Actor and media entrepreneur Luti Fagbenle (Maxxx, Robyn Hood), the youthful brother of actor O-T Fagbenle (The Handmaid’s Story) has launched TV manufacturing firm Osun Group with bases within the U.Okay. and U.S. Producer Sheila Nortley (Netflix’s Harlan Coben sequence Keep Shut and hit drama Supacell) will lead the corporate’s TV slate as head of drama and govt producer in a partnership deal.
She will even proceed her work as an unbiased producer.
“Strategically positioned to make a major affect on the worldwide content material market, Osun is devoted to producing high-end tv with compelling narratives that resonate worldwide, in each the scripted and unscripted markets,” the corporate stated on Wednesday, promising to “ship groundbreaking content material.”
Stated Fagbenle: “Our imaginative and prescient for Osun is to offer the very best residence for various expertise to inform their tales, providing the infrastructure and culturally attuned management wanted to execute their most bold tasks. Sheila’s excellent observe file and dedication to various storytelling align completely with our imaginative and prescient. Recent off the success of the hit sequence Supacell, the timing couldn’t be higher.”
Added Nortley : “That is about collaboration and imaginative and prescient. In an business that’s grow to be so risk-averse, the largest danger is just not evolving. We’re excited to lift the bar by championing a spectrum of tales, voices, and views, and creating excellent TV.”
The brand new firm is designed to proceed the legacy of Fagbenle‘s Luti Media which produced such sequence as Maxxx (Channel 4, Hulu) and Blue Remedy (Amazon, BET+, E4). Luti Media will proceed to concentrate on producing branded content material and music movies.
“Osun additionally has the potential to finance improvement and safe manufacturing funding by enterprise capital, in depth model relationships, and world companions,” the agency stated.