Sakho & Mangane

Synopsis

Two cops with very different methods, solving mysterious murder cases surrounded by black magic.

First Air Date: 2019-03-25

Last Air Date: 2019-04-15

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 8

Created By: Jean Luc Herbulot

Networks: CANAL+ Afrique, Netflix

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Top Cast

Fatou-Elise Ba as Antoinette
Issaka Sawadogo as Commandant Souleymane Sakho
Yann Gael as Lieutenant Basile Mangane
Christiane Dumont as Mama Ba
Ricky Tribord as Pape
Ndiaga Mbow as Mouss
Khalima Gadji as Awa
Christophe Guybet as Toubab

Seasons

Season 1 (2019)

A by-the-book police captain and a brash young detective must team up to take on the supernatural when strange forces begin to wreak havoc on Dakar.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Curse of the Moon Fish Part 1 (2019-03-25)

Two police officers, Sakho and Mangane, meet during a drug deal and find they are complete opposites. However, their new commander, Mama Bâ, decides they would make great partners; their first case is the mysterious murder of a Belgian ethnologist.
Ep. 2: The Curse of the Moon Fish Part 2 (2019-03-25)

The newly formed team struggles to work together as they discover that the murder might be related to the theft of an evil totem; between ritual object trafficking, migrant smuggling and drug trafficking, the investigation is proving to be eventful.
Ep. 3: The Triple V Alliance (2019-04-01)

A ritual murder occurs at a luxury hotel which happens to be the territory of a gang known as the Toy Boys. Sakho, who is fed up with Mangane's methods, gets his revenge by ordering his partner to infiltrate the group in order to solve the crime.
Ep. 4: Lawless Area (2019-04-01)

Mangane's former best friend is savagely murdered. In order to help his distraught partner, Sakho takes over the case and follows the trail of a killer who seems to be impervious to bullets. Meanwhile, Mama Ba is attacked as part of a revenge-plot.
Ep. 5: Praying Mantis (2019-04-08)

A string of bankers are murdered and their corpses bear the mark of the stigmata. Sakho and Mangane enter the luxury escort scene to investigate a bar frequented by these bankers. Sakho has to use his own magic while arresting a suspect.
Ep. 6: Assault (2019-04-08)

The team gathers in a desert theme park for an Interpol seminar, when Bukki unleashes a horde of "drug zombies" in pursuit of Sakho and Mangane. As they face them down, Sakho fears these crimes are all related to the curse of the Black Rapp.
Ep. 7: Demon (The Succubus) (2019-04-15)

Mangane abandons an investigation in order to search for the missing Sakho.
Ep. 8: Revelations (2019-04-15)

Sakho and Mangane find themselves in a mysterious villa where the enemies that have been watching them will finally emerge from the shadows to reveal their true faces and their connections to the Black Rapp. This is the ultimate confrontation.