News Summary

• Sonepa Studios, a new production house based in Nigeria, is working on the nine-episode Respawn.
• Scripts have been written and pre-production is planned for the first quarter of 2026.
• A late 2027 delivery date is being eyed.
• Currently no networks, streamers or distributors are attached.
• Respawn will follows two rival e-sports teams navigating a high-stakes tournament for the fictional game ‘New Dawn,’ a tactical hero shooter.
• In Lagos, a reclusive gamer assembles a scrappy squad of underestimated talents, driven by an array of personal traumas.
• In Cape Town, a disgraced gaming icon rebuilds a polished team of professionals, who are grappling with debts, familial duties, and hidden passions.