Hotel Majestic (TV series)
Hotel Majestic is a Nigerian telenovela drama series, starring Ivie Okujaye, Sadiq Daba, Oge Okoye and Bukky Ajayi. It began on Africa Magic on January 5, 2015.[2]
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Written by | Tunde Aladese[1] |
Starring | Sadiq Daba Gloria Young Tina Mba Oge Okoye Bukky Ajayi Anne Njemanze |
Country of origin | Nigeria |
Original language(s) | English |
Production | |
Production location(s) | Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria |
Production company(s) | Mnet |
Distributor | Dstv |
Release | |
Original network | Africa Magic |
Original release | 5 January 2015 |
Guide
The writer for the series was Tunde Aladese.[1] The series revolved around the quest to control an ancient family hotel and the consequences that follows with it.[3] The final episode was shown in January 2016, with an event at InterContinental Hotel featuring special performances from Harrysong and YCEE amongst others.[4]
Cast
- Ivie Okujaye as Alero/Ivie
- Oge Okoye as Patricia
- David Jones David as Timi Emeni
- Kingsley Nwachukwu as Maja Emeni
- Akin Lewis as Honorable Edafe
- Sadiq Daba as Epa John/King John
- Gloria Young as Bene
- 'Muyiwa Odukale as Seargent Tony
- Timi Richards as Abdul Asemota
Reception
The Nollywood Review, praised the storyline, African setting, acting, plot and props. It particularly felt usage of pidgin English was well appreciated and added to the originality of the film. However, it downplayed the acting of "Aunty Ronke" explaining that she didn't add enough life to her role as a mother and was not convincing enough.[5] Pulse Nigeria called it a "suspense filled series", that was the rave of the moment.[6] This Day Newspaper espoused that the casting and screenplay were fundamental to the success of the series.[7][8]
References
- "10 things you didn't know about 'Hotel Majestic' head writer". Pulse Nigeria. 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- staff (January 9, 2015). "Hotel Majestic Premieres on Africa Magic".
- Izuzu, Chidumga (December 31, 2014). "Oge Okoye, Ivie Okujaye, Bukky Ajayi star in new telenovela".
- Wana (January 12, 2016). "Hotel Majestic celebrates last episode".
- Agbaje, Toyosi (2015). "TV Series Review: Hotel Majestic: the cat with nine lives".
- "Here's one reason not to miss next episode of series". Pulse. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- "Nigeria: Why Was Hotel Majestic Successful?". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
- "Why was Hotel Majestic Successful?".