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| The Queen | |
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| Genre | Telenovela |
| Created by | Ferguson Films |
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| Theme music composer | Joel Assaizky |
| Opening theme | The Queen Title Sequence |
| Ending theme | The Queen Ending Sequence |
| Country of origin | South Africa |
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| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 1 633 episodes |
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| Cinematography | Leon Kriel |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 - 24 minutes |
| Production company | Ferguson Films |
| Budget | R9 million |
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| Network | Mzansi Magic |
| Release | 1 August 2016 – 13 January 2023 |
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The Queen was a South African telenovela that premiered on Mzansi Magic on 1 August 2016[1] and on Canal Plus in April 2020. It is produced by Ferguson Films, owned by acting veterans Connie Ferguson and her late husband Shona Ferguson. The Queen ran at a 260 episode per season and aired every Monday to Friday at 21h00 on Mzansi Magic.
The Queen concluded season 4 with a one-hour finale on Friday 24 July 2020, season 5 premiered on Monday 27 July 2020. The Queen had a crossover episode with The River, featuring Sindi Dlathu as Lindiwe Dlamini -Dikana who is Harriet's friend.[2]
On 8 October 2019, it is known that Vatiswa Ndara wrote a 6 page long letter to Nathi Mthethwa, the arts and culture minister, which was posted on Twitter. In the letter, she alleged that Connie Ferguson and Shona Ferguson's company, Ferguson Films, mistreated actors in the entertainment industry. The letter went viral and sparked debates on the internet. As a result of this letter Dineo Moeketsi and Rami Chuene agreed on this on social media. The two actresses were cut from the Soapie in its fourth season with Chuene's character being killed and Moeketsi's character being killed in the series's fifth season. The Fergusons denied that the two were fired however Moeketsi claims she was fired. In its fifth season Jessica Nkosi and Rapulana Seiphemo were cast starring opposite Connie Ferguson the two were the series's main antagonists up until the sixth season finale.
Longtime series star Loyiso MacDonald (who had been part of the cast since the show's inception) exited the show in June 2021.[3] Zandile Msutwana suffered an injury on set[4] and she was temporarily replaced by Thembisa Mdoda-Nxumalo[5] while she recovered at home. At the end of the shows sixth season several cast members who were written out of the series including Jessica Nkosi who played lead villain Thando Sebata, Rapulana Seiphemo who played Hector Sebata, Zandile Msutwana who played Vuyiswa Jola since the shows inception, Thembsie Matu who played Patronella Zulu, Sibusiswe Jili who played Georgina Zulu, Brenda Ngxoli who played NomaPrincess. Three cast were demoted to be a recurring characters including Thembsie Matu who played Patronella Zulu, Vuyo Ngcukana who played Lumko "Shumacher" Toto, Sipho Manzini who played Jabulani "Mjekejeke" Zulu .Jessica Nkosi however was set to stay on the soapie until the series finale in January 2023 however she pulled out for personal reasons and her character as well as future storylines had to be canned and she been written off immediately her Antagonistic role was replaced by Standile Nkosi who played villain Londiwe Jama for the last season.
The channel cancelled the show in March 2022[6] when The Queen was renewed for a shortened seventh and final season, with only 125 episodes instead of the usual 260-episode season order. Season 7 premiered in July 2022 and ran until a series finale on 13 January 2023 following seven successful seasons. The telenovela is going to be replaced by a Xhosa's first and exclusive telenovela titled Gqeberha : The Empire which is produced by Tshedza Pictures.
The Queen series finale aired on 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Connie Ferguson wears the crown | IOL Entertainment". Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Mzansi Magic's first crossover – The Queen | Mzansi Magic". Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Loyiso MacDonald is leaving The Queen | News 24". Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "What happened to The Queen's Vuyiswa? We have the answer for confused viewers | News 24". Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Thembisa Mdoda-Nxumalo steps into role of The Queen actress Zandile Msutwana | Sowetan Live". Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ^ "Cancelled! The Queen and Lingashoni to end in 2023 | DStv | TVSA". www.tvsa.co.za. Retrieved 4 March 2022.