Basic Info

First Air: October 24, 1986

Rating: ⭐ 7.0/10 (123 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 10

Last Episode

Name: Part 10

Season: 1, Episode: 10

Air Date: 1986-12-19

Runtime: 55 min

A long-ago foretold prophecy comes to pass when a proposal to negotiate a peaceful alliance between the Zulu Empire and Great Britain fails. Zulu Queen Mother Nandi finally dies, and Shaka, knowing his own fate is sealed, goes into a self-destructive rampage. Farewell returns to Zululand and meets with Shaka, who abandons his reign of terror. Shaka is finally murdered and his empire falls apart.

Shaka Zulu

1986 1 seasons 10 episodes ⭐ 7.0/10 123 votes

Overview

South Africa, 1823. The Zulu Empire, headed by King Shaka, a brilliant but ruthless military strategist, begin to encroach on the British colony of Cape Town. A volunteer cadre of explorers, mercenaries and professional soldiers are sent to Zululand to try to make contact with Shaka and assess the real threat of his army.