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  1. Jennifer Lawrence will star in Zach Cregger's original sci-fi thriller The Flood, New Line Cinema and Warner Bros confirmed on Tuesday, 29 September 2026.
  2. Warner Bros has dated The Flood for cinemas on Friday, 11 August 2028, a slot it first announced at CinemaCon in April 2026.
  3. No Nigerian distributor or cinema date for The Flood had been announced as of Wednesday, 30 September 2026, nearly two years before release.
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TV & Streaming · 3 min read

Jennifer Lawrence to lead The Flood, Zach Cregger’s 2028 sci-fi movie

The Oscar winner is the first name cast in the Weapons and Resident Evil director's original space thriller, due in cinemas on Friday, 11 August 2028. How the project got to Warner Bros is a twist of its own.

Zach Cregger is still counting Resident Evil money, and his next movie already has its star. Jennifer Lawrence will lead The Flood, Cregger's original science-fiction thriller, New Line Cinema and Warner Bros confirmed on Tuesday, 29 September 2026. Cregger writes, directs and produces. Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment is on board as producer with Roy Lee and Miri Yoon of Vertigo…

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  1. Netflix's A Different World drew 4.2 million views in its first four days, ranking No 4 on the English TV Top 10 for 21 to 27 September 2026.
  2. Nollywood veteran Richard Mofe-Damijo, known as RMD, plays Mr Chukwu in episode 7 of the sequel, which premiered on Netflix on Thursday, 24 September 2026.
  3. FlixPatrol ranked A Different World the No 1 TV show on Netflix in Nigeria on Tuesday, 29 September 2026, and all 10 episodes are streaming now.
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TV & Streaming · 4 min read

A Different World hits Netflix top 10 with 4.2m views and an RMD cameo

The sequel to the 1987 sitcom did it in just four days, and Nigerian viewers have a reason of their own to watch: Nollywood veteran RMD turns up in episode 7 as a worried Hillman College parent.

Four days. That is all Netflix's A Different World needed to pull 4.2 million views and land at No 4 on the platform's global English TV chart, according to the Netflix Top 10 for the week of 21 to 27 September 2026, published on Tuesday, 29 September. The sequel to the 1987 NBC sitcom only arrived on Thursday, 24 September,…

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  1. The Walt Disney Company is cutting a few hundred jobs, mostly in HR and technology, Reuters and CNBC reported on Tuesday, 29 September 2026.
  2. CNBC put the figure at around 300, citing a person familiar with the matter; Disney had not commented publicly in the reports.
  3. It is the third round of Disney job cuts in 2026 under Josh D'Amaro, who became chief executive in March 2026.
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TV & Streaming · 3 min read

Disney layoffs hit about 300 HR and tech staff in third 2026 round

People familiar with the plan told Reuters and CNBC the cuts fall mostly on human resources and technology. They follow about 1,000 job losses in April and another round in July under new chief executive Josh D'Amaro.

Disney layoffs are back for a third time this year. The Walt Disney Company is cutting a few hundred jobs, mostly in human resources and technology, according to reports by Reuters and CNBC on Tuesday, 29 September 2026. CNBC put the number at around 300, citing a person familiar with the matter. Variety was first with the story, and Reuters…

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  1. Florence Pugh's seven-part Netflix drama East of Eden, adapted by Zoe Kazan from John Steinbeck's novel, arrives on Netflix on Thursday, 1 October 2026.
  2. Akinola Davies Jr.'s My Father's Shadow was Netflix's No 2 movie in Nigeria on Tuesday, 29 September 2026, according to FlixPatrol, eight days after it began streaming.
  3. Showmax closed on 30 April 2026, so this week's GistMatrix Streaming Countdown covers Netflix and Prime Video, where Maria Sten's Neagley leads the Nigerian TV chart.
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TV & Streaming · 6 min read

New on Netflix Naija this week: East of Eden leads 10 to stream

Florence Pugh's seven-part Steinbeck saga lands on Thursday, 1 October, but two Nigerian titles are already near the top of the local charts. The ranking covers Netflix and Prime Video, and explains what happened to Showmax.

Florence Pugh's East of Eden is the big new arrival on Netflix Naija this week, landing on Thursday, 1 October 2026. It heads the GistMatrix Streaming Countdown: 10 picks across Netflix and Prime Video for the week of 28 September to 4 October. Nigerian titles are holding their own. Akinola Davies Jr.'s My Father's Shadow was Netflix's No 2 movie…

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  1. Dennis Haskins, Principal Richard Belding on NBC's Saved by the Bell from 1989 to 1993, has died aged 75.
  2. His agent, Jay Schachter, confirmed the death to ABC News; he died in Burbank, California, on Sunday 27 September, and no cause of death has been made public.
  3. Haskins kept the role through Saved by the Bell: The New Class until 2000 and reprised it on Jimmy Fallon's show in 2015.
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TV & Streaming · 3 min read

Dennis Haskins, Saved by the Bell’s Mr Belding, dies at 75

His agent confirmed the news to ABC News, closing the story of a teen-sitcom principal who played the same role across three series and more than a decade of American television.

Updated 10:07 WAT, 30 Sep 2026: Haskins died in Burbank, California, on Sunday 27 September, his friend and caretaker Kimberly Snow told the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times. Dennis Haskins, the actor who played Principal Richard Belding on the teen sitcom Saved by the Bell, has died aged 75. His agent confirmed the death to ABC News…

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  1. BBNaija: Keivo and Tram Clash Over Shirt, Fight Breaks Out in Biggie's House
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Celebrity · 2 min read

BBNaija: Finalists Keivo and Tram Come to Blows Over Shirt

 A disagreement over a shirt escalated into a physical altercation between Big Brother Naija Season 11 finalists Keivo and Tram on Monday night, forcing other housemates to step in and separate the pair. How it started The trouble began when Tram noticed Keivo wearing a shirt he insisted belonged to him. Tram said he had come into the house with…

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TV & Streaming · Video

Avengers: Endgame re-release tops the US box office seven years on

Endgame Encore made an estimated $26 million in North America, beating new films with Brad Pitt and Robert Pattinson as Marvel warms up for Doomsday.

Who needs a brand-new film when you have Thanos? Seven years after it first stormed cinemas, Avengers: Endgame is back at number one in North America. Disney and Marvel Studios' re-release, Avengers: Endgame Encore, made an estimated $26 million over the weekend of 25 to 27 September from 3,060 locations, according to Boxoffice Pro and The Numbers. The film's lifetime…

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  1. Apple TV and Apple Arcade now come with every paid iCloud+ plan in Nigeria
  2. Plans start at ₦1,300 a month for 50GB and rise to ₦66,900 for 12TB
  3. Standalone Apple TV subscriptions end; existing users move to iCloud+
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TV & Streaming · 2 min read

Apple TV now comes with iCloud+ in Nigeria, from ₦1,300 a month

Apple's streaming service is now bundled into every paid iCloud+ plan in Nigeria, alongside Apple Arcade, with the cheapest tier at ₦1,300 monthly.

Apple has changed how Nigerians get Apple TV. The streaming service, home to shows such as Severance and Ted Lasso, now comes bundled with every paid iCloud+ plan in the country, together with the Apple Arcade games service. Apple announced the change on 15 September as part of an iCloud+ expansion covering more than 100 countries, with the rollout running…

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