According to filmmaker Kunle Afolayan, a Netflix feature spin-off series will begin preproduction soon.

Fans of Kunle Afolayan's new Netflix hit Anikulapo will be pleased to learn that a spin-off series is in the works.

Afolayan said in an Instagram live conversation with cast members that the film was initially planned to be a series, but the latter was made as an audience test.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Anikulapo is set in the ancient Oyo kingdom and follows an ambitious young man on his quest for fame and money.

The Netflix original, starring Kunle Remi, Bimbo Ademoye, Sobowale, and an outstanding roster of experienced Yoruba-language cinema performers, premiered on October 1 to critical and public acclaim.

The film also remained in the top ten in five nations, including the United Kingdom, Kenya, Nigeria, and the Bahamas.