Mo Abudu’s EbonyLife partners with BBC studios on a six-part series ”Reclaim”
After recently becoming an MBA case study at Harvard, EbonyLife CEO, Mo Abudu disclosed a history-breaking partnership with BBC Studios Drama Productions on a forthcoming heist thriller series. The deal was brokered by the Creative Arts Agency (CAA).
The partnership will see BBC Studios Drama Productions develop a new action-adventure series with Mo’s EbonyLife.
Titled ”Reclaim”, the six-part series is written by BAFTA Breakthrough Brit Rowan Athale (The Rise) and is based on an original idea by Mo Abudu, Heidi Uys and Bode Asiyanbi.
Disclosing the recent development, Mo wrote on Instagram:
“RECLAIM is our first big-budget, global series, set partly in the UK. It is a dream come true for two reasons – first, it is a partnership with BBC Studios; second, the project will debut under EbonyLife Productions UK.
“We set up EbonyLife in London because our global strategy includes expansion to the UK. As Nigerians and Africans, we should see ourselves as world citizens and our storytelling, locations and networks should extend to every corner of the globe. I am delighted with this opportunity to extend our reach into the UK with a great story and a formidable partner.”
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The series will include themes of colonialism, race and cultural ownership as it follows a team looking to return artworks removed by the British Empire 125 years ago from the Kingdom of Benin, back to their home in Nigeria.
Congratulations to Mo Abudu and her team. We can’t wait to see the new series.