Iwájú (2024)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Currently Iwájú is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Disney Plus
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Simisola Gbadamosi
Tola Martins (voice)
Dayo Okeniyi
Tunde Martins (voice)
Femi Branch
Bode DeSousa (voice)
Siji Soetan
Kole Adesola (voice)
Weruche Opia
Otin (voice)
Hamid Ibrahim
Production Design / Original Story
Christina Chen
Producer
Bisola Aiyeola
Happiness
Nabil Abdul Rashid
Hawkers & Lackeys
Byron Howard
Executive Producer
Tolu Olowofoyeku
Original Story / Other
Toyin Oshinaike
Godspower
Marlon West
Visual Effects Supervisor
Sodiq Yusuff
Sunday Adelekan
Jennifer Lee
Executive Producer
Fabienne Rawley
Editor
Ré Olunuga
Original Music Composer
Olufikayo Ziki Adeola
Original Story / Director / Screenplay / Original Story
Jennifer Newfield
Production Manager
Kemi Lala Akindoju
Casting
Matt Walker
Executive Music Producer
Rob Dressel
Director of Photography
Gabriela Hernandez
Technical Supervisor
Natalie Nourigat
Head of Story
Media.
Details.
Release DateFebruary 28, 2024
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes6
Content RatingTV-PG
Genres
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This TV Show Is About.
Wiki.
Iwájú (pronounced [ī.wá.d͡ʒú]) is an animated science fiction miniseries produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and the Pan-African British-based entertainment company Kugali Media for the streaming service Disney+. It was written by Olufikayo Adeola and Halima Hudson from a story by Adeola, Hamid Ibrahim, and Toluwalakin Olowofoyeku and directed by Adeola, and is the first "original long-form animated series" produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. The title of the series, iwájú, roughly translates to "the future" in the Yoruba language (literally "front-facing").
The series stars Simisola Gbadamosi, Dayo Okeniyi, Femi Branch, Siji Soetan, and Weruche Opia. Originally planning a series of shorts, Walt Disney Animation Studios and Kugali Media were developing the long-form series for Disney+ by December 2020. The story draws inspiration from (and is set in) the city of Lagos, Nigeria, due to Lagos being "the culture capital of Nigeria", and due to both its mainland and island areas having "a unique, distinct feel" that the creative team felt provided "an interesting base for the story". Cinesite was announced to co-produce the series in September 2021, with pre-production already underway at Cinesite Montreal. Production began in May 2022. Animation was provided by Cinesite's Montreal and London facilities, with pre-production and storyboard supervision at Disney's Burbank and Vancouver studios. The series includes original score composed by Ré Olunuga.
Iwájú premiered on Disney+ on February 28, 2024, and consisted of six episodes.