Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman, a screen adaptation by Biyi Bandele of Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman, was released on Netflix today.
The film is based on a true story and is set in Oyo State, Nigeria.
Elesin Oba is co-produced by Ebonylife TV Studio and Netflix, is adapted for screen, and is directed by Biyi Bandele.
Say hello to the original Yoruba demon. Ẹlẹ́ṣin Ọba: #TheKingsHorseman is now streaming on Netflix 🐎 pic.twitter.com/m43MbsjjIr
— Netflix Nigeria (@NetflixNaija) November 4, 2022
The movie Elesin Oba, premiered at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on September 9, 2022
It is Soyinka’s first work to be made into a motion picture since the 1970s film Kongi’s Harvest by Ossie Davies and will be the first Yoruba-language film to premiere at TIFF.
The cast of Elesin Oba includes Odunlade Adekola, Shaffy Bello, Olawale Ibrahim Ashimi (Brymo), Deyemi Okanlawon, Omowunmi Dada, and Jide Kosoko.
