South African 'Queen Sono' Is A Savvy Secret Agent — And A First For Netflix
Pearl Thusi stars as a spy with a complicated past in the new crime drama. It's Netflix's first commissioned series fully produced in Africa.
Queen Sono is both a classic spy thriller and a ground-breaking entertainment endeavor. The drama is Netflix's first commissioned script-to-screen series from Africa, and the first such show to get major distribution in the U.S.
Filmed across the continent with a diverse cast featuring multiple languages, the show stars Pearl Thusi as a South African secret agent with a complicated past.
Creator and executive producer Kagiso Lediga has a background in stand up comedy and says his jump to a crime drama is
