How many seasons does Shaka Zulu have?

Shaka Zulu has 1 season with 10 episodes.

When did Shaka Zulu premiere?

Shaka Zulu premiered on October 18, 2016.

Shaka Zulu

Name: Shaka Zulu
Genre: Drama
Cast: Roy Dotrice, Henry Cele, Edward Fox, Robert Powell, Trevor Howard

SABC Ended Drama

1 Season · 10 Episodes · Premiered October 18, 2016 · Ended December 19, 1986

This 10-part 10 hour docu-drama depicts the life of Zulu warrior Shaka, an early 19th century soldier and King who through brilliant but ruthless tactics, united the smaller neighboring kingdoms in his Southeast African region, into a single Zulu nation. Interweaving historic fact with cultural practices, rituals, and mythologies, Shaka is revealed to be one of the greatest modern military figures on the African continent

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

10 episodes

E01

Part 1

Fri, Oct 24 1986 6:00 PM GMT+0000 55 min

A 10-part dramatization of the life of the great Zulu warrior (1787-1828) whose military innovations helped build a nation he ruled through tyranny. In Part 1, the British send an emissary to Shaka, hoping to intimidate him into an alliance and cancel the threat to their colony at Cape Town.

E02

Part 2

Fri, Oct 24 1986 6:00 PM GMT+0000 55 min

Vegte arrives at Shaka's capital and meets the king. While the others are en route, Fynn saves a girl who was believed dead, giving the Zulus the impression he has magical powers.

E03

Part 3

Fri, Oct 31 1986 6:00 PM GMT+0000 55 min

Fynn chronicles the love affair between Shaka's parents, Prince Senzangakona and Elangeni maiden Nandi, and the divine prophecy for their illegitimate child.

E04

Part 4

Fri, Nov 7 1986 6:00 PM GMT+0000 55 min

Senzangakona makes Nandi a royal wife, but his later humiliation of her brings a death threat from the teenage Shaka.

E05

Part 5

Fri, Nov 14 1986 6:00 PM GMT+0000 55 min

Shaka rejects an overture from his father and aligns himself with the Mtwetwa tribe, where he clashes with the general Bhuza over fighting techniques.

E06

Part 6

Fri, Nov 21 1986 6:00 PM GMT+0000 55 min

Shaka instills a tough training regimen to prepare the Mtwetwas for a battle with the Zulus, which precedes the death of Senzangakona and Shaka's ascension to the Zulu throne.

E07

Part 7

Wed, Nov 26 1986 6:00 PM GMT+0000 55 min

Shaka cedes Port Natal to Farewell and his men after Fynn helps him recover from an assassination attempt. Meanwhile, Farewell's wife learns that both Shaka and Farewell have been declared dead.

E08

Part 8

Fri, Dec 5 1986 6:00 PM GMT+0000 55 min

Fynn traces the history of Shaka and the Ndwandwe king Zwide after Shaka orders the Britons to help fight Zwide, who was responsible for the death of Dingiswayo.

E09

Part 9

Fri, Dec 12 1986 6:00 PM GMT+0000 55 min

Shaka agrees to help build a boat to carry Farewell and a Zulu delegation to Cape Town, where they are imprisoned by Somerset; Shaka is furious that Pampata has borne him a son.

E10

Part 10

Fri, Dec 19 1986 6:00 PM GMT+0000 55 min

Nandi's death sends Shaka into a frenzy of destruction; Farewell and the Zulu delegation are banished from the colony after Somerset learns Shaka's troops are advancing on the Cape.