7 Nigerian web series you can watch online during this Christmas

Originally the web series trend began as a low budget means for writers, directors and producers to be able to show their creativity and also have free reign over whatever storytelling style and the method they wished to use.

1) Our Best Friends Wedding

Our Best Friend’s Wedding is a romantic comedy revolving around a man who impulsively buys a ring. With the help of his two longtime friends who compile a list of women to propose to, it becomes a hilarious adventure .

It is a REDtv production and its trailer garnered 135,349 views while the season opened to 189,420 views on its first episode.

2) Skinny Girl in Transit

Skinny Girl in Transit

Skinny Girl in Transit is a web series produced by Ndani TV. It is a comedy about a young Nigerian woman and her efforts to lose weight and find love in Lagos while balancing her radio career.

It’s first uploaded episode gained 238,415 views and it is currently just beginning its fourth season.

3) Lagos Big Boy

Lagos Big Boy

Lagos Big Boy is an aspiring singer's journey to success in Lagos. It follows him and his friends as they delve in and out of social antics.

Its trailer got only 21,432 views but its first episode exceeded expectations with 65,095 views.

4) Inspector K

Inspector K

The crime comedy Inspector K is about a quirky police inspector who uses unconventional ways to solve crimes in the city of Lagos. He is supported by two clueless but surprisingly occasionally ingenious Police officers.

The web series was launched on REDtv with its trailer gaining 11,595 views and its first episode going on to get 32,484 views.

5) Rumour Has It

Rumour Has It

A celebrity vlogger called Obi Obi is the reigning queen of internet gossip whose job is to help spread and verify rumours about celebrities. The web series follows her as she manoeuvres the disasters in her personal life while she balances her career.

Ndani TV launched it with its first episode having a massive 150,397 views and finishing its first season with the last episode having 98,594 views.

6) Everything In Between

Everything in between

Everything In Between narrates from three different perspectives the story of young professionals and their challenges to fit into the norm of Nigerian society. They face similar challenges and are judged by family and society based on who they are and who they love.

It was launched by The Initiative For Equal Rights (TIERs) had its trailer uploaded and viewed by 13,275 and its first episode garnered 51,361 views.

7) Boutique Hotel

Boutique hotel has English subtitles.

Boutique Hotel is a French spoken drama series with English subtitles which goes on to tell the story of an interesting Hotel like no other.

It launched on REDtv and its first episode opened with 27,649 views.