Shanty Town is a gritty and violent drama based in Laos, where the events in this show take place. It is a six-episode series directed by Dimeji Ajibola and created by Xavier Ighorodje. The release date of this show was announced on December 28, 2022, and it was originally supposed to be a feature-length film before Netflix picked it up and gave it a more robust budget.
Shanty Town Cast
The cast is star-studded, and it includes Ini Edo, Chidi Mokeme, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Sola Sobowale, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Zubby Michael, Shaffy Bello, Nancy Isime, Uche Jombo, Mercy Eke, Ali Nuhu, Peter Okoye, Lilian Afegbai, Toyin Abraham and Regina Daniels. Creator Xavier Ighorodje and Donald Tombia join the crew as screenwriters along with cinematographer John Demp.
Shanty Town Plot/Synopsis
While the show has mostly kept the plot under wraps, the general premise involves corruption and illegal (mostly drug-related) ventures. The Netflix description reads, “A group of courtesans attempts to escape the grasp of a notorious kingpin – but political corruption and blood ties make freedom a near-impossible goal.”
Even though there are new players coming back to the game, the system is rigged. It is set up to benefit a group of people who will do bad things and get away with it scot-free. Meanwhile, the courtesans working extremely hard in their industry have nothing to show except bad debts and tons of unpaid credit.
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There are people who will raid and pillage people’s houses to incite fear and keep them in control. However, there are more people coming to fight the corruption and upend the people that keep this regime going. What comes next is a showdown between the people who are oppressing and the ones fighting the oppression.
In the centre of all these high stakes, there are real people who are just looking to pay their debts and be done with the cult-like fashion with which this community is working. As it says in one of the text cards, once they enter, it is difficult to leave. Inem, however, is here to change that. She is here to make sure that there is justice for the women wronged by Scar.
This mobilisation threat is what scares the handler. Inem has been making sure that the women are strong enough on their own to send away the goons trying to extort money. The trailer shows law enforcement and the women working together to bring down this corrupt system and catch them in the act.
Shanty Town Trailer/Release Date
Shanty Town will be coming to Netflix on January 20, 2023. Are you excited to see this multi-lingual drama? Let us know in the comments below.