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Stream It Or Skip It: 'Òlòtūré: The Journey' On Netflix, Where A Journalist Investigating Sex Trafficking Finds Herself Trying To Get Back To Nigeria
The 3-episode series is a follow-up to the 2019 film Òlòtūré. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Postcards’ on Netflix, A Nigerian-Indian Family Comedy From The Creator of ‘Namaste Wahala’
This Nigerian-Indian crossover holds space for some interesting cross-cultural examination. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Madu’ on Disney+, A Moving Doc About A Young Dancer’s Journey From Nigeria To Ballet School In England
The Disney+ doc Madu tells the inspirational story of a young man whose viral moment led him from Lagos, Nigeria, to studying ballet in Birmingham, England. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Aníkúlápó: Rise Of the Spectre’ on Netflix, A Six-Episode Series Sequel To The Hit Nollywood Fantasy Film
When it’s a giant ghost vulture’s job to raise the dead, maybe don’t take that job for yourself. But the protagonist of Aníkúlápó is like,... -
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Stream It Or Skip It: 'Iwájú' On Disney+, About Two Friends Exploring A Futuristic Version Of Lagos, Nigeria
The series is the first collaboration between Walt Disney Animation Studios and pan-African production company Kugali Media. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Ijogbon’ on Netflix, A Nigerian Fable Centered Around Another Set of Uncut Gems
This Nollywood film can’t quite find the right balance between its fable-like qualities and its grounded realism. -
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’Selling Sunset’s Chelsea Lazkani’s Sexy Instagram Cooking Show Is The Epitome Of Food Porn
"If you take a bite of food and you slow it down and you've got a low-cut top, it's immediately food porn." -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Black Book’ on Netflix, A Revenge Thriller from the Streets of Nigeria
The Black Book is not nearly bloody nor brooding enough. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: 'Gangs of Lagos' on Prime Video, Where Childhood Friends Grow Up To Fight For Autonomy Against Cyclical Violence
From director and producer Jade Osiberu, Gangs of Lagos pits the ambitions of two young men against men in power, and who will shed anyone’s blood to retain their... -
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Stream It Or Skip It: 'Disconnect: The Wedding Planner' on Netflix, A Nollywood Rom-Com
Disconnect: The Wedding Planner is a new rom-com that just feels a bit, you know, disconnected. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: 'Shanty Town' On Netflix, A Gritty Nigerian Drama About Prostitutes Trying To Get Out Of The Local Kingpin's Debt
If you like bleak, violent shows, this one is for you. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: 'Far From Home' On Netflix, Where A Working Class Artist Lands At One Of Nigera's Top High Schools
An artist cheats his way into one of Nigeria's top schools, and has to navigate the class issues there while keeping trouble away from his family. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: 'Blood Sisters' On Netflix, A Nigerian Thriller Where Two Close Friends Try To Escape After A Wealthy Groom Goes Missing
Blood Sisters feels like a more melodramatic version of Ozark, like if it was combined with a telenovela like Jane The Virgin. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: 'Man of God' on Netflix, a Messy, Troublesome Faith-Based Prodigal-Son Saga
Netflix's Nollywood catalog continues to expand. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: 'Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke' on Netflix, a Sub-par Sequel to a Hit Nigerian Comedy
More dysfunctional-family hijinks from the stars and director of 2018's Chief Daddy. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: 'Swallow' on Netflix, Where A Woman In '80s Lagos Weighs The Personal Cost Of Life As A Drug Mule
Would you swallow a bag of drugs if the life you wanted was hampered on all sides by poverty, harassment, and generic hard knocks? -
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Stream It Or Skip It: 'Citation' on Netflix, a Nigerian Drama About Sexual Assault on a College Campus
The story of a student levying misconduct charges against a professor is based on true events. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: 'Òlòturé' On Netflix, A Nigerian Crime Drama Where A Journalist Goes Undercover As A Sex Worker
This gritty drama seeks to expose the ugliness of human trafficking and those who perpetuate it. -
The untitled series will be directed by Akin Omotoso.
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That’s a wrap for Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren on Orange Is the New Black, but Uzoamaka Aduba is just getting started.