''V-Republic'' was a 26-episode television series from
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
which ran from 2014 to 2015.
[Ama Larbie]
Sparrow Production's 'V-Republic' to premiere on Oct 31
''Ghana Web'', October 20, 2014. ''V-Republic'' started in October 2014 as a web series, director
Shirley Frimpong-Manso
Shirley Frimpong-Manso (born 16 March 1977) is a Ghanaian film director, writer, and producer. She is the founder and CEO of Sparrow Productions, a film, television and advertising production company. She won Best Director at the 6th Africa Mo ...
turned to
video-on-demand
Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos without a traditional video playback device and the constraints of a typical static broadcasting schedule. In the 20th century, broadcasting in the form of o ...
in search of an audience which crossed national borders in Africa.
[Christopher Vourlias]
In Ghana, movies project fierce female leads
''Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera ( ar, الجزيرة, translit-std=DIN, translit=al-jazīrah, , "The Island") is a state-owned Arabic-language international radio and TV broadcaster of Qatar. It is based in Doha and operated by the media conglomerate Al Jazeera ...
'', March 22, 2015. The series ran until 2015.
It starred
Nikki Samonas,
Joselyn Dumas
Joselyn Dumas (; born 31 August 1980) is a Ghanaian television host and actress. In 2014 she starred in '' A Northern Affair'', a role that earned her a Ghana Movie Award and an Africa Movie Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
Early l ...
,
Christabel Ekeh and Jasmine Baroudi.
[ At the 2015 Golden Movie Awards, the performance of Samonas and Baroudi won them nominations for best TV series actress, while Senanu Gbedawo and James Gardner were nominated for best TV series actor. Samonas and Baroudi were again nominated at the 2016 Golden Movie Awards.Full list of nominees for 2016 Golden Movie Awards Africa (GMAA)]
''Ghana Web'', May 25, 2016.
Synopsis
The series followed the lives of four professional women from
Accra
Accra (; tw, Nkran; dag, Ankara; gaa, Ga or ''Gaga'') is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , ...
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Cast
* Nikki Samonas
* Joselyn Dumas
Joselyn Dumas (; born 31 August 1980) is a Ghanaian television host and actress. In 2014 she starred in '' A Northern Affair'', a role that earned her a Ghana Movie Award and an Africa Movie Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.
Early l ...
* Christabel Ekeh
* Jasmine Baroudi
Jasmine Jamila Baroudi (born September 16) is a Ghanaian actress. She studied Psychology at the University of Ghana where she graduated.
Career
She was featured in the Ghanaian TV Series, ''Adams Apples, Adam's Apples'' (2011 - 2012) and acted a ...
References
External links
V-Republic, Season 1
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2014 Ghanaian television series debuts
2015 Ghanaian television series endings
2010s Ghanaian television series
Films directed by Shirley Frimpong-Manso
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