- HD 1080
- Runtime: 55m.
- Status: Ended
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- Languages: en
- Country: Germany, South Africa, United States of America
- Stars: Henry Cele, Dudu Mkhize, Edward Fox, Robert Powell, Trevor Howard
- keywords: africa, south africa, british empire, rise and fall, miniseries, racism, colonialism, cape town, south africa, palace intrigue, 19th century, mother son relationship, zulu empire, exploration of africa, african history
- Production_studio: Harmony Gold, Tele München
- Slogan: A true story
- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 10
- First air date: 1986-10-24
- Last air date: 1986-12-19
- providers: Crackle
- The Shaka Zulu is featured in the top rankings of 1986
- #7 in Top Drama Series of 1986
South Africa, 1823. The Zulu Empire, headed by King Shaka, a brilliant but ruthless military strategist, begin to encroach on the British colony of Cape Town. A volunteer cadre of explorers, mercenaries and professional soldiers are sent to Zululand to try to make contact with Shaka and assess the real threat of his army.
