Jacob's Cross

Jacob's Cross
Genre	Drama
Starring	Hlomla Dandala, Kendra Etufunwa, Bankole Omotoso
Country of origin	South Africa Nigeria
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	8
Production
Executive producer(s)	Desiree Markgraaff
Producer(s)	Zaheer Bhyat, Paul S. Rowlston, Roger Smith and Brian Tilley
Location(s)	South Africa and Nigeria
Production company(s)	The Bomb Shelter production company
Distributor	M-Net
Release
Original network	Africa Magic, SABC, M-Net
Original release	January 2007 – 2013

Jacob's Cross is an African prime time drama series that premiered on M-Net in January 2007 and ended its 8 series run in 2013. Produced in South Africa, the show initially aired on M-net series but was later repurposed as a drama for M-Net's AfricaMagic channels. The show was given to South African Broadcasting Corporation in April 2009.

The series revolves around South African born businessman Jacob Makhubu Abayomi (Hlomla Dandala), a son of an ANC stalwart who finds that his biological father is actually a Nigerian tribal chief. Jacob's subsequent desire to build an African oil and gas business empire in the shadow of both of his fathers is set against the backdrop of family feuds and betrayals.

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