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Just after a month of The Herd’s release at the cinemas, the Daniel Etim Effiong title is now confirmed to debut on Netflix by this Friday, November 21.
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The Herd is a Nollywood crime thriller directed by Daniel Etim Effiong in his feature film debut. The plot follows Gosi, who is privately dealing with his wife’s recurrent cancer scare, as he joins his friends to celebrate their wedding. Things take a drastic turn when, on their way back to the hotel, they are kidnapped by gunmen disguised as cattle herdsmen.
The cast includes Genoveva Umeh, Linda Ejiofor, Lateef Adedimeji, Mercy Aigbe, Daniel Etim Effiong, Adam Garba, and Blessing Jessica Obasi. Toritorifilms & filmonestudios production,
In collaboration with Airscape studio and Serendipityhhc.
Distributed by Filmoneng.
The movie was released in Nigerian cinemas on October 17, where it earned N47.1 million in its opening weekend. It has performed strongly at the box office, grossing N166.2 million in over three weeks since its release. Following its successful theatrical run, ‘The Herd’ is set to arrive on Netflix on November 21.
In an interview with Daniel Etim Effiong in Stars and Pups Show, he shared how the title of the movie signifies the interconnected of the lives of the characters. He also describes the difficulties of handling multiple roles during production and collaborating with other Nollywood actors, including the process of casting the four central roles to fit the story’s needs.
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In Summary
“The Herd” is headed to Netflix on November 21, with the streaming deal likely secured well before its theatrical rollout — a savvy financial move at a time when Netflix’s licensing spend on Nigerian titles has sharply declined.
The producers appear to have locked in the deal early, then used the cinema run to build big-screen acclaim and momentum, a strategy that ultimately paid off.
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