COTS Productions

COTS Productions, also known as Captain of the Sea Productions, is a Nigerian independent and privately owned film production company headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.

History

COTS Productions was founded in 2023 by Ope Ajayi.
The company has licensed its film and television content in Nigeria and abroad including to Netflix, Kava, and Circuits.tv. Its catalogue includes The Party, Gingerrr, Queen Lateefah, Thin Line and Ada Omo Daddy. Queen Lateefah was the highest-grossing Nigerian film released during in September 2024, and was the seventh-highest grossing Nollywood film at the time. This record was surpassed in September 2025 by Gingerrr, which was the highest-grossing September release in Nollywood history, and one of the highest-grossing Nigerian films.