Lionheart is a 2018 Nigerian drama film produced by Chinny Onwugbenu and directed by Genevieve Nnaji. It stars Pete Edochie, Genevieve Nnaji, and Nkem Owoh. It was acquired by Netflix on 7 September 2018,[2] making it the first Netflix original film produced in Nigeria.[3] Lionheart premiered at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival in Canada.[4] The movie was Nnaji's directorial debut[5] as well as Peter Okoye's and Chibuzor Azubuike's (also known as Phyno) acting debut.[6] The film was released worldwide on 4 January 2019 on Netflix.[6]