'Iwájú: A Day Ahead' trailer goes behind the scenes of the Disney series

“There is just this expectation people have of the media coming out of Nigeria, coming out of Africa. One of our goals was to break that.”
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A girl in Lagos looks excited in the animated film "Iwájú"
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If you're not watching Disney's latest animated series, Iwájú, get on it. And once you're done, you can check out the behind-the-scenes documentary now streaming alongside it.

A collaboration between Pan-African media company Kugali and Walt Disney Animation Studios, Iwájú has one hell of a origin story, involving sticking it to Disney itself. This story and others feature in Iwájú: A Day Ahead which sees director Olufikayo Ziki Adeola, production designer Hamid Ibrahim, and cultural consultant Toluwalakin Olowofoyeku, explaining how this futuristic Nigerian series came to life.

You can also check out Mashable's interview with the Kugali team about how Iwájú made it to your screen, and our deep dive into the tech featured in the series' near-future city of Lagos.

Iwájú: A Day Ahead is now streaming on Disney+.

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Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.


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