“Roses are red, violets are blue, no plans for Valentine’s? No worries, Netflix has got you!” Premiering on 14 February, South African rom-com A Soweto Love Story follows three single brothers who must compete to the altar when their mother sets marriage as the only criteria to win the family home. If this sounds familiar, it’s probably because you’ve watched this story before in another Netflix film – A Naija Christmas released in 2021. It would seem that adaptations are here to stay, especially for successful stories that can be replicated in other regions.
Kenya’s first military series Mpakani: Story of the North, which was initially slated to release in January, finally lands on 14 February. Directed by Victor Gatonye, this follows six special forces soldiers posted in northern Kenya, as they hunt down a dangerous terrorist called Burhaan (played by Bilal Mwaura).
Revisit our review of ‘Mpakani: Story of the North’ here.
The long awaited remake of a live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender arrives on 22 February boasting a whooping record-breaking $15 million dollar per-episode budget. There’s hope that this version will correct M Night Shyamalan’s 2010 critically panned and box office failure of the same property.
In Tyler Perry’s crime thriller Mea Culpa, premiering on 23 February, Kelly Rowland plays a criminal defense attorney who gets entangled in her own dangerous desires when she takes on the case of a charming artist accused of murder
On 24 February, catch the biggest names light up the red carpet and the stage at The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG Awards).
Meryl Streep cult classic The Devil Wears Prada, also starring Anne Hathaway and Emily Blunt, lands on 7 February. Watch Macaulay Culkin in his life-defining role as Kevin McCallister in the Christmas classic Home Alone and its sequel Home Alone II: Lost In New York both dropping on 1 February.
On 15 February, popular hip-hop artist Vince Staples gets his own series, The Vince Staples Show, created by Staples himself and executive-produced by Black-ish creator and director Kenya Barris. In this satirical comedy, we follow Staples as he navigates the challenges of everyday life where anything that can go wrong usually does.
Also catch Perfume: The Story of a Murderer directed by Tom Tykwer on 12 February, Tykwer is also known for mentoring Tosh Gitonga on Nairobi Half Life, and Somali-Kenyan film Bufis on 22 February.
See a full list of what to watch on Netflix in Kenya in February 2024:
1 February
Home Alone
Home Alone II: Lost In New York.
2 February
Orion And The Dark (Film)
Let’s Talk About Chu S1
5 February
Dee & Friends in Oz S2
7 February
Raël: The Alien Prophet S1 (Docuseries)
The Devil Wears Prada (Film)
Luz: The Light of The Heart S1
8 February
One Day S1
Duplex
Lost in Perfection
9 February
Lover, Stalker, Killer (Documentary)
Alpha Males S2
Ashes (Film)
A Killer Paradox S1
Bhakshak
An Incurable Case of Love
11 February
Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story
12 February
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer ( Film )
13 February
Kill Me If You Dare (Film)
Taylor Tomlinson: Have it All (Comedy Special)
Sunderland ‘Til I Die S3 (Docuseries)
14 February
A Soweto Love Story (Film)
Players (Film)
Love is Blind S6 (Reality)
Good Morning, Veronica S3
The Heartbreak Agency (Film)
15 February
The Vince Staples Show S1
Ready, Set, Love S1
AlRawabi School for Girls S2
House of Ninjas S1
Trading Places (Film)
NCIS S10-14
Trading Places
Little Nicholas: Life of a Scoundrel S1 (Docuseries)
16 February
The Abyss (Film)
Comedy Chaos S1
Einstein And The Bomb (Documentary)
19 February
Rhythm + Flow Italy S1 (Reality)
20 February
Mike Epps: Ready To Sell Out ( Comedy Special )
Risque Business: The Netherlands and Germany S1 (Talk Show)
21 February
Can I Tell You A Secret? (Film)
22 February
Avatar The Last Airbender S1
Bufis (Film)
23 February
Mea Culpa (Film)
Through My Window 3: Looking at You (Film)
Wrong Side of the Tracks S3
Formula 1: Drive To Survive S6 (Docuseries)
The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth (Docuseries)
24 February
The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG Awards)
Sing 2 (Film)
26 February
The Machine ( Film )
27 February
Chappelle’s Home Team – Donnell Rawlings: A New Day (Comedy Special)
28 February
The Mire S3
Code 8 Part II (Film)
Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge
American Conspiracy: The Octopus Murders S1 (Docuseries)
29 February
A Round of Applause S1
The Tourist S1
The Parades (Film)
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