Auditions open now
20 strangers. One island. The winners become Nollywood's next stars.
False Island is Telly's open-audition survival show. The standouts are cast in six Telly Original films. Only on Telly.
How it works
From audition to premiere
- 1
Audition
Apply on your phone with a 60-second video.
- 2
Survive False Island
20 strangers. One island.
- 3
Get cast in a Telly Original
The standouts star in six original films.
- 4
Premiere only on Telly
Every original streams exclusively on Telly.
Season One
False Island
20 strangers. One island. The winners become Nollywood’s next stars.
- 8
- episodes
- 20
- strangers
- 1
- island
- 18+
- to audition
A life-changing cash prize
Telly Originals
Six films. Cast from the island. Coming 2027.
The people you watch survive False Island are the stars of the films that follow. Only on Telly.
Telly Duo
Watch with friends, in sync.
Press play together
Start a room and everyone’s video plays in step, wherever they are.
Chat, react, talk
Messages, reactions and voice, so it feels like the same room.
Always in sync
Pause, seek or skip. Everyone stays together.
Discover
More great African films.
Alongside Telly Originals, Telly helps you find African films from across the continent, and sends you to their rights-holders' official YouTube and AfrolandTV pages to watch. It's free for everyone.