Why is a Zulu-language drama taking the world by storm? The Polygamist mixes sex and scandal with a sharp portrait of modern South Africa.
<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4320x2160+0+0/resize/4320x2160!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4c%2Ff1%2F9c16ad564bcf97898b5eed7df9cc%2Fthe-polygamist-n-s1-e22-00-10-47-13.png' alt='The Polygamist. Gugu Gumede as Joyce Gomora in The Polygamist. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2026'/><p>Why is a Zulu-language drama taking the world by storm? The Polygamist mixes sex and scandal with a sharp portrait of modern South Africa.</p><p>(Image credit: Mpumelelo Macu)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5901949' />
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