The Queen

Country: South Africa
Length: 729 episodes

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How it feels

This South African telenovela follows the lives of a powerful family and their struggles for control and survival. It mixes romance, betrayal, and business intrigue in a high-stakes daily drama.

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What happens

The Queen was a South African telenovela that premiered on Mzansi Magic on 1 August 2016 and on Canal Plus in April 2020. It is produced by Ferguson Films, owned by acting veterans Connie Ferguson and her late husband Shona Ferguson. The Queen ran for 260 episodes per season and aired every Monday to Friday at 21h00 on Mzansi Magic. The Queen concluded season 4 with a one-hour finale on Friday 24 July 2020, season 5 premiered on Monday 27 July 2020. The Queen had a crossover episode with The River, featuring Sindi Dlathu as Lindiwe Dlamini -Dikana who is Harriet's friend. Longtime series star Loyiso Macdonald (who had been part of the cast since the show's inception) exited the show in June 2021. Zandile Msutwana suffered an injury on set and she was temporarily replaced by Thembisa Mdoda-Nxumalo while she recovered at home. The channel cancelled the show in March 2022 when The Queen was renewed for a shortened seventh and final season, with only 125 episodes instead of the usual 260-episode season order. Season 7 premiered in July 2022 and ran until a series finale on 13 January 2023 following seven successful seasons. The telenovela was replaced by a Xhosa's first and exclusive telenovela titled Gqeberha: The Empire which was produced by Tshedza Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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