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Gidi Up is a Nigerian television and web drama series starring OC Ukeje, Deyemi Okanlawon, Somkele Iyamah, and Titilope Sonuga in lead roles. The series was created by Jadesola Osiberu and executively produced by Lola Odedina. It is produced by Ndani TV and sponsored by GTBank. Owing to unknown reasons, the show was not picked up for a third season. The show was cancelled after two seasons.[1][2] Episodes are first aired online through Ndani.tv web channel, and the first episode was aired on 20 February 2013.[3][4][5][6]
Gidi Up | |
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Directed by | Jadesola Osiberu |
Starring | Current OC Ukeje Somkele Iyamah Deyemi Okanlawon Titilope Sonuga Bimbo Manuel Iretiola Doyle Anthony Monjaro Adesua Etomi Jide Kosoko Ikechukwu Onunaku Former Oreka Godis Karibi Fubura KC Ejelonu |
Country of origin | Nigeria |
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No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 20 (list of episodes) |
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Production locations | Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria |
Cinematography | Muhammed Atta Ahmed |
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Camera setup | single-cam Kunle Idowu Kenechukwu Obiajulu Owolabi Fabiyi Ugwu Michael Kagho Idhebor Femi Bamigbetan Leonard Nformi (Aerial Photography) |
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Production company | Ndani Productions |
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Network | Ndani TV |
Release | 20 February 2013 – 29 September 2014 |
The series follows the lives of four young adults (Obi, Tokunbo, Eki and Yvonne) who are pursuing success and independence in the city of Lagos, revealing the challenges they are faced with at every step of the way in their quest to achieve their dreams.[7] The title of the series is culled from the popular term "Las Gidi", a nickname for Lagos city.[8]
The first season of the series was an eight-part web miniseries, with a length of approximately eight minutes per episode and used to be broadcast only online.[9][10] The second season was however converted into a full 30-minute episodial television and webseries, with the first season combined, re-edited and aired on television as the pilot episode for season 2.[11]
Gidi Up follows the lives of four friends (Obi, Yvonne, Tokunbo and Eki) with different dreams and aspirations. They are faced with many challenges; they get into troubles, make bad and regretful decisions as they pursue their careers in the city of Lagos, Nigeria.
The idea for a series about four friends striving to survive was born in 2012 by Jadesola Osiberu, few months after the establishment of Ndani TV. Scripts were sought, but none of the scripts submitted captured the director's vision of what she wanted the series to look like. The mission of Ndani is majorly to tell contemporary African stories, Osiberu eventually decided to pen the script for the first season.[12][13] Kemi ‘Lala’ Akindoju was sought to help with casting.[14] The word "Gidi", from the title "Gidi Up", is culled from the popular term "Las Gidi" (often shortened as "Gidi") which can be translated as "Real Lagos", and is used in referring to the city of Lagos.[15] The series was initially an eight-part web miniseries, with a length of approximately eight minutes per episode and used to be broadcast only online.[16][17] Owing to the positive response from the audience, it was decided to make the second season bigger, thereby converting the series into 30 minutes per episode. The second season was also aired on television, with the first season combined and aired on television as a 52-minute pilot episode for the season.[18]
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