Top 10 most watched Kenyan movies and series of 2023

With hits like Kenya’s The Real Housewives of Nairobi, South Africa’s Adulting, Nigeria’s Wura and Ghana’s The Billionaire’s Wife, 2023 was a big year for Showmax in Africa.

In Kenya alone, the African streamer launched a record seven Original titles in 2023, kicking off with Single Kiasi S2 in January, The Real Housewives of Nairobi S1 in February, reality series Kyallo Kulture S2 in May, the crime drama Faithless S1 in June, the telenovela Second Family S1 and S2 in March and September respectively, the animated series Twende and second-ever Kenyan Christmas feature A Merry X-Mess in December. 

Local content can co-exist alongside international hits like 2024 Golden Globe’s Best TV Drama winner Succession, and The Last of Us, which are also the two most-nominated shows overall at the Emmys next week.

Here's full list of the top 10 most-watched titles in 2023.

Crime and Justice

Faithless

Igiza

Kina

Kyallo Kulture

Njoro Wa Uba

Pepeta

Second Family

Single Kiasi

The Real Housewives Of Nairobi