Idris Elba, EbonyLife’s Mo Abudu Partner on Africa-Inspired Film, TV Slate

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Elba's Green Door Pictures has set up a joint development slate with EbonyLife to back film and TV projects and new talent from Africa and the African diaspora.

. “By partnering with Mo, we aim to offer free, world-class industry education to the next generation of storytellers and bring their authentic voices to the forefront. This partnership is a step towards creating a more inclusive and diverse media landscape, one that represents the voices and experiences of Africa and its Diaspora around the world.”, the 2017 mini-seriesfor Netflix. Green Door has a first look deal with Apple to produce both series and features for AppleTV+.

Abudu’s Nigerian-based EbonyLife Media is one of the largest and most successful production companies in Africa, and is behind such series as Netflix’sDeath and the King’s Horseman by Nigerian Nobel Prize-winning writer Wole Soyinka, which premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year. EbonyLife has several high-profile projects in the works, including

 

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