The Men's Club (Nigerian web series)
The Men's Club popularly known as TMC is a Nigerian series created by Urban Vision. The Nigerian web series directed by Tola Odunsi was first released in October 2018 on REDTV's youtube channel.[1] It currently has 3 seasons with some holiday special editions.
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Created by | Urban Vision |
Starring | Ayoola Ayolola Baaj Adebule Efa Iwara Daniel Etim-Effiong Shaffy Bello Sola Sobowale Sharon Ooja Adebukola Oladipupo Mimi Chaka Enado Odigie |
Country of origin | Nigeria |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 36 + 3 special episodes |
Production | |
Executive producer | Tola Odunsi |
Producers | Bola Atta Akin Akinkugbe Tola Odunsi) Obinna Okerekeocha |
Production locations | Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria |
Production company | Urban Vision |
Distributor | REDTV (Online TV channel) |
Release | |
First shown in | Nigeria |
Original release | October 2018 – present |
Chronology | |
Related shows | Assistant Madams |
Plot summary
The men's club popularly known as TMC is a Nigerian web series, it is a story about Love, Friendship, and betrayal. The story revolves around four male main characters and how they relate with their partners and the ordeal that they face in their everyday life. The show stars some of Nigerian's finest and star actors and actresses like Ayoola Ayolola, Baaj Adebule,Efa Iwara, and Daniel Etim-Effiong in the titular lead roles and Sola Sobowale, Shaffy Bello, Sharon Ooja, Adebukola Oladipupo, Mimi Chaka, Enado Odigie and many others in supporting roles.[2] After the completion of season 1 - season 3, RED TV announced an addendum special edition to the show which was now called 'The Men's Club, Holiday' which consisted of three different editions aired on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.[3]
Episodes
- Season 1: 10 Episodes
- Season 2: 13 Episodes
- Season 3: 13 Episodes
- The Men's Club Holiday Special: 3 Episodes
Selected cast
- Ayoola Ayolola as Aminu Garba
- Baaj Adebule as Louis Okafor
- Daniel Etim-Effiong as Lanre Taiwo
- Sharon Ooja as Jasmine
- Shaffy Bello as Mrs Teni Doregos
- Sola Sobowale as Mama Jasmine
- Adebukola Oladipupo as Tiara Bewaji (Body of god)
- Efa Iwara as Tayo Oladapo
- Mimi Chaka as Tumini
- Nengi Adoki as Lola Doregos
- Enado Odigie as Hadiza
Exit of Ayoola Ayolola
Tola Odunsi, the director announced that Ayolola will no longer be playing the lead role of Aminu Garba via an Instagram post as he was unavailable to play the role. He was to be replaced by the former Big Brother Naija housemate, Pere Egbi.[4] Due to speculation that he relocated without notifying the show runners, Ayolola reacted to the announcent via his Instagram page writing “Contrary to what was said, I did not relocate without letting the executive producers and producers of the show know, My decision to make a ‘temporary’ move out of the country was a long thought out process in which the producer/my manager at the time was aware of and involved in. With that being said, I cannot wait to be back on your screens again."[5]
Award and recognition
The Men's Club emerged as winners of the Gage Award for the best web series of 2020 on Saturday, April 24, 2021.[6] The Men’s club was named winner for the best African series Hapa Awards (Hollywood & African prestigious Awards) 2021. Lead characters, Ayoola Ayolola and Sharon Ooja also won awards for best actor and best supporting actor respectively. [7]
References
- "The Men's Club". IMDB.
- "'The Men's Club' third season premieres in Lagos". Premium Times. Jayne Augoye.
- ""The Men's Club" Holiday Special is Finally Here". Bella Naija. BN TV.
- "Why BBNaija's Pere replaced Ayoola in 'The Men's Club' series – Director". Punch Newspapers. 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
- Nwogu, Precious 'Mamazeus' (2021-11-11). "Actor Ayoola Ayolola finally reacts to exiting 'The Men's Club' series". Pulse Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
- "REDTV's The Men's Club wins best web series in 2020". The Nations Online. Gbenga Bada.
- BellaNaija.com. "Sharon Ooja & Ayoola Ayolola win 2021 HAPAwards for their role in "The Men's Club"". www.bellanaija.com. Retrieved 2022-04-27.