EbonyLife and Will & Jada Smith’s Westbrook Studios are partnering on a multi-project slate of co-produced film and television projects each connected to the African continent.
This deal is the first of it’s kind for Westbrook Studios in Africa.

EbonyLife CEO, Mo Abudu shared the news of the deal on Instagram on Tuesday afternoon.
According to her, under the  partnership, the two studios will produce two series and one film project, ranging from a cosmopolitan female dramedy to an Afrofuturistic adventure series. The projects include “Dada Safaris”, “The Gods” and “Are We Getting Married?”
She wrote:
“Hello beautiful people, I come bearing more good news!!❤️❤️
“Westbrook Studios and EbonyLife Studios are partnering on a multi-project slate of co-produced film and television projects each connected to the African continent. This deal is the first of it’s kind for Westbrook Studios in Africa.
“We all dream of lofty goals becoming a reality, then one day those dreams come true, I’m proud to announce that our vision of EbonyLife Studios being in partnership with Will and Jada’s Westbrook Studios is now real. Westbrook’s goal is to create and curate powerful and inclusive content. This is completely in line with our vision at EbonyLife – to tell global African stories from our perspective. Together, we will be developing a slate of projects that reflect our shared goals. We are beyond excited!

“As we set out to focus our initial slate of international content for the Studio business across a diversified set of key territories and regions, the creative energy and world class artistry coming out of Africa is absolutely undeniable,” said Westbrook Studios SVP, Head of International TV & Film, Eli Shibley.
“We are thrilled to be working with a best-in-class producer like Mo and her EbonyLife team, to tell stories that uniquely celebrate African characters, perspectives and resonate with fans of great film and television around the world.”

Under this  partnership, our two studios will produce two series and one film project, ranging from a cosmopolitan female dramedy to an Afrofuturistic adventure series. The projects include “Dada Safaris”, “The Gods” and “Are We Getting Married?”