“The Black Book” breaks record on Netflix

“The Black Book”, a film directed by Editi Effiong, has become the biggest African title to stream globally on Netflix.

According to the streamer’s weekly top 10 chart, the movie is one of the most watched movies globally on Netflix for the past week.

In a global ranking conducted by Netflix.com that measured the viewership of films in English, the crime thriller came third with an impressive total of 11.2 million views and a staggering 21.3 million hours watched between September 25th to October 1st, 2023.

The viewings of The Black Book currently spreads across 69 countries, including South Korea, the United States of America, the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Kenya, Martinique, Panama, Poland, Romania, Venezuela and Nigeria.

After his son is framed for kidnapping, a bereaved deacon takes justice into his own hands and fights a corrupt police gang to absolve him. The Black Book is now streaming. pic.twitter.com/AIip9f8GeU

— Netflix (@netflix) September 28, 2023

It’s the first time a Nollywood movie is breaking such a record.

Acknowledging the history-making feat on Twitter, the film’s director, Editi Effiong, thanked everyone for contributing to its success.

The Black Book is Africa’s biggest ever film on Netflix. ~17m views since release! Top 10 in 69 countries.

Never in my life did I think this could happen. Thank you so much to everyone who watched, shared, talked about.

Thank you, my amazing cast and crew.

Thank you!!! pic.twitter.com/4awXjJKw34

— Editi Effiòng (@EditiEffiong) October 3, 2023

This new record is another breakthrough for the industry and the first-time director.

“Never in my life did I think this could happen. Thank you so much to everyone who watched, shared, talked about. Thank you, my amazing cast and crew,” he posted.

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The Black Book stars Richard Mofe-Damijo a man whose son is wrongly accused and killed for the crime of kidnapping.

The father, who assumed the role of a deacon after his retirement from a dark past, takes matters into his hands and confronts both a crooked police gang and a shadowy organisation in order to clear his son’s name.

Produced by Anakle Films, the key cast includes Olumide Oworu, Sam Dede, Shaffy Bello, Iretiola Doyle, Taiwo Ajayi Lycett, Ade Laoye, Ikechukwu Onunaku, Patrick Doyle and Bimbo Manuel.