OUR Malala Yousafzai she is ready to take the next step in her career and do something other than activating girls’ rights to education. In particular, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, a young woman, said she wants to create television series and films.

In a recent interview with Variety, the UN peace envoy revealed that she and her husband Asher Malik watched the rather violent fourth season of the popular Netflix series Stranger Things, which made her want to join the entertainment industry.

Growing up in Pakistan’s Savat Valley, Yousafzai watched shows such as the British sitcom “Language Mind” and the American network ABC’s “Ugly Betty” to improve her English and learn about Western culture. Now he expresses a desire to participate more in such productions. “I’m a producer. I want my name to be on TV shows, documentaries and films.”

At 25, she became the youngest woman to receive a Nobel Prize in the history of the institution, and she is now going through a defining moment in her life. She lives in London for the first time, away from her parents. The Oxford University graduate founded her own television and film company, Extracurricular.

“When I fill out paperwork asking for my professional title, I always struggle because I’m trying to figure out what my role is. I feel like an activist and a storyteller. I have been an activist for more than ten years and I realized that we should not be limited to the work of NGOs: a little more work is needed to change the perception and thinking of people.”

In 2021, Yousafzai landed a multi-year contract with Apple TV+ through extracurricular activities. “In Hollywood, they often say that characters are younger, black or Muslim. Also about the fact that if a series is being filmed about a person of a different nationality, then there is no need to shoot another one. This has to change,” Yusufzai said. “I am a woman, Muslim, Pakistani, and my skin is a different color. And I’ve watched Legacy and Ted Lasso and Severance, where the main characters are white and mostly male. If they can watch such shows, then I think the public should watch programs made by non-white people. It’s happening and I’ll make it a reality.”

The breadth of Yousafzai’s interests, as well as her personality, are reflected in the first part of the upcoming projects. These include a documentary about the matriarchal society of older fishermen Haenyeo. This is a collaboration with the production company A24. Also in production is Fifty Words About Rain, a coming-of-age story set in post-war Japan. Finally, a satirical film in collaboration with director Adam McKay (Don’t Look Up) based on the book Disorientation.

“I want to give a platform to non-white women and get the attention of Muslim writers and filmmakers. I hope that we will have a wide range of topics and break some of the stereotypes of our society. I also want to believe that the content will be interesting and that viewers will fall in love with it.”

According to Variety