African streamer Showmax has set a November 2024 premiere for its newest Nigerian authentic drama sequence, “Princess on a Hill.” The announcement got here in the course of the 2024 MIP Africa occasion in Cape City, a part of the Fame Week Africa competition.
Co-created by Abiola Sobo and Tolu Ajayi, “Princess on a Hill” explores themes of energy and ambition in a company setting. Ajayi’s debut movie, “Over The Bridge,” premiered on the New York African Movie Competition and scored 12 nominations at this 12 months’s Africa Magic Viewers’ Alternative Awards (AMVCA).
The sequence stars Onyinye Odokoro (“Slum King”) as Zara, a younger lady who wins the Lawson Group’s Main Girls actuality present and finds herself tasked with saving the corporate. Bimbo Manuel (“Breath of Life,” 2024 AMVCA winner for finest film), portrays the antagonistic CEO Moyosore Lawson.
The solid additionally consists of Efa Iwara, Ireti Doyle, Femi Jacobs, Andrew Bunting, Mimi Chaka and Norbert Younger. Chuka Ejorh and Shayo Oke-Sobo function co-executive producers.
“There’s that dreamlike high quality we need to convey on this fashionable African iteration of a common legendary expertise,” stated Ajayi. “Enterprise boardrooms as kingdoms, the wounded merciless king, strutting knights, conniving bishops, treacherous duchesses, the village belle turned warrior princess and generally a contact of the village jester; all of the acquainted components of a mythic story.”
“Via relatable African characters, the sequence reveals the degradation of innocence and the deep want for validation,” added Sobo.
Busola Tejumola, government head of content material and channels, West Africa at MultiChoice, emphasised the excessive manufacturing values and said that “Princess on a Hill” aligns with their mission to showcase genuine Nigerian tales and African inventive expertise.
Watch the trailer right here:
