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EbonyLife TV is set to raise the bar yet again as it plans to launch even more compelling and breathtaking drama with titles and storylines the continent is familiar with.
This follows on the heels of the production of Desperate Housewives Africa, the first international drama format ever to be made on the continent of Africa and based on the multiple award winning ABC Television drama hit series, Desperate Housewives. With the successful production of the African version of the Emmy Award winning series, Desperate Housewives, with an all-African cast and storyline, EbonyLife TV has proven to have mastered the art of taking the best from the world and giving it a local twist, while paying the keenest attention to world-class production values.
EbonyLife TV is currently in development of the production of a number of well-loved epic and legendary titles including Cinderella, Robin Hood, Romeo and Juliet and Little Red Riding Hood. Modern day biblical stories are not left out in the plan as The Prodigal Son, David and Goliath, The Good Samaritan, Samson and Delilah, among others are set to get the modern African treatment. Auditions for some of these will begin in July, while production is to commence later this year. Speaking on the development, Mo Abudu, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of EbonyLife TV says, “It’s a space we have occupied and wish to own. The world loves drama and can’t resist the iconic ones. At EbonyLife TV we are determined to continue to offer the world the best of drama made in Nigeria, made in Africa for a global audience. The best ideas are the simple ones, so our plan is to take those stories and those characters that people are familiar with. Those that have a legacy give their stories an unusual but compelling twist and situate them in our modern African context: let them walk where we walk, let them live where we live, face the temptations and peculiar challenges that we face, fight the battles we fight and celebrate their triumphs the way we do. That’s what this is all about.”
Once produced, the dramas will broadcast on EbonyLife TV (DStv channel 165).