These include a mix of scripted and unscripted projects. The programs reflect the breadth and depth of talent and storytelling available across Africa.
TAC Studios, The Africa Channel’s production arm, has announced that it will be producing four new series in Africa for the global marketplace.
The company has announced new partnerships and productions from across Africa to add to its slate of Africa-influenced content.
A combination of scripted and unscripted projects, these programs reflect the breadth and depth of talent and storytelling available across Africa.
These include Mays Kitchen, a cooking show featuring the talented celebrity chef, May Yocoubi (a partnership with Filmedia in Egypt), Second Husband, a scripted series based on the popular Nigerian film of the same name (a co-production with Biola Alabi Media in Nigeria), The Yard, a drama series set in the world of the hip-hop scene in Nairobi (a co-production with Currency Media in Kenya) and My Design Rules, a competition reality series in the world of real estate design (a partnership with Cardova Productions, in South Africa).
Commenting on the new slate, Brendan Gabriel, Johannesburg-based Head of Creative and Production for TAC Studios said: We are really excited to continue to evolve our network of relationships across the continent cementing our Studio as a key hub for Pan African content creation. The producers and talent both established and new who we are working with bring an authentic voice to their storytelling and we want to ensure that their stories are now distributed globally and reach vast new audiences. With the recent announcement of streamers such as Netflix and Amazon who are investing in content from Africa for their global viewership, TAC Studios is well positioned to be a key supplier to these entities.
Speaking on the series, Biola Alabi of Biola Alabi Media, said: After partnering with Ominek Venture Group (OVG) to produce the feature film, A Second Husband we were very keen on finding a co-creator and co-producer with African roots to partner on the series. We are very excited to join forces with TAC Studios on this fun and fierce project.
Remarking on the partnership, Patience Stevens, Executive Producer at Cardova noted: We are pleased to work with TAC Studios on our series, My Design Rules as a first of many future collaborations, building on our prior relationship with its sister company, The Africa Channel who have successfully introduced our highly rated daily show Expresso Morning Show to audiences in North America and the Caribbean.
These shows are being created with a global aesthetic for audiences both across Africa as well as for North American and UK Pay TV and streaming platforms including The Africa Channel and Demand Africa, the studio said in a statement.
They come on the heel of other recent productions from TAC Studios including, Africa on a Plate, Minjiba Entertains and World Wide Nate, which have been distributed to platforms in Africa as well as globally.
