Liz Benson, Yul Edochie, Chiwetalu Agu others ignite for "The Palace"

One who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favour from the Lord. But the synopsis of the ongoing television series shoot, The Palace, poses such timeless word otherwise, as marriage seems to be the beginning of problem in the life of the obtainer.

Produced under the stables of Divine Touch Productions Limited, this star-filled television series will be the first of its kind with a roll call of popular Nollywood celebrities to thrill viewers on the major channels in the country.

Speaking from the set of The Palace, the producer and head-honcho of the production crew, Kingsley Okereke stated that before he embarked on the shoot, he had a picture in mind, which evolves on producing a quality television content that will be a norm from Nollywood kind of movies.

“Rarely do we see soap operas that are filled with top Nollywood celebrities. Basically, it may be the bane of budget, as it involves good and huge funding to get them involved. But here as you can see, we involved all those big names. We want them to do a total different thing from the usual Nollywood films,” he enthused.

With an impeccable storyline, it divulges the story of a king who married but got betrayed by the wife whom he had so much love and trust for. After battling with the emotional upset, he bounced back but developed a high level of hatred on women.

As if that wasn’t enough, his son and heir apparent to the throne took the same line of lifestyle. Could they all cope with it till the rest of their lives? Even when another heir apparent will be produced by a woman? These are the intrigues to unravel in this suspense-filled series.

Directed by Chika Anyanwu, the star-filled television series features veteran actress, Liz Benson, Yul Edochie, Chiwetalu Agu, Obi Okolie, Geraldine Ejiogu, Stephanie Scott, Adaeze Eluke, Queeneth Hilbert, Uju Okolie, Andy Ike, Jazzy Okey, George Chibueze alongside others; while costumed by award-winning wardrobe manager, Chiemela Nwagboso.