Gidi Up

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Gidi Up
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Genre
Written by
  • Jadesola Osiberu
  • Bodunrin Sasore
Directed byJadesola Osiberu
StarringCurrent
OC Ukeje
Somkele Iyamah
Deyemi Okanlawon
Titilope Sonuga
Bimbo Manuel
Iretiola Doyle
Anthony Monjaro
Adesua Etomi
Jide Kosoko
Ikechukwu Onunaku
Former
Oreka Godis
Karibi Fubura
KC Ejelonu
Country of originNigeria
Original languages
  • English
  • Yoruba
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Lola Odedina
  • Pascal Or
Producers
Production locations Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
CinematographyMuhammed Atta Ahmed
Editors
  • John Harry
  • Muhammed Atta
Camera setup single-cam
Kunle Idowu
Kenechukwu Obiajulu
Owolabi Fabiyi
Ugwu Michael
Kagho Idhebor
Femi Bamigbetan
Leonard Nformi (Aerial Photography)
Running time
Production company Ndani Productions
Original release
Network Ndani TV
Release20 February 2013 (2013-02-20) 
29 September 2014 (2014-09-29)

Gidi Up is a Nigerian television and web drama series starring OC Ukeje, Deyemi Okanlawon, Somkele Iyamah, and Titilope Sonuga in lead roles. The series was created by Jadesola Osiberu and executively produced by Lola Odedina. It is produced by Ndani TV and sponsored by GTBank. Owing to unknown reasons, the show was not picked up for a third season. The show was cancelled after two seasons. [1] [2] Episodes are first aired online through Ndani.tv web channel, and the first episode was aired on 20 February 2013. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Contents

The series follows the lives of four young adults (Obi, Tokunbo, Eki and Yvonne) who are pursuing success and independence in the city of Lagos, revealing the challenges they are faced with at every step of the way in their quest to achieve their dreams. [7] The title of the series is culled from the popular term "Las Gidi", a nickname for Lagos city. [8]

The first season of the series was an eight-part web miniseries, with a length of approximately eight minutes per episode and used to be broadcast only online. [9] [10] The second season was however converted into a full 30-minute episodial television and webseries, with the first season combined, re-edited and aired on television as the pilot episode for season 2. [11]

Plot

Premise

Gidi Up follows the lives of four friends (Obi, Yvonne, Tokunbo and Eki) with different dreams and aspirations. They are faced with many challenges; they get into troubles, make bad and regretful decisions as they pursue their careers in the city of Lagos, Nigeria.

Overview

Season 1
Obi (Karibi Fubara) is a budding radio presenter. He is offered a huge TV deal and as a result, he obtains a loan from a thug to acquire a life of luxury, hoping that when he gets the pay for the television project, he'd pay back the loan time. However, his pay for the first season of the show is very low and not enough to do anything, and Obi ends up getting threats from his creditor. Yvonne (Somkele Iyamah) is an upcoming fashion designer who starts up a fashion brand with the help of an aristo; Chief Jagun (Bimbo Manuel). Tokunbo (Deyemi Okanlawon) is having problems with his father regarding his career interest, while Eki (Oreka Godis) also leaves her home because her parents do not support her dreams to pursue a career in Photography.
Season 2
Obi's creditor eventually gets his payment by hijacking Obi and taking his car and gadgets, which leads to Obi meeting Illa (Iretiola Doyle), a woman who saved him, and ended up being his sugar mummy. Yvonne drops charges against Folarin (Daniel Effiong), and she goes into business with Sharon (Adesua Etomi), Chief Jagun's daughter, to relaunch “Vone”, which had crumbled along with Yvonne's breakup with Chief Jagun. Tokunbo starts up a company, "Techserve", which is marred by Obi's constant nonchalant attitude. Tokunbo's relationship with Eki hits the rocks, and Eki finds comfort in the arms of Mo (Ikechukwu Onunaku), who becomes her best friend.

Cast and characters

Main characters

Recurring characters

Production

The idea for a series about four friends striving to survive was born in 2012 by Jadesola Osiberu, few months after the establishment of Ndani TV. Scripts were sought, but none of the scripts submitted captured the director's vision of what she wanted the series to look like. The mission of Ndani is majorly to tell contemporary African stories, Osiberu eventually decided to pen the script for the first season. [12] [13] Kemi ‘Lala’ Akindoju was sought to help with casting. [14] The word "Gidi", from the title "Gidi Up", is culled from the popular term "Las Gidi" (often shortened as "Gidi") which can be translated as "Real Lagos", and is used in referring to the city of Lagos. [15] The series was initially an eight-part web miniseries, with a length of approximately eight minutes per episode and used to be broadcast only online. [16] [17] Owing to the positive response from the audience, it was decided to make the second season bigger, thereby converting the series into 30 minutes per episode. The second season was also aired on television, with the first season combined and aired on television as a 52-minute pilot episode for the season. [18]

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