Lockdown (South African TV series)

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Lockdown
Genre	Drama
Created by	Mandla Ngcongwane
Written by	Reabetswe Moeti; Mandla N.; Byron Abrahams; Tsepo Desando; Dominique Masson; Lwazi Mvusi; Tiffany Barbuzano; Meren Reddy;
Directed by	Mandla Ngcongwane
Starring	Lorcia Cooper; Zola Nombona; Dawn Thandeka King; Pamela Nomvete; Tichina Arnold; Mmabatho Montsho; Linda Sebezo; Linda Khumbanyiwa; Stevel Marc;
Country of origin	South Africa
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	62
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30:00 (incl. commercials)
Original release
Network	Mzansi Magic
Release	9 January 2017 –; 1 January 2018
Network	1Magic
Release	7 July 2018 –; 29 June 2019
Network	Showmax (streaming)
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Lockdown is a South African crime drama television series created and directed by Mandla Ngcongwane that premiered on 9 January 2017 on Mzansi Magic (televised) and Showmax (streaming) then later moved to 1Magic.^[1]

The series aired its first season and second season on Mzansi Magic, moved to 1Magic for its third and fourth seasons and later moved back to Mzansi to air the fifth and final season.

^ Kahla, Cheryl (29 January 2020). "Lockdown: SA's hit prison drama returns for fifth season on Showmax". The South African. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

[1] Kahla, Cheryl (29 January 2020). "Lockdown: SA's hit prison drama returns for fifth season on Showmax". The South African. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2023.

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