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Jiva!

2021 · 1 season

An energetic, warm-hearted watch that pulses with dance and family chaos, easy to root for and hard to sit still through.

Created by
Busisiwe Ntintili, Bakang Sebatjane
Genres
Drama
Starring
Noxolo Dlamini, Stella Dlangalala, Sne Mbatha
Overview
JIVA! is a fun and energy-packed drama series that follows the life of the talented street dancer Ntombi, who while juggling the demands of a dead end job, family responsibility and a rocky love life realises that her dance moves could be her ticket out of her working class neighbourhood in Durban. But first, she must overcome her fears, beat her rivals and sort out the chaos that is her family.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Busisiwe Ntintili, Bakang Sebatjane
Genres
Drama
Starring
Noxolo Dlamini, Stella Dlangalala, Sne Mbatha
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Tone
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • ambition
  • family
  • identity
  • class
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Where to watch in the UK

Stream
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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Busisiwe Ntintili, Bakang Sebatjane
Starring
Noxolo Dlamini, Stella Dlangalala, Sne Mbatha, Candice Modiselle, Zazi Kunene
Length
1 seasons, 5 episodes, 41 min each
Network
Netflix
Country
South Africa
Languages
English

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