“Queen Sono” is the first African script-to-screen series commissioned by Netflix. The action-packed series follows Queen Sono, the highly trained top spy in a South African agency whose purpose is to ...

'Quantico' star and South African actress, Pearl Thusi will star in 'Queen Sono' while production work is scheduled for 2019. According to Deadline, the production will be directed by Kagiso Lediga, ...

The last several years have seen an influx of African actors breaking ground in American culture: Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira and Djimon Hounsou, to name a few. For South African model turned actress ...

Pearl Thusi stars as a spy with a complicated past in the new crime drama. It's Netflix's first commissioned series fully produced in Africa. South African 'Queen Sono' Is A Savvy Secret Agent — And A ...

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For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Sauti Sol [Photo: Instagram @sautisol] Popular Kenyan band Sauti Sol has yet again made ...

Netflix expands to Africa with new original TV series Queen Sono The streaming company announced its first African original series, signaling it's serious about growing on the continent.

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John Boyega's UpperRoom Productions has signed a development deal with Netflix for a slate of African films. By Alex Ritman U.K. Correspondent The streamer, which debuted its first African Original ...

Popular Kenyan band Sauti Sol has yet again made history after producing the official soundtrack to Netflix's first African original series dubbed “Queen Sono”. This comes a few weeks after they ...