Check out first photos from Biyi Bandele's 'Death and the King's Horseman'

The EbonyLife Studios and Netflix production is the film adaptation of Wole Soyinka's 1975 play of the same title.

Nigerian film executive, Mo Abudu has unveiled first-look images from the ongoing production of EbonyLife Studios and Netflix's 'Death and the King's Horseman'.

Abudu recently shared images from a masque ball scene via her official Instagram account.

BTS of Death and the King's Horseman [Instagram/Moabudu]

"In this scene, we are snap in the midst of a fancy dress masque ball ( with some guests unmasked waiting to meet the Prince) in the great hall of the residency in the 1940’s in the South Western region of Nigeria," the media mogul wrote.

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"We shot this scene on location at the Muson Centre in Lagos. Finding locations that we could make fit the 1940’s was no easy task, but we did it. I am so so proud of our production design team lead by Surisa Surisa and our costume teams - Hollywood Costumes and Princess Folasade Adeyemi on creating this redolent moment," she added.

BTS of Death and the King's Horseman [Instagram/Moabudu]

The new images come just days after Abudu announced that the film adaptation will be directed by award-winning filmmaker Biyi Bandele with Heidi Uys, Judith Audu, Quinty Pillay, Adeola Osunkujo, and James Amuta unveiled as producers.

Set in the 1940s, the play by Wole Soyinka follows the story of a king's horseman who is prevented from committing ritual suicide by the colonial authorities. The screenplay for the Netflix and EbonyLife film is also by Bandele.