Iwájú is an upcoming animated series for Disney+. Keep reading to learn all about it, including the exact release date, a trailer to hype you up, the dubbing cast and the plot.
Are you ready for an African Disney series? Good! Iwájú is an upcoming series on Disney+ and it looks incredible. Together with Kugali Media, a visual story telling brand, Walt Disney Animation Studios have created a story set in a futuristic Nigeria.
We rarely get African representation in this medium, and that alone is exciting. Maybe this is just the first of many Disney projects set in Africa? Let's get to the details.
Iwájú | Release Date & Trailer
Iwájú will be released on February 28, 2023. Check out the trailer:
What do you think? Will you be tuning in?
Iwájú | Confirmed Voice Actors
For such a series, it's really important to set things right with the correct Nigerian accent. Therefore, we get Simisola Gbadamosi as the little girl Tola and Siji Soetan as Kole, the boy that accompanies Tola.
Other confirmed dubbing actors include Dayo Okeniyi, Femi Branch and Weruche Opia.
What Is Iwájú About?
As mentioned, the upcoming show is set in a futuristic version Lagos, Nigeria. While not much is known about the storyline, we do know that it will delve into issues of class division and inequality.
We'll also get to see how these issues impact daily society and "challenge the status quo". Unsurprisingly, it will also focus on future engineering and its impact on a more positive societal change.
These are all the deets we know about the upcoming Disney+ series Iwájú!