First African superhero television series distributed by Discover Digital

Discover Digital has signed on as the African partner with Jongo's Netherlands-based distributor, FCCE. Both e.tv and Ebony Life TV have already picked up the series.

Produced by Johannesburg-based film and TV studio, Motion Story, Jongo tells the story of Eli King, a young man who acquires supernatural abilities through an alien crystal at the Cradle of Humankind.

His father, an enslaved miner who is murdered shortly after escaping, leaves the crystal to him. As Eli tries to deal with the death of his father and find the men responsible, he must also grapple with the powers of the crystal and how it will change his life. However, the men he is hunting have crystals of their own and need Eli's to fulfil an ancient and devastating prophecy that threatens the lives of millions.

The team behind the new series includes businessman and venture capitalist, Chris Lawrance, as the executive producer, with producer Phillip Wolmarans. Nick Keulemans is the cinematographer and the series is co-directed by Crocker and Fred Wolmarans.