The Brave Ones, a limited series launching in 16 September 2022, has been announced by Netflix and will feature several African languages, with the majority of the series being in Zulu. The show was co-produced by Omotoso, Robbie Thorpe, and Stan Joseph through Ochre Media, and created by Akin Omotoso.
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Rolie Nikiwe, Tosh Gitonga, Stephina Zwane, and Omotoso direct different parts of the six-episode series, which takes place in the parallel worlds of modern-day South Africa and the supernatural world of African gods and divine beings.
Netflix has explained its local content ambitions, which will go far beyond The Brave Ones and its first original Afrikaans-language show Ludik.
“We are working with top talent and filmmakers as well as exciting emerging voices from the continent. We are thrilled to expand our partnerships with Africa’s talented storytellers,” said Netflix local language films in Africa director Tendeka Matatu.
“With an ever-growing slate of series, movies and licensed content across a rich variety of best-in-class content across genres, we want to give our members more moments to share the joy that comes from being immersed in great stories made in Africa, to be watched by the world.”
The Brave Ones’ synopsis explains the show follows Ntsiki Gasa (Sthandile Nkosi), a mystical being reincarnated as a human who sets out to avenge her sister’s death. However, Ntsiki faces a powerful and determined enemy in Ayanda Mbatha (Nomalanga Nkosi), the ruthless wife of an equally heartless land-grabbing property developer, Luthando Mbatha (Tony Kgoroge). She has her own reasons for exploiting the powers of The Brave Ones. To defeat her formidable enemies and save her family from destruction, Ntsiki must learn to use and harness her superpowers.
You can see the teaser trailer for the show down below, showing some of the main characters and plot points:
