Netflix, Inc. American media-services provider and production company is poised in her resolve to tell local stories with global appeal, and likewise aiming to grow her subscriber base in Africa.
This informs the number of strategic collaborations the streaming giant is making in the region, including the just announced partnership with Mo'Abudu's Ebony Life Films to adapt for screen two of Nigeria's most beloved literary classics.
These literary works are Lola Shoneyin's Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives, and Prof. Wole Soyinka's Death And The King's Horseman.
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The former would be made into a series, while the latter would be made into a film.
Netflix made this announcement through their Nigerian local Twitter platform, NetflixNaija.
📣We’ve got MAJOR news for you today! Netflix has partnered with acclaimed producer @MoAbudu to bring you two of Nigeria’s most beloved literary classics to screens around the world! 📚🎥 pic.twitter.com/3zAE4zAndH
— Netflix Nigeria (@NetflixNaija) June 12, 2020
Netflix announced their presence in Nigeria in 2020, February 25.
This informs the number of strategic collaborations the streaming giant is making in the region, including the just announced partnership with Mo'Abudu's Ebony Life Films to adapt for screen two of Nigeria's most beloved literary classics.
These literary works are Lola Shoneyin's Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives, and Prof. Wole Soyinka's Death And The King's Horseman.
Also Read: The Intrigues of Nollywood Disunity and Government Sabotage
The former would be made into a series, while the latter would be made into a film.
Netflix made this announcement through their Nigerian local Twitter platform, NetflixNaija.
📣We’ve got MAJOR news for you today! Netflix has partnered with acclaimed producer @MoAbudu to bring you two of Nigeria’s most beloved literary classics to screens around the world! 📚🎥 pic.twitter.com/3zAE4zAndH
— Netflix Nigeria (@NetflixNaija) June 12, 2020
Netflix announced their presence in Nigeria in 2020, February 25.

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