Microdrama production: 5 things filmmakers should know this week
A toy company, a British broadcaster, an Indian app and TikTok all moved this week. Here is what the latest microdrama news means for filmmakers, in five lessons.
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- Comedian Drew Desbordes, known as Druski, will host Saturday Night Live on Saturday, 7 November 2026, Variety reported on Tuesday, 13 October.
- Druski is the first online content creator booked to host SNL; reality star Kim Kardashian, who hosted in October 2021, was the closest before him, TheWrap said.
- The 7 November episode starts at 11:30pm ET, 5:30am WAT on Sunday, 8 November; Nigerian availability of the full broadcast is not confirmed.
Druski set to host SNL on 7 November, a first for creators
The 32-year-old comic who built his name on Instagram skits will front the 7 November episode, Variety reports. NBC has yet to announce it, and in Lagos the show starts at 5:30am.
In October 2017, Druski was posting comedy clips on Instagram. On Saturday, 7 November 2026, he will host Saturday Night Live. Comedian Drew Desbordes, known as Druski, will host the 7 November episode of the NBC sketch show, Variety reported on Tuesday, 13 October. The Druski SNL booking makes him the first online content creator to front the show in…
- Hulu ordered Ryan Coogler's X-Files reboot to series on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, with Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel as two mismatched FBI agents.
- Coogler wrote and directed the pilot, shot by his Oscar-winning Sinners cinematographer Autumn Durald Arkapaw, with a score by Ludwig Göransson.
- Hulu does not operate in Nigeria and Disney+ was unavailable from Lagos on 13 October; no premiere date or international platform has been announced.
X-Files reboot: Hulu orders Ryan Coogler series with Deadwyler, Patel
Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel play the new FBI agents in the reimagining, which Coogler shot with his Oscar-winning Sinners cinematographer. There is no premiere date yet, and Nigerian viewers face a streaming problem.
Hulu has ordered Ryan Coogler's X-Files reboot to series, the streamer announced on Tuesday, 13 October, with Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel as the new pair of FBI agents chasing the unexplained. Coogler, the director of Black Panther and Sinners, wrote and directed the pilot himself. He shot it with Autumn Durald Arkapaw, his Oscar-winning Sinners cinematographer, and Ludwig Göransson…
Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew trailer lands with Meryl Streep’s Aslan
Netflix released Greta Gerwig's first full look at Narnia on Tuesday. The movie opens in IMAX on 10 February 2027 and streams from 2 April, and the cast includes a British actress with Rivers State roots.
Narnia is back, and this time it starts at the very beginning. Netflix put out the first trailer for Greta Gerwig's Narnia: The Magician's Nephew on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, the first time C.S. Lewis's story of how the magic land was made has been filmed. The clip moved fast. When GistMatrix checked Netflix's YouTube upload at about 8:35pm WAT,…
New on Netflix Naija this week: The Diplomat leads 10 to stream
Keri Russell's political thriller returns on Thursday, a South African rom-com sequel lands on Friday and a Nollywood birthday drama premieres on DStv on Sunday. Showmax closed in April, so every pick says where it actually streams.
New on Netflix Naija this week: Keri Russell's The Diplomat returns on Thursday, 15 October, at the top of a week that also brings a South African rom-com sequel, a Mike Tyson docuseries and a Nollywood birthday drama on DStv. Ten titles made our list. Two of them are African productions, and one is the Nigerian movie that topped the…
10 movies to watch in Nigeria this week, from Agbara Nla to Verity
A Mount Zion remake chasing Jenifa's record, Hollywood's new No 1 and a Tom Cruise flop share Nigerian screens, while Netflix adds Ben Affleck's Animals and a new K-drama on Friday, 9 October.
Nigerian cinemas have rarely had a week like this. A Mount Zion remake is chasing Jenifa's opening record, Hollywood's new No 1 is on the same screens, and Tom Cruise's weakest opening in 19 years, by Deadline's count, is two doors down. These are the new movies to watch this week in Nigeria, ranked by GistMatrix. This is an editorial…
Ben Affleck says he used AI for ‘lots of things’ in Netflix’s Animals
The Oscar winner told a Bloomberg audience the tech helped make his kidnap thriller but refused to say where. The film lands on Netflix on 9 October, and Netflix now owns the AI company he founded.
Ben Affleck has admitted he used AI to make Animals, his new Netflix thriller. He just won't tell you which parts. Speaking at Bloomberg's Screentime event on Wednesday, 30 September 2026, the director and star said he used the technology "for lots of things in that movie", according to The Playlist. Asked to name them, he declined. Affleck said he…
10 movies and shows to watch this October, from Matchbox to MKO
Florence Pugh's East of Eden is already on Netflix and the MKO documentary hits Nigerian cinemas on Friday. Here is where and when to watch all ten, and which ones are not out yet.
Ten picks for your screen this October, from a John Cena action romp on Apple TV to the MKO documentary opening in Nigerian cinemas on Friday. These are the movies and shows to watch, ranked by GistMatrix. It is an editorial ranking, not an official chart. Three of the ten are already out. Four more land on Friday, 2 October,…