{"id":1936,"date":"2018-12-10T09:58:11","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T14:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvmiddleeastafrica\/netflix-orders-first-african-original\/"},"modified":"2018-12-10T12:50:31","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T17:50:31","slug":"netflix-orders-first-african-original","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvmiddleeastafrica\/netflix-orders-first-african-original\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Orders First African Original"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pearl Thusi (<em>Quantico<\/em>) is set to star in <em>Queen Sono<\/em>, which marks Netflix\u2019s first African original series.<\/p>\n<p>Thusi will play a highly trained spy in a South African agency. Thusi\u2019s character will take on dangerous missions while facing challenges in her personal life.<\/p>\n<p><em>Queen Sono<\/em> is created by director Kagiso Lediga and executive producer Tamsin Andersson.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to change the game for every artist on this continent,\u201d said Thusi. \u201cI cannot wait for every young woman, every woman on this continent and on this planet to meet Queen Sono. 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