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Nigerian Superhero Series ‘Iyanu’ Sets 2025 Launch on Showmax, Cartoon Network and Max (EXCLUSIVE)


Lion Forge Entertainment's 'Iyanu,' an animated series based on Roye Okupe's Nigerian superhero graphic novel, is set to debut in 2025.

Serah Johnson leads the all-African voice cast as Iyanu, joined by Adesua Etomi-Wellington, Stella Damasus, Blossom Chukwujekwu and Shaffy Bello. The writers’ room was led by story editor Brandon Easton (“Transformers: War for Cybertron”), with contributions from Emmy winner Kerri Grant (“Doc McStuffins”). Lion Forge Entertainment founder and CEO David Steward II said: “’Iyanu’ is a series that plays to young audiences everywhere in the world, but its heart and roots are in Africa, where it was conceptualised and created by Roye.

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