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John Boyega Inks Netflix Deal for Slate of African Films

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Netflix has teamed with Star Wars alumnus John Boyega as it eyes Africa as its next major source of content. The streamer, which debuted its first African Original Queen Sono last month, has signed a development deal with Boyega’s U.K.-based UpperRoom Productions, with a specific focus on non-English language films from West and East Africa.

Three features are included in the multi-year deal, The Hollywood Reporter understands, two from Nigeria and one from Egypt, with UpperRoom developing projects based on African IP such as literary properties, Nollywood classics, screenplays and mythology.

The arrangement heralds a move away from Netflix’s traditional first-look deals, with the company instead transferring to more bespoke development.

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