Originally titled mom team k 4, the project is a creation of malenga mulendema, one of eight winners in a pan-African talent search conducted by Triggerfish and The Walt Disney Company in 2015.
He was inspired by the lack of representation and diversity in the cartoons he grew up watching on television.
“By creating a superhero show set in Lusaka, I hope to introduce the world to four strong African girls who save the day in their own funny and wacky way. Most importantly, I want to illustrate that anyone anywhere can be a superhero,Mulemdema told Animation Magazine in 2019.
Four years later, the sensational animated series It is finally ready to stream globally on the streaming platform.
Designed by the Cameroonian artist Malcolm Wope, the show follows four teenage girls living in the futuristic version of Lusaka, the capital of Zambia.
When they’re recruited by a retired secret agent to help save the world, they have to balance their secret identities and fighting supervillains with the homework and everyday dramas of teenage life.
super team 4 stars Zowa Ngwira, Namisa Mdlalose, Kimani Arthur, Nancy Sekhokoane, Pamela Nomvete, and John McMillan.
Speaking about the highly anticipated series, Melissa Cobb, Netflix’s Vice President of Original Animation, said: “In addition to giving African writers a global platform to be heard, we are excited to present this powerful and entertaining new animated series that brings Malenga’s incredible and unique vision to life on Netflix. Mama K’s Team 4 has the potential to give a whole new generation of African children the opportunity to see themselves on screen in the powerful and aspirational characters they admire.”
He animated series is produced in South Africa by award-winning Triggerfish Animation Studios and UK family entertainment production company CAKE.
“After animating four multi-award-winning BBC Christmas specials set in England, including the Oscar-nominated Revolting Rhymes, Triggerfish is delighted to bring an African capital city to life on Netflix.” vanessa Ann Sinden, Triggerfish’s development producer said.
It was written by various writers including the one from Nigeria. Omotunde Akiode, whose impressive catalog includes Tinsel, Dear Mother, Spider, Ajoche, MTV Shuga Naija, Lasgidi Cops, Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes, and Jungle Book.
super team 4 premieres exclusively on Netflix on July 20, 2023.
