COTS Productions

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COTS Productions, also known as Captain of the Sea Productions, is a Nigerian independent and privately owned film production company headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. [1]

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History

COTS Productions was founded in 2023 by Ope Ajayi. [2]

The company has licensed its film and television content in Nigeria and abroad including to Netflix, Kava, and Circuits.tv. [3] [4] Its catalogue includes The Party , [5] Gingerrr , Queen Lateefah , Thin Line and Ada Omo Daddy . Queen Lateefah was the highest-grossing Nigerian film released during in September 2024, and was the seventh-highest grossing Nollywood film at the time. [6] This record was surpassed in September 2025 by Gingerrr, which was the highest-grossing September release in Nollywood history, and one of the highest-grossing Nigerian films. [7]

filmography

yearTitleReference
2023 Ada Omo Daddy [8]
2023 The Party (Tv series) [9]
2024 Queen Lateefah [10]
2024Thin Line [11]
2025 Gingerrr [12]

References

  1. ↑ Emelike, Obinna (2025-06-06). "COTS Productions presents 'The Party', three-part Netflix series". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  2. ↑ Africa, B. I. (July 22, 2025). "From finance to film: How Ope Ajayi is engineering Nigeria's cinematic renaissance". Business Insider Africa.
  3. ↑ Oboh (2025-06-04). "Captain of the Sea Productions releases 'The Party'". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  4. ↑ Oludase, Oluwarantimi. "Ada Omo Daddy Set for Release on Circuitstreams This Friday – Mercy Aigbe". Nollywood Gists. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  5. ↑ Telegraph-Admin, New (2025-06-06). "Captain Of The Sea Productions Presents 'The Party', A 3-Part Netflix Series". New Telegraph. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  6. ↑ Dan-Awoh, Deborah (2024-11-12). "Queen Lateefah grosses N333.7 Million, Enters Nollywood's top box office rankings". Nairametrics. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  7. ↑ ""Gingerrr" Breaks Into Top 10 Highest-Grossing Nigerian Films". Nollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  8. ↑ Jeremiah, Urowayino (2023-11-16). "'Ada Omo Daddy' to unify Igbo, Yoruba culture – Mercy Aigbe". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  9. ↑ "Netflix's "The Party" Delivers a Solid Nollywood Murder Mystery". Nollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  10. ↑ "Queen Lateefah Archives". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  11. ↑ Admin2 (2024-12-07). "Cinemax Unveils Murder Mystery Gem 'Thin Line'". Independent Newspaper Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-11-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ↑ Ranks-Staff (2025-11-04). "Gingerrr Makes History as 2025's Highest-Grossing Nollywood Film". Ranks Magazine. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
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