Queen Sono, Netflix’s First Original African Series
On the 27th February 2020, Nollywood’s finest came out in style for the exclusive screening of Queen Sono, Netflix’s first original African series. The screening was hosted by West Africa’s leading film-entertainment group, Filmhouse, owners of Filmhouse Cinemas and FilmOne Entertainment. They gathered to watch the first episode of Netflix’s first original African series. It follows the story of a female spy, played by South African actress Pearl Thusi, who effortlessly fights crime while dealing with serious issues in her personal life.
Pearl Thusi is known for her roles in Bullet Proof (2020), The Scorpion King: Book of Souls (2018) and Catching Feelings (2017), amongst others. Other members of the cast include Kate Liquorish (Madiba, 2017), Shane John Kruger (Bloodshot, 2020) and Natasha Loring (The Wedding Year, 2019). The series is set in South Africa and was produced by Tamsin Andersson and directed by Kagiso Lediga, the same team behind the Netflix original film Catching Feelings.
The exclusive screening had several dignitaries in attendance, including A-list Nollywood actors such as Omoni Oboli, Sola Sobowale, and Osas Ighodaro, to mention a few.
Speaking after the screening, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Filmhouse, Kene Okwuosa expressed enthusiasm;
“It is phenomenal to be a part of this milestone. Being the first African drama series on Netflix, we look forward to its great performance and expect that it would open doors to many more in the nearest future.”
Group Executive Director and Managing Director of FilmOne Entertainment, Moses Babatope was excited;
“It is good to see the global acceptance of our stories becoming the norm. We hope that this would be the first amongst many African series to be given an international platform such as this.”
Check out more pictures from the star studded event below :
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