Nigeria, Nov. 25 -- The Herd debuted on Netflix on November 21, 2025, arriving at a moment of heightened national anxiety. Kidnapping for ransom has surged across parts of Nigeria in recent years, especially in the North-West and North-Central regions, where communities have endured mass abductions, school raids and deadly highway attacks.

In many ways, Daniel Etim-Effiong's thriller appears to forecast Nigeria's recent dilemma.

Directed by Mr Etim-Effiong, who also plays the ill-fated best man, Gosi, The Herd follows the cross-country travels of newlyweds Derin and Fola before their jubilant escape collapses into a violent highway ambush.

What unfolds is a chilling portrait of captivity: ransom negotiations, psychological terror, fail...