Following the recent release of Femi Adebayo’s Yoruba epic Jagun Jagun on August 10 and the star-studded event Lights, Camera…Naija! In Lagos on Sunday, Netflix shared an exciting and diverse list of upcoming movies and series.
They include fan favorites that will return to the service during the last quarter of the year and early 2024.
The upcoming list of Nigerian stories spanning various genres and themes include new local movies and series from Editi Effiong, Mo Abudu, Charles Okpaleke, Kunle Afolayan and Kemi Adetiba.
The titles are currently in various stages of production and upon completion will debut on Netflix to more than 238 million members worldwide in more than 190 countries.
Ben Amadasun, Netflix’s Vice President of Content in the Middle East and Africa, said they are lucky to bring amazing projects from some of Nigeria’s most prolific creators.
He said that the collaboration with filmmakers and creatives has allowed Netflix to showcase Nigeria’s immense storytelling talent and creativity and make Netflix the home of the best Nigerian stories for our audience in Nigeria and around the world.
Licensed titles from prolific Nigerian filmmakers will include highly anticipated movies and series premiering globally on the service. The exact dates for each title will be shared closer to the release dates:
Check them out below
The Black Book: The Black Book
This is a highly anticipated crime mystery thriller from Editi Effiong and Anakle Films. In this story, old scores surface when a gang of crooked cops kills a man’s only son, and he begins to seek justice. The film is directed by Editi Effiong, who also produced alongside Kemi Lala Akindoju and featured a star-studded cast with Richard Mofe-Damijo and Ade Laoye as main cast members, working alongside Sam Dede, Alex Usifo Omiagbo; Olumide Oworu, Shaffy Bello, Ireti Doyle, Taiwo Ajayi Lycett, Ikechukwu Onunaku, Patrick Doyle, Bimbo Manuel, Femi Branch, Denola Grey, Kelechi Udegbe and Nobert Young. BAFTA-winning cinematographer Yinka Edward shot the title.
The Black Book Blood Vessel:
This crime mystery thriller from Charles Okpaleke and Play Network Studios revolves around a group of six friends who find themselves caught in the crossfire and attempt to flee to South America as stowaways on a ship as riots escalate over the war. a mega coup that he plans in his hometown. along the Niger Delta. The film is directed by Moses Inwang and produced by Agozie Ugwu, Arafat Bello-Osagie and Roxanne Adekunle-Wright. The main cast includes David Ezekiel, Adaobi Dibor, and Jide Kene Achufusi.
Ijogbon Blood Vessel: Ijogbon
This is a coming-of-age drama-adventure film about four young men from a rural village in southwestern Nigeria who stumble upon a bag of diamonds and hide it, with dire repercussions. The story was created by director Kunle Afolayan and produced by Golden Effects Pictures. The cast includes Ruby Akubueze, Kayode Ojuolape, Oluwaseyi Ebiesuwa; Fawaz Aina from Ikorodu Boiz; Yemi Solade; Gabriel Afolayan and Bimbo Manuel.
Ijogbon Aníkúlápó (series):
Another title from Kunle Afolayan and Golden Effects will be the spin-off of the much-loved Yoruba epic, Aníkúlápó, which will return to screens as a four-part sequel to the success of Aníkúlápó the film.
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The series, directed and produced by Kunle Afolyan, will feature returning stars Sola Sowobale, Kunle Remi, and Bimbo Ademoye alongside Owobo Ogunde, Gabriel Afolayan, Lateef Adedimeji, Eyiyemi Afolayan, Uzee Usman, Oyinda Sanni, and Taiwo Hassan.
War:
Wrath and Revenge is a new drama series from Mo Abudu’s EbonyLife Studios. A spin-off of the famous Sons of the Caliphate, WAR follows Nuhu Bula’s rise to the governorship of Kowa, treacherously orchestrated by his wife Binta, who would stop at nothing to see her husband succeed.
When Binta discovers that her husband is about to take a second wife, the rage of a scorned woman will stop at nothing to protect her love. Mo Abudu is executive producing the series, with Heidi Uys serving as supervising producer.
Dimbo Atiya will be in the director’s chair guiding a star-studded cast that includes Mofe Duncan, Rahama Sadau, Yakubu Mohammed, Patrick Doyle, Ayoola Ayolola, Ifeanyi Kalu, Theresa Edem, Bikiya Graham Douglas, Daniel Okosun, Maikudi “Cashman” , Mickey Odeh , Sophia Muhammed, Uzee Usman, Padita Agu and Ahide Adum.
Oloturé (series):
Following the success of the film Òlòtūré, Mo Abudu’s EbonyLife Studios film on human trafficking, the story will return to Netflix as a series, where Òlòtūré, a young journalist, continues her undercover work as a journalist crossing the Benin border. Her perilous journey will take her through the hostile lands of Niger and Libya to the Mediterranean as she desperately tries to find a way out. Kenneth Gyang returns as director with a beloved cast that includes Sharon Ooja, Omoni Oboli, Beverley Osu, Ikechukwu Onunaku, Stan Nze, Amarachukwu Ono, Bukola Oladipupo, Daniel Etim Effiong and Patrick Doyle assuming their roles in the series.
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Several other licensed titles are currently in production and will debut on the service in 2024, one of which is Kemi Adetiba’s highly anticipated crime thriller series To Kill A Monkey, starring William Benson and Bucci Franklin in the main roles and includes cast. support from Bimbo Akintola, Chidi Mokeme, Dami Adegbite and Ireti Doyle.
The series, written and directed by Kemi, who also produced it alongside Remi Adetiba, recently began production. More information about the story and the cast will be shared later.
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