If you were inspired by the splendour of the Dora Milaje bodyguards in Black Panther, an exciting new series between Sony and EbonyLife TV is set to explore the lost stories about adventures and events of West African women warriors the, Dahomey Amazons.
Nigerian media personality and company CEO, Mo Abudu, calling in from Lagos, explained on CNN that they wanted to change the narrative of black women history that has never previously been talked about. “Six years ago, we said to ourselves that we wanted to start researching some incredible stories.”
Watch the interview with Mo Abudu on CNN below
Sony Pictures Television have paired up with EbonyLife, for a three-series deal, the first series of which will be an action-drama inspired by the Dahomey Warriors, the female fighters who came together to protect their kingdom.
The stories are based on the real-life stories of the Dahomey Warriors who were making their presence as early as the 17th century. Dahomey was a West African kingdom in what is now the Republic of Benin. It existed between 1600 and 1894 before being defeated by the French and becoming a French kingdom.
Although the pictures will be fictional, all the events are inspired by real life stories that actually took place in the West African kingdom of Dahomey. They were a group of female elephant hunters who lasted up until the end of the 19th century, the last surviving woman of the group is said to have died in 1979.
Mo said: “Now we have the opportunity to bring the fascinating story of the Dahomey Warriors, and many others like it, to audiences around the world. It has been hard work getting here, but that’s what we are known for at EbonyLife. As I always say, ‘If you can think it, you can do it.’’’
With Black Panther having had such a positive reception earlier this year, we can’t wait to see how the Dahomey Warriors takes off.
Development of the series has started immediately, but no release date has yet been given.
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