By Ada Osadebe
In the past few years, Netflix has made a significant investment in Nigeria’s Nollywood film and TV sector. Its most recent series is a young adult drama set at a prestigious private school in the nation. Yes, that does appear to be a rather typical premise these days. Will the show genuinely explore topics related to class disparities in the nation, or will it be another YA soap opera?
A fancy art opening is approached by an automobile. The featured actor, Ishaya Bello (Mike Afolarin), leaves. Ishaya then awakens and finds himself in the slums of Lagos, Nigeria, at his parents’ home.
Ishaya doesn’t attend school and instead works three jobs to save money for a prestigious artist’s fellowship in London. His parents Patricia (Funke Akindele) and Ishaya Sr. (Paul Adams) encourage him to put his academic goals ahead of his aspirations to become a musician.
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Source: Vanguard Newspaper
