Madiba: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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.

Series details

• Title: Madiba
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, History
• Premiere date: 2017-02-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-02-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BET
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 5512
• IMDb ID: tt4797212
• TVDB ID: 321898

Cast and credited roles

• 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

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-02-01; final listed air date 2017-02-15; episode order: 3.

Source and licence

Adapted from Madiba 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.