Best African drama series
A curated collection of popular drama series from Africa.
Abdeen's Palace (2014)
Abdeen's Palace (2014)
Khedive Ismail is busy running the affairs of the state, his wives, bondmaids and the queen mother are busy with a war its borders, Saray Abdin.
The River (2018)
The River (2018)
Two families, the Dlamini's and the Mokoena's, with different backgrounds that are brought together and divided by the discovery of a diamond in Cullinan, just a stone’s throw away from Pretoria.
Paranormal (2020)
Paranormal (2020)
Set in the 1960s; Paranormal follows the adventures of Dr. Refaat Ismail, a professor of hematology, as he comes up against various supernatural events with the help of his Scottish old flame, Maggie.
Labyrinth (2012)
Labyrinth (2012)
Jumping back and forth between modern and medieval France, the lives of two women separated by centuries, are united in their search for an ancient artifact.
Charlie Jade (2005)
Charlie Jade (2005)
Charlie Jade is a science fiction television program filmed mainly in Cape Town, South Africa. It stars Jeffrey Pierce in the title role, as a detective from a parallel universe who finds himself trapped in our universe. This is a Canadian and South African co-production filmed in conjunction with CHUM Television and the South African Industrial Development Corporation. The special effects were produced by the Montreal-based company Cinegroupe led by Michel Lemire.The show started in 2004 and was aired on the Canadian Space Channel. It premiered on the Space Channel April 16, 2005 and aired in Eastern Europe, France, Italy, on SABC 3 in South Africa, on Fox Japan, and on AXN in Hong Kong. The show began airing in the United Kingdom in October 2007, on FX. The Sci Fi Channel in the United States premiered the show on June 6, 2008, but after 2 episodes on Friday prime-time, moved it to overnight Mon/Tue.
The Brave Ones (2022)
The Brave Ones (2022)
An all-mighty goddess reincarnated as a young woman must harness her divine powers to avenge her sister's death and protect her family from destruction.
Seven Doors (2024)
Seven Doors (2024)
It tells a story of Adedunjoye, a simple man who loves his wife and children, he was told to become the King of Ilara's Kingdom as the Kingship has gotten to his family lineage, uninterested in the offer, he vehemently refused, after several persuasion, he obliged and became the King, his ascension to the King was followed by a lot of opposition who sought to make his tenure miserable
Al Maddah (2021)
Al Maddah (2021)
Saber returns from the dead to face the greatest the earth has ever known: the daughters of Satan! We hear about a mission to destroy humanity, and to free their greatest master Satan by any means possible…
Grand Hotel (2016)
Grand Hotel (2016)
In the 1950s, Ali, a young man, arrives at the Grand Hotel in the beautiful city of Aswan to investigate the disappearance of his younger sister. He gets a job as a waiter and falls in love with the daughter of the owner "Nazly". Nazly starts to help him to discover the truth about his sister's disappearance. Then the story takes a different twist to discover all the secrets and mysteries hidden in the wonderful Grand Hotel.
Dead Places (2021)
Dead Places (2021)
An author who has dedicated his career to solving paranormal cases, returns home to South Africa to investigate the biggest mystery of his life: His sister's death in a water canal 20 years ago.
Mystery Box (2023)
Mystery Box (2023)
As Reem celebrates her birthday, she receives a box containing strange and incomprehensible contents, and messages asking to save a person before he is killed, leading the three friends, Youssef, Reem and Yassin on an adventure to uncover the mystery of this box.
Ties of Kinship (2024)
Ties of Kinship (2024)
After his wife suffers a traumatic accident, an anesthesiologist resorts to a surrogate mother to carry their child, but this illegal step soon leads him into a mysterious and dangerous world.
The Seven Commandments (2014)
The Seven Commandments (2014)
Seven siblings decide to kill their old ill father after discovering that he has 28,00000 in his bank account, the story begins when his corpse mysteriously disappeares from his locked room after the crime
The Seven Commandments (2014)
The Seven Commandments (2014)
After discovering their ailing elderly father has 28 million in his bank account, seven siblings conspire to end his life, but the story takes a mysterious turn when his body vanishes from his room following the crime.
Eugenie Nights (2018)
Eugenie Nights (2018)
In 1940s Egypt, a princess trying to prove her innocence after being accused of killing her husband receives help from his brother, which leads to them falling in love.
And We Have a Date (2023)
And We Have a Date (2023)
The events revolve around two families, the family of "Hassan", whose wife died and left him four young men, and the family of Nadia, whose husband died and left her four daughters, and we will see how the two parties will deal with the problems around them, at first each party alone and after the meeting how they will face each other when they get to know each other.
Blood & Water (2020)
Savage Beauty (2022)
Tuiskoms (2025)
Far from Home (2022)
Special Case (2024)
Special Case (2024)
As Nadim Abu Saree, who has exceptional abilities, starts working at a well-known law firm owned by Amani El Najjar, his journey becomes fraught with difficulties, and despite being exploited in numerous ways, his personality and pure heart always save him.
Newton's Cradle (2021)
Newton's Cradle (2021)
The two lovers, Hazem and Hana, decide to have their baby in America to get the nationality. However, they come across many obstacles that threaten their marriage, especially when Hana stays in America and does not come back.
Under Guardianship (2023)
Blood Legacy (2024)
El Harsha El Sab'a (2023)
El Harsha El Sab'a (2023)
In the seventh year of their marriage, boredom, and fatigue take over the lives of high school sweethearts Adam and Nadine. Between the pressures of raising their twins and their routine life, will their love overcome these challenges?
Lam Shamsiyya (2025)
Lam Shamsiyya (2025)
Nelly is haunted by terrifying doubts that her stepson may have been harassed by a close family friend. Refusing to stay silent or look the other way, she follows her instincts on a dangerous journey.
Jiva! (2021)
Jiva! (2021)
JIVA! is a fun and energy-packed drama series that follows the life of the talented street dancer Ntombi, who while juggling the demands of a dead end job, family responsibility and a rocky love life realises that her dance moves could be her ticket out of her working class neighbourhood in Durban. But first, she must overcome her fears, beat her rivals and sort out the chaos that is her family.
Rivo (2022)
Rivo (2022)
After the sudden death of her father, Miriam discovers her dad's script about an obscure band called Rivo; prompting her to finish the script. She discovers secrets connecting her dad to them, & family secrets that will change her forever.