SHOWTIME ORDERS “SHAKA: KING OF THE ZULU NATION” DRAMA SERIES

Showtime has announced that it has placed a series order for the hourlong drama “Shaka: King Of The Zulu Nation.” The announcement was made by Gary Levine and Jana Winograde, Presidents of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc. “This project offers a gateway to our past that is so critical to our global history and yet so often marginalized,” said Director Antoine Fuqua. “Through ‘Shaka: King Of The Zulu Nation,’ we hope to bring this saga to life, all the tears, sweat, and blood, all the joy and sorrow, all the intimacy and intensity and humanity. In short, we’re going to rock the world with this one.”

Executively produced and directed by Antoine Fuqua, the series is produced by CBS Studios and Propagate and created and written by Olu Odebunmi and Tolu Awosika. “Olu and Tolu have written such an exciting and emotional origin story of an African warrior hero,” said Levine, “and Antoine’s passion for this project, coupled with his formidable talent, promises an epic series unlike any other on television.”

The writers also executive produced with Ben Silverman and Rodney Ferrell of Propagate. Scott Greenberg and Michael Callas also contributed to the production on behalf of Fuqua Films, with ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group serving as the global distributor. The film can be accessed on devices compatible with the service, such as Amazon, Apple, Google, LG Smart TVs, Oculus Go, Roku, Samsung Smart TVs, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4.

An epic drama based on real events tells the story of one man’s journey from stigmatized childhood to warrior king. The Zulu Empire chief Shaka rises rise to power, uniting multiple tribes across vast stretches of Africa in the early 19th century to transform his power into legend, on par with history’s most seminal figures.