{"id":29112,"date":"2025-02-07T10:13:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-07T15:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/itvx-picks-up-lion-forges-iyanu\/"},"modified":"2025-02-07T11:54:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T16:54:46","slug":"itvx-picks-up-lion-forges-iyanu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/itvx-picks-up-lion-forges-iyanu\/","title":{"rendered":"ITVX Picks Up Lion Forge\u2019s Iyanu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ITVX has acquired the exclusive VOD rights for the U.K. and non-exclusive rights for Ireland for Lion Forge Entertainment\u2019s upcoming fantasy superhero series <em>Iyanu<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Adapted from Roye Okupe\u2019s graphic novel <em>Iyanu: Child of Wonder<\/em>, the series draws on Nigerian culture, music and mythology as it follows a young orphan living in the magical kingdom of Yorubaland. When a looming threat awakens divine powers that haven\u2019t been seen since the Age of Wonders, she sets out to uncover the source of the evil.<\/p>\n<p>Serah Johnson leads the all-African voice cast as Iyanu. The series also features Adesua Etomi-Wellington, Stella Damasus, Blossom Chukwujekwu and Shaffy Bello.<\/p>\n<p>Okupe serves as creator, executive producer and showrunner. Story editor Brandon Easton (<em>Transformers: War for Cybertron<\/em>, <em>Marvel\u2019s Agent Carter<\/em>) heads the writers\u2019 room, which also features Kerri Grant (<em>Doc McStuffins<\/em>; <em>Ada Twist, Scientist<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><em>Iyanu<\/em> is set to launch in the U.K. this summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re so proud to have ITVX as the home for Iyanu across the U.K.,\u201d said David Steward II, founder and CEO of Lion Forge Entertainment. \u201cITV is an amazing partner and fully recognizes the potential of the <em>Iyanu<\/em> franchise, and we have a shared vision for success.\u00a0We\u2019re excited for the series to premiere in the U.K. this summer and know Iyanu will resonate and inspire audiences in the U.K. and around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Darren Nartey, senior acquisitions manager for films and kids at ITV, commented, \u201cWe are very pleased to be bringing the wonderful <em>Iyanu<\/em> to the U.K. Our ITVX viewers are in for a treat.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ITVX has acquired the exclusive VOD rights for the U.K. and non-exclusive rights for Ireland for Lion Forge Entertainment\u2019s upcoming fantasy superhero series Iyanu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":29116,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[9385,5600,502,6860,7949,7499],"class_list":["post-29112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-darren-nartey","tag-david-steward-ii","tag-itv","tag-itvx","tag-iyanu","tag-lion-forge-entertainment","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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