It’s over for “Love is Blind”‘s Danielle Ruhl and Nick Thompson. ET can confirm that Ruhl filed for divorce on August 15. The pair were the last remaining married couple from season two of the Netflix series.
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Global streamer Prime Video is supercharging its investment in Nigeria by unveiling its first Amazon Originals from the country, and for the first time allowing customers to sign up in the local currency, the Naira.
The originals, action flick Gangs of Lagos and unscripted series LOL: Last One Laughing Naija, come as Prime Video unveiled its first local marketing campaign and soon after rival Netflix revealed a wide slate of African titles, including Nigerian originals. Amazon also unveiled its first suite of Southeast Asian local-language originals this week.
The local Prime Video service, priced at 2,300NGN ($5.50) per month, also includes global original series and movies and Hollywood and Nollywood titles.
“From local payment and a full-scale local marketing campaign, to more local content specifically for Nigerian customers, our investment in Nigeria is a significant step towards our broader expansion plans in Africa and our ambition to be the most local of global streaming services,” said Josh McIvor, Director of International Expansion, Prime Video.
Gangs of Lagos is billed as “a high-stakes, gritty, and hard-hitting action crime-thriller, with an authentic storyline centred on a group of friends who each have to navigate destiny, growing up on the bustling streets and neighbourhood of Isale Eko, Lagos,” featuring “elaborate set pieces, action scenes, and engaging dialogue, balanced out by its high-octane pace and an emotionally grounded story at its core.”
Tobi Bakre, Adesua Etomi-Wellington and Chiké star, with Jade Osiberu producing and directing. Kemi Lala Akindoju is also producer and co-producing is Akin Omotoso, who is making supernatural drama series The Brave Ones for Netflix. Gangs of Lagos will launch on
It’s over for “Love is Blind”‘s Danielle Ruhl and Nick Thompson. ET can confirm that Ruhl filed for divorce on August 15. The pair were the last remaining married couple from season two of the Netflix series.
More than 350,000 households ditched subscriptions to the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ last quarter, according to regulator Ofcom’s annual Media Nations UK report, which showed a record year for British high-end TV production.
Netflix has shared the first teaser for its upcoming original Korean thriller series Narco-Saints.Created by The Spy Gone North filmmaker Yoon Jong-bin, Narco-Saints stars Ha Jung-woo (Ashfall, Entourage) as protagonist Kang In-su, an unassuming entrepreneur who visits Suriname for business but ends up framed by a Korean drug lord operating in the South American country.He’s later roped into a secret mission by Choi Chang-ho (Squid Game’s Park Hae-soo), an agent of the Korean National Intelligence Service, in order to apprehend Jeon Yo-han (Hush’s Hwang Jung-min), who is moonlighting as a pastor as a cover for his operations as the head of a notorious drug cartel.Narco-Saints is slated to make a global premiere on Netflix on September 9. Watch its teaser, which was released on August 11, above.Narco-Saints also features a supporting cast that includes Yoo Yeon-seok (Hospital Playlist, Dr.
With “Stranger Things” coming to an end with a fifth and final season, the cast auditions — which took place in 2015 — have been released.
Carson Burton Biyi Bandele, the renowned Nigerian novelist, playwright and filmmaker behind 2013’s “Half of a Yellow Sun” and upcoming film “The King’s Horseman,” has died. He was 54.Bandele died on Sunday in Lagos, Nigeria, according to a Facebook post from his daughter, Temi Bandele.
The new season of “Cobra Kai” is getting ready to kick off.
J. Kim Murphy Netflix is pulling back the curtain on the fifth season of “Cobra Kai,” releasing a batch of first-look images for the “Karate Kid” sequel series’ new episodes.The new material provides “Cobra Kai” fans a hint of the events of the upcoming season, which will see Cobra Kai plan to expand its dojo across the San Fernando Valley, under the total control of Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith).
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Are you ready to find “Lost Ollie?”The upcoming Netflix series, which debuts August 24, is based on a story by William Joyce, whose stories have been adapted into “Robots,” “Meet the Robinsons” and “Rise of the Guardians.” It follows a lovable, hopelessly lost toy rabbit named Ollie (voiced by Jonathan Groff) as he searches for his young owner (Kesler Talbot). His search sees him traversing many dangers in a surprisingly naturalistic deep south, as he teams up with a clown doll named Zozo (Tim Blake Nelson) and a battle-hardened bear (Mary J.
Netflix has struck a multi-project partnership with South African filmmaker Mandlakayise (Mandla) Walter Dube and unveiled its latest film with Nigerian director Kunle Afolayan, as the streamer trumpeted its investment in Africa today in Johannesburg.
B the account from Bennifer's minister goes, it was a very emotional service – so much so that he’s convinced out of more than 10,000 ceremonies he’s conducted, theirs will be one that endures forever. But what about someone who knows the stars on a more personal level – like JLo’s first husband, Ojani Noa? Well, he has some thoughts of his own regarding the nuptials. The Hustlers actress and Ojani Noa wed back in 1997 following a whirlwind romance.
Following July’s packed movie slate, more upcoming TV shows and films are beginning to roll out their trailers. “Never Have I Ever” Season 3 dropped its first trailer ahead of the August 12 premiere, while large casts have fans excited for the remaining summer TV shows, including Nick Offerman, Abbi Jacobson, Chanté Adams, D’Arcy Carden, and Roberta Colindrez in “A League of Their Own.”We also got our first look at Ana de Armas’ upcoming performance as a fictional interpretation of Marilyn Monroe in “Blonde” as well as the trailer for the third and final season of Netflix’s “Locke & Key.” Guillermo del Toro’s stop motion animated “Pinocchio” is sure to rival Disney’s and Lionsgate’s.We’ve rounded up all of the trailers you may have missed this week to put in one post.
Darren Star and Jeffrey Richman comes, a new Netflix comedy starring Neil Patrick Harris as Michael, a man of a certain age who suddenly finds himself navigating single life in New York City after his husband of 17 years (Tuc Watkins) unexpectedly ends their relationship. The series then follows him as his friends — his business partner, Suzanne (Tisha Campbell), TV weatherman Billy (Emerson Brooks) and art dealer Stanley (Brooks Ashmanskas) — help him get over his heartbreak and back into the dating pool. With now streaming on Netflix, Harris, Star, Richman and the rest of the cast open up about the series — and it’s place in this current era of queer storytelling on TV -- as well as comparisons to and at least one moment inspired by a real-life experience that will definitely have viewers talking.
Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesAcre, Israel is a city of contrasts and multitudes. Perched on the country’s northern coast, skimming the teal blue Mediterranean, the ancient port town is a convergence of Muslim, Jewish, Christian and Druze cultures stretching back millennia.
Spanning seven episodes, Season 2, will introduce Earth fairy Flora, played by Paulina Chávez. She’ll star alongside returning cast Cowen as Bloom, Hannah van der Westhuysen as Stella,Precious Mustapha as Aisha, Eliot Salt as Terra and Elisha Applebaum as Musa.