Free Nelson Mandela(2026)
DocumentaryWar & Politics
First Air Date: 2026-06-14
Average Runtime: N/A
Rating: 5.0
Votes: 2
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 3
The series documents Mandela’s journey from activist to revolutionary, from prisoner to negotiator and how he led South Africa to democracy from a prison cell. The image of Mandela walking free from prison after 27 years is one of the most iconic in history. It took a fierce political struggle and cultural battle to bring about his freedom, producing a global people-powered movement and an explosion of musical activism.
Keywords
campaignfreedom fightersouth africacivil rightsapartheidprotestanc (african national congress)biographypoliticsracial segregationhuman rightsglobalarchive footageunited kingdominspiringanti-apartheidpolitical prisoneractivistinternationaldramatichistorical documentaryhopefulpowerfulmovement
Seasons & Episodes
Miniseries
Episodes: 3E01
White Supremacy
Air Date: 2026-06-14
The story begins in the early 1960s, when Nelson Mandela spearheaded the fight against the South African government a...
E02
Free Nelson Mandela
Air Date: 2026-06-21
Mandela wins over his prison guards, but the persecution of his wife Winnie Mandela continues. As Margaret Thatcher a...
E03
The Whole World Is Watching
Air Date: 2026-06-28
The concluding episode explores the anti-apartheid concert at Wembley that was watched by 600 million people around t...
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