Lockdown (South African TV series) explained

Genre:	Drama
Creator:	Mandla Ngcongwane
Director:	Mandla Ngcongwane
Country:	South Africa
Num Seasons:	5
Num Episodes:	62
Camera:	Multi-camera
Runtime:	(commercials)
Network:	Mzansi Magic
Network2:	1Magic
Network3:	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.

Accolades

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
		Amanda Van Wyngaardt	Best Achievement in Art / Design Production - TV Drama		^[2]
		Lockdown	Best Achievement in Cinematography (TV Drama)
		Reabetswe Moeti	Best Achievement in Scriptwriting - TV Drama		^[3]
	2019	DramaGisellah Gay McLeod	Best Achievement in Costume Design - TV
		Babalwa Mtshiselwa	Best Achievement in Make-up and Hairstyling - TV Drama
			Best Achievement in Directing - TV Drama
		Reabetswe Moeti	Best Achievement in Scriptwriting - TV Drama
		Pamela Nomvete	Best Supporting Actress - TV Drama		^[4]
		Zola Nombona	Best Actress - TV Drama
		Lockdown	Best TV Drama		^[5]
		Lorcia Cooper	Best Supporting Actress - TV Drama
		Dawn Thandeka King	Best Actress - TV Drama
	2020	Gaopie Kabe	Best Achievement in Cinematography - TV Drama		^[6]
		Gisellah Gay McLeod	Best Achievement in Costume Design - TV Drama
		Lockdown	Best Achievement in Art / Design Production - TV Drama
			Best Achievement in Original Score - TV Drama
			Best Achievement in Scriptwriting - TV Drama
		Mandla N.	Best Achievement in Directing - TV Drama
		Pamela Nomvete	Best Supporting Actress - TV Drama
		Lorcia Cooper	Best Supporting Actress - TV Drama		^[7]
		Zola Nombona	Best Actress - TV Drama
		Dawn Thandeka King	Best Actress - TV Drama
		Lockdown	Best TV Drama
	2021	Babalwa Mtshiselwa	Best Achievement in Make-up and Hairstyling - TV Drama		^[8]
			Best Achievement in Original Score - TV Drama		^[9]
		Kurt Slabbert	Best Achievement in Sound Design - TV Drama
		Mandla N.	Best Achievement in Directing - TV Drama
		Zola Nombona	Best Supporting Actress - TV Drama
		Lockdown	Best TV Drama

Episodes

Season 5 (2020)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kahla . Cheryl . 2020-01-29 . Lockdown: SA's hit prison drama returns for fifth season on Showmax . 2023-12-30 . The South African . en-ZA . 18 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210618222306/https://www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/showmax-exclusive-prison-drama-lockdown-season-5/ . live .
2. Web site: 2018 SAFTA Nominees . 2023-12-30 . 2018 SAFTA Nominees . en . 10 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230910101613/https://www.dstv.com/m-net/en-za/news/2018-safta-nominees . live .
3. Web site: 2018-03-24 . All the winners at the 2018 Saftas . 2023-12-30 . Life . en-US . 30 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231230114438/https://www.news24.com/life/all-the-winners-at-the-2018-saftas-20180324 . live .
4. Web site: Here are the top Safta nominees for 2019 . 2023-12-30 . Life . en-US . 30 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231230114455/https://www.news24.com/life/here-are-the-top-safta-nominees-for-2019-20190208 . live .
5. Web site: Ntsabo . Mihlali . 2019-03-02 . Here are your 2019 Safta winners! . 2023-12-30 . ewn.co.za . en . 24 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220424191644/https://ewn.co.za/2019/03/03/here-are-your-2019-safta-winners . live .
6. Web site: yomzansi . 2020-02-17 . Here are the 2020 SAFTAs nominees . 2023-12-30 . YOMZANSI. Documenting THE CULTURE . en-US . 19 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211019203121/https://www.yomzansi.com/2020/02/17/here-are-the-2020-saftas-nominees/ . live .
7. Web site: 2020 SAFTA nominees . 2023-12-30 . www.dailyvoice.co.za . en . 30 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231230114404/https://www.dailyvoice.co.za/lifestyle-entertainment/2020-safta-nominees-42870512 . live .
8. Web site: Tamlyn . 2021-04-29 . 2021 SAFTA nominations - see the full list . 2023-12-30 . KAYA 959 . en-ZA . 27 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211027223120/https://www.kaya959.co.za/2021-safta-nominations-see-the-full-list/ . live .
9. Web site: Africa . Keishia . 22 May 2021 . All the 2021 Safta winners . 30 December 2023 . . 23 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210523094721/https://www.iol.co.za/weekend-argus/news/all-the-2021-safta-winners-d4f97d09-bd9a-457d-a476-891c6199db0f . live .