Which Lagos Experience Deserves a Whole Netflix Series?
Lagos is not a city… Nah, it’s a full-blown cinematic universe (and I no fit lie give you). From the chaotic streets of Oshodi to the silent wars in estate WhatsApp groups, the drama here writes itself.
If Netflix ever turned its cameras to the everyday life of Lagosians, we would have back-to-back blockbusters. The characters are all ready-made, the stories are wild, and the plot twists? Shocking and served hot.
Follow me make I share 10 real-life Lagos experiences that absolutely deserve their own Netflix series:
1. Island vs Mainland: The Love Story
She lives in Lekki. He’s from Ikorodu (you know the usual). Their worlds collide at a wedding, and the chemistry is instant (as in real love at first sight), but so are the challenges.
Her idea of a date is brunch at a rooftop restaurant; he suggests Mama Nkechi’s Amala spot. She books Uber Black; he prefers “entering bus small.”
Family pressure, power outages, and geography test their love daily. But will their hearts bridge the Third Mainland gap? Or will Danfo delays and class difference drive them apart?
2. Landlord Chronicles
Forget Hollywood horror movies, Lagos landlords are the real villains.
This series would follow different landlords and landladies, each more dramatic than the last.
There is the pastor who turns every rent reminder into a sermon. The one that installs prepaid meters and still demands “light money.” And of course, the landlady that bans frying fish because “the aroma is too local.”
Every episode ends with tenants secretly plotting escape, or praying for NEPA to strike so the CCTV stops working.
3. The Gatekeeper
Meet Mr. Monday: the self-declared head of security for an estate in Ajah. In his head, he’s running a CIA operation.
In reality, he’s stressing everyone out. He won’t let you enter unless he confirms from the “occupant,” even if you have been visiting there since 2019.
He unashamedly collects ₦500 from dispatch riders like taxes, urgent 2k sometimes from kind motorists, and records plate numbers like FBI evidence.
One day he lets in the wrong person… and the whole estate enters panic mode. His excuse? “I thought it was her brother now!”
4. Surviving LASTMA
Tobi is a normal Bolt driver with a perfectly regular life, until LASTMA entered the picture.
One minute he is cruising on Ozumba Mdadiwe, and the next thing, like film-trick, “Oga you go follow us to the office.”
It doesn’t matter that the road signs are confusing, or that Google Maps misled him, once they pounce, there’s no escape.
He tries bribes, begs, even fake calls to a senator uncle. But nothing works. Every episode, a new tactic, a new fine, and a new heartbreak.
One day he finally outsmarts them… or so he thinks.
5. Fuel Queue Diaries
Set entirely at a filling station in Ikorodu during a fuel scarcity, this is the slow-burn, high-tension series we didn’t know we needed.
People sleep in cars. Jerrycans form friendships. Black market boys whisper like they are in Narcos.
Every episode features:
– A queue-jumper ready to fight
– A manager lying about “fuel dey come”
– And one romantic spark between two frustrated motorists
Bonus drama? Someone’s gen is already on E, and it’s either they get fuel… or they sleep in darkness.
6. Lagos Big Babe
Kiki is a self-proclaimed “soft life curator” with 200K followers and an accent that changes depending on the camera angle.
Her life looks glamorous, but behind the filters is debt, drama, and a shady “uncle” footing the bills.
She battles with brand deals gone wrong, fake friend groups, and being dragged on Twitter over “photoshop legs.”
Then there’s the rival influencer trying to steal her shine. When Kiki finds out, all hell breaks loose… and so does aTwitter war that ends up on blogs.
7. Owambe: A True Lagos Story
You haven’t seen family drama until two Lagos families try to plan a wedding. From aso-ebi wars to souvenir politics, this isn’t just a ceremony – it’s a battlefield.
The bride wants a classy event, the groom’s aunt wants live goats as party gifts.
Things take a turn when the bride’s ex shows up uninvited – with his own band. The DJ starts playing Fuji instead of the couple’s first dance song. And someone’s gele gets stepped on in the middle of the dancefloor.
8. BRT Confessions
Inside every BRT bus is a human drama waiting to unfold. This show follows different passengers as they share their wildest Lagos stories.
One man is on his way to confront his cheating wife. A woman just lost her job and meets a stranger who changes her life. A student discovers his lecturer is sitting right in front of him, and he’s carrying expo.
It’s real, raw, and hilarious. Every seat has a story, and every episode leaves you wondering, “Did that really happen?”
9. Roommates in Yaba
Picture this: Three roommates. One tiny apartment. Unlimited madness.
There’s Tunji, the tech bro always shouting “We raised 50K dollars bro!” during Zoom calls. Ada, the content creator who uses the last of the fuel to film dance videos. And Mike, the UNILAG student who never pays bills but always eats everyone’s noodles.
The gen breaks down, NEPA strikes, and one day a rat takes over the kitchen. But somehow, they make it work, mostly by fighting and forgiving before bedtime.
10. Lagos Hookups
Lagos dating is not for the weak, and this show proves it.
From shady Tinder bios to people claiming to be “crypto experts” who can’t buy data, every episode explores a real-life Lagos date that started with vibes and ended in “block and delete.”
There’s the guy who asked for transport fare after the date. The babe who brought her friend without warning. And the one that ghosted, only to be spotted at an Owambe the next weekend with someone else’s man.
Lagos is already a movie (no cap)! We are just waiting for Netflix to catch up. Whether it’s love, war, betrayal or pure comedy, this city serves daily content that can’t be scripted.
