With all the goodwill it’s been enjoying at the Nigeria box office and international streaming services, it’s almost impossible to believe that Play Network Studios has only been in service for barely three years. Within that short time, the film studio led by Charles Okpaleke (aka Charles of Play) has released five movies based on famed Nollywood classics and swept home countless awards.

Although most of these five movies have been panned hard by critics and the general audience, it doesn’t look like Play Network Studios is slowing down anytime soon as it recently announced another movie about the Nigerian Airways plane hijack of October 25, 1993, which saw four Nigerian young men commandeer a Nigerian Airways airplane en route Abuja from Lagos, forcing its pilots to land in Niger republic.



Before Hijack 93: The Mad Men And The Air Craft arrives, let’s dive into the arms of history. Here are all the Play Network Studios movies out; most are already out for streaming.

Living in Bondage: Breaking Free (2019)

Mentored by a mysterious tycoon, an ambitious young man faces a crisis when his rise to power draws him deep into the occult.

Director: Ramsey Nouah

Stars: Jide Kene Achufusi, Ramsey Nouah, Kenneth Okonkwo, Enyinna Nwigwe

Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story (2020)

Ahanna, a young gentleman who decides to rob the life he always wanted and dreamt of. He assembles a group of men called “The Armadas” with several different skills, carrying out a series of spectacular heists. But things takes a swift u-turn and the gang suddenly find themselves with better enemies on both sides.

Director: Ramsey Nouah

Stars: Stan Nze, Osas Ighodaro, Bucci Franklin, Odera Adimorah

Nneka The Pretty Serpent (2020)

When her parents are murdered, Nneka encounters the Queen of the Coast who offers to help her in revealing the identities of people who killed her parents. This changes the course of her life as she sets out on a mission of revenge.

Director: Tosin Igho

Stars: Idia Aisien, Kenneth Okolie, Onikosi Bukola Abisoye, Bimbo Ademoye

Aki and Pawpaw (2021)

When a group of people from different walks in life meet in a bus on their way home for Christmas, they find themselves entangled in a cat-and-mouse game with criminals.

Director: Biodun Stephen

Stars: Osita Iheme, Chinedu Ikedieze, Chioma Okafor, Uti Nwachukwu

Glamour Girls (2022)

The world of high-end escorts promises glamour, wealth, and the chance of reinvention for a group of women, until a murder and theft threaten it all.

Director: Bunmi Ajakaiye

Stars: Sharon Ooja, Nse Ikpe-Etim, Toke Makinwa, Joselyn Dumas, Ejike Asiegbu

How many of these movies by Play Network Studios have you watched?