Nigerian movie producer, Kunle Afolayan, has uncovered that the well known film streaming stage, Netflix, is encouraging him to create a series from his most recent fruitful film, Anikulapo.

He expressed that he at first needed to make the film a series, yet Netflix advised him to make a film first, and in the event that it turned into a triumph, a series would be created.

Afolayan spread the word about this in a meeting with Gatekeeper UK distributed on Friday. The producer said, “I’ve been dealing with Aníkúlápó for quite some time. Initially, I needed to make a series, however I shopped it and continued to let individuals know that this film would be bigger than Round of Privileged positions.

Netflix wants me to produce ‘Anikulapo’ series – Afolayan

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“In the end, Netflix advised me to make a film first since I trusted in the task that much, and assuming it turned into a triumph, we’d foster a series.”

‘Anikulapo’, set in the seventeenth century antiquated Oyo realm, debuted on Netflix on September 30, 2022.

Seven days after its debut, the film turned into the most-watched non-English film on Netflix, with a combined 8.7m streaming hours. “This moment, Netflix is the one asking me to begin making the series. I realized we made an extraordinary film and that it’d begin discussions, yet I didn’t realize it’d do as well as it has done,” Afolayan said.

The film, which was acted in Yoruba language, includes Elite entertainers and entertainers like Kunle Remi, Yinka Quadri, Airhead Ademoye, Sola Sobowale, and a large group of numerous others.

Peruse Too: Tracker Moore Netflix Talking on the rehashed censure from the Nigeria Oscars Choice Advisory group, Afolayan expressed that he didn’t comprehend the board’s choice not to pick his film for the Oscars. He said, “I couldn’t care less about it any longer. I don’t figure out the choice, and a lot of the folks in there are individuals I’d call companions.

For the subsequent year running, they’re saying no film from Nigeria should be introduced – it has neither rhyme nor reason.

“Truly, I’m done with this since, in such a case that Aníkúlápó weren’t effective, they’d have said it wasn’t picked as a result of that explanation.

Presently, it’s practically similar to, ‘How would you be able to have introduced this?'” Last week, Afolayan communicated hopefulness over the choice of the Foundation of Movies, Expressions and Sciences to allow the NOSC one more opportunity to make an accommodation for the 2023 Oscars grant.

Notwithstanding, the board of trustees neglected to pick any Nigerian film as they kept up with that none was qualified.