COTS Productions

COTS Productions, also known as Captain of the Sea Productions, is a Nigerian independent and privately owned film production company headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.[1]

History

COTS Productions was founded in 2023 by Ope Ajayi.[2]

The company has licensed its film and television content in Nigeria and abroad including to Netflix, Kava, and Circuits.tv.[3][4] Its catalogue includes The Party,[5] Gingerrr, Queen Lateefah, Thin Line and Ada Omo Daddy. Queen Lateefah was the highest-grossing Nigerian film released during in September 2024, and was the seventh-highest grossing Nollywood film at the time.[6] This record was surpassed in September 2025 by Gingerrr, which was the highest-grossing September release in Nollywood history, and one of the highest-grossing Nigerian films.[7]

filmography

year Title Reference
2023 Ada Omo Daddy [8]
2023 The Party (Tv series) [9]
2024 Queen Lateefah [10]
2024 Thin Line [11]
2025 Gingerrr [12]

References

  1. ^ Emelike, Obinna (2025-06-06). "COTS Productions presents 'The Party', three-part Netflix series". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  2. ^ Africa, B. I. (July 22, 2025). "From finance to film: How Ope Ajayi is engineering Nigeria's cinematic renaissance". Business Insider Africa.
  3. ^ Oboh (2025-06-04). "Captain of the Sea Productions releases 'The Party'". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  4. ^ Oludase, Oluwarantimi. "Ada Omo Daddy Set for Release on Circuitstreams This Friday – Mercy Aigbe". Nollywood Gists. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  5. ^ Telegraph-Admin, New (2025-06-06). "Captain Of The Sea Productions Presents 'The Party', A 3-Part Netflix Series". New Telegraph. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  6. ^ Dan-Awoh, Deborah (2024-11-12). "Queen Lateefah grosses N333.7 Million, Enters Nollywood's top box office rankings". Nairametrics. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  7. ^ ""Gingerrr" Breaks Into Top 10 Highest-Grossing Nigerian Films". Nollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  8. ^ Jeremiah, Urowayino (2023-11-16). "'Ada Omo Daddy' to unify Igbo, Yoruba culture – Mercy Aigbe". Vanguard News. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  9. ^ "Netflix's "The Party" Delivers a Solid Nollywood Murder Mystery". Nollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  10. ^ "Queen Lateefah Archives". Premium Times Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  11. ^ Admin2 (2024-12-07). "Cinemax Unveils Murder Mystery Gem 'Thin Line'". Independent Newspaper Nigeria. Retrieved 2025-11-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Ranks-Staff (2025-11-04). "Gingerrr Makes History as 2025's Highest-Grossing Nollywood Film". Ranks Magazine. Retrieved 2025-11-05.