IYANU: CHILD OF WONDER (MAX)
Premieres in Spring 2025 (Exact Date TBA)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
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STATUS: new this spring (yet to premiere) |
TIME SLOT: not on the schedule |
CURRENT SEASON: 1 (13 episodes) |
ADDITIONAL NOTES: two-season/26-episode order |
DESCRIPTION: (from Warner Bros. Discovery's press release, May 2024) Cartoon Network and Max announced today the all-Nigerian cast for "Iyanu," the epic superhero animated-series steeped in Nigerian culture and mythology. A Lion Forge Entertainment production, "Iyanu" is an adaptation of Dark Horse Comics/YouNeek Studios' popular graphic novel series Iyanu: Child of Wonder by award-winning Nigerian creator and producer Roye Okupe. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Adesua Etomi-Wellington as Olori · Blossom Chukwujekwu as Kanfo · Ike Ononye as Elder Alapani · Okey Jude as Biyi · Samuel Kugbiyi as Toye · Serah Johnson as Iyanu · Shaffy Bello as Emi - The One Mother · Stella Damasus as Sewa
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Brandon Easton as EP · David Steward II as EP · Doug Schwalbe as EP · Erica Dupuis as EP · Matt Heath as EP · Roye Okupe as BOOK/CRTR/DIR/EP · Ryan Haidarian as EP
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GENRE(S):
· based on a comic book · comedy (all) · comedy (animated)
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Dark Horse Entertainment · Forefront Media Group · Impact X Capital · Lion Forge Entertainment · YouNeek Studios
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