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  1. Reacher star Alan Ritchson posted a video of himself singing Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" in a hotel room on his verified Instagram account on Friday, 16 October 2026.
  2. When GistMatrix checked at about 3:10pm WAT on Sunday, 18 October 2026, the clip had 445,836 likes and 18,123 comments.
  3. It is his second song on Instagram in two months, after a late-night Norah Jones cover he shared in early September while filming Reacher Season 5.
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Celebrity · 3 min read

Alan Ritchson sings Michael Jackson’s Human Nature, and the internet is not booing

The Reacher star filmed himself singing the 1983 ballad in a hotel room and told fans to watch it for "pleasure or scorn". By Sunday it had more than 445,000 likes on Instagram, and he has been here before.

Jack Reacher does not usually do ballads. Alan Ritchson does. The 43-year-old actor, who plays the hulking ex-military cop in Prime Video's Reacher, posted a video of himself singing Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" in a hotel room on Friday, 16 October. Watch Alan Ritchson's Human Nature video on Instagram (@alanritchson, 16 October 2026) Video: Alan Ritchson / Instagram (@alanritchson), 16…

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TV & Streaming · Video

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…

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VideoEast of Eden trailer: Netflix on YouTube

TV & Streaming · Video

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,…

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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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