feature: six-part afrofuturist superhero webseries “yemoja: rise of the orisha” gets july 31 premiere date

Set in the superhero universe of ‘Rise of the Orisha’, “Yemoja: Rise of the Orisha” is a six-part series created by Nosa Igbinedion that follows neurotic junior doctor Amina whose life spirals downward after the accident death of a politician’s son, in her custody. Soon after, Amina is possessed by the water goddess Yemoja. Faced with both predicaments, Amina must fight to clear her name and salvage her sanity before it’s too late. The afrofuturistic series borrows from the supernatural as well as pan-African cultural and religious history. “Yemoja and the Orisha in general are followed by millions around the world, so it was important for me to be authentic to this African culture. But also I think we have managed to create a really surreal and unique take on the superhero genre while building out the first African superhero cinematic universe. It hasn’t been done but that’s why its so exciting and so necessary,“ says Igbinedion.

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