'Queen Sono' is an important and welcome first step to showing that locally produced content can compete with international shows on both a production and genre level.
Make no mistake, the arrival of Netflix's first commissioned African series is a big deal. With a depth of pocket and access to millions of subscribers across the globe, the streaming giant's decision to begin to create content made by Africans for African audiences is a positive and hopefully game-changing development for content producers and consumers across the continent and beyond.
Kagiso Lediga and the team at Diprente are the first out of the gate with their six-part action-packed pan-African political drama starring Pearl Thusi. Nommer 37 director Nosipho Dumisa will take delivery of the torch when her Cape Town-based high school series, Blood & Water, is released on the platform later this year and Netflix has already announced future projects in development with producers from elsewhere on the continent...
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