Yoruba AI film expands to US TV

Film and technology company, Mysterious Tech Studios, has announced the expansion of its Yoruba AI film, Asiri Ilu Awon Osu (Mystery of Osu Land), to US-based streaming platform, AfrolandTV.

The studio also announced a reduction in the film’s viewing price on its initial release platform, Docuth, as part of efforts to make the production more accessible to a wider audience.

The announcement follows complaints from some viewers about technical difficulties during the film’s premiere on Docuth.

MTS had earlier attributed the intermittent access problems to high simultaneous traffic, but said the app had since been stabilised.

The filmmakers also addressed questions about the film’s viewership figures, clarifying that the number of downloads on Docuth did not represent its total audience, as the platform was accessible through mobile devices, the web and television.

Describing itself as an independent production outfit without a conventional cinema release, the studio declined to disclose specific sales figures.

The latest announcement also comes amid discussions about the film’s production process and its claims to a record-breaking status.

MTS confirmed that it submitted an application to Guinness World Records in October 2025 but acknowledged that the attempt had yet to receive official certification.

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The studio, however, maintained its claim to producing the world’s first Yoruba photorealistic AI feature film, stressing that the claim was specifically limited to the category of Yoruba photorealistic AI filmmaking.

It also disputed claims that only 30 per cent of the film was generated using AI, explaining that its advertised 80 per cent AI-generated content and 20 per cent live-action ratio covered both parts of the production.

According to the filmmakers, the complete production comprises 72 AI-generated scenes and 16 live-action scenes.

MTS urged critics and viewers to assess the full feature rather than rely solely on promotional trailers, insisting that the AI content should be evaluated across Parts One and Two.

The studio said its immediate priority was to expand the film’s international reach through additional distribution channels, adding that its partnership with AfrolandTV would provide another avenue for audiences to access the production.