''Hotel Majestic'' is a Nigerian telenovela drama series, starring

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, Oge Okoye and

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. It began on

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on 5 January 2015.

Guide

The writer for the series was

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. The series revolved around the quest to control an ancient family hotel and the consequences that follows with it. The final episode was shown in January 2016, with an event at InterContinental Hotel featuring special performances from Harrysong and YCEE amongst others.

Cast

as Alero/Ivie * Oge Okoye as Patricia * David Jones David as Timi Emeni * Kingsley Nwachukwu as Maja Emeni * Akin Lewis as Honorable Edafe * Sadiq Daba as Epa John/King John * Gloria Young as Bene * 'Muyiwa Odukale as Seargent Tony * Timi Richards as Abdul Asemota

Reception

''The Nollywood Review'', praised the storyline, African setting, acting, plot and props. It particularly felt usage of pidgin English was well appreciated and added to the originality of the film. However, it downplayed the acting of "Aunty Ronke" explaining that she didn't add enough life to her role as a mother and was not convincing enough. ''Pulse Nigeria'' called it a "suspense filled series", that was the rave of the moment. ''This Day Newspaper'' espoused that the casting and screenplay were fundamental to the success of the series.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{Nigerian-documentary-film 2015 Nigerian television series debuts Nigerian television series Africa Magic original programming