Hit South African show gets the world talking about polygamy and cheating
The 35-year-old is not from a polygamist family herself, nonetheless The Polygamist's storyline resonated and highlighted "social ills that happen and [are] normalised in South Africa".
South African film and TV critic Phil Mphela said The Polygamist was less about cultural polygamy and more about "the outrageous behaviour of this husband" - someone he sees as a narcissist.
It was the most watched show on Netflix in South Africa and Kenya and made it to the top 10 in Nigeria and Mauritius within the first week of its release.
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