‘The Brave Ones’: Tale of a SA township girl with superpowers

As a 12-year-old boy, Nigerian director Akin Omotoso had a dream. Now that dream is coming true as his six-part Afrofuturist sci-fi series comes to Netflix

18 September 2022 - 00:00

Akin Omotoso says he’s been fascinated by African mythology since he was a child growing up in Nigeria. He was about 12 years old when he first had the idea he wanted to tell a story set in the world of African gods and divine beings. ..

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