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00:00 Marie Germaine and Nally rarely miss their favorite show.
00:06 They watch new episodes three times a week.
00:09 D'Echéance has been on for nearly three months now and follows the story of a group of young
00:14 girls grappling with the dangers of life in the city.
00:19 It's a very interesting and enlightening series.
00:22 It reflects the realities of society, what young people go through.
00:27 It talks about incest and young girls who work as prostitutes to make ends meet.
00:34 D'Echéance is the latest creation of Marodi Studios, which made the hit show "Maitresse
00:53 de Nom Marié" which drew international attention.
00:58 There are 50 episodes scheduled for the first season alone.
01:03 The cast and crew are young.
01:05 Penda is acting for the first time, playing the role of Linda.
01:10 I'm delighted to have been chosen above the others.
01:13 It's a new challenge for me because I'm nothing like my character Linda in reality.
01:22 D'Echéance is already an online success.
01:24 There are about two million views per episode on YouTube.
01:28 The director, Baimousa, says we are living through a revolution in African series production.
01:35 Now there are lots of Senegalese series.
01:39 People are watching them even more than foreign ones.
01:42 People watching abroad are even adding subtitles.
01:47 Inspired by this success, production companies are blooming in Dakar.
01:52 Some harbour hopes of one day rivalling Nollywood, Nigeria's creative juggernaut.