Kunle Afolayan’s movie “Mokalik” acquired by Netflix
Netflix, America streaming giant, has acquired award-winning director and producer Kunle Afolayan’s acclaimed movie ‘Mokalik.’ Afolayan disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday on the sideline of the French-Nigerian Cinema Days holding from July 2-3 at the Alliance Francaise, Ikoyi, Lagos. “I wish to inform you that Netflix has acquired “Mokalik” and some other of my films,” he said. However, Afolayan did not disclose the value paid for the acquisition, but added that the company has not announced when the films will be released on the platform. The acquisition represents Netflix’s ongoing aggressive interest for Africa motion picture sector in recent times where there is still relatively untapped source of talents and contents. The company had reportedly signaled that it planned to get serious about ordering/acquiring original series and films from the African continent, created by Africans. Read Also: Seven Nollywood movies you can watch