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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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  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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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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