Senegal seires: Homeborn series beating foreign industry

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00:00 Marie Germaine and Nally rarely miss their favorite show.

00:06 They watch new episodes three times a week.

00:09 D'Echéance has been on for nearly three months now and follows the story of a group of young

00:14 girls grappling with the dangers of life in the city.

00:19 It's a very interesting and enlightening series.

00:22 It reflects the realities of society, what young people go through.

00:27 It talks about incest and young girls who work as prostitutes to make ends meet.

00:34 D'Echéance is the latest creation of Marodi Studios, which made the hit show "Maitresse

00:53 de Nom Marié" which drew international attention.

00:58 There are 50 episodes scheduled for the first season alone.

01:03 The cast and crew are young.

01:05 Penda is acting for the first time, playing the role of Linda.

01:10 I'm delighted to have been chosen above the others.

01:13 It's a new challenge for me because I'm nothing like my character Linda in reality.

01:22 D'Echéance is already an online success.

01:24 There are about two million views per episode on YouTube.

01:28 The director, Baimousa, says we are living through a revolution in African series production.

01:35 Now there are lots of Senegalese series.

01:39 People are watching them even more than foreign ones.

01:42 People watching abroad are even adding subtitles.

01:47 Inspired by this success, production companies are blooming in Dakar.

01:52 Some harbour hopes of one day rivalling Nollywood, Nigeria's creative juggernaut.

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