12 Disney Films & TV Shows Coming 2021 & Beyond

5. Iwájú

Iwájú comes from a partnership between pan-African entertainment company Kugali and Disney. It will launch on streaming service Disney+ in 2022. According to Deadline, the show is set in Lagos, and will be a science fiction series that is also steeped in deep themes of class, innocence and challenging the status quo.

The project came about after Disney's Animation Studio's Chief Creative Officer, Jennifer Michelle Lee, said that she saw an article on BBC about a comic book that had plans to 'Kick Disney's Arse'. Rather than go up against it in competition, Disney brought it in under their brand.

It marks a step toward representing the diversity of cultures, voices and histories from across the African continent. It will be an animated, long form comic book series for the online platform.

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