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Kemi Adetiba
Kemi Adetiba is a Nigerian filmmaker and television director known for directing and co-writing The Wedding Party, writing and directing work in the King of Boys franchise, and creating the Netflix crime-drama series To Kill a Monkey.
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Nigeria · Filmmaker, Television director, Music-video director and producer · 1 affiliation
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- Television director
- Music-video director and producer
At a glance
- Adetiba works across film, television, and music-video direction and production.
- She directed and co-wrote The Wedding Party, which had its world premiere as the opening-night film of the Toronto International Film Festival's 2016 City to City programme.
- She is identified as a writer-director of the King of Boys franchise, which includes the 2018 film and the 2021 limited series The Return of the King.
- Netflix credits Adetiba as the creator of the 2025 Nigerian crime-drama series To Kill a Monkey.
- The New York Film Academy identifies her as a 2008 filmmaking graduate whose thesis film was Across the Bloodied Ocean.
Training and move into directing
Adetiba has said that she moved into directing after working in front-of-camera media and deciding to attend film school. The New York Film Academy identifies her as a 2008 filmmaking graduate, names Across the Bloodied Ocean as her thesis film, and documents her subsequent work in music-video production.
Feature films and the King of Boys franchise
Adetiba directed and co-wrote The Wedding Party with Tosin Otudeko. The film was selected as the opening-night presentation in the Toronto International Film Festival's 2016 City to City programme and was listed as a world premiere. Kemi Adetiba Visuals also identifies her as a writer-director of the King of Boys franchise, encompassing the 2018 film and the 2021 limited series King of Boys: The Return of the King.
Television creation
Netflix credits Adetiba as the creator of To Kill a Monkey, a Nigerian crime-drama series released in 2025. A TVC News report on the 2026 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards listed the series, attributed to Adetiba, in the Best Scripted Series category, although the reviewed evidence did not include an official AMVCA results publication corroborating that listing.
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- Kemi Adetiba Visuals present
Timeline
- Completed filmmaking study at the New York Film Academy, which identifies her as a 2008 graduate and names Across the Bloodied Ocean as her thesis film.
- The Wedding Party was presented as the opening-night film and a world premiere in the Toronto International Film Festival's 2016 City to City programme.
- King of Boys was released as the first documented entry in the franchise associated with Kemi Adetiba Visuals.
- King of Boys: The Return of the King was released as a limited series.
- Netflix released To Kill a Monkey, crediting Adetiba as its creator.
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Current context
- A TVC News results listing included To Kill a Monkey, attributed to Kemi Adetiba, in the Best Scripted Series category at the 2026 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards; the report identified Inimba as the winner. The reviewed evidence contains a broadcaster's results report but no independently reviewed official AMVCA results publication.
Biographical facts
- The New York Film Academy identifies Adetiba as a 2008 filmmaking graduate.
- Her New York Film Academy thesis film was Across the Bloodied Ocean.
- Adetiba has said that she moved into directing after working in front-of-camera media and choosing to attend film school.
- The official credits for The Wedding Party list Adetiba as director and as co-writer with Tosin Otudeko.
- Kemi Adetiba Visuals identifies Adetiba as a writer-director of the King of Boys franchise.
- Netflix credits Adetiba as the creator of To Kill a Monkey.
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