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10 African Films and TV Series Breaking Boundaries

While the pandemic has stymied production efforts across the globe, it also arrived at a time when demand for African content has skyrocketed. The result has been a mini-boom in new offerings from the continent, whose production values and themes are evidence of a new era in African entertainment.              The first season of legal drama, Castle and Castle is set in bustling Lagos was released a couple of years ago, but there has been growing anticipation ever since EbonyLife TV’s CEO, Mo Abudu, revealed that second season is coming in 2021. Dede is a one of the most-watched drama series on the Sub-Saharan African direct broadcast satellite DStv. Produced in Ghana in 2021, the series tells the story of a naive rural teenager who leaves her loved ones behind to work as a maid in the home of a complicated wealthy family. Just in Time is a feel-good comedy shot in Nairobi, Kenya and recently premiered on Netflix. Zora (Sarah Hassan) is a meticulous clerk whose bookstore has shut down.    

SOURCE: DEUTSCHE WELLE

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