Shaka Zulu was the King of the Zulu Nation between 1816 to 1828. Babalola will play Shaka as he unites tribes across the land while facing fierce battles, testing alliances and trying to survive.

Shaka has been the subject of numerous novels, poems, films and TV series. Many have offered distorted versions of Zulu culture. But the award-winning 2023 drama series Shaka iLembe seemed different.

King Shaka joins two other new drama series with completed seasons to be released by Showtime over the past couple of months: Three Women, which landed at Starz, and Ripley, which moved to Netflix.

Cast of season 2 of 'Shaka iLembe' say audiences in for more drama and intrigue The return of the story of King Shaka Zulu returned to the small screens on Sunday. Shaka iLembe ...

Shaka has been the subject of numerous novels, poems, films and TV series. Many have offered distorted versions of Zulu culture. But the award-winning 2023 drama series Shaka iLembe seemed different.

Miniseries Plot South Africa, 1823. The Zulu Empire, headed by King Shaka, a brilliant but ruthless military strategist, begin to encroach on the British colony of Cape Town.

Shaka has been the subject of numerous novels, poems, films and TV series. Many have offered distorted versions of Zulu culture. But the award-winning 2023 drama series Shaka iLembe seemed different.