The weekend starts on Friday evening and ends on Sunday. After a long week, either as an undergraduate or employed personnel, you need to let loose all that accumulated stress. A weekend free of Owambe should be a weekend for Binge-watching.  To save you the stress of searching Obasanjo’s internet here and there, we have compiled a list of better Naija TV series you can enjoy this weekend. 

Here you go

Shanty Town

One thing about Nigerians is the way they hype good things. You will hear statements like who no like better thing? Shanty Town is one of the better things that happened to Nollywood in 2023. Allow me to borrow Burna Boy’s slang; you go explain explain explain explain because no evidence. Shanty Town has lots of evidence. According to a report released by Netflix in December, Shanty Town was the most-watched Nollywood drama on Netflix Africa with 27.3 million hours viewed. This movie has received many awards and nominations all across Africa.

Shanty Town is a crime thriller series that follows the story of some ashawo who try to escape a dangerous criminal don, Scar. The six-episode series, spanning about 237 minutes, tells the story of Shanty Town, where illegality is legal—a city where crime thrives on people’s blood and sweat. The movie is exciting and got Nigerians talking for over two months. The Netflix series stars Chidi Mokeme, Ini Edo, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Sola Sobowale, Nancy Isime, Ali Nuhu, Shaffy Bello, Nse Ikpe-Etim, and many others. Shanty Town is a good watch for the weekend.

Blood Sisters

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Do you want chaos with a touch of suspense for the weekend? Then, Blood Sisters is the movie you need. The four-episode crime thriller series tells the story of two sisters (Nancy Isime and Ini-Dima Okojie) on the run after the disappearance and murder of Kola (Deyemi Okanlawon). As everyone tries to find the killer, more stories and old feuds about Kola and his family erupt. Blood Sisters is the third-most-watched Nollywood drama on Africa Netflix with hours viewed of 3.9 million. The series also featured an ensemble cast of Gabriel Afolayan, Ramsey Nouah, Kate Henshaw, Toke Makinwa, Daniel Etim-Effiong, Segun Arinze, and many more. Blood Sisters is an excellent series to cool off this weekend.

Far From Home

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Far From Home tells the story of a financially struggling boy, Ishaya Bello. He got into a top school called Wilmer Academy through a scholarship, and that’s where everything started happening. Drugs, cartels, family, and Wilmer Academy are the pots of trouble that he got into. The movie combines a school setting and Nigeria street life. It is an exciting movie with just five episodes. The film featured Mike Afolarin, Funke Akindele, Elma Mbadiwe, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Bolanle Ninalowo, Adesua Etomi, and many more.