In anticipation of Africa Day on 25 May, Netflix is celebrating all things African this month, gathering stories from North, East, West, Central and Southern Africa, and bundling them into the From Cape to Cairo collection.
Explore the creativity of the African continent with a massive variety of stories, including the recently-launched African series Blood Sisters (Nigeria) and Savage Beauty (South Africa), films Silverton Siege (South Africa) and Man of God (Nigeria), as well as true-crime docuseries Senzo: Murder of a Soccer Star (South Africa). If you’re kicking off your journey in Southern Africa, you’ve also got Queen Sono, Blood & Water, JIVA!; Kings of Joburg and King of Boys: Return Of The King to get you going.
If you’re not looking to delve into any specific geographical area, you can find a new favourite from categories like African Women Behind the Camera, Award Winners & Critic’s Favourites, Love Across the Continent, African Stand-Up Comedians, and a set of major international films and series in Stories From the African Diaspora.
To further celebrate African talent across the continent, Netflix is also launching a new podcast today, 4 May: Never Late | African Time. It features top 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). Find Never Late on the AfricaOnNetflix YouTube channel, Apple iTunes and Spotify podcasts.
During May, you can check out the new From Cape To Cairo collection, celebrating African storytellers and stories, at netflix.com/fromcapetocairo or netflix.com/africamonth.
If you’re curious, the Collection’s artwork has created by Zimbabwean graphic artist Sindiso Nyoni,aka R!OT . View more of his work on studioriot.com.