StudioCanal Unveils First Look at Final Season of Shaka iLembe
StudioCanal drops first-look images for Shaka iLembe: Zulu King, the final season, ahead of its international debut at MIPCOM Cannes.
StudioCanal has released first-look images from the final season of Shaka iLembe, titled Shaka iLembe: Zulu King. The show will make its international debut at MIPCOM Cannes later this month, per Deadline.
Season 3 will be the last for the series, which picks up four years after the events of Series 2. The story widens to take in the emerging Basotho Kingdom of Moshoeshoe, King Faku's Mpondo Kingdom and the settlement of Port Natal.
New cast members joining the final season include Lerato Mvelase as Queen Mpikase, Aiden Scott as Henry Francis Fynn, Conrad Kemp as Lt. Francis Farewell and Wonder Ndlovu as Prince Mpande.
A landmark South African drama
In 2025, Deadline had the exclusive that this would be the landmark series' last. Shaka iLembe is South Africa's most expensive drama TV production and MultiChoice's highest-rated original.
It has already been expanded into Francophone Africa through CanalAfrique+ Magic. Canal+ bought MultiChoice in a multi-billion dollar deal last year.
The series received the most wins by a drama series in a single year at the SAFTAs, with 12 wins including Best Drama Series.
Quick answers
Is Shaka iLembe ending?
Yes. Season 3, titled Shaka iLembe: Zulu King, will be the final season.
When does Shaka iLembe: Zulu King make its international debut?
It debuts internationally at MIPCOM Cannes later this month.
Who joins the cast in the final season?
Lerato Mvelase as Queen Mpikase, Aiden Scott as Henry Francis Fynn, Conrad Kemp as Lt. Francis Farewell and Wonder Ndlovu as Prince Mpande.