Netflix Unveils Teaser for Kunle Afolayan’s “Anikulapo”

You can now watch the teaser of the period film Anikulapo, which is directed by Kunle Afolayan, and produced jointly by Golden Effects Pictures, KAP Motion Pictures, and Netflix. The film will premiere on Netflix on September 30, the same day as Afolayan’s birthday.

Anikulapo comes 8 months after Afolayan’s last film, A Naija Christmas, which was released in December last year. Kunle Remi, one of the lead actors in A Naija Christmas, plays the main character, Saro/Anikulapo, in Anikulapo.

Anikulapo’s cast includes Toyin Afolayan, Sola Sobowale, Adebayo Salami, Faithia Williams, Bimbo Ademoye, Ronke Oshodi-Oke, Sunday Omobolanle, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, Taiwo Hassan, Dele Odule, Adewale Adeoye, Aisha Lawal, Mr Macaroni, Ikorodu Bois. 

Afolayan reached an agreement with Netflix last March that will have the director make three films for the streaming platform. Anikulapo is the second of the three films. The first, Swallow, was released in October last year. The third film, whose name is yet to be disclosed, has been described as a character drama.

Afolayan is famous for having directed the films October 1 (2014), Irapada (2006), The Figurine (2009), among others. 

Watch the teaser: