The Mystic River is a Nigerian dramatic series produced by Rogers Ofime, streaming on Netflix. The series started 14 May 2021.[1][2] It consists of one season of six episodes for now, streaming on Netflix, but the series is said to consist of 26 episodes in all, starring popular Nigerian Actors Jide Kosoko, Dele Odule, Lota Chukwu, Joke Muyiwa and a few others.[3]
| The Mystic River | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Nigerian Horror Series |
| Directed by | Uzodinma Okpechi |
| Starring | Dele Odule Jide Kosoko Lota Chukwu |
| Country of origin | Nigeria |
| Original languages | English Yoruba |
| No. of episodes | 6 episodes |
| Production | |
| Producer | Rogers Ofime |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 14 May 2021 |
Synopsis
editThe Mystic River series was shot in Ijebu Ode area of Nigeria[4] and the series follows a story of different women disappearing from a particular remote village in Nigeria and worthy of notice is the fact that the women disappearing all had one thing in common which was that there were all pregnant,[5] this continued for many years until a particular doctor comes by a child and the doctor was now on her way to uncovering the very dangerous secrets that houses this mystery.
The press screening of the screening was held at Terra Kulture Cultural Center in Victoria Island area of Lagos state, and it was an eventful event which saw a lot of people coming together to share ideas on the series, the producer also revealed how the story is a combination of good and bad altogether.[6]
Cast
edit- Jide Kosoko as Ede King
- Dele Odule as Balogun
- Lota Chukwu as Ebere
- Joke Muyiwa as Adenike
- Jude Chukwuka as Adeniyi
- Olawale Gold as Ademola
- Grace Coker as Widow
- Ben Lugo Touitou as Sam
- Temilolu Fosudo as Adewale
- Rhoda Albert as Head Maiden
- Adenike Ayodele as Bisi
- Debby Felix as Enitan
- Jude Chukwuka as Adeniyi
- Eric Ossai as Igoniko
- Tommy Oyewole as Aruba
- Olu Okekanye as CMD
- Abu Blessing as Nurse
Episodes
edit6 Episodes
Reception
editThe series which is widely described as Nigerian horror series has received different receptions from people around the world and the series has been described as a series which has helped to expose a deadly tradition which needs to be abolished in Nigeria.[7]
The reception received from the movie was amazing as the Producer of the series revealed that the series was borne out of the desire and urge to stand up for things we don't like in the country at large as depicted in the movie, another actor who featured in the movie, Soibifaa Dokuba had also revealed on how he had to do things he's not done in other movies before in this movie, Actor Chukwuka also commended the screenwriter and filmmaker for upholding the African and the Nigerian culture in the project which is quite commendable.[8]
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards | Best Art Director | Mayowa Labiran | Nominated | [9] |
| Best Costume Designer | Obijie Oru | Nominated | |||
| Best Lighting Designer | Yemi Awoponle | Nominated | |||
| Best Cinematographer | Samuel Jonathan And Moruf Fadaro | Nominated | |||
| Best Television Series | Rogers Ofime | Won |
References
edit- ^ "Nigerian filmmaker exposes deadly tradition in new horror series 'The Mystic River'". 11 May 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Nigerian horror series, The Mystic River streams on Netflix". Vanguard News. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "The Mystic River Netflix". Pulse Nigeria. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Rogers Ofime releases The Mystic River on Netflix". The Sun Nigeria. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ Tv, Bn (12 May 2021). "Rogers Ofime's Six-Part Horror Series "The Mystic River" is Coming to Netflix this Friday!". BellaNaija. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ Olatunbosun, Yinka (14 May 2021). "Nigeria: New Horror Series 'The Mystic River' Debuts On Netflix". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Nigerian filmmaker exposes deadly tradition in new horror series 'The Mystic River'". 11 May 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "Rogers Ofime releases The Mystic River on Netflix". The Sun Nigeria. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
- ^ "2022 Africa Magic Awards Nominees don land- See who dey list". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 26 March 2022.