Recently, African superheroes movies are featuring strong female lead characters who are very fun to watch. Some of the African Female superheroes to look forward to includes those created by Award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor.
- In 2017, Nnedi Okorafor was inspired by the story of the Chibok girls to create yet another strong female character ‘Ngozi’. The said character is a regular teenage girl who acquires superpowers after a frightening encounter. In Nnedi’s opinion, young African women can overcome problems if they have determination and strength.
- She is working on developing a Black Panther spin-off focusing on Shuri, a female lead character from the comic story. Shuri is the Princess of the Wakanda kingdom who assumes the throne in her brother’s absence.
We are really hoping to see these productions come to fruition soon. However, these are the upcoming female superheroes to look forward to:
‘Onyesonwu’
Another exciting Nnedi-project is the upcoming HBO series that will be based on her book ‘Fears of Death’. Nnedi will co-produce the series with George R.R Martin. The series is about ‘Onyesonwu’, who uses her shapeshifting ability and sorcery to combat evil. She fights against crimes carried out on women including rape and female genital mutilation.
‘Onyesonwu’ has a mixed personality. She is both impulsive and loving, loyal and brash. Being a female character, she also possesses the virtues and flaws of a real woman. With her extraordinary abilities, she will effect change in the world.
The characters that Nnedi is creating are complex females who must win as she explained. She also mixes things up with the experiences of contemporary women.
‘Mama K’s Team 4’
Zambian writer Malenga Mulendema created a series based on the life of African teenage girls. ‘Mama K’s Team 4’ will introduce to the world four strong African girls hired by an ex-agent to save the world.
South Africa-based Triggerfish Animation Studios and London-based kids’ entertainment house CAKE will produce the series. African female superheroes movies is a new concept and Netflix promises ‘Mama K’s Team 4’ will be a powerful, aspirational series.
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