Home box office hbo max, cartoon network and lion forge animation have accepts a 2d adaptation of iyanu: child of wonder.

Home box office hbo max, cartoon network and lion forge animation have accepted a 2d adaptation of iyanu: child of wonder, the 2017 novel created by roye okupe and illustrator godwin akpan.

The content giants recently announced the series development which would be financed and produced by lion forge animation.

Set in a magical yoruba kingdom, iyanu follows a teenage orphan girl who spends her days studying the history and ancient arts of her people but yearns for a normal life.

One day, when she was responding to danger, she unknowingly triggers her divine powers, before she later joined forces with two other teenagers as they embark on a journey to discover the truth about the evil lurking around them.

The series will be created, and co-executive produced by okupe who will also write and direct multiple episodes.