Côte Ouest Audiovisuel, Africa's leading distributor of audiovisual content, has announced the release of three major audiovisual sagas produced in Nigeria, the United States, and Brazil to African channels.
BATTLEGROUND,
a series directed by FEMI ODUGBEMI, was one of the biggest hits of 2019 in Nigeria and boasts an impressive cast.
Battleground is a major family saga spanning 260 episodes, each lasting 26 minutes
. The series follows the daily life of the powerful family of the wealthy and controversial patriarch of the Badmus clan, intertwining stories of love, intrigue, power struggles, dirty tricks, politics, and deception. Over the course of the episodes, the love, harmony, and cohesion between family members are put to the test.
Format: 260 x 26
minutes
Genre: DRAMA –
FAMILY
Year of production: 2017/2018
Country of origin: NIGERIA
Language: ENGLISH
Version available: FRENCH DUB
Director/producer: FEMI ODUGBEMI
Actors: JOKE SILVA, YINKA DAVIES, GBENGA TITILOYE
NARCOS
Made famous by Netflix, which made it one of its main selling points for subscriptions in 2015, NARCOS, produced by Gaumont International Television for Netflix, tells the story of the relentless fight waged by the United States and Colombia against Pablo Escobar (Wagner MOURA) and the Medellin Cartel over three seasons. The two agents tracking him down, Steve Murphy, played by Boyd HOLBROOK, and Javier Pena, played by Pedro PASCAL, are, along with Pablo Escobar, the main characters in the series.
NARCOS, directed by José Padilha, director of Robocop and numerous action films, was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Drama Series.
NARCOS consists of 30 episodes of 52 minutes each (3 seasons of 10 episodes each).
What was to be the fourth season has been renamed NARCOS: MEXICO. As its name suggests, NARCOS: MEXICO is now set in Mexico and tells the story of the struggle between Félix Gallardo, who heads the Guadalajara cartel, and agent Kiki Camarena, who is determined to arrest him.
NARCOS: MEXICO has been renewed for a second season, which will be broadcast in early 2020 on NETFLIX.
Format: 40 episodes of 52 minutes (including season 1 of NARCOS: MEXICO)
Genre: DRAMA
Year of production: 2015/2017
Country of origin: USA-Colombia
Language: ENGLISH
Available version: FRENCH DUBBED VERSION
Director/producer: CHRIS BRANCATO, CARLO BERNARD, AND DOUG MIRO
Cast: WAGNER MOURA, PEDRO PASCAL, BOYD HOLBROOK
Trailer link here
Narcos Mexico trailer link
ORPHANS OF A NATION
is the latest telenovela produced by Brazilian group Globo. It tells the story of Laila, a young Syrian woman who, after her home is bombed, is forced to seek refuge with her family in a camp. To save her injured younger brother, Laila agrees, much to her parents' dismay, to marry Aziz, a 70-year-old man who dies mysteriously before the marriage is consummated. The young girl then flies to Brazil with her family. Jamil, Aziz's godson, sent on a mission to bring her back, succumbs to her charms…
This series, which consists of 90 episodes of 52 minutes each, received the Golden Rose for Best Soap Opera at the last MIP CANCUN. This is the first time a Brazilian production has won this award.
Genre: DRAMA –
ROMANCE
Format: 90 x 52
minutes
Language: PORTUGUESE
Available versions: FRENCH DUBBED VERSION
Year of production: 2019
Country of Production: Brazil
Cast: JULIA DALAVIA – RENATO GÓES – HERSON CAPRI – ALICE
WEGMANN
Director(s): ANDRÉ CÂMARA – GUSTAVO