Home > Madiba > Miniseries « TV Series Page Madiba: Miniseries (2017) Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 100% Average Rating: 8.5/10 Season Reviews: 8 Fresh: 8 Rotten: 0 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. 100% Average Rating: 9.0/10 Season Reviews: 4 Fresh: 4 Rotten: 0 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: No consensus yet. AUDIENCE SCORE 100% liked it Average Rating: 4.3/5 User Ratings: 11 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Part 1 -- "Troublemaker" and "Defiance" Air date: Feb 1, 2017 After his father's death and backing out of an arranged marriage, Nelson flees his village and heads to Johannesburg, where he continues his work as a underground revolutionary. -- (C) BET More 2 Part 2 -- "Spear of a Nation" and "Total Strategy" Air date: Feb 8, 2017 Despite personal financial hardship, Nelson takes on the grueling task of raising funds for the ANC. Once Nelson ends up at Robben Island for a life sentence, his friend, Oliver keeps the struggle alive on the outside. -- (C) BET More 3 Part 3 -- "Brains Not Blood" and "A New World" Air date: Feb 15, 2017 Mandela is finally released from prison but his liberation does not come without cost as he is unable to reconcile his marriage. With the country in a state of contention, Mandela is the only man who can unify a divided nation. -- (C) BET More Tv Season Info Genre: Drama Network: BET Premiere Date: Feb 1, 2017 Exec. Producers: Lance Samuels, Andy Harries, Kevin Hooks, Daniel Iron, Marigo Kehoe, Steven Silver, Neil Tabatznik Cast Laurence Fishburne as NELSON MANDELA Orlando Jones as Oliver Tambo David Harewood as Walter Sisulu Terry Pheto as Winnie Mandela Michael Nyqvist as Dr. H.F. Verwoerd Jason Kennett as Joe Slovo Meren Reddy as Ahmed Kathrada Hlomla Dandala as Govan Mbeki Kate Liquorish as Ruth First Show More Cast Episodes 1 Part 1 -- "Troublemaker" and "Defiance" Air date: Feb 1, 2017 After his father's death and backing out of an arranged marriage, Nelson flees his village and heads to Johannesburg, where he continues his work as a underground revolutionary. -- (C) BET More 2 Part 2 -- "Spear of a Nation" and "Total Strategy" Air date: Feb 8, 2017 Despite personal financial hardship, Nelson takes on the grueling task of raising funds for the ANC. Once Nelson ends up at Robben Island for a life sentence, his friend, Oliver keeps the struggle alive on the outside. -- (C) BET More 3 Part 3 -- "Brains Not Blood" and "A New World" Air date: Feb 15, 2017 Mandela is finally released from prison but his liberation does not come without cost as he is unable to reconcile his marriage. With the country in a state of contention, Mandela is the only man who can unify a divided nation. -- (C) BET More Critic Reviews for Madiba Miniseries All Critics (8) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (0) Madiba is must-see television for anyone who questions the limits of human nature in pursuing a cause - in the name of freedom or even in the name of nationalism. Feb 1, 2017 | Rating: A- | Full Review… Hanh Nguyen indieWire Top Critic Mandela's life makes for a huge canvas, and Fishburne fills every inch of it that's included in the script. Feb 1, 2017 | Full Review… David Zurawik Baltimore Sun Watching Madiba will give you chills, given our present circumstances. Feb 1, 2017 | Rating: 8.5/10 | Full Review… Amy Glynn Paste Magazine Powerful, profound series about the life of Nelson Mandela. Mar 8, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Melissa Camacho Common Sense Media The six-hour Madiba is TV well worth watching this Black History Month. Feb 2, 2017 | Full Review… Dominic Patten Deadline Hollywood Daily For all of its lackluster effect as drama, Madiba does have educational value - if you don't know Mandela's story, or the history of apartheid and its fall, there are worse ways to spend six hours than watching this digest of the highlights. Feb 1, 2017 | Full Review… Mike Hale New York Times Top Critic The show's claim of being the definitive Mandela story is a little over the top, but as an introduction to the man, his country and what motivated him, it's not a bad place to start. Feb 1, 2017 | Full Review… Lanre Bakare Guardian Top Critic After this sobering reminder of the bitter suffering he and his countrymen endured, it's a sentiment that's as powerful as it is timely. Feb 1, 2017 | Full Review… Brian Lowry CNN.com Top Critic View All Critic Reviews (8) Audience Reviews for Madiba: Miniseries There are no featured audience reviews yet. Click the link below to see what others say about Madiba: Miniseries! 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