In March, Netflix’s initial Nigerian original series was announced. While there’s no information yet on a title or release day, the six-part drama will be guided by Akin Omotoso (Tell Me Sweet Something, Vaya) and also will follow ‘a siren reincarnated as a human to retaliate her sibling’s fatality.’ Exciting!
Nigerian movie theater is among the biggest film markets in the world, and it’s never ever been much easier to enjoy a few of the country’s biggest and also finest motion pictures in the house.
Netflix has been continuously building its collection of Nollywood hits in recent times; especially Kunle Afolayan’s October 1 and Biyi Bandele’s Fifty in 2015. In September 2018, Netflix got Genevieve Nnaji’s directorial launching Lionheart— starring Pete Edochie, Nkem Owoh and Genevieve Nnaji herself— making it the first Netflix initial movie generated in Nigeria.
A lot more lately, the streaming giant has actually started tipping up its video game a lot more in Nigeria and also authorizing take care of several of the country’s largest movie-makers, such as EbonyLife Films. Back in February, Netflix introduced the arrival of Netflix Naija with a brand-new Twitter account.
The news— which was shared by several of the industry’s most notable names, consisting of Richard Mofe-Damijo, Banky W, Adesua Etomi, Kunle Folayan and Kemi Adetiba— reviewed: «N is for Naija. N is for Nollywood. N is the 14th alphabet. 14 is additionally the amount of wonderful abilities you’re considering. N is for Netflix. But most significantly … hey there, Nigeria!»
N is for Naija. N is for Nollywood. N is the 14th alphabet. 14 is additionally the number of terrific abilities you’re looking at. N is for Netflix. Most importantly … hey there, Nigeria!
— Netflix Naija (@NetflixNaija) February 25, 2020
Worth a mention is 2018’s Nigerian Prince, which went down on Netflix UK on 14th August. Directed by Faraday Okoro as well as exec-produced by Spike Lee and also Sam Pollard, it tells the story of Eze, a stubborn first-gen Nigerian-American young adult that is sent out to Nigeria by his mom, and his cousin Pius, that runs a scamming service (which could be Eze’s ticket to a return trip back to the United States). The film has actually been a hit on Netflix, and also is a terrific way to present on your own to the category.
@NetflixNaija Nigerian Prince (the movie) is what it implies for Africans to take control of the African tale. It supplies a sincere window into the Nigerian life and that’s priceless …
— Mikky (@at_mikky) August 15, 2020
So, whether you’re a Nollywood newbie or among the genre’s enduring film buffs, below are several of the most effective Nollywood movies on Netflix today …