The Anomalous

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The Anomalous
Genre Drama
Created by
  • Chuk Otakpor
  • Richard Odilu
Written by
  • Richard Odilu
  • Chuk Otakpor
  • Tunray Femi
  • Jesurobo-Owie Gift Imafidon
Directed by
  • Chinedu Omorie
Starring
Theme music composerAva Momoh
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • Chuk Otakpor
  • Richard Odilu
Producers
  • Richard Odilu
  • Chuk Otakpor
  • Alero Okorodus
  • Jesurobo-Owie Gift Imafidon
Production locations
  • Lagos, Nigeria
CinematographyAdeoluwa Owu
EditorLawrence Agbetsise
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time45–50 minutes

"The Anomalous" is an American television series created, co-written, and executive produced by Chuk Otakpor and Richard Odilu for CeeRO World Productions. Set in Lagos, The Anomalous is a television drama that follows the professional practice of two young psychologists, Dr. Kelenna (Michael Uchegbu) and Dr. Oluchi (Keira Hewatch), a husband and wife team – whose own demons are brought to the fore while striving to help others face theirs. [1]

Contents

Plot

Dr. Kelenna (Michael Uchegbu) and Dr. Oluchi (Keira Hewatch) are behavioral psychotherapists confronted with mostly bizarre clinical cases that put their skills on trial while trying to grow their relatively young business in an environment that seldom defies logic. Having worked hard and successfully in separating their business and personal life, the fabric holding it together comes apart at the seams with one wrong move creating a domino effect.

Cast and characters

Release

The series will premiere on 31 December 2022. [2] [3]

Accolades

The first season of the series has received eight nominations and eight wins in some film festivals. [2] It is in the Best Series category at the Skiptown Playhouse International Film Festival, 2020 which will take place in June, 2021. [4] Also, it received three nominations at the New Vision International Film Festival, Amsterdam for Best Actress (Keira Hewatch), Best Actor (Michael Uchegbu) and Best Series. It won the September award for Best Pilot at the Cyrus International Film Festival of Toronto, 2020, and the September, 2020 award for Best Episodic at Phoenix Monthly Short Film Festival. [5] [6]

Michael Uchegbu was awarded the Best Actor at Hollywood International Golden Age Festival, 2020 September edition. [7] At the November 2020 edition of the Indie Short Fest Los Angeles Film Festival the series was nominated for Best Web Series/TV Pilot, Best Original Score, Best Costume Design, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling, and it won for Best Original Score and Best Makeup and Hairstyling. [8] [9] [10] Also, Indie Fest awarded the series Award of Recognition in African-American Film, Television - Pilot Program, and Television - Program/Series at its 2020 Indie Fest Film Awards. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Anomalous". Indie Short Fest. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 "The Anomalous". CeeRo Media. 31 December 2021.
  3. ↑ "Nigeria's film industry picks up after COVID-19 disruptions". YouTube. TRT World Now. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "SPIFF 2020 NOMINATIONS". home.
  5. ↑ Says, Modir (16 October 2020). "Winners – September 2020".
  6. ↑ "Winners – September 2020". 16 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Winners – September 2020". 12 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "Nominations: November 2020". Indie Short Fest. November 8, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Production Nominations: November 2020". Indie Short Fest. November 8, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Award Winners of November 2020: Technical Categories". Indie Short Fest. November 10, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Award of Recognition November 2020". theindiefest.com.
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