‘Hijack ’93’ is a new movie from Play Network Studios. It’s doing really well on Netflix, showing up in their Top 10 list. In its first week, 3.2 million people watched it!
The movie came out on October 25 and got the 9th spot all around the world. It’s a big deal because it’s the fourth Nollywood movie in 2024 to make it onto Netflix’s list.
Before this, other Nollywood movies like ‘House of Ga’a,’ ‘Òlòtūré: The Journey – Season 1,’ and ‘Tokunbo’ have also been popular on Netflix.
This success adds to Play Network Studios’ list of hits, alongside ‘Glamour Girls’ from 2022 and ‘Blood Vessel’ from 2023. ‘Hijack ’93’ was made by Play Network Studios and Native Media, directed by Femi Oyeniran, who works in the UK. It tells the exciting story of a plane being taken over in Nigeria back in 1993.
The movie is based on a real event. It shows how four young people from Nigeria tried to tell the world about problems in their country’s politics. They were talking about the 1993 election, which they believed the late Chief MKO Abiola won.
The making of ‘Hijack ’93’ was very important and got a lot of help from the British Film Institute and the UK Department of International Trade. These groups are helping make more movies together between the UK and Nigeria.
The movie shows that more people around the world are interested in important stories from Africa. It’s a big win for Nollywood, which is Nigeria’s movie industry, showing they can make movies people everywhere want to watch.
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Charles Okpaleke, the man behind Play Network, really cares about making good movies that also make people think. He believes this movie shows something special about Nigeria’s history.
He’s made other big Nollywood hits like ‘Living in Bondage: Breaking Free,’ ‘Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story,’ and ‘Glamour Girls.’ He thinks ‘Hijack ’93’ does a great job of showing Nigeria’s tough time on the way to having real elections.
The movie has a lot of different actors, bringing together well-known names like Bob Manuel and John Dumelo, and newer stars such as Sharon Ooja, Nancy Isime, and Jemima Osunde. There are also upcoming talents like Adam Garba, Allison Emmanuel, Oluwaseyi Akinola, and Nnamdi Agbo, who play the brave young people that the story is about.
‘Hijack ’93’ being popular on Netflix shows that people all over the world want to see Nollywood movies. Experts think this will lead to more people investing money into making movies in Nigeria. The teamwork of Play Network and Native Media, with help from the UK, shows how working together can help tell different stories and make them famous worldwide.
As people look forward to more Nollywood movies getting attention from all over, ‘Hijack ’93’ shows how Nigerian films are reaching more people and becoming loved by audiences everywhere.