| Jungle | |
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by |
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| Written by | Junior Okoli |
| Directed by | Junior Okoli |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Richard Watson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Kurban Kassam Junior Okoli Chas Appeti |
| Cinematography | Chas Appeti |
| Editors |
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| Running time | 39-58 minutes |
| Production company | Nothing Lost |
| Original release | |
| Network | Amazon Prime Video |
| Release | 30 September 2022 (2022-09-30) |
Jungle is a British hip hop drama television series created by Junior Okoli and Chas Appeti. It premiered onAmazon Prime Video on 30 September 2022.
The series follows the interconnected lives and struggles of strangers in a near-future, dystopian version of inner-city London, including a father trying to escape gang culture and a young mother going to great lengths to protect her children. It is a music-centric drama, told through a mixture of dialogue and rap,grime, anddrill music.[1][2][3]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [4] |
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| 1 | "Welcome to the Jungle" | Junior Okoli | Junior Okoli, Chas Appeti | 30 September 2022 (2022-09-30) |
| 2 | "No Matter the Cost" | Junior Okoli | Junior Okoli | 30 September 2022 (2022-09-30) |
| 3 | "Go. Going. Gone." | Junior Okoli | Junior Okoli | 30 September 2022 (2022-09-30) |
| 4 | "God Bless the Hood" | Junior Okoli | Junior Okoli | 30 September 2022 (2022-09-30) |
| 5 | "Flowers Blossom" | Junior Okoli | Junior Okoli | 30 September 2022 (2022-09-30) |
| 6 | "We All Fall Down" | Junior Okoli | Junior Okoli | 30 September 2022 (2022-09-30) |
On 28 August 2020, Amazon Studios announcedJungle, a grime and drill hip hop drama series. The series was created and is executive produced by Junior Okoli and Chas Appeti, under their production company Nothing Lost.[5] Appeti previously directed music videos for UK hip hop artists, such asTinchy Stryder,Chip, andGiggs, and Okoli was a music manager.[2] The two made a self-funded pilot episode, and began shopping it around to production companies, with Amazon Studios coming onboard.[3]
The cast is made up mostly of UK rap and drill artists, includingTinie Tempah,Big Narstie,Unknown T, Jordan McCann,Jaykae,IAMDDB,Double Lz, Poundz, andM24.[1][2][3] The series was filmed in London over eight weeks, beginning in April 2021.[3]
A teaser for the series was released on 12 August 2022.[1] All six episodes premiered on Prime Video on 30 September 2022.[6]
