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Jada Pinkett Smith’s ‘African Queens’ drops new trailer but all Netflix fans want is more 'Warrior Nun'

'African Queens' will explore the life of Njinga, the complex, captivating, and fearless 17th-century warrior queen along with other queens

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA :The first trailer for Jada Pinkett Smith's new documentary series 'African Queens' on Netflix was just released. The executive producer and narrator of the series is Smith, who will shortly be travelling to Ghana for 'Girls Trip 2'. Adesuwa Oni will play the lead part in the documentary of 'African Queens: Njinga'. The Netflix premiere of 'African Queens' is scheduled on February 15, 2023.

The brand new docuseries will have four episodes and chronicle Njinga's terrible journey from a child princess learning the essential elements of power in her father's court to the warrior queen who defended her people from the Portuguese. The streaming giant released the trailer on Twitter and wrote that the new series will explore "the lives of iconic African Queens" beginning with "Njinga, the complex, captivating, and fearless 17th-century warrior queen."

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In a press release, executive producer Smith highlighted her journey with the 'African Queens' and said, "There are so many stories to be told in regard to the Black experience globally. I think that it's important to tell the stories now because we can and haven't always been able to." She continued, "Even though there's a lot more work to do, we're at a place now where we have the ability and the opportunity to tell stories that have been forgotten as well as the stories that are part of our everyday lives, and what a gift that is. It's a testament to standing on the shoulders of all of those that came before us that didn't have the opportunities that we have but were part of carving out the path for all of us to get to where we are today. 'African Queens' is in honor of that."

'Sounds cool. But we still want Warrior Nun Season 3'

The teaser trailer of 'African Queens' seems to have re-energized the fan-led 'Save Warrior Nun' protests online. After Netflix dropped the trailer for the upcoming documentary, 'Warrior Nun' fans took it as an opportunity to vent at the streaming giant on Twitter. One fan said, "Looks interesting - but when I read Warrior queen all I can think about are those you canceled unjustly: NETFLIX BRING BACK OCS #SaveWarriorNun #WarriorNun." Other fans jumped in with similar rallying cries with one saying, "Sounds cool actually. But we still want #WarriorNun season 3 above everything else." One comment on Netflix's post with Smith's docuseries trailer simply read, "We want WARRIOR NUN." Hashtags pored in with another fan writing, "This looks cool. Feels like a Black History check mark for you folks, though. But that's probs just how I feel about your overall vibe...with the whole 'Look, diversity!' then cancelation after a month. Sell Warrior Nun rights." It looks like fans of 'Warrior Nun' just won't let the series cancellation go that easy.

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