Editi Effiong’s “Black Book” Sequel in Production, “Severance” Producer Nicholas Weinstock’s Invention Films Involved

First look at The Black Book 2 - Old Scores   Source: What Kept Me Up

Nigerian Director Editi Effiong’s 2023 action thriller The Black Book, is set for a sequel, The Black Book 2 - Old Scores, produced by his company, Anakle Films, in collaboration with Emmy-nominated producer Nicky Weinstock’s (Severance, Escape at Dannemora, Bridesmaids, Queenpins, Thelma) Invention Studios, as seen in an exclusive report by The Hollywood Reporter and announcements made via social media. Production for the film wrapped on December 5, 2025. 

Effiong will return as writer and director, along with the film’s protagonist, Paul Edima, an ex-hitman seeking justice against the corrupt system. Per the report, the film “will delve deeper into themes of justice, redemption, and social unrest in contemporary Nigeria”. The original, shot on a $1 Million budget, is one of the most successful Nigerian films of the streaming era, having reached 3rd place on Netflix’s 2023 Global Charts and top 10 in 69 countries. 

Collaborator Nicky Weinstock is also producing the recently Neon-acquired film, Clarissa, an adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s novel Mrs. Dalloway, by famed Nigerian Director duo, Arie and Chuko Esiri (Eyimofe (This Is My Desire) Besida). 

Other names on the production team include co-founder of Anakle Films, Mimi Bartels, cinematographer Yinka Edward and costume designer Yolanda Okereke. While further details around the cast, plot, and release date remain under wraps, first-look images suggest The Black Book 2 - Old Score will be just as intense as the original. 

In one of the two available shots, a character played by comedian and actor Bright ‘Baksetmouth’ Okpocha is sat on a skull and horn-adorned throne, draped in gold jewellery, with a large floor-to-ceiling backdrop of a minotaur in army fatigues holding an automatic weapon. The surrounding scenery suggests a building secluded in the forest, complete with graffiti and roofing sheets. In the other picture, he has a dagger to a lady’s nape, suggesting a possible centrality as an antagonist. All of these point to high stakes and possibly more elaborate action scenes  

First look at The Black Book 2 - Old Scores   Source: What Kept Me Up

Stay with the Black Film Wire  for more information as production and development on the feature proceed.