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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