| Madiba | |
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| Directed by | Kevin Hooks |
| Starring | Laurence Fishburne Orlando Jones David Harewood Michael Nyqvist Terry Pheto Jason Kennett Kate Liquorish Hlomla Dandala |
| Composer | Todor Kobakov |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Lance Samuels Andy Harries Kevin Hooks Daniel Iron Marigo Kehoe Kweku Mandela Steven Silver Neil Tabatznik |
| Production locations | Johannesburg Cape Town |
| Production company | Blue Ice Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | BET |
| Release | February 1 – February 15, 2017 |
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Madiba is a three-part American biographical drama television miniseries documenting the true lifelong struggle of Xhosa human rights activist, lawyer, political prisoner, and eventual president of South Africa Nelson Mandela to overthrow the oppressive regime of institutionalized racism and segregation known as apartheid. The series stars Laurence Fishburne, Orlando Jones, David Harewood, Michael Nyqvist, Terry Pheto, Jason Kennett and Kate Liquorish. The three-part miniseries made its debut on BET on February 1, 2017, concluding on February 15, 2017.[1][2]
While the miniseries is named for and largely follows the story of Madiba (Nelson Mandela), Laurence Fishburne has stated that one of the primary intentions of the miniseries was to highlight the important role played by Mandela's many family members, friends, and colleagues at the ANC who worked tirelessly alongside him to successfully overthrow the regime of apartheid.[3]
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2 October 2015). "Laurence Fishburne To Star In Nelson Mandela Miniseries 'Madiba'". Deadline. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ Petski, Denise (7 December 2016). "'Madiba': First Look At Laurence Fishburne As Nelson Mandela". Deadline. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- ^ "Laurence Fishburne - Becoming Nelson Mandela in "Madiba"". Cc.com. 26 January 2017. Archived from the original on 29 January 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.