Crazy, Lovely, Cool | |
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Created by | Ebuka Njoku |
Screenplay by | Kemi Adesoye |
Directed by | Obi Emelonye |
Starring | Adesua Etomi Enyinna Nwigwe Uru Eke Anthony Monjaro Zynnell Zuh Lorenzo Menakaya Obi Okoli Swanky JKA Nnamdi Agbo Kheengz (King Bawa) |
Music by | ID Cabasa Kheengz (King Bawa) |
Country of origin | Nigeria |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Production | |
Producers | Obi Emelonye Trace TV |
Cinematography | Ifeanyi Iloduba |
Editor | Ben Nugent |
Running time | 50 min each episode |
Production companies | Trace TV The Nollywood Factory |
Release | |
Original release | 24 December 2019 |
Crazy, Lovely, Cool is a Nigerian Television series directed by Obi Emelonye and in production partnership with The Nollywood Factory (TNF) and Trace TV. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Crazy, Lovely, Cool is a coming-of-age TV series that takes a fond look at the lives, joys and struggles of a group of charismatic students whose paths cross on the campus of Nigeria's largest university via the shocking revelations of an eponymous gossip blog. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
The production of the series was a partnership and production of Obi Emelonye, The Nollywood Factory and Trace TV according to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). Principal photography happened in 2017 at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. It also features the music of ID Cabasa and a few cast members 'Kheengz' (King Bawa) and Ceeza Milli. [3] [11]
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