Sakho & Mangane

This series is a fresh, new and entertaining script. Some parts are funny, some serious, some magical. It combines perfectly the sights of Dakar in Senegal, the culture of this African nation, the detectivesque plot, the romance of young people. I really liked this series. I have seen so many American or British police/detectives series that this is a fresh approach, from a culture so distant to me that really entertains. Kudos to all the production team!

This started so promisingly. The first five episodes recounted well-constructed police investigations in an exotic setting. There was added interest in the way superstition (and no more) played a role in the cases. Then it all went pear shaped. Zombies, people with supernatural powers, unbelievable plot twists all with no coherent structure. I watched till the end but was really disappointed.

I'm afraid that another big failure was that some of the actors had clearly spoken their lines in Wolof and then been overdubbed into French and others were saying their lines in the latter language with no dubbing. This is simply not acceptable to a UK audience, even though dubbing is normal in France. The series would have been better completely in Wolof and some French dialogue (as when the French pathologist speaks) with subtitles, either French or English. Oddly, there were small bursts of speech left in Wolof which were not translated or subtitled. This might have been a problem if some of the actors were not fluent in Wolof, of course.

This wasn't a complete waste of time but it could have been far better.

Clearly this kind of show has a much smaller budget. Once you take that into consideration you can just enjoy this show from Senegal. There's some African mythologie in it. Love it.

I have enjoyed watching this very much despite of what some of the reviews said, I think it is a very good movie for a low budget movie (someone said). The only think that it lacks in my opinion is special effects for the mysticism scenes. Wakanda Forever! I can't wait to see season 2.

Not perfect, far from it, but pure entertainment... humor, mystery, love, urbanism, mysticism....and a great way to discover West African culture, far from stereotypes. Great music, good photography. A Dakar never seen before on TV!