Indie success Yahoo+ by Ebuka Njoku was our critic’s pick in July.
Netflix will once again be offering three 2021 Nollywood titles this month. Moses Inwang’s pandemic-set story Lockdown, Lasisi Elenu in a fantasy drama The Razz Guy and Jide Kene Achufusi and Broda Shaggi star in Dwindle.
Box office hit Yoruba epicKing of Thieves is now available on Amazon Prime Video as the streamer gears its efforts to settle into Nollywood.
Kayode Kasum debuts his first film of the year, a musical titled Obara’ M starring Nancy Isime and Nkem Owoh; and a sequel to 2019 crime thriller The Set Up will be in cinemas.
Jordan Peele’s Nope will be available in cinemas this month, and Dragon Ball anime will be distributed for the first time in Nigerian cinemas. Brad Pitt will star in action thriller Bullet Train.
The highly anticipated second season of Little Black Book premieres, Neil Gaiman’s comic book The Sandman arrives on Netflix and Locke and Key returns with its third season.
See the full list of movies and TV shows available to watch in Nigeria in August below.
Highlight of New Films in Nigeria in August
PAWS OF FURY; an animated martial arts comedy voiced by Samuel L. Jackson, Ricky Gervais, Michelle Yeoh. Release date: August 5, in cinemas.
LOCKDOWN; 2021 Moses Inwang-directed pandemic-set drama starring Omotola Jalade Ekeinde in an ensemble cast. Release date: August 5, on Netflix.
BULLET TRAIN; Brad Pitt leads this action thriller set on a fast moving bullet train. Release date: August 5, in cinemas.
THIRTEEN LIVES; A rescue drama based on the real life entrapment of a young football team in Thailand, set for Amazon Prime Video on August 5.
OFFICE INVASION; South African supernatural comedy flick to be released on Netflix on August 10.
THE SET UP 2; A sequel to 2019 crime thriller starring Adesua Etomi-Wellington, Tina Mba and Kehinde Bankole, directed by Naz Onuzo. Release date: August 12, in cinemas.
THE RAZZ GUY; Originally released in 2021, the comedy starring Lasisi Elenu arrives on Netflix on August 12.
DAY SHIFT; Vampire action comedy starring Jamie Foxx and Dave Franco. Release date: August 12, on Netflix.
THE NEXT 365 DAYS; It serves as a sequel to erotic drama 365 Days, set for Netflix on August 19.
NOPE; Jordan Peele returns in this scifi horror starring Keke Palmer and Daniel Kaluuya. Release date: August 19, in cinemas.
DWINDLE; 2021 buddy comedy starring Jide Kene Achufusi and Broda Shaggi, directed by Kayode Kasum and Dare Olaitan. Release date: August 19, on Netflix.
DRAGON BALL SUPER: SUPER HERO; For the first time ever an anime will be distributed in Nigerian cinemas from August 19.
BEAST; Idris Elba stars in this survival thriller premiering in cinemas on August 19.
HAMMER; Bimbo Ademoye stars in this comedy drama as she sets out to get rich or die trying. Release date: August 26, in cinemas.
OBARA’ M; With leading lady Nancy Isime, Kayode Kasum directs this musical that also stars Nkem Owoh, The Cavemen, Onyeka Owenu and Ikponmowsa Gold. Release date: August 26, in cinemas.
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Highlight of New TV Shows Coming to Nigeria in August
LITTLE BLACK BOOK S2; August 4, on YouTube (TNC Africa).
THE SANDMAN S1; August 2, on Netflix.
LOCKE AND KEY S3; August 10, on Netflix.
I AM GROOT S1; August 10, on Disney+.
NEVER HAVE I EVER S3; August 12, on Netflix.
A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN S1; August 12, on Amazon Prime Video.
SHE HULK: ATTORNEY AT LAW S1; August 18, on Disney+.
TEKKEN: BLOODLINE S1; August 18, on Netflix.
HOUSE OF THE DRAGON S1; August 21, on HBO Max.
LUDIK S1; August 26, on Netflix.
SEE S3; August 26, on Apple TV+.
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