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What the cast hopes stays with viewers Asked what he hopes audiences are still sitting with now that they’ve finished the season, Khoza pointed to the production’s decision to write LGBTQ+ characters into the world of the show, arguing that queer people exist in every part of life, prison included, and that South Africa – where same-sex marriage is legal – deserves stories that reflect that.
What struck him, he said, was how the production used the series to take viewers into a version of prison life most South Africans never see up close – including how inmates are treated regardless of sexuality.
He also highlighted characters like Zola, who studies while incarcerated in an effort to rebuild his life, and the prison’s hardened warden, as proof the show resists easy stereotypes.
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