Top 10 African Netflix Original Series to Cheer Your Weekend

Never-ending series and monotonous plots always bore us, especially after a week full of hustle. Here, Netflix comes on the floor to boost your weekend with a lot of entertainment.

To have a super-entertaining weekend, you can watch the best African web series online in Seattle on Netflix. Here are the 10 best Netflix originals from the Land of Africa.

1. Queen Sono

This is Netflix's first African Original series. Queen Sono is a Crime drama series that premiered in February 2020. Here the protagonist, a lady secret agent, deals with the crimes and her personal life in one track.

2. How to ruin Christmas? 

Messy, funny, but holding the emotional core of life - How to Ruin Christmas is full of the chaotic energy you need after a long hectic week. The family-centric comedy web series has a tale of two families who are distinguishable by their social classes but united by love. 

3. Blood & Water

Circling around a high-school girl finding her sister who was kidnapped right after her birth, Blood & Water became popular, especially among the youth. The show reflects teenagers, families, and how people get entangled in the puzzle of life. The TV show was released in May 2020 and came up with a season 2 in June. 

4. Kings of Jo'burg

A tale of two brothers ruling the underworld and getting entangled in a family curse has become popular. The show consists of crime, family and brotherhood with a modern yet supernatural and mystic presentation. 

5. Castle & Castle

This first legal TV series exclusively launched its 2nd season on Netflix in 2018. The drama is about a high-power, successful lawyer couple defending opposite interests and how it causes a strain in their marriage.

6. Sakho & Mangane

This series is an action-packed crime drama directed by three filmmakers from Mali, Senegal and Congo. Here two radical cops work together to unravel a mysterious crime covered with African spiritual myths. 

7. Jiva

Jiva, the 5th African Netflix original, became a fantastic series wrapped in dance and drama. The story of a talented street dancer combined with groovy South African music has been a super release in 2020. 

8. Becoming Abi

This Netflix series, released in 2021, comes under the comedy-drama genre. The story revolves around a young creative employee named Abi working in a marketing and ad agency in Lagos and how her career shines after so many hustles in the beginning. 

9. King of Boys: The Return of the King

This 7-part-limited series is a sequel to the 2018 crime-political-thriller film released on Netflix in 2021. The series shows the return of Eniola Salami after five years in exile and her quest to run the underworld with maximum power. 

10. Sons of Caliphate 

The first season of this show, released in 2016, was not aired on Netflix. But this Nigerian political crime thriller's exclusive release of season 2 became impactful. 

So, you can experience African magic on the streaming platform Netflix, no matter where you are.