Femi Adebayo’s new series, Seven Doors, has become a major talking point, earning widespread acclaim and glowing reviews from fans and critics alike. However, the journey to bringing the project to fruition was far from smooth.
In a recent interview with This Day, the seasoned producer opened up about the challenges encountered during the production of Seven Doors. He shed light on the bold decisions he had to make and the substantial risks he embraced to ensure the series’ success. His revelations offer a glimpse into the dedication and resilience required to deliver such a compelling project.
Here’s what Femi Adebayo had to share about the journey behind creating Seven Doors.
Speaking about how his team rejected the story of�Seven Doors�when he brought it to them, Femi Adebayo said:
FEMI ADEBAYO: I have a team that we work together on any story that I have. I conceptualize it and conceive the ideas but some are born out of social messages, some are from personal stories and when I conceive the idea I call my team together so as to develop the story, then start to plot. It’s not a one-man job or what I do alone.
But I remember that this particular story when I presented it to my team, they condemned it. But I was like I want to do this story and I remember vividly that they all turned it down. And I insisted and by insisting they all felt that it’s my thing and agreed to work on it with me. Why I insisted was that I had a picture of moving away from the action, war and epic films that people have been seeing to a vintage story. And I know my fans were waiting for Jagun Jagun 2 but I didn’t want to stereotype Femi Adebayo to just epic films. Because I know what I have in me; I insisted to do this project.
Speaking about further risks he took, producing the movie with his own funds in the hopes that somebody will buy it, Femi Adebayo said:
FEMI ADEBAYO: Funny enough I pitched to [Netflix] after I have made the film as I didn’t look for investors when I was making the film. So it was self funded and Netflix acquired it after the production. I think it is better to self fund when you have the capacity and put in everything then you would have that confidence to pitch it after. And for all my projects that has been it and it gives me that flexibility of going with whoever I want to go with, but it is a lot of risk too.