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Filmhouse Group Hosts Exclusive Screening of Queen Sono, The First Original African Series By Netflix

By Akinwale Akinyoade
28 February 2020   |   11:44 am
  It was a memorable night for those in attendance at the exclusive screening of the first original African series by Netflix, titled Queen Sono. The screening was hosted by West Africa’s leading film-entertainment group, Filmhouse, owners of Filmhouse Cinemas and FilmOne Entertainment. In 2019, FilmOne Entertainment was licensed to distribute over 30 Nollywood feature films…

Sola Sobowale

 

Sola Sobowale

Sola Sobowale

It was a memorable night for those in attendance at the exclusive screening of the first original African series by Netflix, titled Queen Sono.

The screening was hosted by West Africa’s leading film-entertainment group, Filmhouse, owners of Filmhouse Cinemas and FilmOne Entertainment.

In 2019, FilmOne Entertainment was licensed to distribute over 30 Nollywood feature films on Netflix. The company has gone into partnership with several international film companies, some of which include Warner Bros, 20th Century Studios, Empire Entertainment and Huahua Media.

A-list Nollywood stars were among the invited guests at the screening that held at Filmhouse IMAX Lekki on Thursday. The screening was Queen Sono’s first public viewing as it gears up for its global release today.

Among those in attendance were  Omoni Oboli, Sola Sobowale and Osas Ighodaro, to mention a few.

Omoni Oboli

Omoni Oboli

Speaking after the screening, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Filmhouse, Kene Okwuosa expressed enthusiasm;

“It is phenomenal to be a part of this milestone. Being the first African drama series on Netflix, we look forward to its great performance and expect that it would open doors to many more in the nearest future.”

Group Executive Director and Managing Director of FilmOne Entertainment, Moses Babatope was excited;

“It is good to see the global acceptance of our stories becoming the norm. We hope that this would be the first amongst many African series to be given an international platform such as this.”

Queen Sono tells the story of a secret agent who effortlessly fights crime, but has serious problems to deal with in her private life.

Check out photos from the exclusive screening below:

South African actress Pearl Thusi features in the lead role as Queen Sono. Known for her roles in Bullet Proof (2020), The Scorpion King: Book of Souls (2018) and Catching Feelings (2017), amongst others., Thusi is one of Africa’s most celebrated actresses.

Other members of the cast include Kate Liquorish (Madiba, 2017), Shane John Kruger (Bloodshot, 2020) and Natasha Loring (The Wedding Year, 2019).

The series is set in South Africa and was produced by Tamsin Andersson and directed by Kagiso Lediga, the same team behind the Netflix original film Catching Feelings.

 

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