''Hustle'' is
Africa Magic
Africa Magic is a collection of Pay TV entertainment channels that focus on African programming, most popularly Nigerian series and movies. ''Africa Magic'', which started off as single channel of the same name, is a brand owned by M-Net and no ...
Nigeria television
drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been ...
, and comedy series starring
Seun Ajayi
Seun Ajayi is a Nigerian actor, voice over artist and master of ceremonies. He is a native of Ijebu Ibefun, Ogun State, Nigeria. He is known for his role in the television series '' Hustle.'' Ajayi was born on 31 March in Kaduna, the Northern ...
,
Sola Sobowale
Sola Sobowale (born 26 December 1963) is a Nigerian film actress, screenwriter, film director and film producer. Sola Sobowale had her big break in 2001, in the premiere of Nigeria's popular television drama series Super Story: ''Oh Father, O ...
, Seyi Law,
Stephanie Coker
Stephanie Coker (born Stephanie Omowunmi Eniafe Coker; 28 November 1988), is a Nigerian on-air personality and a television presenter for MTV Base Africa and EbonyLife TV She also featured as 'Feke' in the popular Nigerian TV series ''Tinsel''. ...
,
Dorcas Shola-Fapson, Maurice Sam, Elvis Poko, Deborah Anugwa, John Joshua,
Afeez Oyetoro
Afeez Oyetoro (born 20 August 1963) is a Nigerian comic actor, popularly known as "Saka".
Early life and education
Afeez Oyetoro was born on 20 August 1963, in Iseyin Local Government Area of Oyo State southwestern Nigeria.
Afeez obtained a B ...
, and
Tobi Bakre
Tobi Bakre (born 1 June 1994) is a Nigerian actor, model, host, compere, and photographer. Tobi rose to fame after finishing up as a finalist in the Big Brother Naija (season 3) reality TV show in 2018.
Early life and education
Tobi was born ...
.
Synopsis
Hustle tells the tale of Dayo (played by
Seun Ajayi
Seun Ajayi is a Nigerian actor, voice over artist and master of ceremonies. He is a native of Ijebu Ibefun, Ogun State, Nigeria. He is known for his role in the television series '' Hustle.'' Ajayi was born on 31 March in Kaduna, the Northern ...
), a gullible but optimistic young man who moves to Lagos with dreams of making it big. Dayo quickly learns that it is never as it seems as he comes to terms with hilariously catastrophic neighbors, an antagonistic landlady, and a shady yet loyal roommate. All these characters nonetheless share an unwavering hope for tomorrow, and they are buoyed by the "Lagos spirit", the spirit of the hustle.
Cast
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Seun Ajayi
Seun Ajayi is a Nigerian actor, voice over artist and master of ceremonies. He is a native of Ijebu Ibefun, Ogun State, Nigeria. He is known for his role in the television series '' Hustle.'' Ajayi was born on 31 March in Kaduna, the Northern ...
as Dayo
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Sola Sobowale
Sola Sobowale (born 26 December 1963) is a Nigerian film actress, screenwriter, film director and film producer. Sola Sobowale had her big break in 2001, in the premiere of Nigeria's popular television drama series Super Story: ''Oh Father, O ...
as Mama Sekinat
*Seyi Law as Osere
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Stephanie Coker
Stephanie Coker (born Stephanie Omowunmi Eniafe Coker; 28 November 1988), is a Nigerian on-air personality and a television presenter for MTV Base Africa and EbonyLife TV She also featured as 'Feke' in the popular Nigerian TV series ''Tinsel''. ...
as Cindy
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Dorcas Shola-Fapson
*Maurice Sam
*Elvis Poko as Ochuko
*Deborah Anugwa
*John Joshua as Razaq
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Tobi Bakre
Tobi Bakre (born 1 June 1994) is a Nigerian actor, model, host, compere, and photographer. Tobi rose to fame after finishing up as a finalist in the Big Brother Naija (season 3) reality TV show in 2018.
Early life and education
Tobi was born ...
*
Afeez Oyetoro
Afeez Oyetoro (born 20 August 1963) is a Nigerian comic actor, popularly known as "Saka".
Early life and education
Afeez Oyetoro was born on 20 August 1963, in Iseyin Local Government Area of Oyo State southwestern Nigeria.
Afeez obtained a B ...
Series overview
Broadcast history
The show was premiered on 3 October 2016, on
Africa Magic Urban. On 4 June 2017, Hustle began broadcasting on
Africa Magic Family.
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Hustleat
Africa Magic
Africa Magic is a collection of Pay TV entertainment channels that focus on African programming, most popularly Nigerian series and movies. ''Africa Magic'', which started off as single channel of the same name, is a brand owned by M-Net and no ...
Nigerian television series
Nigerian comedy television series
2016 Nigerian television series debuts
Africa Magic original programming
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