{"id":22749,"date":"2024-08-22T23:01:35","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T21:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=22749"},"modified":"2024-08-22T23:01:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T21:01:40","slug":"a-first-look-at-netflixs-new-drama-series-blood-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2024\/08\/22\/a-first-look-at-netflixs-new-drama-series-blood-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"A First Look at Netflix\u2019s New Drama Series, Blood Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Who Deserves The Seat of Power?<\/strong><br \/><strong>A First Look at Netflix\u2019s New Drama Series, <em>Blood Legacy<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The CEO of Spear Industries is found dead in the sugarcane fields of KwaZulu-Natal, sparking a fierce battle among his children for the control of the multibillion-rand corporation. This gripping new drama series, <strong><em>Blood Legacy<\/em><\/strong>, is set to debut exclusively on Netflix on 20 September 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Siblings Khanyi Adesina (Xolile Tshabalala), Mandla Ndlovu<strong> <\/strong>(Buyile Mdladla), and Siya Ndlovu (Mike Ndlangamandla) are locked in a war that extends far beyond the boardroom: Legacies are on the line, and betrayal lurks at every turn. This high-stakes 20-episode drama plunges into a world where corruption, greed, and power collide, pushing the siblings to confront the limits of loyalty.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BloodLegacy-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BloodLegacy-1.jpg?resize=450%2C253&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BloodLegacy-1.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BloodLegacy-1.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Pictured left to right) <em>Matriarch Madlamini Ndlovu (Connie Chiume) and Spear Industry siblings Mandla Ndlovu (Buyile Mdladla),\u00a0 Siya Ndlovu (Mike Ndlangamandla) and Khanyi Adesina (Xolile Tshabalala).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>In one of her final acting appearances, the incomparable Connie Chiume delivers a powerful performance as the family matriarch. She shares the screen with industry royalty Treasure Nkosi and Sello Maake Ka-Ncube, alongside talented actors Pallance Dladla, Wiseman Zitha and Unathi Mkhize.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BloodLegacy-2.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BloodLegacy-2.jpg?resize=450%2C253&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BloodLegacy-2.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BloodLegacy-2.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Pictured left to right) <em>Matriarch Madlamini Ndlovu (Connie Chiume) and Spear Industry siblings Mandla Ndlovu (Buyile Mdladla),\u00a0 Siya Ndlovu (Mike Ndlangamandla) and Khanyi Adesina (Xolile Tshabalala).\u00a0<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Blood Legacy <\/em><\/strong>is a remake of the Mexican series<em> Monarca<\/em> and the latest offering from South African production powerhouse Gambit Films (the producers behind the successful series <em>Blood and Water<\/em>, <em>Unseen<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Blood Legacy | Official Trailer | Netflix\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0-TBHiOReng?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who Deserves The Seat of Power?A First Look at Netflix\u2019s New Drama Series, Blood Legacy The CEO of Spear Industries is found dead in the sugarcane fields of KwaZulu-Natal, sparking a fierce battle among his children for the control of the multibillion-rand corporation. This gripping new drama series, Blood Legacy, is set to debut exclusively&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2024\/08\/22\/a-first-look-at-netflixs-new-drama-series-blood-legacy\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A First Look at Netflix\u2019s New Drama Series, Blood Legacy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11318,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[208],"class_list":["post-22749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-online","tag-netflix","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/NetflixLogo.png?fit=400%2C113&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22749\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}