Disney Media Distribution EMEA has disclosed plans to
produce the African version of popular Disney series Desperate Housewives.
To be filmed in Nigeria, The Niger Times gathered
that the series will be jointly produced by Mo’ Abudu’s EbonyLife TV and
Disney.
According to general manager, Disney Media
Distribution, Emerging Markets, Giovanni Mastrangelo, the purpose for bringing
Desperate Housewives to Africa is to engage African audiences through locally
relevant and entertaining storytelling.’The cast for the Nigerian series which will be filmed on location in Lagos, will include actors from across Africa, and producers say production will follow the format and story lines of the original US version, but with a Nigerian twist.
The Desperate Housewives series already have five different versions produced for EMEA and Latin American audiences, including: a Turkish version,’Umutsuz Ev Kadinlari’, the Argentinean version, ‘Amas de Casa Desesperadas’, the Colombian/Ecuadorian version, the U.S. Hispanic version, ‘Donas de Casa Desesperadas‘, and the Brazilian version.
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