Lockdown | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Mandla Ngcongwane |
Written by |
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Directed by | Mandla Ngcongwane |
Starring |
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Country of origin | South Africa |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 62 |
Production | |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 30:00 ( incl. commercials) |
Original release | |
Network | Mzansi Magic |
Release | 9 January 2017 1 January 2018 | –
Network | 1Magic |
Release | 7 July 2018 29 June 2019 | –
Network | Showmax (streaming) |
Lockdown is a South African crime drama television series created and directed by Mandla Ngcongwane that premiered on 9 January 2017 on Mzansi Magic (televised) and Showmax (streaming) then later moved to 1Magic. [1]
The series aired its first season and second season on Mzansi Magic, moved to 1Magic for its third and fourth seasons and later moved back to Mzansi to air the fifth and final season.
List of Accolades | |||||
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Award / Film Festival | Year | Recipient | Nomination | Result | Ref. |
South African Film and Television Awards | 2018 | Babalwa Mtshiselwa | Best Achievement in Make-up and Hairstyling - TV Drama | Won | |
Amanda Van Wyngaardt | Best Achievement in Art / Design Production - TV Drama | Nominated | [2] | ||
Lockdown | Best Achievement in Cinematography (TV Drama) | Nominated | [2] | ||
Reabetswe Moeti | Best Achievement in Scriptwriting - TV Drama | Won | [3] | ||
2019 | DramaGisellah Gay McLeod | Best Achievement in Costume Design - TV | Won | ||
Babalwa Mtshiselwa | Best Achievement in Make-up and Hairstyling - TV Drama | Won | |||
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Best Achievement in Directing - TV Drama | Nominated | |||
Reabetswe Moeti | Best Achievement in Scriptwriting - TV Drama | Nominated | |||
Pamela Nomvete | Best Supporting Actress - TV Drama | Nominated | [4] | ||
Zola Nombona | Best Actress - TV Drama | Nominated | [4] | ||
Lockdown | Best TV Drama | Won | [5] | ||
Lorcia Cooper | Best Supporting Actress - TV Drama | Won | [5] | ||
Dawn Thandeka King | Best Actress - TV Drama | Won | [5] | ||
2020 | Gaopie Kabe | Best Achievement in Cinematography - TV Drama | Nominated | [6] | |
Gisellah Gay McLeod | Best Achievement in Costume Design - TV Drama | Nominated | [6] | ||
Lockdown | Best Achievement in Art / Design Production - TV Drama | Nominated | [6] | ||
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Best Achievement in Original Score - TV Drama | Nominated | [6] | ||
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Best Achievement in Scriptwriting - TV Drama | Nominated | [6] | ||
Mandla N. | Best Achievement in Directing - TV Drama | Nominated | [6] | ||
Pamela Nomvete | Best Supporting Actress - TV Drama | Nominated | [6] | ||
Lorcia Cooper | Best Supporting Actress - TV Drama | Nominated | [7] | ||
Zola Nombona | Best Actress - TV Drama | Nominated | [6] | ||
Dawn Thandeka King | Best Actress - TV Drama | Nominated | [7] | ||
Lockdown | Best TV Drama | Nominated | [7] | ||
2021 | Babalwa Mtshiselwa | Best Achievement in Make-up and Hairstyling - TV Drama | Nominated | [8] | |
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Best Achievement in Original Score - TV Drama | Won | [9] | ||
Kurt Slabbert | Best Achievement in Sound Design - TV Drama | Nominated | [8] | ||
Mandla N. | Best Achievement in Directing - TV Drama | Nominated | [8] | ||
Zola Nombona | Best Supporting Actress - TV Drama | Nominated | [8] | ||
Lockdown | Best TV Drama | Nominated | [8] |
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
1 | 13 | 9 January 2017 | 3 April 2017 | Mzansi Magic | |
2 | 13 | 9 October 2017 | 1 January 2018 | ||
3 | 13 | 7 July 2018 | 29 September 2018 | 1Magic | |
4 | 13 | 6 April 2019 | 29 June 2019 | ||
5 | 10 | 6 April 2020 | 8 June 2020 | Mzansi Magic |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | South Africa viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | – | – | 9 January 2017 | N/A |
2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | – | – | 16 January 2017 | N/A |
3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | – | – | 23 January 2017 | N/A |
4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | – | – | 30 January 2017 | N/A |
5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | – | – | 6 February 2017 | N/A |
6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | – | – | 13 February 2017 | N/A |
7 | 7 | "Episode 7" | – | – | 20 February 2017 | N/A |
8 | 8 | "Episode 8" | – | – | 27 February 2017 | N/A |
9 | 9 | "Episode 9" | – | – | 6 March 2017 | N/A |
10 | 10 | "Episode 10" | – | – | 13 March 2017 | N/A |
11 | 11 | "Episode 11" | – | – | 20 March 2017 | N/A |
12 | 12 | "Episode 12" | – | – | 27 March 2017 | N/A |
13 | 13 | "Episode 13" | – | – | 3 April 2017 | N/A |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | South Africa viewers (millions) |
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53 | 1 | "New Prison Threat" | – | – | 6 April 2020 | N/A |
54 | 2 | "Peace Offering" | – | – | 13 April 2020 | N/A |
55 | 3 | "Battle of the Smarts" | – | – | 20 April 2020 | N/A |
56 | 4 | "Who Let the Dogs Out" | – | – | 27 April 2020 | N/A |
57 | 5 | "New Love" | – | – | 4 May 2020 | N/A |
58 | 6 | "All Hell Breaks Loose" | – | – | 11 May 2020 | N/A |
59 | 7 | "Are We Done Yet?" | – | – | 18 May 2020 | N/A |
60 | 8 | "It's Israel's House" | – | – | 25 May 2020 | N/A |
61 | 9 | "What Have We Done?" | – | – | 1 June 2020 | N/A |
62 | 10 | "Happily Ever After?" | – | – | 8 June 2020 | N/A |
Lockdown | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Mandla Ngcongwane |
Written by |
|
Directed by | Mandla Ngcongwane |
Starring |
|
Country of origin | South Africa |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 62 |
Production | |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 30:00 ( incl. commercials) |
Original release | |
Network | Mzansi Magic |
Release | 9 January 2017 1 January 2018 | –
Network | 1Magic |
Release | 7 July 2018 29 June 2019 | –
Network | Showmax (streaming) |
Lockdown is a South African crime drama television series created and directed by Mandla Ngcongwane that premiered on 9 January 2017 on Mzansi Magic (televised) and Showmax (streaming) then later moved to 1Magic. [1]
The series aired its first season and second season on Mzansi Magic, moved to 1Magic for its third and fourth seasons and later moved back to Mzansi to air the fifth and final season.
List of Accolades | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Award / Film Festival | Year | Recipient | Nomination | Result | Ref. |
South African Film and Television Awards | 2018 | Babalwa Mtshiselwa | Best Achievement in Make-up and Hairstyling - TV Drama | Won | |
Amanda Van Wyngaardt | Best Achievement in Art / Design Production - TV Drama | Nominated | [2] | ||
Lockdown | Best Achievement in Cinematography (TV Drama) | Nominated | [2] | ||
Reabetswe Moeti | Best Achievement in Scriptwriting - TV Drama | Won | [3] | ||
2019 | DramaGisellah Gay McLeod | Best Achievement in Costume Design - TV | Won | ||
Babalwa Mtshiselwa | Best Achievement in Make-up and Hairstyling - TV Drama | Won | |||
|
Best Achievement in Directing - TV Drama | Nominated | |||
Reabetswe Moeti | Best Achievement in Scriptwriting - TV Drama | Nominated | |||
Pamela Nomvete | Best Supporting Actress - TV Drama | Nominated | [4] | ||
Zola Nombona | Best Actress - TV Drama | Nominated | [4] | ||
Lockdown | Best TV Drama | Won | [5] | ||
Lorcia Cooper | Best Supporting Actress - TV Drama | Won | [5] | ||
Dawn Thandeka King | Best Actress - TV Drama | Won | [5] | ||
2020 | Gaopie Kabe | Best Achievement in Cinematography - TV Drama | Nominated | [6] | |
Gisellah Gay McLeod | Best Achievement in Costume Design - TV Drama | Nominated | [6] | ||
Lockdown | Best Achievement in Art / Design Production - TV Drama | Nominated | [6] | ||
|
Best Achievement in Original Score - TV Drama | Nominated | [6] | ||
|
Best Achievement in Scriptwriting - TV Drama | Nominated | [6] | ||
Mandla N. | Best Achievement in Directing - TV Drama | Nominated | [6] | ||
Pamela Nomvete | Best Supporting Actress - TV Drama | Nominated | [6] | ||
Lorcia Cooper | Best Supporting Actress - TV Drama | Nominated | [7] | ||
Zola Nombona | Best Actress - TV Drama | Nominated | [6] | ||
Dawn Thandeka King | Best Actress - TV Drama | Nominated | [7] | ||
Lockdown | Best TV Drama | Nominated | [7] | ||
2021 | Babalwa Mtshiselwa | Best Achievement in Make-up and Hairstyling - TV Drama | Nominated | [8] | |
|
Best Achievement in Original Score - TV Drama | Won | [9] | ||
Kurt Slabbert | Best Achievement in Sound Design - TV Drama | Nominated | [8] | ||
Mandla N. | Best Achievement in Directing - TV Drama | Nominated | [8] | ||
Zola Nombona | Best Supporting Actress - TV Drama | Nominated | [8] | ||
Lockdown | Best TV Drama | Nominated | [8] |
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | Network | |||
1 | 13 | 9 January 2017 | 3 April 2017 | Mzansi Magic | |
2 | 13 | 9 October 2017 | 1 January 2018 | ||
3 | 13 | 7 July 2018 | 29 September 2018 | 1Magic | |
4 | 13 | 6 April 2019 | 29 June 2019 | ||
5 | 10 | 6 April 2020 | 8 June 2020 | Mzansi Magic |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | South Africa viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | – | – | 9 January 2017 | N/A |
2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | – | – | 16 January 2017 | N/A |
3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | – | – | 23 January 2017 | N/A |
4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | – | – | 30 January 2017 | N/A |
5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | – | – | 6 February 2017 | N/A |
6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | – | – | 13 February 2017 | N/A |
7 | 7 | "Episode 7" | – | – | 20 February 2017 | N/A |
8 | 8 | "Episode 8" | – | – | 27 February 2017 | N/A |
9 | 9 | "Episode 9" | – | – | 6 March 2017 | N/A |
10 | 10 | "Episode 10" | – | – | 13 March 2017 | N/A |
11 | 11 | "Episode 11" | – | – | 20 March 2017 | N/A |
12 | 12 | "Episode 12" | – | – | 27 March 2017 | N/A |
13 | 13 | "Episode 13" | – | – | 3 April 2017 | N/A |
No. overall |
No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | South Africa viewers (millions) |
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53 | 1 | "New Prison Threat" | – | – | 6 April 2020 | N/A |
54 | 2 | "Peace Offering" | – | – | 13 April 2020 | N/A |
55 | 3 | "Battle of the Smarts" | – | – | 20 April 2020 | N/A |
56 | 4 | "Who Let the Dogs Out" | – | – | 27 April 2020 | N/A |
57 | 5 | "New Love" | – | – | 4 May 2020 | N/A |
58 | 6 | "All Hell Breaks Loose" | – | – | 11 May 2020 | N/A |
59 | 7 | "Are We Done Yet?" | – | – | 18 May 2020 | N/A |
60 | 8 | "It's Israel's House" | – | – | 25 May 2020 | N/A |
61 | 9 | "What Have We Done?" | – | – | 1 June 2020 | N/A |
62 | 10 | "Happily Ever After?" | – | – | 8 June 2020 | N/A |