Much like Gotham was a city brought to its knees by some less than savoury characters, so the city of Johannesburg is in dire need of some saving (we joke Jozi, please play nice).

Along comes Jondo then, Africa’s first locally-produced superhero TV show, shot and based entirely in the streets of Egoli. Half of the eight-part first season has already been filmed, and the trailer looks like it might well be worth a watch. Here’s The Citizen with a plot synopsis:

Jongo tells the story of a young man, Eli King, who acquires an array of supernatural abilities after an alien crystal is found in a cave at the Cradle of Humankind. The stone is left to him by his father, an enslaved miner who is murdered shortly after escaping from the cave. As Eli tries to deal with the death of his father and sets out to find the men responsible, he must also grapple with the powers of the crystal and how they will indelibly alter the course of his life. What Eli doesn’t know is that the men he is hunting have crystals of their own and need Eli’s stone to fulfill an ancient and devastating prophecy which will threaten the lives of millions. And caught up in the middle of everything is Maya, the love of Eli’s life.

Here’s hoping he can save the city from impending doom, or else who would we poke fun at all the time?

Thanks Divan.

[source:thecitizen&channel24]