Religion and money: abuses at the heart of the series “La Rue des Anges”

The Ivorian series “La Rue des Anges,” produced by Studio FS and directed by Olivier Koné, examines the exploitation of faith for financial gain. It follows Jean Paul, a young man from Port-Bouët, who opens a church with his friend Lucien, known as Lucy, to take money from worshippers, but their plan does not go as expected. The series premiered in Abidjan on October 16, 2026, and is scheduled to air on Life TV weekdays at 8:30 p.m. from October 19, with episodes available on Max it TV 48 hours earlier. It has 20 episodes of 26 minutes each, was filmed over three and a half months, and had a reported budget of 220 million CFA francs.