Nigeria, June 23 -- It is often said that men are ordinarily polygamous in nature, especially the African man. So whilst religion, often Christianity, constrains a man to one wife, it sometimes does not confine this polygamist tendency, but how true is this?

Netflix's South African supernovela, The Polygamist, arrives with all the ingredients of addictive television narrative: wealth, betrayal, family intrigue, forbidden relationships, and a patriarch whose death exposes a lifetime of secrets.

Adapted from the 2012 debut novel by Zimbabwean author Sue Nyathi and developed for television by Nigerian filmmaker Akin Omotoso and head writer Busisiwe Zwane, the 22-episode series represents Netflix's most ambitious foray yet into the telenove...