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WINNERS: FROM BLAXPLOITATION TO THE HIGH LIFE IN NIGERIA
Watch Eddie Murphy portray the blaxploitation ’70s with his trademark charm.
From tiny tots with super powers to the lavish lives of a wealthy Nigerian family, the brilliance of Eddie Murphy on the 1970s blaxploitation phenomenon and the Breaking Bad movie, Netflix is pulling out all the stops this month.
With a sizzling line-up of original documentaries, movies and series, viewers will have oodles of screen entertainment this season.
As difficult as it was, we’ve managed to select four shows that, in our opinion, will sit well with streamers of all ages.
RAISING DION: Starts today
Starring Alisha Wainwright as Nicole, a woman raising her son Dion (played by newcomer Ja’Siah Young) after the death of her husband, Mark (played by Michael B Jordan), this is a new kind of superhero series offering.
After her husband dies, the normal dramas of single-handedly raising her son are amplified when the boy starts manifesting several mysterious, superhero-like abilities.
Nicole must keep her son’s gifts secret with the help of her late husband’s best friend to protect the toddler from the evil forces out to exploit him and his abilities.
THE BLING LAGOSIANS: Starts October 11
If you loved Filthy Rich Asians, then you are going to love this movie.
It centres around the Holloways, one of Nigeria’s wealthiest families and all the dramas that beset their lives.
As each member of the family works on solving their problems, they prepare for Mopelola’s party, which is clearly set to become the biggest society event of the year.
But the buzz about the upcoming party compels the Asset Management Corporation to foreclose on St Ives, the family business, after the death of Akin Holloway’s godfather, Baba Eko, who had been protecting him.
He must now fight a bigger battle.
He has to persuade Mopelola to cancel her party and maintain a low profile to get the family off the radar, while he tries to save the business.
EL CAMINO: A BREAKING BAD MOVIE Starts October 11
The much-anticipated movie event reunites Breaking Bad fans with Jesse Pinkman (Emmy-winner Aaron Paul) in the wake of his dramatic escape from captivity.
The production and script have, to date, been kept under lock and key but we do know that part of the movie focuses on Jesse coming to terms with his past in order to forge a future. This gripping thriller is written and directed by Vince Gilligan, the creator of the original and award-winning series, Breaking Bad.
DOLEMITE IS MY NAME: Starts October 25
Starring Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Keegan-Michael Key and Omar Epps, this movie tells the story of real-life legend Rudy Ray Moore.
He is a comedy and rap pioneer who proved naysayers wrong when his hilarious, obscene, kung-fu fighting alter ego, Dolemite, became a 1970s blaxploitation phenomenon.