![]() ![]() His family is confused and engages in a war of words over how to resolve the situation. After Sarah had confided in her friend, the duo got caught in a precarious situation. However, the couple’s relationship hangs in the balance as the former tells the latter of her plans to discontinue her wedding itinerary. ![]() The first episode tells the story of Sarah and Kola, who are celebrated during their lavish engagement party. It is an infectious mix of melodrama, dark humour, and social commentary, which tells of the challenges for Nigerian women and all women globally.ĪLSO READ: King of Boys: The Return of the King, deal or no deal? Episodes The movie explores themes such as intra-family relationships, physical and substance abuse, love, commitment and relationships, culture, use of wealth to intimidate and the desperation of struggling families “to belong” and enjoy royal status, domestic abuse and the test of friendships. Both Sarah and Kemi are forced to go on the run from the law and the ruthless family of their victim after the groom disappears during his engagement party. On the day of the traditional engagement ceremony, tragedy strikes, unintentionally setting off a catastrophic series of events, finding both women on the run. However, their seemingly idyllic union has a dark side – Kola is a physically abusive and controlling fiancé.ĭespite Kemi’s reservations, Sarah is determined to press on with the wedding. Set in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, this thriller tells the story of two friends, Sarah and Kemi. I see that happening.According to Netflix, Blood Sisters is about two friends, a dark secret, and an unforgiving family. I do believe it’s definitely going to help the industry, the local industry here. He added: “I just knew once people were done with Blood Sisters, people are going to start searching Nigerian films on Netflix and start binging on all the other stuff. ![]() It’s really big and I do think that it’s going to bring a lot of attention to Nigerian content, films and series, starting with those that are already existing.” It’s set in the colonial period and there’s just so much culture and the differences the colonialists and the people of Nigeria.”Ĭould Blood Sisters have a Squid Game-esque effect on Nigeria’s film and television industry? Okanlawon certainly thinks so, saying: “It’s massive. The star said: “I’m super excited about that. The star has also completed a film adaptation of the play Death and the King's Horseman by Nigerian Nobel Prize-winning playwright and novelist Wole Soyinka which was shot in 2021. He is now busy working on several other projects including more Netflix originals. The Nollywood star said of Kola’s violence and his dark nature: “Just the thought of it makes my skin crawl.” Okanlawon said of transforming into Kola: “It was one of the toughest things I’ve ever done psychologically and it took a while to get back to my true north and find my centre.” The actor, who has also starred in Day of Destiny and Thirty Pieces of Silver, said he actually turned down other projects so he could focus on getting into the mindset of becoming Kola. Indeed, the safeguarding measures even had a “silver lining” and gave the actors the opportunity to really immerse themselves in their characters and “find the hidden gems” in the script. The wedding reception scenes set at the Daffodil Hotel were actually shot at the EbonyLife Place resort in Lagos, while Kola’s office sequence was filmed at an oil and gas company’s headquarters.īlood Sisters was filmed during the pandemic in Nigeria with lots of COVID-19 safeguarding measures in place.Īlthough the coronavirus pandemic filming protocols were “stressful”, Okanlawon said the whole cast and crew felt safe while working. “I sincerely believe that Blood Sisters - the beauty of Lagos that was able to shine through the series - would attract a lot of attention to the city. ![]()
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