Castle & Castle | |
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Created by | Mo Abudu, Heidi Uys |
Starring | Dakore Akande Richard Mofe-Damijo Deyemi Okanlawon Daniel Etim Effiong |
Country of origin | Nigeria |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 19 |
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Executive producer | Mo Abudu |
Production locations | Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria |
Production company | Ebonylife TV |
Original release | |
Release | present |
Castle and Castle is a Nigerian series which premiered in the year 2018 and is streaming exclusively on Netflix. [1] It is a Nigerian and Africa's first legal series which features the story of a legal family characterized by love, drama and betrayal. [2] Castle and Castle currently has two seasons streaming on Netflix and it stars some A-list Nigerian actors like Richard Mofe-Damijo, Dakore Akande, Deyemi Okanlawon, Daniel Etim Effiong and many more. [3] [4]
The series is a story of a law family (Husband, wife and son) running a very successful law firm who now finds themselves defending opposite interest in the legal world which in turn now has adverse effect on their happy marriage and family at large. [5] The story features love, betrayal, trust and so many ups and down, the movie was shot in Lagos, Nigeria. [6] The season one of the series was released in 2018 and it got a lot of positive comments from fans and it was accompanied with the season two which was released in 2021, [7] announcing the release of the season two is the executive producer and co-creator of Castle and Castle, also the CEO, Ebonylife TV, Mo Abudu. [8] The season 2 featured some new buzz and a lot of new addition of A-list actors like Bisola Aiyeola, Bimbo Ademoye, Mimi Chaka, Elozonam Ogbolu and many more. [9]
The show's ensemble cast for Castle & Castle includes: [10] [11]
Character | Actor | Occupation | Seasons | |
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1 | 2 | |||
Remi Castle | Dakore Egbuson-Akande | Managing Partner | Main | |
Tega Castle | Richard Mofe-Damijo | Managing Partner and Professor | Main | |
Duke Akintola | Bimbo Manuel | A firm owner, Remi’s father | Main | |
Kwabena Mills | Deyemi Okanlawon | Senior Associate | Main | |
Nneka Amadi | Eku Edewor | Senior Associate | Main | |
Malik Mustapha | Blossom Chukwujekwu | Senior Associate | Main | |
Mike Amenechi | Daniel Etim Effiong | Senior Associate / Rival | Main | |
Stella | Anee Icha | Office Manager | Main | |
Mr. Monday | Kevin Ushi | Filing Room Officer | Main | |
Captain | Jude Chukwuka | Chauffeur | Main | |
Ben Castle | Denola Grey | Junior Associate, son of Remi and Tega | Main | |
Doshima | Dorcas Shola Fapson | Junior Associate | Main | |
Morenike Athol-Williams | Ade Laoye | Junior Associate | Main | |
Otunba Ireabor | Patrick Doyle | Remco CEO | Recurring |
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