OVERVIEW
History, told with the scale it deserves.
African Queens: Njinga recovers one of history's most formidable and least-told stories — that of the 17th-century warrior queen of Ndongo and Matamba, in what is now Angola, who outmaneuvered a European colonial power to defend her people and her throne. Executive produced and narrated by Jada Pinkett Smith, the series blends expert historical interviews with lavishly produced dramatic reenactment, playing like an epic while grounding every turn in the historical record.
Produced by Westbrook with Nutopia for Netflix, the four-part series is a showcase for the company's documentary ambition: prestige-scale storytelling in service of a narrative the mainstream had overlooked. It was recognized as a three-time Daytime Emmy winner, among the strongest critical and awards showings on Westbrook's unscripted slate.
