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Watch: Netflix drops trailer for Spanish sci-fi The Platform
March 11, 2020 | David FarnorNetflix is heading to Spain this month for new sci-fi thriller The Platform, and a trailer gives us our first look at the film.
Inside a vertical prison system, inmates are assigned to a level and forced to ration food … Read More
Tiger King: Netflix unleashes trailer for outrageous new documentary
March 10, 2020 | David FarnorNetflix is getting ready to drop another outrageous documentary online this month with Tiger King – and a new trailer gives us our first look at the mayhem in store.
Among the eccentrics and cult personalities in the stranger-than-fiction world … Read More
John Boyega to develop non-English language films with Netflix
March 10, 2020 | David FarnorJohn Boyega’s UpperRoom Productions is partnering with Netflix to develop non-English language films.
The independent production company, founded by the British-Nigerian actor, will develop film projects based on stories, cast, characters, crew, literary properties, mythology, screenplays and/or other elements in … Read More
Trailer: Netflix pops Uncorked online this March
March 9, 2020 | David FarnorElijah (Mamoudou Athie) must find a way to balance his dream of becoming a master sommelier with his father’s expectations for him to carry on the family’s popular Memphis barbeque joint.
Starring Mamoudou Athie, Courtney B. Vance, and Niecy … Read More
Netflix orders first Nigerian original drama
March 9, 2020 | David FarnorNetflix has ordered its first Nigerian original drama.
The untitled series will be directed by Vaya helmer Akin Omotoso, alongside Daniel Oriahi and CJ Obasi.
Starring Kate Henshaw and Ade Laoye, the series follows Kemi, a goddess reincarnated as a … Read More
In from the Cold: Netflix finds cast for Spanish spy thriller
March 9, 2020 | David FarnorNetflix has found the cast for its new female-driven spy thriller In from the Cold.
Directed by Ami Canaan Mann and created by Adam Glass (Supernatural, The Chi), the eight-hour drama follows a single mother in suburban New Jersey, whose … Read More
Trailer: Netflix’s Italian drama Ultras kicks off this March
March 9, 2020 | David FarnorAn ageing soccer fanatic faces down the reality of his past in new Netflix drama Ultras.
The life of Sandro (Aniello Arena), the leader of the Apache ultras group, arrives at a crossroads after he is denied access to his … Read More
BBC Two orders Season 6 and 7 of Inside No. 9
March 9, 2020 | David FarnorBBC Two has renewed Inside No. 9 two times over with an order for a sixth and seventh season.
The two brand new seasons will promise more fantastically twisted tales from Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith. The announcement comes ahead … Read More
Parenting without Borders: Jessica Alba to star in Disney+ series
March 8, 2020 | David FarnorJessica Alba is heading to Disney+ for a new series, Parenting without Borders.
The docuseries is based on a book of the same name, which was published in 2013. Written by Christine Gross-Loh, Ph.D, it reveals the surprising ways that … Read More
Channel 4 orders bumper serving of Beat the Chef
March 8, 2020 | David FarnorChannel 4 has ordered a bumper serving of Beat the Chef, its new daytime cooking show presented by Andi Oliver.
The series, produced by Twofour, part of ITV Studios, and Motion Content Group, sees amateur cooks go head-to-head against award … Read More