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From the award-winning director of Mvera and Pete comes a searing new series set in the dark underbelly of Kenya’s coastal city. Landing 5 February.

Mizani follows a journalist, Suleiman (Michael Saruni, The Chocolate Empire), whose daughter is kidnapped by an organ trafficking ring in Mombasa. Desperate to save her, he must fight the powerful politically backed syndicate. As Suleiman digs deeper, he uncovers a tangled web of corruption, power plays, and shocking family secrets.

The show features an ensemble cast including Stephanie Maseki (Mkasi), Kalasha nominee Kieth Chuaga (Jiji), Kalasha winners Jack Mutinda (Real Househelps of Kawangware) and Denis Humphrey (Sultana), Anita Wawuda (Jiji), Reinhard Inzai Bonke (Kam U Stay), Bhavnesh Chudasama (Subterranea), Mehul Malde (Crime & Justice), Kathleen Mckenzie (Maria), Ashik Ali (Zari), Mariam Mzee (Sultana), Patrick Owino (Zari), Victor Opondo (Mvera) and Nima Kubo (Karata). Child actors Lyndsey Wanjiku and Ethan Mdeinzi make their TV debut.

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