Mo Abudu’s EbonyLife Productions and Studios has partnered with BBC studios in the United Kingdom to produce a big budget series entitled Reclaim.
Abudu unveiled a development partnership with BBC Studios Drama Productions on the forthcoming series, which takes the heist thriller genre.
According to information disclosed by Abudu, Reclaim will be a six-part series based on an original idea by Abudu, Heidi Uys and Bode Asiyanbi.
Reclaim, Abudu further said, was written by BAFTA Breakthrough Brit Rowan Athale.
Confirming the partnership brokered by Creative Arts Agency (CAA), Abudu said she’s delighted about the first big budget film from the production.
“Reclaim is our first big-budget, global series, set partly in the UK. It is a dream come true for two reasons – first, it is a partnership with BBC Studios; second, the project will debut under EbonyLife Productions UK.
“We set up EbonyLife in London because our global strategy includes expansion to the UK. As Nigerians and Africans, we should see ourselves as world citizens and our storytelling, locations and networks should extend to every corner of the globe. I am delighted with this opportunity to extend our reach into the UK with a great story and a formidable partner.”
Reclaim series follows a team of art thieves looking to return artworks removed by the British Empire 125 years ago from the Kingdom of Benin, back to their home in Nigeria.
