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| Ordinary People | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Action thriller |
| Created by | Moses Inwang |
| Directed by | Moses Inwang |
| Country of origin | Nigeria |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 4 September 2026 |
Ordinary People is a 2026 Nigerian action thriller television series directed by Moses Inwang. Set in an upscale Lagos estate, the series follows residents whose seemingly ordinary lives conceal criminal pasts, secret identities and personal conflicts. It stars Ramsey Nouah, Adunni Ade, Shawn Faqua, Chidi Mokeme, Michelle Dede, Sharon Ooja, Uche Montana, Lasisi Elenu and Jackie Appiah. The eight-episode series premiered on Netflix on 4 September 2026.
The series begins in 2017 when armed police attack the home of Tornado, a Niger Delta crime lord, during a baptism. Tornado and his wife survive and later settle in Mirage Estate, Lagos, where they present themselves as an ordinary couple.
Dare Laguda moves into the estate and begins secretly monitoring its residents. Among them are two intelligence officers working undercover, a Nollywood actress dealing with personal problems, a comedian whose marriage is troubled by domestic abuse, and a Ghanaian couple hiding a fraud case. Other residents also have secrets of their own.
Dare's surveillance eventually brings him into contact with Tornado's plans and the activities of the other residents.
Inwang conceived Ordinary People during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown after considering whether neighbours who appeared friendly might conceal darker lives. He began developing the project in 2020 and started the screenplay in 2023. According to Inwang, the story developed into several interconnected plots and subplots, making a television series more suitable than a feature film. He also said the series was intended to address social issues including mental health and domestic violence.[1]
The series was filmed over three years in Lagos, Bayelsa and Berlin, Germany. Its ensemble cast includes Nigerian and Ghanaian actors.[2][3]
The series premiered globally on Netflix on 4 September 2026, with eight episodes.[2]
Emmanuel Muna of Premium Times criticised the series for having too many storylines, while praising the performances of Ramsey Nouah and Adunni Ade.[4] Shalom O. Obisesan of NollyCritic praised the premise and cast but criticised the series' execution, pacing and narration.[5] Esther Kalu of The Nollywood Reporter praised the music score and cinematography but criticised the series' reliance on dialogue and exposition.[6] Henri Enoh Tchato of Critical Registrar rated the series 1.5/5 and criticised its excessive narration, implausible hacking and large number of characters.[7]
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Ordinary People is a 2026 Nigerian action thriller television series directed by Moses Inwang. Set in an upscale Lagos estate, the series follows residents whose seemingly ordinary lives conceal criminal pasts, secret identities and personal conflicts. It stars Ramsey Nouah, Adunni Ade, Shawn Faqua, Chidi Mokeme, Michelle Dede, Sharon Ooja, Uche Montana, Lasisi Elenu and Jackie Appiah. The eight-episode series premiered on Netflix on 4 September 2026.
"Ordinary People" is the eighth episode of the third season of the American supernatural teen drama television series The Vampire Diaries, and the 52nd of the series. It aired on The CW on November 3, 2011. The episode's teleplay was written by series co-developer Julie Plec and co-executive producer Caroline Dries based on a story by consulting producer Nick Wauters, while J. Miller Tobin served as director.
The Chosen is an American Christian religious-historical drama television series, created, directed, and co-written by filmmaker Dallas Jenkins. It is the first multi-season series about the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth, primarily set in Judaea and Galilee in the first century. The series depicts Jesus's life through the eyes of the people who interacted with him, including the apostles and disciples of Jesus, Jewish religious leaders, Roman government and military officials, and ordinary people. The series stars Jonathan Roumie as Jesus alongside Shahar Isaac, Elizabeth Tabish, Paras Patel, Noah James, and George H. Xanthis, among a large cast of others. Five seasons have been released, with the sixth season to be released in November 2026, and the seventh (final) season scheduled to be released in 2028. The series is free to watch and has used a variety of different business models and distribution methods. The first season was financed through crowdfunding, becoming the most successful crowd-funded TV series in history. Season 1 was released in 2019 on the VidAngel platform with a subscription required, but the producers temporarily made it free to watch in response to the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic when millions of people were staying home—and revenue actually went up. They eventually decided to make all seasons free to watch, though there would be exclusivity windows. Seasons 3 and 4 premiered in movie theaters before being released to various streaming platforms, including Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Facebook, and YouTube. In 2025, Jenkins announced a deal with Amazon MGM Studios to premiere episodes of Seasons 5, 6, and 7 in theaters, followed by a 90-day exclusivity window on Amazon Prime Video, before being made available for free. As of May 2025, The Chosen grossed over US$120 million in its theatrical releases. The show has been watched by an estimated 280 million people worldwide, a third of whom are not religious. The response has been generally positive among Christians, though there have been various controversies over aspects of the show. It has won three Gospel Music Association (GMA) Dove Awards, three K-Love Fan Awards, two Epiphany Prize from Movieguide and a Pillar Award from the Museum of the Bible. The series is internationally distributed by Lionsgate, and translation into other languages is funded by the non-profit Come and See Foundation. The show has been adapted into a series of novels by Jenkins's father Jerry B. Jenkins, a series of graphic novels by Corvus Comics, and companion Bible study materials published by David C. Cook. The success of the series led to the creation of 5&2 Studios which has developed two spin-off series, animated TV series The Chosen Adventures and adventure series The Chosen in the Wild With Bear Grylls.
Ordinary Greatness (Chinese: 警察荣誉; pinyin: Jǐngchá Róngyù) is a 2022 urban life drama Chinese television series, directed by Ding Hei, co-directed by Bao Chengzhi and Fu Cexin, starring Zhang Ruoyun, Bai Lu, Wang Jingchun, and starring Ning Li, Xu Kaicheng, Zhao Yang and Cao Lu. The drama will be broadcast on CCTV 8 on May 28, 2022, and will be broadcast simultaneously on iQiyi. The drama tells the story of four trainee police officers who experienced various cases at the Balihe Police Station in Pingling City, where the "police situation is high", and grew rapidly under the precepts and deeds of the old policemen, and finally became qualified people's policemen.
Before the 1921 destruction of Tulsa’s Greenwood District, Black residents had created a remarkable center of business and community life. The district included stores, professional offices, entertainment venues and homes owned by Black citizens. Understanding Greenwood means learning what was built—not only what was burned.
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