Netflix will also launch a new podcast entitled 'Never Late | African Time' dedicated to African talent on May 4.
Netflix has added a new section titled From Cape to Cairo to celebrate Africa’s film industry.
The section is dedicated to films from the continent in anticipation of Africa Day on May 25, an event observed annually to commemorate the founding of the Organisation of African Unity.
Under a new section, the platform has a variety of films, television series and documentaries by creators from across the continent.
This year, the African Union has deemed 2022 “the year of nutrition” and in that spirit, Netflix is bringing the members stories from North, East, West, Central and Southern Africa to feast on. This collection includes rows like Our Music, Our Culture, Our History, African Women Behind the Camera, Love Across the Continent, Stories From The African Diaspora, and more.
The ‘From Cape to Cairo’ collection will feature Netflix’s latest African series, Blood Sisters (Nigeria) and Savage Beauty (South Africa) — both launching in May — and many other stories that showcase the continent’s creativity and talent. The wide variety featured includes the recently-launched African films Silverton Siege and Man of God to the South African true-crime docuseries Senzo: Murder of a Soccer Star, the reality series Young Famous & African plus Netflix series including Finding Ola, Paranormal and Secrets of The Saqqara Tomb from Egypt to Queen Sono, Blood & Water, JIVA!, How To Ruin Christmas and Kings of Joburg from South Africa plus King of Boys: Return Of The King from Nigeria.
Netflix also has major international films and series featuring the talent of African descent from the African diaspora including Meet the Adebanjos, African Doctor, Shine Your Eyes, Dọlápọ̀ is Fine, Yasuke and more.
To further celebrate African talent across the continent, Netflix has also launched a new podcast entitled Never Late | African Time, featuring Netflix’s on-screen and behind-the-screen talent like Nox Dlamini (actress – Silverton Siege), Jayan Moodley (director – Tripping with the Kandasamys), Retti Ramaphakela (producer/director – How to Ruin Christmas), Jesse Suntele (actor – Savage Beauty), Daniel Effiong (actor – Blood Sisters), Nancy Isime (actress – Blood Sisters), Ini Dima Okojie (actress – Blood Sisters), and Kemi Adetiba (director – King Of Boys) as they share their experiences around diversity and inclusion in the creative industry. The podcast launches on May 4 on the AfricaOnNetflix YouTube channel as well as Apple iTunes and Spotify podcasts globally.