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Netflix’s The Body mixes 2004 high school drama with dark Halloween rituals at a Catholic school News Netflix’s The Body mixes 2004 high school drama with dark Halloween rituals at a Catholic school Netflix The Body blends 2004 high school drama with chilling Halloween rituals at a Catholic school, captivating viewers this year. Chief Daddy: EbonyLife’s 2018 comedy about a billionaire’s family fighting over his will Movies & TV Chief Daddy: EbonyLife’s 2018 comedy about a billionaire’s family fighting over his will Chief Daddy, released in December 2018 by EbonyLife Films, follows the chaos that erupts when a wealthy Lagos businessman dies and his relatives scramble for his fortune. Directed by Niyi Akinmolayan, it featured a large cast of Nollywood stars. Citation: Kunle Afolayan’s Netflix drama about a student who refuses to stay quiet Movies & TV Citation: Kunle Afolayan’s Netflix drama about a student who refuses to stay quiet Citation, directed by Kunle Afolayan and released on Netflix in 2020, follows a postgraduate student who accuses a respected professor of sexual assault. Starring Temi Otedola and Jimmy Jean-Louis, it drew attention to harassment in Nigerian universities. Amina: the Netflix epic about the warrior queen of Zazzau Movies & TV Amina: the Netflix epic about the warrior queen of Zazzau Amina, a 2021 Nigerian historical epic directed by Izu Ojukwu and released on Netflix, tells the story of Queen Amina of Zazzau, the warrior queen remembered in Hausa tradition. Lucy Ameh stars in the title role. Òlòtūré: the Nollywood drama about a journalist who goes undercover in Lagos sex trafficking Movies & TV Òlòtūré: the Nollywood drama about a journalist who goes undercover in Lagos sex trafficking Òlòtūré, produced by EbonyLife and directed by Kenneth Gyang, follows a young journalist who poses as a sex worker in Lagos to expose a trafficking network. Released on Netflix in 2020, it drew international attention to human trafficking from Nigeria. Elesin Oba: Biyi Bandele’s final film, adapting Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman Movies & TV Elesin Oba: Biyi Bandele’s final film, adapting Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman Elesin Oba: The King's Horseman, a 2022 Netflix film directed by Biyi Bandele, adapts Wole Soyinka's 1975 play about a royal horseman who must follow his dead king into the afterlife. Bandele died in August 2022, weeks before its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Far From Home: Netflix’s Nigerian teen drama about a scholarship boy among Lagos’s elite Movies & TV Far From Home: Netflix’s Nigerian teen drama about a scholarship boy among Lagos’s elite Far From Home, a Nigerian Netflix series released in December 2022, follows Ishaya, a talented young artist from a poor family who wins a scholarship to an exclusive school. Starring Mike Afolarin, it explores class, ambition and family in Lagos. Kunle Afolayan: the director behind The Figurine, October 1 and Anikulapo Movies & TV Kunle Afolayan: the director behind The Figurine, October 1 and Anikulapo Kunle Afolayan, son of the Yoruba film pioneer Ade Love, became one of Nollywood's most respected directors with The Figurine in 2009. His later films, including October 1, Citation and Anikulapo, helped define the higher-budget New Nollywood era. Jagun Jagun: Femi Adebayo’s Yoruba warrior epic on Netflix Movies & TV Jagun Jagun: Femi Adebayo’s Yoruba warrior epic on Netflix Jagun Jagun, a 2023 Yoruba-language epic produced by Femi Adebayo and released on Netflix, follows a young man who joins a warrior school ruled by a tyrant. It became one of the platform's most watched Nigerian films. Shanty Town: the Netflix crime series that cast Nollywood stars as Lagos underworld figures Movies & TV Shanty Town: the Netflix crime series that cast Nollywood stars as Lagos underworld figures Shanty Town, a six-part Nigerian crime series released on Netflix in January 2023, follows women trapped in a Lagos underworld ruled by a feared kingpin. Starring Chidi Mokeme, Nse Ikpe-Etim and Richard Mofe-Damijo, it drew big audiences and strong debate.