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7 AFRICAN SERIES/MOVIES STREAMING ON NETFLIX

Ian Elroy Ogonji — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 02:20:22 +0000

Rona (as the coolkids would brand Corona Virus pandemic) is here for an uncertain period of time. The pandemic has either made you to work from home or be a coach potatoe – the latter sounds amazing, if not a lie. This is the time you will watch all the shows on Tv, stream all the fresh and new series and movies. Here are hot 7 African series and movies that are available on Netflix.

QUEEN SONO

Queen Sono is a film about a secret agent from South Africa who is searching for the truth and facts about her mother’s murder. It is the first original African series on Netflix.

BLOOD AND WATER

Blood and water is a South African Netflix original web series. It is a about a teen who sets out to find out whether a swimming star in a private school is her sister who was abducted at birth.

TSOTSI

Tsotsi is a South African film that won the 2006 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and also got nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film in 2006. It is about a young street thug called Tsotsi. He steals a car only to discover a baby in the back seat.

LUCKY

Lucky is a fim about a South African orphan who leaves his Zulu village to start his life in the city. An Indian woman later becomes his a pillar of hope.

HALF OF THE YELLOW SUN

It is a 2013 Nigerian Historical fiction drama film based on a novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The film is about two sisters who are caught up in the outbreak of the Nigerian Civil War.

FIFTY

This is a Nollywood drama set in Lagos, Nigeria. It revolves around four women who fight for their peace in their careers, love and relationships despite the pull of African traditions and cultural obligations.

AYANDA

Ayanda is a 2015 South African film about a young woman who is forced to work as a mechanic in order to keep her father’s business running after he unexpectedly pops his clogs.

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BLOOD AND WATER SEASON 2: RELEASE DATE, CAST.

Ian Elroy Ogonji — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 23:06:29 +0000

Blood and Water is a South African Netflix Original web series that tells a spellbinding story of a teen who beats all odds to find out if an elite swimming star is her sister who was abducted at birth. The show was released on May 20, 2020.

Blood and Water is the second African Original series on Netflix after Queen Sono.

Season one has only 6 episodes which has made people yearn for season two and eager to know whether Puleng (Ama Qamata) will find out the truth about Fikile (Khosi Ngema) being her real sister.

Will Puleng and KB (Thabang Molaba) break up in season 2? Will Wade and Tahira start dating? Is Mr. Molapa connected to Puleng’s sister’s abduction? These are just some of the puzzles that were left for viewers to ponder on, but the big question is, will there be season two of Blood and Water?

Season one Stars Ama Qamata (Puleng), Khosi Ngema (Fikile), Thabang Molaba (KB), Dillon Windvogel (Wade), Arno Greef (Chris), Ryle de Morny (Chad), Natasha Mathys (Tahira), Cindy Mahlangu (Zama), and Duane Williams (Mark).

In June 2020, Netflix renewed the series for a second season. The announcement was made by Nosipho Dumisa, the show’s director.

Season 2 is set to premier on 24th September 2021.

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List of Kenyan Actors in Hollywood

Ian Elroy Ogonji — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 07:03:02 +0000

Kenyan Fim Industry is broadening it’s wings, with a good number of actors and films cruising our flag on the international scopes. The game is changing every dawn with sprouts of new talents. There are a couple of Kenyan actors making moves in Hollywood with their acting prowess, here is the list:

LUPITA NYONG’O

Lupita is a Kenyan-Mexican actress and daughter of Anyang’ Nyong’o. She began her career in Hollywood as a production assistant. She has acted in East River (2008), Shuga (2009-2012), 12 years a slave (2013), Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015-2019), Black Panther (2018), Us (2019).

EDI GATHEGI

Edi was born in Nairobi, Kenya and grew up in Albany, California. He appeared in the television series House as Dr. Jeffrey Cole, as Laurent in Twilight Saga: New Moon, as Darwin in X-Men: First Class as Matias Solomon in The Blacklist and as Cheese Gone Baby Gone. He also featured in Into the Badlands as Baron Jacobee.

RAYMOND OFULA

Raymond is a Kenyan actor who has mad appearances in films such as To Walk With Lions (1999), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle Of Life (2003), The White Masai (2005), Winterreise (2006), The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019) and Queen Sono. He also acted in Makutano Junction (2007) and Mali (2011-2015).

CHARLES GITONGA MAINA

He is a Kenyan-born actor famously known for his starring role in The Air Up There (1994) and SeaQuest 2032 (1993).

MARY OYAYA

She was born in Mombasa, Kenya and has lived kn various places including Canada, Sweden and Australia. She has acted in Farscape (1999) and Attack of the Clones (2002).

LENNY JUMA

He is well known for his appearances in Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003), The Constant Gardener (2005), and Arthur and the Invisibles (2006).

BENJAMIN A. ONYANGO

Benjamin Alfred Onyango Ochieng was born in Nairobi Kenya. He is known for Tears of the Sun (2003), God’s Not Dead (2014) and Beautifully Broken (2018).

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