The Men's Club (Nigerian web series)

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The Men's Club
TMC Poster.jpg
Created byTola Odunsi
Starring Ayoola Ayolola
Baaj Adebule
Efa Iwara
Daniel Etim-Effiong
Shaffy Bello
Sola Sobowale
Sharon Ooja
Adebukola Oladipupo
Mimi Chaka
Enado Odigie
Country of originNigeria
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes48 + 3 special episodes
Production
Executive producerTola Odunsi
ProducersBola Atta
Akin Akinkugbe
Tola Odunsi)
Production locations Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Production companyUrban Vision
Original release
Network RedTV (seasons 1–3 + 3 special holiday episodes)
Prime Video (season 4–present)
ReleaseOctober 2018 (2018-10) 
present
Related
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The Men's Club, popularly known as TMC, is a Nigerian web series created and directed by Tola Odunsi. It was first released in October 2018 on REDTV's youtube channel. [1] It has had 4 seasons, with some holiday special editions.

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Plot summary

The Men's Club' revolves around four male main characters and how they relate with their partners and the ordeals that they face in their everyday life. The show stars Ayoola Ayolola, Baaj Adebule, Efa Iwara, and Daniel Etim-Effiong in the titular lead roles and Sola Sobowale, Shaffy Bello, Sharon Ooja, Adebukola Oladipupo, Mimi Chaka, Enado Odigie and many others in supporting roles. [2] After the completion of season 3, RED TV announced an addendum special edition to the show, "The Men's Club Holiday Special", which consisted of three different editions aired on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. [3]

Episodes

Selected cast

Exit of Ayoola Ayolola

In 2021, Tola Odunsi, the director, announced that Ayolola would no longer be playing the lead role of Aminu Garba via an Instagram post as he was unavailable to play the role. He was to be replaced by the former Big Brother Naija housemate, Pere Egbi. [4] Due to speculation that he relocated without notifying the show runners, Ayolola reacted to the announcent via his Instagram page writing “Contrary to what was said, I did not relocate without letting the executive producers and producers of the show know, My decision to make a ‘temporary’ move out of the country was a long thought out process in which the producer/my manager at the time was aware of and involved in. With that being said, I cannot wait to be back on your screens again." [5]

Award and recognition

The Men's Club won the Gage Award for the best web series of 2020 on April 24, 2021. [6] The show also was named the best African series at the HAP Awards (Hollywood & African Prestigious Awards) 2021. Ayoola Ayolola and Sharon Ooja also won awards for best actor and best supporting actor respectively. [7]

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References

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