Nigeria, May 13 -- After an eight-year hiatus, Nigerian actress and filmmaker Genevieve Nnaji is set to return to the screen.

In August 2023, PREMIUM TIMES reported that Nnaji returned to production work as an executive producer on the feature film "I Do Not Come To You By Chance."

Her last on-screen appearance before then came in the 2018 hit "Lionheart", which also marked her directorial debut.

She now makes her on-screen return in "Wahala", a new drama series adapted from the novel "Wahala" by BAFTA-nominated writer Theresa Ikoko.

Firebird Pictures, a division of BBC Studios, produced the series for BBC iPlayer and BBC One.

Announcing the cast on Tuesday, the BBC confirmed that Nnaji stars alongside Adelayo Adedayo, Deborah Ayorin...