nation.

Cast

Laurence Fishburne

Laurence Fishburne

Nelson Mandela

Orlando Jones

Orlando Jones

Oliver Tambo

Terry Pheto

Terry Pheto

Winnie Mandela

David Harewood

David Harewood

Walter Sisulu

Michael Nyqvist

Michael Nyqvist

H.F. Verwoerd

Jason Kennett

Joe Slovo

Kate Liquorish

Kate Liquorish

Ruth First

Hlomla Dandala

Hlomla Dandala

Govan Mbeki

Meren Reddy

Meren Reddy

Ahmed Kathrada

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