Jacob's Cross: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Jacob's Cross revolves around a South African born businessman Jacob Makhubu Abayomi (Hlomla Dandala), a son of an ANC stalwart who finds that his biological father is actually a Nigerian tribal chief. Jacob's subsequent desire to build an African oil and gas business empire in the shadow of both of his fathers is set against the backdrop of family feuds and betrayals.

Series details

• Title: Jacob's Cross
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2007-01-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-11-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: M-Net
• Network country: South Africa
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 28629

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-01-26; final listed air date 2007-04-20; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2007-07-27; final listed air date 2007-10-19; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 2008-06-04; final listed air date 2008-08-27; episode order: 13.
• Season 4: premiered 2008-09-24; final listed air date 2008-12-17; episode order: 13.
• Season 5: premiered 2011-01-10; final listed air date 2011-04-04; episode order: 13.
• Season 6: premiered 2011-07-18; final listed air date 2011-10-10; episode order: 13.
• Season 7: premiered 2012-02-13; final listed air date 2012-05-07; episode order: 13.
• Season 8: premiered 2012-09-03; final listed air date 2012-11-26; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Jacob's Cross on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.