Queen Sono

This South African series is centred on the eponymous Queen Sono; an agent working for a pan-African security service based in Johannesburg. Her job sees her and her colleagues investigating possible links between a terrorist group operating across the continent and an arms company. Sono is also looking into the murder of her mother, a hero of the fight against apartheid who was killed shortly after the end of white minority rule; she thought she knew the truth but it appears there is far more to be uncovered.

I rather enjoyed this series. It comes from a part of the world which is surprisingly underrepresented in popular entertainment. The story is good, providing plenty of excuses for action scenes. These scenes are well shot and exciting. The characters are good; most obviously Queen Sono herself; Pearl Thusi does a fine job in the role. The series makes good use of African locations; these are mostly shot where they are set rather than on sets or parts of SA that look vaguely like where they are set; a sign of the high production values. I read that the second season's production has been cancelled; if true that is a pity as it is an enjoyable series but as it stands it lacks a proper ending.

If you LOVE the African continent, you will like this series. It is the first real attempt at mainstream African content on Netflix and IMO, theyve gotten of to a really good start. The dialogue is well written and engaging (the Russian monologue in EP.1 is fire!) ESP. when the African men confront the foreigners - I feel like those scenes spoke volumes! The African scenery is impeccable, catchy music, and African lingo is thrown in (the nonAfrican countries will not get it) at the right times. The series explore alot of different African countries and the inner cities, fashion, music and actors all in one season. Good start for an African series. Proud of Pearl, they chose a good lead for this one! Thank you Netflix for opening Africa to the world! <3 We hope other conglomerates will learn from you!

African non biased Film om the triggering issues and the dilemmas of leadership on handling it. The inclusion of the storyline to fit the idea behind how the struggle is supported and how it is fought against. The richness of the land of Africa,and how greed and corruption is instigated to fill the coffers of the rich and powerful.

It is Netflix's first African original series. It is about a young but extremely well trained African spy, who has a knack for successfully completing her missions but no policy of adhering to any rule. Alongside working for her nation, she is also on the continuous look out of finding her mother's assassins.

It's quite educative to watch an African series with an African protagonist in her local backdrop. Usually, we as the international audience are used to see Africa as a visiting or migrated location from other developed countries' protagonist's point of view.

It's also refreshing to hear dialogues in Zulu and Swahili. It's an interesting series.

Love it!!!!!!! Funny, sexy, maybe a bit naive but i love it! One of the advantages of Netflix is that we get to watch gems like this that other networks and blockbustr cinemas ignore.