Queen Sono

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!

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.

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's simple. Queen Sono is 6 episodes long (similar to season 1 of the Walking dead) and any great show that starts chaotic and moulds to objective and addictive as it progresses.

If you check all the negative reviews, all viewers could not get past episode 1 (finish it and press next). I myself was immediately put off by the unnecessary swearing and "cool" relaxed behaviour of the characters who are apparently in a serious world of intelligence and spies. However as the season progresses you will begin to understand why this show was picked up by Netflix for the world to see.

This has nothing to do with an "African show" being on Netflix. This show is simply brilliant- and it is real. It will introduce the reality of many different lives in that part of the world, where you see the everyday problems people face in South Africa; from the ordinary citizens to the ones at the top who see the bigger picture.

All this will be shown without drifting from our main character who is Queen Sono (and yes that is her name - not a title).

If you have a liking for realistic espionage (24, Homeland, The Unit, Green Zone, Seal Team etc. Then this show is for you Highly recommend.

Frankly, I wasn't sure what to think of a Netflix show from South Africa, with languages used from English, Afrikaans, Zulu and perhaps Swahili ! But, no worries, the actors seems to repeat what they said in their Native dialogue - with English, in the same scene. However 'fuggetaboutit' - the aforementioned Pearl Thusi is great in the lead role of 'Queen Sono' (like a S.A. Jane Bond) - who is both beautiful and can kick major azz. Series One is short, about six episodes, and Season Two is on it's way in 2021. Well worth a watch. Don't miss this one.