Tunde Aladese

Tunde Aladese is a Nigerian screenwriter. In 2018, she received an Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. In 2020 she wrote a 70 night drama for MTV Shuga filmed by the actors themselves over four countries, explaining and set during the coronavirus lockdown . Aladede began writing episodes for MTV Shuga when its series was called Shuga Down South. She wrote two episodes but in 2019 she was appointed as head writer for the project. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she was asked to write daily episodes for MTV Shuga Alone Together highlighting the problems of Coronavirus. The show was first broadcast on 20 April and its backers include the United Nations. The series was based in Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Cote D’Ivoire and the story was explained with on-line conversations between the characters. All of the filming was done by the actors themselves. The series was planned to last for 65 episodes