At the TCA press tour, Michael Lombardo, HBO’s president of programming, spoke about the future of No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency. Though it won’t be continuing as a TV series, there are plans to continue the story in the form of two movies.
No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency ran for seven episodes on HBO, from March until May in 2009. The comedy-drama was filmed on location in Botswana and follows Mma Ramotswe as she operates a detective agency. The cast includes Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose, Lucian Msamati, and Desmond Dube.
This weekend, Lombardo said, “We’re talking to our friends at the Weinstein Company about the possibility of, and actually developing two scripts, possibly to do two movies. And if we can get the cast together and if everything can come together we’ve love to do it. So it’s alive.”
If they get the final go-ahead, the two HBO movies would likely be shot back-to-back. It seems they won’t be filmed completely in Botswana however.
It was reported last month that the show’s producers had relocated from Botswana to Cape Town. The Botswana government, hard hit by the recession, balked at the idea of subsidizing film production while South Africa doubled their rebate offer.
If the movies are actually made, they’ll be filmed mostly in Cape Town with occasional lensing in Botswana, the locale where the story is set.
What do you think? Are you a fan of No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency? Would you like to see it return as a pair of movies?
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I love this series. I am watching it again may be for the 4th time. I wish, wish, wish, for it’s return as a series and or as a movie.
This is such a fantastic series. Among other things, it shows the human side of African culture. I wanted to send it to someone who is sick, but can’t afford to pay $40 or so for a DVD. But I wouldn’t miss it if it was on TV. I LOVE the characters.
I loved loved this shiw, please bring it back
Please bring back and make number 2 series
Such a mistake. The show was a breath of fresh air on tv.
To come back as a complete series I enjoyed the first season so much and it left me wondering what was going to happen with the maid and the gun
This series is gentle, entertaining, and the characters are so kind. Even the bad guys aren’t very bad. I love it. Please give us more
Absolutely love it, just got the dvd’s for the 1st season from the library.
This is 2017 and I am still wishing the series would return. What a great series it was, and to see my fellow brothers and sisters from another country in living color was beautiful. Please come back, with the same cast I hope. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOU “No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency”
I would love to see the show return, but if that can’t happen, then a movie would also be great. I loved the show. One of the best HBO has ever had. Jill Scott and Anika Rose were perfect for these parts.
The books are sweet and wholesome which is why HBO won’t continue the series. They instead produce foul, horror, violent, sexually deviant shows.
I would love to see this series picked up.
I just finished watching the series on HBOgo and can’t believe there is no season 2,3 or 4! For goodness sake do something to bring more of the delightful No 1 Ladies Detective Agency with same actors to the audience–to Me!
It was so wonderful to watch a show that was not filled with violence and exploding cars. The series was great and I was very sad to realize it only had 1 season.
Please bring the series back AND make the movies.
Hey HBO, restart the series or make the movies. Let’s go. This show was great and enjoyed by all the families I know.
LOVE the books and thought the show was outstanding. This is the type of show that should be available to everyone. Would love it to come back, would be a great addition to Public Broadcasting.