Far from Home

For a show meant to appeal to Nigerians, this show whitewashed the culture down to the mere pronunciation of the protagonist's name; Ishaya.

There are lots more things that make the show extremely unbearable to watch such as the lack of proper context of what exactly Wilmer is, the cringeworthy dialogues, as well as the forced accents and the mediocre acting from a vast majority of the cast excluding the portrayers of the Antagonists. Surely there are much more talented actors in Nigeria; the most populated country in Africa yet the ones that make it to the big screen always represent the Nigerian movie industry quite poorly.

The show has flaws that outweigh the good parts, however i honestly couldn't stop until i got the last episode. The show had so much potential and could do better with a lot more brains put into the writing. It's worth a watch nonetheless.

I actually have stopped halfway watching to really express how this show is soo good! Am kenyan.... Our film industry has yet to reach to such heights... This is honestly a 10/10 for me.. Very impressed!.. I cant actually really express how impressed I am.. The African film industry is growing... South Africa was the first... With blood and water.. Zulu and the bones films... Now Nigeria is here.... This is a perfect master piece... Am happy for Africa.... I just hope us Kenyans can effectively contribute to the African film industry... To the director and the cast.... Good work... Kudos!... Well done!

Far from home looks like a glorified high budget elementary school production written and directed by an imaginative 10 year old. It is truly ridiculous with a plot that lacks direction is uncoordinated , with loopholes that defy common sense.

It is packed with a star studded cast who's talents are undermined by amateur script writing and terrible directing. The series desperately tries to embody western young high school troupes but ends up being pretentious and sometimes downright cringe. The characters lacked depth and are unlikeable particularly the protagonist. The series ends in a rushed and an anti climatic manner and one is left truly feeling like their time has been wasted

A truly terrible series in every sense.

I will play the devils advocate and at least say the series showed moments of promise but never delivered on that promise which was a big disappointment given the strong cast.

The cinematography and production design was the only redeeming qualities. As for the story it was poor, illogical,cringe and hard to watch. The fact that the creators decided to be derivative with the western way of high-school drama made me cringe because we have our own unique stories and experiences that haven't been given chance to flourish on the screen, only when we realise our stories are important can we truly create genuine art that do come off as pretentious.

I think the casting really boosted the series. Great acting skills, they killed their roles and that made the film a great watch for me. Ishaya embodied his role, it was fantastic. The cinematography was great too. I think the storyline was rushed and not so realistic enough. Since it was going to be a series, they would have developed the storyline better, don't see the need to rush everything in one season. We could have had more realistic feel of what living in the slum area of Isale Eko is for a young adult. It was a nice and it's one of those films I'll see again a few more times when I'm bored.