African Queens: Njinga

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 15, 2023
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
0.6

Overwhelming dislike- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 7 out of 7

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  1. theirrelephants
    Mar 7, 2023
    2
    Jada got this show because of her connections. That's the only reasonable explanation I have here.

    No wonder netflix is losing subscribers if this is their average 'original content' offering. Yeah they got a good review from a black supremacist website (Salon), but that even they couldn't give it above an 80 should tell you all you need to know. The interview sections are    Jada got this show because of her connections. That's the only reasonable explanation I have here.

    No wonder netflix is losing subscribers if this is their average 'original content' offering. Yeah they got a good review from a black supremacist website (Salon), but that even they couldn't give it above an 80 should tell you all you need to know.

    The interview sections are absolutely pointless and kill any interesting feelings the dramatization parts might have engendered. Just make it a fake drama or something.    … Expand
  2. Vandura
    Jun 7, 2023
    0
    The acting is absolutely dreadful, The historical inaccuracy is ridiculous and the costumes/set pieces look cheap. Adding Jada Pinkett Smith's narration makes it completely unbearable.

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Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Feb 15, 2023
    80
    Black experts from across the diaspora, including observations from a modern Woman King, Queen Diambi Kabatusuila of the Bakwa Luntu people, assist Oni in bringing Njinga to life. The details drawing her as a leader capable of expansive nobility and grave horror are enthralling, but the actor realizes her as a woman whose family is the source of her strength and a significant military weakness.
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  2. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Feb 15, 2023
    70
    Despite the fact that the interview portions of African Queens: Njinga feel more like window dressing than anything else, the dramatic segments are well-written and acted, making those talking head segments less intrusive.
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  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Angie Han
    Feb 15, 2023
    80
    If it’s slightly frustrating that this project only seems to be scratching the surface of Njinga’s complexity as a real ruler or narrative potential as a fictionalized heroine, it’s only because it mounts such a compelling case for her appeal to begin with.
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