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
Dayo Okeniyi
Tunde Martins
Femi Branch
Bode DeSousa
Siji Soetan
Kole Adesola
Weruche Opia
Otin
Hamid Ibrahim
Production Design / Original Story
Christina Chen
Producer
Bisola Aiyeola
Happiness
Tolu Olowofoyeku
Other / Original Story
Nabil Abdul Rashid
Hawkers & Lackeys
Jennifer Lee
Executive Producer
Toyin Oshinaike
Godspower
Byron Howard
Executive Producer
Toyin Oshinaike
Godspower
Sodiq Yusuff
Sunday Adelekan
Marlon West
Visual Effects Supervisor
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 upcoming animated miniseries produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and the Pan-African British-based entertainment company Kugali Media for the streaming service Disney+. It is written by Adeola and Halima Hudson and directed by Ziki Nelson, 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, with Nelson on board. 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 is provided by both Cinesite's Montreal and London facilities and Disney Animation's Vancouver studio, with pre-production and storyboard supervision at Disney's Burbank studio.
Iwájú is scheduled to premiere on Disney+ on February 28, 2024, and will consist of six episodes.