Shadow
Genre	Thriller Crime drama Action
Created by	Phillip Wolmarans Nick Keulemans Fred Wolmarans Gareth Crocker
Starring	Pallance Dladla Amanda Du-Pont Khathu Ramabulana Tumie Ngumla
Country of origin	South Africa
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Chris Lawrance Colleen Lawrance
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	40–49 min
Production company	Motion Story Productions
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	March 8, 2019 (2019-03-08)

Shadow is a South Africanthriller television series that premiered on March 8, 2019, onNetflix. It is the first original South African series to stream onNetflix.^[a]

Shadow follows the story of an ex-cop suffering fromcongenital analgesia, while taking vigilante justice into his own hands in the criminal underworld ofJohannesburg.

• Pallance Dladla as Shadrach "Shadow" Khumalo
• Amanda Du-Pont as Ashley
• Khathu Ramabulana as Max
• Tumie Ngumla as Zola

• Nnekwa Tsajwa as Mandla
• Lunathi Mampofu as Mary
• Phila Mazibuko as Reggie
• Altovise Lawrence as Abbey
• Julian Kruger as Frank
• Themsie Times as Mrs. Maleka
• Bhekisizwe Mahlawe as James
• Arno Botes as Benjamin
• Jude Okeke as Arnold
• Mamarumo Marokane as Janice^[1]
• Shadi Chauke as Lola
• Mohau Sonny as Gigi
• Phoenix Baaitse as Paka
• Christiaan Cronje as Arthur
• Kaylin Reed as Young Shadow
• Didimalang Moagi as Ayanda
• Zekhetehelo Zondi as Zinhle

Sometime after the series was acquired by Netflix,^[2][3][4] it was confirmed thatPallance Dladla andAmanda Du-Pont had been cast as series regulars.^[5][6][7]

On February 18, 2019, the official trailer for the series was released.^[8]

• Shadow onNetflix
• Shadow atIMDb

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• Netflix television dramas
• Serial drama television series
• Thriller television series
• Television shows set in South Africa
• Television shows set in Johannesburg
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• Vigilante television series

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