Lion Forge Entertainment

15/07/2025

🎉 Happy Birthday to our CEO, David Steward II 🎉

Your vision built Lion Forge Entertainment into a home for stories that inspire children everywhere and spotlight voices too often left out. Because of your leadership, a new generation can see themselves as heroes — bold, brilliant, and full of possibility.

Here’s to many more years of purpose and legacy. 🦁💛

03/07/2025

🎉 EXCITING NEWS! Iyanu is now streaming in the UK on ITVX !

Our brave young hero has crossed the ocean! Now families in the UK can discover the magical world of Yorubaland and follow Iyanu's incredible journey. Connect with friends and family watching in America - it's time to share the magic together!

Perfect for family movie night! Who's adding this to their watchlist?

02/07/2025

We’ve partnered with Oware—founded by former BBC Studios Kids & Family VP Edward Barnieh —to develop global Kids & Family & YA series that champion stories from Africa, Asia & Latin America 🌍
Slate will be previewed to industry buyers at & this October

Read more Kidscreen https://kidscreen.com/2025/07/02/lion-forge-signs-a-first-look-pact-with-oware/

27/06/2025

Did you hear? Viral hit (17 M views) is becoming a full-length YA series! In Shadowbrook a teen disappears every year—until one doesn’t return, and the mystery deepens into something far darker.

Lion Forge Entertainment the creators of Iyanu the Series is teaming up with TalesVision founders Tristan Tales & Luke Pounder to start filming Lostlings this summer. Read the Deadline exclusive for all the details!

26/06/2025

We’re teaming up with to turn fan-favorite mystery “Lostlings” into a full-length YA series—shooting this summer with creators TristanTales & Luke Pounder at the helm. Dive into the Deadline Hollywood announcement for details and stay tuned for behind-the-scenes updates!

A 'Lostlings' TV show is coming from Lion Forge, the studio behind 'Iyanu', after a successful YouTube series made by TalesVision.

23/06/2025

🎉 IYANU becomes the #1 kids' series across Africa within just 6 days of launch!

This incredible milestone on Showmax across 44 African countries proves the power of authentic storytelling and cultural representation in animation.

When young audiences see themselves as heroes, the impact is immediate and profound.

The future of animation is global, and Iyanu the Series is leading the way. 🌍

Read more: https://thenet.ng/iyanu-becomes-number-1-kids-series-across-africa-within-six-days/

Iyanu has emerged as the number one kids' series on Showmax across Africa, surpassing international kids' series Knuckles, following its premiere on Friday,

19/06/2025

Today we honor Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans in Texas learned they were free—two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

This powerful holiday celebrates freedom, resilience, and the ongoing fight for equality.

From Texas roots to a national holiday, Juneteenth reminds us of both progress made and work still to do.
Black history is American history.

15/06/2025

Getting ready to watch these Iyanu re-runs. Check out our new time slot Sundays at 3:30pmET and again at 3:30pmPT only on (or binge the whole season anytime on !)

15/06/2025

Being a parent isn't easy. Happy Father’s Day to all of the amazing dads out there who are doing their best. We love you!🫂♥️

Watch this summer every Sunday at 3:30pmET/PT on and on streaming on

29/05/2025

All episodes of Iyanu the Series are live on Max !

24/05/2025

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The new Avatar rival will continue.

24/05/2025

🌍👾 Heading into the finale of its debut season, Iyanu has been renewed for a second season. Based on the graphic novel Iyanu: Child of Wonder, the fantasy animated series created by Roye Okupe’s Youneek Studios will return with ten episodes next year. Two feature films expanding the show’s universe have also been greenlit, with one set for release later this year.

More here 👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3BTZn6R