The Queen (South African TV series)
The Queen is a South African telenovela that premiered on Mzansi Magic on August 1, 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 runs at a 260 episode per season and airs every Monday to Friday at 21h00 on Mzansi Magic. "The Queen" concluded season 4 with a 1 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 Tembisa Mdoda-Nxumalo while she recovered at home, she is set to be making a return in the season 6 episode 5. On the 18th of March 2021 "The Queen" was renewed for a sixth season which premiered on the 26th of July 2021. Sthembiso SK Khoza is fired from The Queen because  he was arrested for beating up his wife. 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 will premiere in July 2022 and run until a series finale on 13 January 2023. Plot. The show revolves around the Khoza family, drug lords who hide their dealings behind their logistics company, and their conflicts with their competitors and the Tembisa Police Service. Connie Ferguson plays the role of Harriet Khoza, the widow of a drug lord  and a drug lord known as "The Queen" while Shona Ferguson plays the police officer Jerry Maake. The plot however changes in season 5 as the Khoza's world is turned upside down by the arrival of a new lethal and ambitious enemy Thando Sebata (Jessica Nkosi) a ruthless powerful drug lord heiress, trained assassin and sniper as she takes the Khoza's cocaine territory and becomes the new drug queen pin. Awards and nominations. Dstv Viewers Choice Awards The South African Film and Television Awards (Saftas) The Royalty Soapie Awards