The Polygamist

About The Polygamist

Social media darling, Joyce, is the picture of marital perfection — until her cheating husband's conquests ignite a scandalous emotional meltdown.

The Polygamist is a soap series that airs on Netflix. The series is filed under melodramatic, cautionary, scandal, and family secrets.

Since June 2026 it has reached one season of 22 episodes. It is still in production.

Gugu Gumede leads the cast as Joyce Gomora, S'Dumo Mtshali as Jonasi Gomora, Kwanele Mthethwa as Matipa Nkosi, and Kenneth Nkosi as Magesh Gomora. It is adapted from a novel.

In the United States it streams on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads. HIS & HERS, Bad Buddy, and Big Little Lies make useful companions to The Polygamist, all filed under family conflict. TMDB voters put it at 8.8 out of 10 across 219 votes and it carries a TV-MA rating.