Hit South African show gets the world talking about polygamy and cheating
The Zulu-language series about a man with multiple wives is a worldwide hit.
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Notable Quotes
"Yo JONASI is WILD"
— Davido , Celebrity
"I thought Crazy Rich Asians was something, but crazy rich Africans is a whole 'nother level."
— Sherri Shepherd , Celebrity
"The show had had her in a 'chokehold' and she had binged it in one day."
— Taraji P Henson , Celebrity
"A lot of the scenes that you see in the show are taken directly out of our lives. I famously come from a very polygamist family… [so] I brought that in."
— Gugu Zuma-Ncube , Executive
Key People
A popular Nigerian Afrobeats star.
A producer and daughter of former South African president Jacob Zuma.
An Emmy-award winning talk-show host and actress.
An actress known for roles in 'Hidden Figures' and 'Empire'.
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The Zulu-language series about a man with multiple wives is a worldwide hit.
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