According to the Director, Anikulapo was initially conceived to be a series, but was later chopped into a movie following the instruction by Netflix, who also promised to pursue a series if the movie became a success.
Afolayan added that he was convinced the movie would achieve a bigger acclaim than the HBO classic, Game of Thrones. He made this known in an interview with Guardian UK published on Friday, October 28, 2022, where he also revealed that he has been working on Anikulapo for six years.
The filmmaker said: “I’ve been working on Aníkúlápó for six years. Originally, I wanted to make a series, but I shopped it and kept telling people that this movie would be bigger than Game of Thrones.
Eventually, Netflix told me to make a movie first since I believed in the project that much, and if it became a success, we’d develop a series.”
The film also maintained an impressive top 10 spot in over five countries including the United Kingdom, Kenya, Nigeria and the Bahamas.
