International women’s day served as a surprise for many when Lupita Nyongo shared a clip on her social media about an online short series for children.
The show is about Sema, a ten year old Kenyan girl with super powers. Lupita partnered with a Kenyan start up for this new YouTube Originals kids and family program. She also voices a character in the series that has 12 episodes.
The Black Panther star shared a video on Instagram with behind-the-scenes footage of herself recording the Super Sema trailer.
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on the Super Sema YouTube channel,
“She’s a maker, creator, a super technovator,” Lupita sings in the theme song. “Who is this girl who’s gonna change the world? It’s super super super Sema . . . It’s time to show the world what every kid can do, ’cause you can change the world. Yeah, you are super, too!”
She spoke about it saying in an interview with Variety magazine
“I am grateful that these women are helping to eradicate the scarcity of Black female protagonists in television and am honored to work alongside them,. There has been historically a stubborn ignorance and underestimation of the African entertainment market . . . The more African stories we tell, the more emboldened we as Africans get, and the more global curiosity we create and serve.”
Episodes of Super Sema aim to teach young viewers about science, math, technology, engineering, art, and more.
“As a Kenyan, I could not be prouder of Super Sema’s introduction to the world and the opportunities that Kukua provides for our local creative community to produce entertainment that reflects our culture.” Watch the series trailer and the first eight episodes with the little one in your life here.
