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MONEY
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1 season · 10 episodes total · ~10 per season.
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Shaka Zulu
1986 1 seasons · 10 eps English
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SOLID
★7.2TMDB · 143
DramaAction & AdventureWar & Politics
Synopsis
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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.
“A true story”
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Cast
Henry Cele
Shaka
Dudu Mkhize
Nandi
Edward Fox
Lt. Francis Farewell
Robert Powell
Dr. Henry Fynn
Trevor Howard
Lord Charles Somerset
Fiona Fullerton
Elizabeth Farewell
Christopher Lee
Lord Bathurst
Roy Dotrice
George IV
Created by
William C. Faure
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RUNTIME
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Short-form: under 10 episodes, so binge-completable in a weekend.
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RUNTIME
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Roughly 9 hours end-to-end — 1 full workdays of television.
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ERA
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Premiered 1986 and has since ended.
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TMDB status: "Ended".
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CINEMA
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Show type: Miniseries.
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CAST
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Created by William C. Faure.
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CAST
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98 series regulars — a large ensemble that can carry branching arcs.
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The technical file
- Seasons
- 1
- Total episodes
- 10
- Avg episode length
- 55 min
- Premiered
- 1986-10-24
- Last aired
- 1986-12-19
- Languages
- English, Xhosa, Zulu
- Countries
- Germany, South Africa, United States of America
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