Mzansi TV captivates the world: ‘The Polygamist’ and ‘180’ drive SA’s biggest Netflix half-year
5 million views; #2 on Global Non-English Shows chart and #1 in 21 countries including South Africa, per Netflix’s separate release data through 12 July 180: #19 globally among Movies (H1 window); 58.2 million hours viewed, with the series spending five consecutive weeks in the platform’s Global Top 10 for Non-English Shows and peaking at #2 on that chart.
Responding to an analyst question, Sarandos pointed to the series as evidence of Netflix’s ability to turn hyper-local material into global hits, noting that The Polygamist was adapted from a novel by Zimbabwean author Sue Nyathi, published more than a decade ago, and reworked into a “soapie” for the South African market, where it’s travelling all over the region and all over the world.
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