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In A First, Disney Collaborates With African Entertainment Company For New TV Series
Disney Animation Studios has partnered with an African entertainment company to adopt 'Iwaju', a comic into a TV series. Iwaju translates to ‘The Future’
Disney Animation Studios has partnered with an African entertainment company to adopt Iwaju, a comic into a TV series.
Iwaju, which translates to ‘The Future’ in Yoruba language, is a creation of Kugali media, which was developed by Tolu Olowofoyeku, Hami Ibrahim and Fikayo Adeola to tell stories about the African continent.
'Coming in 2022'
The announcement was made by Disney Animation, which in a tweet said that, the “first-of-its-kind” collaboration would create science fiction series coming to Disney plus in 2022. They also shared the first look at the visual development art from the series which showed the main characters as well as the logo of the future series. The announcement has left netizens elated and they’ve taken the opportunity to flood the post with comments.