{
  "id": 11197286,
  "title": "‘Shaka iLembe’ Season 3 gets first look – but no South African release date yet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/shaka-ilembe-season-3-gets-first-look-but-no-south-african-release",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T12:39:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/entertainment/tv/2026-10-01-shaka-ilembe-season-3-gets-first-look-but-no-south-african-release-date-yet/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "‘Shaka iLembe’ Season 3 will be presented to international buyers at MIPCOM 2026, with new characters and storylines expanding the historical drama beyond the Zulu kingdom. A South African premiere date has not yet been confirmed.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Citizen",
        "title": "PICS: First look at ‘Shaka iLembe’ season 3, set four years after season 2",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/pics-first-look-at-shaka-ilembe-season-3-set-four-years-after-season-2",
        "published": "2026-10-01T14:22:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}