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[10/19/24 - 10:31 AM]
Video: Sneak Peek - "Iyanu" - Coming 2025 - Cartoon Network
The series is coming to Cartoon Network in spring 2025.

[07/28/24 - 02:29 PM]
Video: First Look Clip of Cartoon Network and Max Animated Superhero Series "Iyanu" Released at San Diego Comic-Con
"Iyanu" is slated for release in the U.S. on Cartoon Network and Max in 2025.

[05/20/24 - 12:14 PM]
All-Nigerian Voice Cast Unveiled for "Iyanu" Animated Superhero Series Coming to Cartoon Network and Max
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.

[12/07/22 - 11:39 PM]
Development Update: Wednesday, December 7
Updates include: FOX axes freshman drama "Monarch"; Jake Gyllenhaal in talks to lead Apple's "Presumed Innocent"; and Cartoon Network and Adult Swim president Michael Ouweleen gives status check on various projects.

[07/11/22 - 09:01 AM]
HBO Max, Cartoon Network, and Lion Forge Animation Power Up African Teen Superhero Adventure "Iyanu: Child of Wonder"
The series follows a teenage heroine who must uncover the mystery behind her newfound powers to save her people from an ancient curse threatening to destroy humanity.







IYANU: CHILD OF WONDER (MAX)
Premieres in Spring 2025 (Exact Date TBA)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
???
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
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
GENRE(S):
· based on a comic book
· comedy (all)
· comedy (animated)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Dark Horse Entertainment
· Forefront Media Group
· Impact X Capital
· Lion Forge Entertainment
· YouNeek Studios