COTS Productions: Difference between revisions
m Juliet Isioma Peter moved page Captain of the Sea Productions to COTS Productions: Move to mainspace |
Bot: Independent citation — added location parameter, changed Cite web→Cite news, replaced plain newspaper with wikilink, replaced |website= with |newspaper= (give feedback) |
||
| Line 34: | Line 34: | ||
| valign="top" |2024 | | valign="top" |2024 | ||
| valign="top" |Thin Line | | valign="top" |Thin Line | ||
| valign="top" |<ref>{{Cite | | valign="top" |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Admin2 |date=2024-12-07 |title=Cinemax Unveils Murder Mystery Gem 'Thin Line' |url=https://independent.ng/cinemax-unveils-murder-mystery-gem-thin-line/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=2025-11-05 |newspaper=[[Independent (Nigeria)|Independent]]|language=en-GB}}</ref> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| valign="top" |2025 | | valign="top" |2025 | ||
Revision as of 17:22, 21 February 2026
COTS Productions, also known as Captain of the Sea Productions, is a Nigerian independent and privately owned film production company headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.[1]
History
COTS Productions was founded in 2023 by Ope Ajayi.[2]
The company has licensed its film and television content in Nigeria and abroad including to Netflix, Kava, and Circuits.tv.[3][4] Its catalogue includes The Party,[5] Gingerrr, Queen Lateefah, Thin Line and Ada Omo Daddy. Queen Lateefah was the highest-grossing Nigerian film released during in September 2024, and was the seventh-highest grossing Nollywood film at the time.[6] This record was surpassed in September 2025 by Gingerrr, which was the highest-grossing September release in Nollywood history, and one of the highest-grossing Nigerian films.[7]
filmography
| year | Title | Reference |
| 2023 | Ada Omo Daddy | [8] |
| 2023 | The Party (Tv series) | [9] |
| 2024 | Queen Lateefah | [10] |
| 2024 | Thin Line | [11] |
| 2025 | Gingerrr | [12] |
References
- ↑ Emelike, Obinna (2025-06-06). "COTS Productions presents 'The Party', three-part Netflix series" (in en-US). https://businessday.ng/life-arts/article/cots-productions-presents-the-party-three-part-netflix-series/.
- ↑ Africa, B. I. (July 22, 2025). "From finance to film: How Ope Ajayi is engineering Nigeria's cinematic renaissance". https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/leaders/from-finance-to-film-how-ope-ajayi-is-engineering-nigerias-cinematic-renaissance/pdxhgbe.
- ↑ Oboh (2025-06-04). "Captain of the Sea Productions releases 'The Party'" (in en-GB). https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/06/captain-of-the-sea-productions-releases-the-party/.
- ↑ Oludase, Oluwarantimi. "Ada Omo Daddy Set for Release on Circuitstreams This Friday – Mercy Aigbe" (in en). https://www.nollywoodgists.com/news/55441/ada-omo-daddy-set-for-release-on-circuitstreams-th.html.
- ↑ Telegraph-Admin, New (2025-06-06). "Captain Of The Sea Productions Presents 'The Party', A 3-Part Netflix Series" (in en-US). https://newtelegraphng.com/captain-of-the-sea-productions-presents-the-party-a-3-part-netflix-series/.
- ↑ Dan-Awoh, Deborah (2024-11-12). "Queen Lateefah grosses N333.7 Million, Enters Nollywood's top box office rankings" (in en-US). https://nairametrics.com/2024/11/12/queen-lateefah-grosses-n333-7-million-enters-nollywoods-top-box-office-rankings/.
- ↑ ""Gingerrr" Breaks Into Top 10 Highest-Grossing Nigerian Films" (in en). https://thenollywoodreporter.com/news/gingerrr-breaks-into-top-10-highest-grossing-nigerian-films/.
- ↑ Jeremiah, Urowayino (2023-11-16). "'Ada Omo Daddy' to unify Igbo, Yoruba culture – Mercy Aigbe" (in en-GB). https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/11/ada-omo-daddy-to-unify-igbo-yoruba-culture-mercy-aigbe/.
- ↑ "Netflix's "The Party" Delivers a Solid Nollywood Murder Mystery" (in en). https://thenollywoodreporter.com/film/netflixs-the-party-delivers-a-solid-nollywood-murder-mystery/.
- ↑ "Queen Lateefah Archives" (in en-GB). https://www.premiumtimesng.com/tag/queen-lateefah.
- ↑ Admin2 (2024-12-07). "Cinemax Unveils Murder Mystery Gem 'Thin Line'" (in en-GB). Independent (Lagos, Nigeria). https://independent.ng/cinemax-unveils-murder-mystery-gem-thin-line/.
- ↑ Ranks-Staff (2025-11-04). "Gingerrr Makes History as 2025's Highest-Grossing Nollywood Film" (in en-US). https://ranksafrica.com/gingerrr-makes-history-as-2025s-highest-grossing-nollywood-film/.