Yolo (Ghanaian TV series)
Yolo (You Only Live Once) is a Ghanaian teenage TV series. The series is a sequel of the Ghanaian TV Series Things We Do for Love.[1] It advises and directs the youth concerning the challenges they face in their sexuality.[2] A television series produced and directed by Ivan Quashigah [3]
Yolo TV Series | |
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Created by | Ivan Quashigah |
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Country of origin | Ghana |
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No. of seasons | 5 |
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Producer | Farmhouse Productions |
From Farm House Production, the Yolo TV Series has already released 5 Seasons with a lot of interesting and educative episodes since they started airing in 2016. They have thought a lot of lessons to the youth and are still creating new episodes every week to continue the story they are telling. In 2018, Africa Magic bought the rights to air the television series. They are currently two television channels that show the series; TV3 Ghana and Africa Magic.
They recently launched the Season 5 of the educational and entertaining television series a couple of weeks ago (18th June, 2019) introducing some new characters and roles.
Farmhouse Production has introduced some new interesting characters alongside the old one of which includes Kelvin Bruun as Mark Anthony, Ama Ampofo Ababio as Ariana, Akosua Asare Brewu as Tilly, and Joseph Delove August as Odenkyem. The script was written by Selassie Yao and directed by Ivan Quashigah as usual.[4]
‘The YOLO TV Series’ is a National Population Council initiative in partnership with Ghana Health Service, Ghana Education Service & National Youth Authority (Ghana) which is facilitated by Communicate For Health and FHI360 and funded by USAID.
The producers of the YOLO TV Series, Farm House Production has announced episode 13 to be the final episode of the YOLO Season 5.[5] They made this revelation on their Twitter handle on the 14th of August, 2019. The YOLO Season 6 is under production and they have promised to keep viewers of YOLO entertained with a new series which they will be showing on the YouTube channel known as Fortune Island.
Cast
Old
- Aaron Adatsi
- Queenstar Anaafi
- Chiiief
- JB Peasah
- Jackie Appiah
- Adjetey Anang
- Fella Makafui
- Evelyn Galle-Ansah
- Jason Edwards
New characters in season 5
- Kelvin Bruun
- Ama Ampofo Ababio
- Akosua Asare Brewu
- Joseph Delove August
- Etornam Bedi
- William Odartei Lamptey
- Jelson Anum Ashitei
Writers
- Eddie Seddoh(S1-4)
- Selassie Yao(S5)
References
- "Yolo". modernghana.com. MODERN GHANA. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- "5 Vital Lessons The Youth Can Learn From YOLO TV SERIES". EOnlineGH.Com. Retrieved 2019-06-14.
- "Ivan Quashigah is a legend in the Movie industry – Bra Charles". ghanaweb.com. Ghana Web. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
- Abdul Sultan Olufemi (August 14, 2019). "YOLO Season 5 Behind The Scene Videos". CelebritiesBuzzGh.Com. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- Anniye Temisola (August 15, 2019). "YOLO Season 5 Comes To An End With Episode 13". CelebritiesBuzzGh.Com. Retrieved August 23, 2019.