Madiba is a three-part American biographical drama television miniseries documenting the true lifelong struggle of Xhosa human rights activist, lawyer, political prisoner, and eventual president of South Africa Nelson Mandela to overthrow the oppressive regime of institutionalized racism and segregation known as apartheid. The series stars Laurence Fishburne, Orlando Jones, David Harewood, Michael Nyqvist, Terry Pheto, Jason Kennett and Kate Liquorish. The three-part miniseries made its debut on BET on February 1, 2017, concluding on February 15, 2017. While the miniseries is named for and largely follows the story of Madiba (Nelson Mandela), Laurence Fishburne has stated that one of the primary intentions of the miniseries was to highlight the important role played by Mandela's many family members, friends, and colleagues at the ANC who worked tirelessly alongside him to successfully overthrow the regime of apartheid. Cast Laurence Fishburne as Nelson Mandela Orlando Jones as Oliver Tambo David Harewood as Walter Sisulu Michael Nyqvist as Hendrik Verwoerd Terry Pheto as Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Jason Kennett as Joe Slovo Kate Liquorish as Ruth First Hlomla Dandala as Govan Mbeki Meren Reddy as Ahmed Kathrada Kajal Bagwandeen as Amina Cachalia James Gracie as Hendrik van den Bergh Armand Aucamp as Warder Prinsloo Garth Breytenbach as Warder Brand Mark Elderkin as Trevor Huddleston Grant Swanby as Bram Fischer Sello Maake Ka-Ncube as Chief Albert Luthuli Episodes Production Principal photography began on April 4, 2016, and took place in Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Robben Island, South Africa. References External links Official Site at BET.com 2010s American drama television miniseries 2017 American television series debuts 2017 American television series endings Apartheid in fiction BET original programming Cultural depictions of Nelson Mandela Television shows directed by Kevin Hooks Television shows filmed in South Africa Television shows set in South Africa