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Timon & Pumbaa(1995-1999)

TV-Y
| 22min per episode | Kids & Family, Animation, Comedy
3.6/5 (with 289 votes)

Set after the events of the "The Lion King," follow Timon and Pumbaa as they go on misadventures in the jungle, as well as across the globe in various.

The Lion Guard(2016-2019)

TV-Y
| 23min per episode | Kids & Family, Animation
3.9/5 (with 114 votes)

Simba's son, Kion, assembles a group of animals to protect the Pride Lands, known as the Lion Guard.

Directed by Howy Parkins

I'm a Celebrity: Get Me Out of Here!(2015-)

1h 30min per episode | Reality-TV
2.3/5 (with 6 votes)

Australian celebrities are dropped into the African jungle with little more than their wits, strength and willpower to survive the competition. How will they cope with African wildlife, a constant series of challenges and tests, basic rations and their fellow campmates? Who will survive the infamous Bush Tucker Trials? Who will win the hearts of viewers and be crowned King or Queen of the Jungle?

The Legend of Tarzan(2001-2003)

TV-Y7
| 22min per episode | Action & Adventure, Animation, Kids & Family
3.4/5 (with 39 votes)

The Legend of Tarzan is an American animated television series created by The Walt Disney Company in 2001, based on the Tarzan character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The series aired on ABC from July 13 to September 7, 2002 as part of its "Disney's One Saturday Morning" lineup. It was initially meant as first original series though ultimately shunted to UPN's "Disney's One Too" lineup. The Legend of Tarzan picks up where the 1999 feature film left off, with the title character adjusting to his new role as leader of the apes following Kerchak's death, and Jane adjusting to life in the jungle. Rounding out the cast are Jane's father, Professor Archimedes Porter; Tantor, the germophobic elephant; and Terk, a wisecracking female gorilla and Tarzan's old wrestling buddy.

Directed by Steve Loter, Chris Buck

Taboo(2017-)

TV-MA
| 1h per episode | Drama, Mystery
3.9/5 (with 571 votes)

Adventurer James Keziah Delaney returns to London from Africa in 1814 along with fourteen stolen diamonds to seek vengeance after the death of his father.

Directed by Kristoffer Nyholm, Anders Engström - With Tom Hardy, Oona Castilla Chaplin, David Hayman, Jonathan Pryce, Edward Fox, Jessie Buckley, ...

Roots(1977)

NR
| 1h 30min per episode | Drama, Documentary
3.7/5 (with 104 votes)

The epic tale of celebrated Pulitzer-prize winning author Alex Haley's ancestors as portrayed in the acclaimed twelve hour mini-series Roots, was first told in his 1976 bestseller Roots: The Saga of an American Family. The docu-drama covers a period of history that begins in mid-1700s Gambia, West Africa and concludes during post-Civil War United States, over 100 years later. This 1977 miniseries eventually won 9 Emmy awards, a Golden Globe award, and a Peabody award, and still stands as the most watched miniseries in U.S. history.

Directed by Marvin J. Chomsky, John Erman - With LeVar Burton, Leslie Uggams, Louis Gossett Jr., Olivia Cole, Vic Morrow, Lynne Moody, ...

The Hot Zone(2019-2021)

TV-14
| 50min per episode | Drama
3.6/5 (with 56 votes)

In this anthology series, heroic scientists risk all to deal with deadly outbreaks.

With Julianna Margulies, Noah Emmerich, James D'Arcy, Liam Cunningham, Topher Grace, Tony Goldwyn, ...

The Widow(2019)

TV-MA
| 50min per episode | Drama, Action & Adventure
3.5/5 (with 85 votes)

A woman's search to uncover the mystery of the disappearance of her husband leads her to the Congo, where she's forced to seek the truth about what happened to the man she loved.

With Kate Beckinsale, Charles Dance, Alex Kingston

Shaka Zulu(1986)

TV-14
| 55min per episode | Drama, Action & Adventure, War & Politics
3.6/5 (with 60 votes)

South Africa, 1823. The Zulu Empire, headed by King Shaka, a brilliant but ruthless military strategist, begin to encroach on the British colony of Cape Town. A volunteer cadre of explorers, mercenaries and professional soldiers are sent to Zululand to try to make contact with Shaka and assess the real threat of his army.

Directed by William C. Faure - With Henry Cele

Sheena(2000-2002)

1h per episode | Action & Adventure, Science-Fiction & Fantasy
2.7/5 (with 12 votes)

Sheena's parents were archaeologists who died in the jungle when she was about six years old, leaving their daughter Shirley Hamilton. She was taken in by Kali, a local Shamaness of a tribe who brought her up, and five years ago she was taught how to morph into animals and birds, acquiring their abilities, even flight. Further, she became a mythical creature called "The Darachna" who relies on people' fear of the unknown. For this she covers herself in a dark liquid mud which allows her to be largely unseen in the low light of the jungle, and with more than normal strength, agility and speed, and armed with a pair of gloves with bone claws, she is a formidable one woman fighting force. She does kill sometimes.

With Gena Lee Nolin, John Allen Nelson

Tarzan(1966-1968)

NR
| 46min per episode | Action & Adventure, Drama
3.4/5 (with 12 votes)

Tarzan is a series that aired on NBC from 1966 – 1968. The series portrayed Tarzan as a well-educated character, one who, tired of civilization, had returned to the jungle where he had been raised. The show retained many of the trappings of the classic movie series, including Cheeta, while excluding other elements, such as Jane, as part of the "new look" for the fabled apeman that producer Sy Weintraub had introduced in previous motion pictures starring Gordon Scott, Jock Mahoney, and Mike Henry. CBS aired repeat episodes the program during the summer of 1969.

With Ron Ely, Manuel Padilla, Jr., Alan Caillou

Rising Damp(1974-)

30min per episode | Comedy
3.7/5 (with 13 votes)

Set in a seedy bedsit, the cowardly landlord Rigsby has his conceits debunked by his long suffering tenants.

With Leonard Rossiter, Frances de la Tour, Richard Beckinsale, Don Warrington, Gabrielle Rose, Christopher Strauli, ...
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Africa's Deadliest(2011-)

TV-PG
| 50min per episode | Documentary
3.5/5 (with 3 votes)

Africa is a land sculpted by time where animals have evolved complex weapons to arm them in the battle to live another day. An elephant's tusks can defend, or attack. An octopus uses camouflage to find food, or hide from an enemy. A Cape Fur Seal's speed and agility are valuable tools to catch a penguin, but ineffectual against a Great White Shark. A single hippopotamus holds a pride of twelve lions at bay with his sheer bulk, but backs down when faced with the piercing teeth of another hippo. With lethal weapons wielded by fearsome predators and prey, animals walk a precarious path, here among Africa's Deadliest.

Charlie Jade(2005)

1h per episode | Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Drama
3.5/5 (with 7 votes)

Charlie Jade is a science fiction television program filmed mainly in Cape Town, South Africa. It stars Jeffrey Pierce in the title role, as a detective from a parallel universe who finds himself trapped in our universe. This is a Canadian and South African co-production filmed in conjunction with CHUM Television and the South African Industrial Development Corporation. The special effects were produced by the Montreal-based company Cinegroupe led by Michel Lemire. The show started in 2004 and was aired on the Canadian Space Channel. It premiered on the Space Channel April 16, 2005 and aired in Eastern Europe, France, Italy, on SABC 3 in South Africa, on Fox Japan, and on AXN in Hong Kong. The show began airing in the United Kingdom in October 2007, on FX. The Sci Fi Channel in the United States premiered the show on June 6, 2008, but after 2 episodes on Friday prime-time, moved it to overnight Mon/Tue.

With Jeffrey Pierce

Scout's Safari(2002-2004)

22min per episode | Kids & Family, Action & Adventure, Drama, Comedy
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Scout's Safari is a children's television series that aired on the Discovery Kids Channel and Saturday mornings on NBC. The series was created by Thomas W. Lynch.

With Anastasia Baranova, Hlomla Dandala

Life Is Wild(2007-2008)

1h per episode | Drama
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

The story of a dysfunctional blended family from New York who moves to a rural South African town and finds they must rely on each other more than they ever did back home.

With Leah Pipes, D. W. Moffett, Stephanie Niznik, Andrew St. John, Calvin Goldspink, Atandwa Kani, ...

Daktari(1966-1969)

1h per episode | Kids & Family, Drama
3.5/5 (with 10 votes)

Daktari is an American children's drama series that aired on CBS between 1966 and 1969. The series, an Ivan Tors Films Production in association with MGM Television, stars Marshall Thompson as Dr. Marsh Tracy, a veterinarian at the fictional Wameru Study Centre for Animal Behaviour in East Africa.

Directed by Otto Lang - With Marshall Thompson, Cheryl Lynn Miller, Hari Rhodes, Yale Summers, Hedley Mattingly, Clarence, ...

Taking the Flak(2009)

30min per episode | Drama, Comedy

Comedy-drama about the lives of journalists in war zones.

With Martin Jarvis, Doon Mackichan, Bruce Mackinnon, Damian O'Hare, Harry Lloyd

Sahara with Michael Palin(2002)

1h per episode | Documentary
3.6/5 (with 6 votes)

In this four-part BBC documentary, former Monty Python funnyman and renowned globe-trotter Michael Palin sets off from Gibraltar to travel across the Sahara, his witty humor downplaying the hardships he faces along the arduous journey. He travels to Morocco, Mauritania, Mali and beyond, across some of the harshest terrain on the planet.

With Michael Palin

Trackers(2019-)

TV-MA
| 42min per episode | Crime, Drama
3.3/5 (with 33 votes)

Three story strands are interwoven into a sophisticated action-packed thriller that covers the length and breadth of South Africa, explosively colliding in Cape Town in a violent conspiracy involving organized crime, smuggled diamonds, state security, Black Rhinos, the CIA and an international terrorist plot.

Directed by Jyri Kähönen - With Sandi Schultz, Rolanda Marais, Thapelo Mokoena, Trix Vivier, Avital Lvova, Tamer Burjaq, ...

This Wild Life(2015-)

30min per episode | Documentary
1.0/5 (with 1 vote)

The cameras follow the lives of human and animal families living in Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve. They also follow the story of a safari camp run by wildlife expert Saba Douglas-Hamilton and an elephant conservation charity run by her husband Frank Pope.

The Flame Trees of Thika(1981)

1h per episode | Drama
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Elspeth and her unconventional parents decide to settle down in Kenya and begin a coffee plantation. This is a time of discovery for Elspeth, as she encounters the incredible beauty and cruelty of nature, and new friendships with both Africans and British expatriates. A side plot involves the beautiful and bored British Lettice Palmer who enters into an affair with a handsome safari guide. Eventually, however, the excitement of Elspeth's life is disrupted by the onset of WW I, and the changes it brings.

Directed by Roy Ward Baker - With Hayley Mills

Jungle Jim(1955-1956)

Action & Adventure
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Jungle Jim is a 26-episode syndicated adventure television series which aired from 1955 till 1956, starring Johnny Weismuller, as Jim "Jungle Jim" Bradley, a hunter, guide, and explorer in, primarily, Africa. The program should not be confused with Ramar of the Jungle, but is based on the Jungle Jim comic strip created by Alex Raymond and Don Moore. Starring with Weismuller were Martin Huston as Jungle Jim's teenage son, Skipper; Dean Fredericks as Haseem, the Hindu manservant, and Neal, a chimpanzee from the World Jungle Compound, as Tamba. Paul Cavanagh played Commissioner Morrison in nine episodes. Produced by Harold Greene, the series was filmed by Screen Gems, a subsidiary of Columbia Pictures. The program aired in 158 American media markets and in thirty-eight other nations.Earl Bellamy directed the first four episodes of the new series. The series capitalized on the popularity of Weismuller, who had just completed his last film of Tarzan, the jungle character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Jungle Jim was a low-budget offering that relied heavily on stock footage and was not renewed beyond its original episodes.

Directed by Earl Bellamy

Africa's Great Civilizations(2017)

53min per episode | Documentary
4.1/5 (with 2 votes)

Henry Louis Gates Jr. takes a look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. A breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history, from the origins, on the African continent, of art, writing and civilization itself, through the millennia in which Africa and Africans shaped not only their own rich civilizations, but also the wider world.

Africa(2013)

TV-G
| 50min per episode | Documentary
4.2/5 (with 46 votes)

Africa, the world's wildest continent. David Attenborough takes us on an awe-inspiring journey through one of the most diverse places in the world. We visit deserts, savannas, and jungles and meet up with some of Africa's amazing wildlife.

Rise of the Continents(2013)

50min per episode | Documentary
3.9/5 (with 6 votes)

The Earth’s continents are instantly recognizable. These iconic landmasses seem permanent and unchanging, yet they are merely the wreckage of a much larger long-lost supercontinent – Pangaea. In this stunning four part series Professor Iain Stewart uncovers the evidence for this ancient past. He reveals how the world around us is full of clues – in the rocks, the landscapes and even the animals. All of which tell us how the land we live on was created.

Rooted(2018)

43min per episode | Documentary

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Born Free(1974)

TV-PG
| 1h per episode | Action & Adventure, Drama
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

The adventures of two married game wardens in Kenya. George Adamson and Diana Muldaur live with their adopted lioness Elsa the Lioness, where they protect the animals in the surrounding area from all sorts of danger, both natural and human.

Directed by Leonard Horn - With Gary Collins, Diana Muldaur

The Great Rift: Africa's Wild Heart(2010)

TV-G
| 1h per episode | Documentary, Kids & Family
4.0/5 (with 5 votes)

A BBC/Animal Planet co-production, the three-part series focuses on the landscape and wildlife of the Great Rift Valley in East Africa.

Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones(2015-)

1h per episode | Kids & Family, Documentary
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Griff Rhys Jones explores Africa the unhurried way, as he takes to the continent’s railways to immerse himself in the joy and sometimes the frustration of travelling through a beautiful and beguiling continent, using the most romantic method of transportation. Travelling a total of 7000 miles over five journeys, he explores fascinating landscapes, encounters unforgettable wildlife and meets extraordinary people. Stunning aerial photography combines with observational travelogue to produce a fresh portrait of Africa through Griff’s experiences on and off the train. On each epic trip across five episodes, he discovers how the railway reveals a great deal about the places he travels through. Griff uses the train to get to unexpected places in deserts and forests, villages and cities, learning stories of their past and finding out how they are used today. Griff travels th

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