Popular Nigerian producer, Bolanle Austen Peters has gotten the nod to produce her first Netflix original titled ‘Man of God.’
This was announced by the ‘Collision Course’ producer via her Instagram page, stating that Netflix commissioned the movie set to be produced by her BAP Productions.
In the social media announcement, Bolanle Austen Peters also called on her fans and supporters to be on standby for full support when work kicks off officially on the project.
“Waiting for the ‘Man of God’ the movie to exhale. MY NETFLIX ORIGINAL. Please all my people, be on standby to repost. You will be #proudlyNaija amazing story and phenomenal actors. No mucking around.”
At the time of this report, not much is known about the feature film yet except that it is written by Shola Dada, directed by Peters, and stars prominent actors such as Akah Nnani, Osas Ighodaro, Atlanta Bridget, Dorcas Shola Fapson, and Jude Chkwuka.
‘Man of God’ will follow the story of a young man torn between accepting his painful religious upbringing and living his own life.
Peters’ latest collaboration with Netflix could signal that the streaming service is finally addressing the issue of working with more Nigerian filmmakers, which has been a source of considerable concern.
Only ten commission series and feature films have been released since the worldwide streaming platform began in Nigeria in 2016, including Kemi Adetiba’s ‘King of Boys’ sequel (which aired as a limited series) and EbonyLife studios’ ‘Chief Daddy 2’, which received a lot of controversy in January.