Kunle Remi, who played the central character Saro in Anikulapo, has been noticeably absent from the list of returning cast members for the second season.
Kunle Afolayan, the filmmaker, recently took to Instagram to officially unveil both the returning and new cast members for Anikulapo’s highly anticipated second season.
In a series of posts on Monday, he confirmed that Netflix has renewed the show, following the success of its first season.
The director also teased the upcoming season, which will delve deeper into Nigerian history and culture, including the transatlantic slave trade.
He captioned the post, “Unveiling the new stars/talents of Anikulapo series… Back and bigger than ever. Netflix confirms new season of Ankulapo!!!!!
We are thrilled to announce that Netflix has officially renewed Anikulapo for another exciting season!”
Returning cast members include actors such as Sola Sobowale, Bimbo Ademoye, Gabriel Afolayan, Owo Ogunde, Aisha Lawal and Eyiyemi Afolayan.
However, the absence of Kunle Remi who played Saro—the pivotal character in season one—has raised some eyebrows.
Kunle Remi, who played the central character Saro in Anikulapo, has been noticeably absent from the list of returning cast members for the second season.
Kunle Afolayan, the filmmaker, recently took to Instagram to officially unveil both the returning and new cast members for Anikulapo’s highly anticipated second season.
In a series of posts on Monday, he confirmed that Netflix has renewed the show, following the success of its first season.
The director also teased the upcoming season, which will delve deeper into Nigerian history and culture, including the transatlantic slave trade.
The first installment of Anikulapo, a Netflix original premiered on September 30, 2022.
While Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre began streaming on March 1, 2024. Both were written by Shola Dada, directed and produced by Kunle Afolayan.