Kukua's recent investment will support its goal to continue building an IP-centric kids’ “edutainment” universe with original content, licensing and merchandise
YouTube Originals Kids and Families today announced the second season pick-up of âSuper Sema.â The African animated series, produced by a female-led team including Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyongâo, features a young superhero girl named Sema and follows her world-changing adventures. Since its debut in March, âSuper Semaâ has become a global hit reaching millions of viewers around the world. The 12-episode order of season two will premiere later this year. The season one finale of this free-to-stream series is available today, Friday, May 21 at 8:00AM PT / 11AM ET,  on Super Semaâs official YouTube channel.
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YouTube Renews Lupita Nyong’o’s Super Sema
Super Sema.
Produced by a female-led team that includes Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o, the show features a young superhero girl named Sema and follows her world-changing adventures. The 12-episode season two will premiere later this year.
Since its debut in March,
Super Sema has become a global hit. reaching millions of viewers around the world. The season one finale of the free-to-stream series is currently available on Super Sema’s official YouTube channel.
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“Since the debut of this show earlier this year, kids around the world have fallen in love with Sema and her heroic adventures,” said Nadine Zylstra, head of family, learning and impact for YouTube Originals. “The success of the show is due to both the creative guidance of its all-female led team and the relatability of the characters to our diverse, global audience of young viewers.”
Nairobi-based Kukua launched its first series,
Super Sema, on its dedicated YouTube channel this week. Backed by the platform’s US$100-million original kids content fund, eight eps of the 20 x five-minute first season are already up, and the rest will continue rolling out from now until April.
Super Sema is produced in 2D-animation and follows a super-powered African girl who boasts real-world abilities like creativity, determination and STEM skills.
A second season of 10-minute episodes is already in the works, and Kukua has uploaded 40 eps from its spinoff live-action series
Sema’s Lab on the channel as well. The prodco also has plans in the works for books, STEM kits and toys.