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Movies and TV Shows Available in May 2024.
Our Full Preview:
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Kunle Afolayan has shared images from the set of his upcoming Netflix project. The filmmaker describes this 17/18th century Oyo empire epic as "Game of Thrones recreated in Nigeria but with a better representation of our culture."
How exciting does that sound?
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• Funke Akindele-produced A Tribe Called Judah (Dec 15)
• Mercy Aigbe-produced Ada Omo Daddy (Dec 15)
• Toyin Abraham-produced Malaika (Dec 22)
The teasers and trailers of the December releases so far
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First look at Sola Sobowale in 'Shanty Town', a 6-part crime thriller series premiering on Netflix on January 20.
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Genevieve Nnaji makes a long-awaited return, as an executive producer on 'I Do Not Come To You By Chance', starring Paul Nnadiekwe and Blossom Chukwujekwu.
Directed by Ishaya Bako, the novel adaptation will have its world premiere at
#TIFF2023
.
(Via:
@akorokoafrica
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Priscilla Ojo and Eni Adeoluwa in the first look at 'All of Us', an upcoming high-school series that marks Adeoluwa's producing debut.
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Nollywood film director Biyi Bandele, known for 'Half of a Yellow Sun', 'Blood Sisters' and upcoming 'The King's Horseman', dies at 54.
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Welcome to Wilmer Academy
First look at Erica Nlewedim in
#FarFromHome
, a Nigerian young adult series premiering on Netflix on Dec 16.
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Stan Nze, Kanayo O. Kanayo, Alexx Ekubo, and Paul Nnadiekwe star in the trailer for
#Afamefuna
.
Directed by Kayode Kasum, the Nwa-Boi story will premiere in cinemas on December 1.
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Some of the Nollywood titles we are excited to see in 2024.
(A Thread)
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Happy Birthday Tunde Kelani!
Tell us some of your favourite projects from the veteran filmmaker.
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Happy Birthday Ini Dima-Okojie!
Which of her roles is your absolute favourite?
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Mildred Okwo's 'The Meeting', starring Rita Dominic, Femi Jacobs and Linda Ejiofor, is now available to stream on YouTube on The Audrey Silva Company channel.
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For this historical story, Afolayan brings a number of familiar Yoruba Nollywood stars together.
The untitled movie will star Sola Sobowale, Hakeem K. Kazeem, Kunle Remi, Bimbo Ademoye, Taiwo Hassan, Fathia Balogun, Adebayo Salami, Moji Olayiwola & Kareem Adepoju amongst others.
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Happy Birthday Chimezie Imo!
The actor got his big break in 2014, finishing as a runner up in the Nigerian talent show, ‘The Next Movie Star Reality Show'.
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Sharon Ooja and Nancy Isime will also star in Play Network's Hijack '93, playing air hostesses alongside previously revealed Idia Aisien and Jemima Osunde.
Currently shooting, release details remain unknown.
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Happy Birthday Kunle Remi
What's your favourite Kunle Remi role? Saro in Anikulapo doesn't count.
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New look at Sharon Ooja and Beverly Osu in 'Oloture' series, where Oloture continues her perilous journey as she desperately tries to find a way out.
With director Kenneth Gyang returning at the helm, the sequel series is coming to Netflix soon.
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Prime Video unveils first look of Tiwa Savage in
#WaterAndGarri
, a story of a fashion designer, who returns home after 10 years in the US, following a family bereavement.
Directed by Meji Alabi and also starring Mike Afolarin & Jemima Osunde, the film will be released in 2024.
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The first teaser for Oscar Heman-Ackah's 'Finding Messiah' showcases the fictional kingdom of Zambay with an accompanying original track.
The political-musical drama stars Pete Edochie, Bucci Franklin, Ejike Asiegbu, Alex Osifo, Segun Arinze, Shine Rosman & Daddy Showkey.
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Teaser trailer for Flawsome season 2 teases new journeys for Bisola Aiyeola, Ini Dinma-Okojie, Enado Odigie and Sharon Ooja, in the Tola Odunsi-created show.
#FlawsomeShowmax
returns on February 12.
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When the leader of a secessionist group in south-eastern Nigeria is jailed, his loyalists mandate a compulsory sit-at-home on Mondays in protest. Siblings Kamnonu and Ogbonna face danger when they defy the Monday restrictions.
Uzoamaka Aniunoh and Emmanuel Igwe star in the teaser for Dika Ofoma's 'A Quiet Monday', set to premiere at Kurzfilmtage Winterthur.
This year's festival will spotlight the Nigerian New Wave in a special section, taking place from November 7-12.
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Kunle Afolayan's Yoruba epic 'Anikulapo' official trailer is here.
'Anikulapo' will premiere on Netflix on September 30.
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Rita Dominic, Nse Ikpe-Etim and Michelle Dede stun as best friends on the official poster for 'Love and Life', a drama directed by Reuben Reng.
The journey of heart, hope and healing will premiere on Prime Video on December 29.
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Happy Birthday Bisola Aiyeola!
Which roles would you like the actress to play?
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Bucci Franklin's upcoming projects:
• The Weekend w/ Uzoamaka Aniunoh dir. Daniel Oriahi
• Oloture (Netflix sequel series)
• To Kill a Monkey dir. Kemi Adetiba (Netflix crime thriller series)
• Wire Wire dir. Bolanle Austen-Peters
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Play Network announces Igbo Landing project to be directed by Ramsey Nouah, sets 2025 premiere.
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In celebration of Tunde Kelani's birthday,
Tell us your favourite film(s) from the veteran filmmaker.
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Ramsey Nouah, Osas Ighodaro, Kunle Remi and Wale Ojo star in the first trailer for "Love, Lust and Other Things", directed by Kayode Kasum.
The romantic drama will be in cinemas from July 7.
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Kunle Afolayan begins production of a supernatural thriller, set to star Jimmy Jean-Louis, Bolaji Ogunmola, Olarotimi Fakunle and Akorede Bobo.
The untitled film is slated for a 2024 release.
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First poster for Dammy Twitch's "I Hate It Here".
The film stars Nse Ikpe-Etim, Toyin Oshinaike and Tiwalola Adebola-Walter.
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Funke Akindele stars in the first trailer for
#SheMustBeObeyed
, a 5-part drama series premiering on Prime Video on Sept 29.
It explores the cutthroat rivalries & backstabbing activities of 3 music stars, all in an effort to outshine one another and protect their top positions.
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First look at Mercy Eke in 'Shanty Town', a 6-part crime thriller series premiering on Netflix on January 20.
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Bolanle Austen-Peters' biopic of Funmilayo Ransome Kuti starring Kehinde Bankole is now on a limited theatrical run.
The film will be screening at Silverbird Galeria until September 15.
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'Eyimofe', directed by the Esiri brothers, is an award-winning globetrotting Nigerian cinema now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
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'The Milkmaid', Nigeria's submission to the 93rd Academy Awards, is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video Naija 🇳🇬.
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New poster for Dammy Twitch's "I Hate It Here".
The film stars Nse Ikpe-Etim, Toyin Oshinaike and Tiwalola Adebola-Walter.
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First look at Liquorose in 'Daddy's Love', a romantic comedy drama coming to cinemas soon.
#DaddysLoveMovie
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Lala Akindoju joins the Amazon Studios team as the Senior Movies Creative Executive, Nigeria.
This was announced alongside other roles that fill up top executive positions at Amazon Studios SA 🇿🇦 and Nigeria 🇳🇬.
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Funke Akindele has teased a return of the Jenifa franchise with a new title “Everybody Loves Jenifa”.
It is slated to premiere this December.
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Deyemi Okanlawon has appeared in 2 high profile Netflix originals this year, namely Blood Sisters and Elesin Oba.
On December 16, he adds a third; Far From Home, a new 5-part series premieres
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Wale Ojo, Chimezie Imo, Genoveva Umeh, Eku Edewor, Demola Adedoyin and Bimbo Manuel star in the first trailer for
#BreathOfLife
.
Written and directed by BB Sasore, the period film will premiere on Prime Video on December 15.
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Nollywood continues to impress the audience with film poster designs.
Here are some of our favourite posters from 2023. Mention or tag the designers.
( A Thread) 🧵
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Uzoamaka Aniunoh and Emmanuel Igwe star in the teaser for Dika Ofoma's 'A Quiet Monday', set to premiere at Kurzfilmtage Winterthur.
This year's festival will spotlight the Nigerian New Wave in a special section, taking place from November 7-12.
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Nollywood went all out with posters in 2022 and here are our favorite ones. Tag or mention any designers you think created these works of art.
🧵
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First look at some of the new faces in the
#Anikulapo
sequel series, including Layi Wasabi.
The 4-part series is expected to premiere on Netflix on a soon to be announced date.
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Dami Elebe is officially announced as the head writer for Showmax’s Flawsome Season 2.
The award-winning screenwriter is known for Skinny Girl In Transit, The Men’s Club, Rumor Has It, and Far From Home.
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A first look at Toyin Oshinaike and Nse Ikpe-Etim in a BluHouse Studios production, teased as 'IHIH', in what looks like a period piece.
Co-produced with Polar Film Production, "IHIH is Coming soon".
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Nigerian filmmaker Kunle Afolayan is among this year's invitees to The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the writers branch.
The Academy is know for the annual Academy Awards, popularly known as
#TheOscars
.
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Happy Birthday Genevieve Nnaji!
(
@GenevieveNnaji1
)
The actress began her acting career as a child actress on the television soap opera 'Ripples' at the age of 8.
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Taiwo Egunjobi's 2021 directed urban drama, 'All Na Vibes', which is written by Isaac Ayodeji premieres on Netflix on January 27.
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Poster teases a pairing of Nkem Owoh and Clarion Chukwurah in a romantic drama, titled 'In Another Life'.
Directed by Belinda Yanga-Agedah,
#InAnotherLife
will open in cinemas on April 7.
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Funke Akindele has an acting career spanning close to 3 decades and has been a household name for a long time.
Here are her most iconic roles and why we love them:
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Tobi Bakre, Gbubemi Ejeye and Efe Irele to star in 'Farmer's Bride', a FilmOne production currently shooting in Ibadan.
Directed by Adebayo Tijani and Jack'enneth Opukeme, the film is expected to head to cinemas.
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Official poster for
#WaterAndGarri
, starring Tiwa Savage, Mike Afolarin, Andrew Bunting, and Jemima Osunde.
Directed by Meji Alabi, the film premieres on Prime Video on May 10.
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First Look: Wale Ojo in 'Breath of Life', Prime Video's first commissioned Nigerian feature directed by BB Sasore.
To be released in 2023, the film is a faith-based story of inspiration and destiny, and will be set in 1950s Nigeria.
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#BeyondTheVeil
season 2 will premiere on Prime Video on June 7.
We have our first official poster for the returning series.
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A year ago today, 'Far From Home' premiered on Netflix.
What would you like to see in a second season of the young adult series?
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Prime Video's
#BreathOfLife
directed by BB Sasore to close
#AFRIFF2023
on November 9.
This is ahead of an expected premiere on the streaming service on December 15
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Pat Nebo is a Nigerian Production Designer, he doubles as an Art Director and has worked as the Production Designer for The Figurine, 76, Lionheart and The Milkmaid.
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#CanYouSeeUs
is Zambia's first film on Netflix.
Rejected by his father at birth, a boy with albinism navigates a childhood of bullying, tragedy and cautious hope in this coming-of-age drama.
It premieres on August 27.
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Play Network's 'Hijack '93' begins shooting.
Robert O.Peters is attached to direct the story of the teenagers that hijacked a Nigerian airways plane headed to Abuja and diverted it to Niger in 1993.
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With over 2 million viewing hours in the first week after its release,
#Anikulapo
ranked number 5 on the global top ten list of most watched non-English films.
In the second week, the Kunle Afolayan film ranked number 1 with an extra 8 million+ hours on
#Netflix
.
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Rita Dominic returns as Suzie in Izu Ojukwu's '77: The Festac Conspiracy'.
Set amidst the iconic FESTAC '77 backdrop, an embittered ex-serviceman receives an invite to challenge the continent's political norms.
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Kemi Adetiba confirms Netflix launch for "To Kill a Monkey", starring Chidi Mokeme.
In the announcement, she also revealed a Netflix deal, that will see her previously announced titles head to the streaming service.
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Funke Akindele officially tops Funke Akindele in the box office as
#BattleOnBukaStreet
becomes the highest grossing
#Nollywood
film of all time ahead of 2020's
#OmoGhettoTheSaga
.
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Michael Okeke, a Nigerian living in New Delhi, wants to get his MBA and settle in India. But his part-time job as a drug dealer will jeopardize his plans, not to mention the open racism he is facing.
'Dilli Dark' is coming soon.
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New look at Ramsey Nouah in '77: The Festac Conspiracy', Izu Ojukwu's historical drama set amidst the iconic FESTAC 1977 backdrop.
The release details remain unknown.
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First look at Kate Henshaw in Niyi Akinmolayan's 'The House of Secrets'.
The film noir is a psychological thriller set in 1999, also starring Najite Dede, Efe Irele, Shawn Faqua, Anee Icha, Emeka Nwagbaraocha and Funlola Aofiyebi.
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@NigeriaStories
There's a film based on the historical incidence currently in development, with Ramsey Nouah attached to the project
Play Network announces Igbo Landing project to be directed by Ramsey Nouah, sets 2025 premiere.
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Okey Bakassi stars as a down on his luck family man who gets the shock of his life when he discovers 500 million naira in his account, setting a target on his back.
Directed by Akay Mason and also starring Kanayo O. Kanayo & Uzor Arukwe,
#BankAlert
will be in cinemas on Nov 24.
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Nigerian filmmaker Jadesola Osiberu is among this year's invitees to The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the producer's branch.
The Academy is known for the annual Academy Awards, popularly known as
#TheOscars
.
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Two years ago today, "The Smart Money Woman" premiered on Netflix.
A new season is in the works.
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Ama Psalmist's 'Where The Heck is My Period', a documentary that raises awareness on PCOS, arrives on Prime Video in March.
'Where The Heck is My Period' is written and produced by Stephanie Coker Aderinokun, Abdul Tijani Ahmed and Amba Idongesit.
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Nigerian screenwriter Tunde Aladese was in the writers' room of
#Transatlantic
, where she also worked on set as a story editor.
The 7-part historical drama limited series premieres today on Netflix.
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The official trailer for 'Far From Home' is here.
The 5-part Nigerian young adult Netflix original series premieres on Dec 16.
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Timini Egbuson's upcoming projects:
• The Kujus Again dir. Biodun Stephen (Apr. 21)
• Honey Money dir. Ekene Mekwunye (Apr. 28)
• The Bloom Boys dir. XELA (Apr. 28)
• Something Like Gold dir. Kayode Kasum
• SHINA dir. Muyiwa Adesokun
• Big Love w/ Bimbo Ademoye
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#Anikulapo
series, titled "Anikulapo: Rise of the Spectre" officially goes into production.
The sequel to the 2022 mystical period film will be a 4-part series headed straight to Netflix.
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