‘Tiara & Boma’ Expands the ‘Squatterz’ Universe With October 12 Wazobia Max Premiere

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Two familiar characters from the Squatterz universe are moving into the spotlight as Tiara & Boma , a new 13-episode sitcom from ContentGram Studios Africa, prepares to premiere on Wazobia Max on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 8:30 p.m. The spin-off takes Tiara and Boma out of the larger Squatterz ensemble and builds a series around the collision between their sharply different personalities. Created and written by Seun Arowojolu, the show is designed around ambition, social-media pressure, money problems, relationships and the everyday unpredictability of life in Lagos. Tiara’s soft-life image meets Boma’s chaos Tiara, played by Obadafe Blessed, is presented as an ambitious content creator trying to rebuild fading online relevance while maintaining the appearance of a carefully managed “soft life.” Her priorities include strong engagement, polished photographs, brand opportunities and an online identity that suggests everything is going according to plan. Boma, played by John Samuel Odinaka, operates from the opposite direction. He is described as food-obsessed, unpredictable and largely uninterested in curating how other people see him. Ordinary situations have a way of becoming complicated around him, creating the kind of disruption that works directly against Tiara’s desire for control. That contrast is the central comic engine of the series. One character is constantly managing image; the other is almost aggressively unconcerned with it. A comedy built for the social-media era The premise gives Tiara & Boma a distinctly current subject. Online relevance now influences how many young people think about status, work, relationships and success. A content creator can appear financially comfortable while privately struggling, and a carefully edited feed can hide the disorder surrounding everyday life. The series uses comedy to explore that gap between presentation and reality. Tiara’s need to control perception gives the writers a natural way to examine influencer culture, while Boma functions as the kind of character who can destroy a perfectly planned online moment simply by behaving like himself. Creator Seun Arowojolu has explained that the difference between the characters gives the show endless possibilities. Tiara wants to decide how the world sees her; Boma does not share that concern. The spin-off format gives supporting characters room to grow Building a separate series around characters from an existing show is also a sign of growing confidence in Nigerian television universes. Instead of treating every series as a closed story, producers can develop characters who prove popular with audiences and explore them in different settings. For existing Squatterz viewers, the appeal is familiarity. They already know the personalities being placed at the centre of the new series. For viewers who have never watched the original show, the challenge is different: Tiara & Boma still has to work as a standalone comedy without requiring extensive background knowledge. The producers have said the spin-off is designed to do both, giving longtime viewers more time with familiar personalities while remaining accessible to new audiences. New characters raise the stakes around the central pair The new series will not rely only on Tiara and Boma. Arowojolu has said additional characters and relationships are being introduced around them, allowing the consequences of their choices to affect a wider group of people. That is important for a 13-episode sitcom because a strong central contrast can generate initial comedy, but a season also needs enough supporting relationships to create fresh situations. Friends, romantic interests, business opportunities, family pressures and online audiences can all become sources of conflict. As Tiara’s visibility changes, the people around her may respond differently to her ambitions. Boma’s unpredictability can also become more consequential when the pair are forced to solve problems together rather than simply existing as comic opposites. Lagos becomes part of the story The setting gives the series another layer. Lagos is particularly suited to comedy built around aspiration and survival because the city regularly places wealth, hustle, social status and everyday frustration side by side. A character obsessed with projecting a perfect lifestyle is constantly exposed to situations she cannot control: traffic, unreliable plans, unexpected bills, difficult clients and the ordinary pressure of trying to maintain a public image in a city that rarely behaves according to plan. For Boma, the same environment offers endless opportunities for chaos. That makes Lagos more than a background location; it can actively shape the situations the characters encounter. What to expect when the series premieres Tiara & Boma is scheduled to debut on Wazobia Max on October 12 at 8:30 p.m. Its first major test will be whether the chemistry that worked inside the larger Squatterz ensemble can sustain an entire series. The strongest element of the concept is its simplicity: two people with incompatible approaches to life are repeatedly forced into the same problems. Around that basic structure, the writers have room to explore influencer culture, relationships, money, ambition and the difference between public image and private reality. If the spin-off connects with viewers, it could also strengthen the idea of expanding Nigerian comedy properties through character-led extensions rather than constantly starting from zero. For ContentGram Studios Africa, the October premiere is therefore both a new sitcom and a test of how far the Squatterz world can grow.