Netflix Just Licensed Its Fifth Nollywood Film This Year. That Quiet Pattern Says More Than Any Single Premiere.
While the trade press obsesses over August’s superhero slate, Netflix quietly picked up its fifth Nigerian film of the year for post-theatrical streaming. One deal is a headline. Five in a year is a strategy — and it’s a bigger signal about where Black storytelling power is shifting than anything happening in a Marvel writers’ room.
Netflix’s August Lineup Is Full of Black Comfort Food. Hollywood’s Actual Investment in Black Stories Is Shrinking.
This month’s streaming slate is stacked with beloved Black classics and returning hits — great news for a Tuesday night. But UCLA’s newest diversity report shows the industry quietly pulling back on funding new Black-led films and shows behind the scenes.
A Zulu Soap Opera Just Out-Streamed Hollywood. Pay Attention.
“The Polygamist” is a Zulu-language drama out of South Africa that racked up 23 million views and nearly 160 million hours watched worldwide in a month. Hollywood should be taking notes, not comfort.
Netflix’s Black July Is Real. So Is the Report Showing Black Creatives Losing Ground Behind the Camera.
Streaming is having its most visibly Black month in years — Kevin Hart, Ice Cube, Michelle Buteau all headlining. But UCLA’s new Hollywood Diversity Report shows BIPOC creatives losing ground behind the camera. Marcus Hart on why both things are true.