Rok Studios is a Nigerian film production company. Its production studios is based in Anthony Village, Lagos . The company was founded in August 2013 by Mary Remmy Njoku .[ 1] In addition to its numerous films, Rok Studios has produced over 12 TV series.[ 2]
Notable productions from Rok Studios include: Hazeezat [ 3] (2014), Thy Will Be Done ,[ 4] [ 5] Festac Town ,[ 6] –TV Series (2014), and A Northern Affair (2014) (all of which were produced by Mary Njoku).
Mary Njoku launched ROK on Sky, a network airing across the UK at the Nigerian High Commission in the UK in 2016.[ 7]
In July 2019, ROK was acquired by Canal+ Group from iROKO Partners.[ 8] Mary Njoku stays on as director general of ROK under the Canal+ acquisition.[ 9] [ 10]
On 23 November 2022, ROK United Kingdom launched a streamed service on Freeview channel 280.[ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
2013–2014 releases
Release Date
Title
Notes
2014
Festac Town
Produced by Mary Remmy Njoku
2014
Raging Passion [ 14]
Produced by Mary Remmy Njoku
2014
Hazeezat
Produced by Mary Remmy Njoku
2015
Stolen Waters [ 15] [ 16]
Produced by Mary Remmy Njoku
2014
A Northern Affair [ 17]
Production Finance
2014
A Trip To Hell
Production Finance
2014
Cheaters Vacation
Co-production
2014
Family Album [ 18]
Co-production
2013
False
Co-production
2014
Wicked Love
Co-production
2013
Finding Mercy
Co-production
2013
Somewhere in Africa
Co-production
2013
Forgetting June
Co-production
2014
Broken Mirror
Co-production
2014
Prince of Barmah
Co-production
2014
Forbidden Choice
Co-production
2014
If You Were Mine
Co-production
2014
Nkuli
Co-production
2013
Crime Suspect
Co-production
2013
In Her Shoes
Co-production
2014
Mother's Error
Co-production
2014
Chibundu
Co-production
2015–2017 releases
Release Date
Title
Notes
2015
Thy Will Be Done
First Nollywood movie to premier at the BFI IMAX - the largest screen cinema in Britain.
2015
Losing Control [ 19]
Aired on iROKOtv.com 27 February 2015, Aired on African Magic, DStv
2015
Poisoned Bait [ 20]
Aired on African Magic, DStv; iROKOtv.com 14 February 2015
2015
Husbands of Lagos
2015
Desperate Housegirls
2016
Stalemate
2016
Aso Ebi
2017
Single Ladies
References
^ "Mary Remmy Njoku on iROKOtv | Number One Home For Nollywood & Ghanaian Movies" . Irokotv.com. Retrieved 2015-03-27 .
^ "I've proven critics wrong— Mary Remmy-Njoku" . Punch Newspapers . Retrieved 2017-03-31 .
^ "Watch Mike Ezuruonye, Mary Njoku, Segun Arinze, Alex Ekubo in 'Hazeezat' on IROKOtv Today!" . Bellanaija.com. 2014-12-30. Retrieved 2015-03-27 .
^ "BBC World Service - Newsday, Nollywood Film First at London's IMAX" . Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-03-27 .
^ "Fab Photos! Ramsey Nouah, Mercy Johnson-Okojie, Esama of the Benin Kingdom & More at the Movie Premiere of 'Thy Will Be Done' " . Bellanaija.com. 2015-02-27. Retrieved 2015-03-27 .
^ "Festac Town - All seasons on iROKOtv | Number One Home For Nollywood & Ghanaian Movies" . Irokotv.com. Retrieved 2015-03-27 .
^ Famuyiwa, Damilare (2019-07-27). "Everything you need to know about Mary Njoku, founder of the newly acquired ROK |" . Nairametrics.com . Retrieved 2020-02-23 .
^ "Vivendi's CanalPlus Acquires Leading Nigerian Studio ROK" . The Hollywood Reporter . 15 July 2019.
^ "Canal+ acquires Nollywood studio ROK from IROKOtv to grow African film" . Techcrunch.com . 15 July 2019.
^ "Canal+ acquires African producer ROK from parent IROKO" . Tbivision.com . 15 July 2019.
^ "RokUK – Rok" . Rokchannels.tv . Retrieved 31 May 2023 .
^ "Rok" . Rokchannels.tv . Retrieved 31 May 2023 .
^ "New streaming channels for Freeview" . Rxtvinfo.com . 21 September 2022.
^ "RAGING PASSION | African Movie Review" . Talk African Movies. 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2015-03-27 .
^ "Stolen Waters [Trailer]-Latest 2014 Nigerian Nollywood Drama Movie (English Full HD)" . YouTube. 2014-11-21. Retrieved 2015-03-27 .
^ "Stolen Waters trailer latest 2014 (Nigerian Bollywood drama movies English full hd" . Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015 .
^ "A Northern Affair Ghanaian Movie [Official Trailer]" . Archived from the original on February 6, 2015. Retrieved February 11, 2015 .
^ "Majid Michel and Kofi Adjorlolo lead a display of quality African fashion | AfricanMoviesNews.com - African Movies - Nollywood Movies - Nigerian Movies - Ghana Movies - Yoruba Movies" . AfricanMoviesNews.com. 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2015-03-27 .
^ "Losing Control - All seasons on iROKOtv | Number One Home For Nollywood & Ghanaian Movies" . Irokotv.com. Retrieved 2015-03-27 .
^ "Poisoned Bait - All seasons on iROKOtv | Number One Home For Nollywood & Ghanaian Movies" . Irokotv.com. Retrieved 2015-03-27 .