{"id":27557,"date":"2024-05-21T09:53:33","date_gmt":"2024-05-21T13:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/all-nigerian-iyanu-cast-selected\/"},"modified":"2024-05-21T09:53:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T13:53:35","slug":"all-nigerian-iyanu-cast-selected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/all-nigerian-iyanu-cast-selected\/","title":{"rendered":"All-Nigerian Iyanu Cast Selected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cartoon Network and Max have unveiled the all-Nigerian voice cast for the upcoming animated series <em>Iyanu<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Serah Johnson, Okey Jude and Samuel Kugbiyi are set to lead. 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