Twende is an animated series that debuted in December 2023 on Africa’s largest streaming service, Showmax. It is Showmax’s first original animated series.

Set in a fictional East African city, this adventure-comedy tags along with a laidback boda boda driver who happens to be a pangolin—the slowest-moving animal on the savanna. In a job that requires speed, the show’s titular hero often requires help from his best friend, a speedy bird. The project is executive produced by creators Charlie and Regan Maas, along with Braintrust’s Sam Bank and Hélène Sifre. South African animation directors Mike Scott and Kayla Archer have been enlisted as co-creators, and they brought on Kenyan Kwame Nyong’o to co-executive produce and Mind’s Eye to do the animation. Source

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