Netflix will begin production on its first African Original Series ‘Queen Sono’; a drama about a secret agent who fights crime while dealing with crises in her personal life. This comes after Erik Barmack, Netflix’s vice president of international originals, told people who a Netflix original from Africa would come very soon.
The series stars veteran South African actress Pearl Thusi and will launch globally in 2019. Thusi tweeted that she was excited for this film to touch every woman in the world adding that “it’s going to change the game for every artist on this continent.”
That’s right! A Netflix first for Africa. Pearl Thusi as #QueenSono coming to your screens in 2019 https://t.co/pojP7Y0cLX
— Netflix South Africa (@NetflixSA) December 10, 2018
This will be Netflix’s first (and hopefully not last) venture into Africa for Netflix and with the way that they’re creating shows, it’s impossible not to hit the big continent once again. If this show lives up to the hype that was created on the other side of the world, this quite possibly could become a global hit. Pearl Thusi also stars in the hit ABC show ‘Quantico’.
