Showtime Orders Drama ‘Shaka: King of the Zulu Nation’

Showtime has greenlit hour-long scripted drama “Shaka: King of the Zulu Nation”, which is centered around one man’s personal journey from stigmatized childhood to warrior king. The logline: Rooted in actual events, “Shaka: King of the the Zulu Nation” tells the story of the Zulu Empire chief Shaka and his unlikely rise to power, uniting multiple tribes across vast stretches of Africa in the early 19th century to transform his power into legend, on par with history’s most seminal figures. In ferocious battles that test the body and soul, in alliances that test the bonds of love and friendship, a complex sociological system plays out that renders the human cost front and center, for the victors as well as the vanquished, all in an effort to carve out a semblance of identity, fulfillment and ultimately, survival.

“Shaka: King of the Zulu Nation” is executive produced by Antoine Fuqua, Olu Odebunmi, Tolu Awosika, Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, Gregory Lipstone, Rodney Ferrell and Spencer Medof. The series is also produced by Scott Greenberg, and Michael Callas is producing for Fuqua Films.