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The Queen’s Gambit becomes Netflix’s most popular limited series
November 24, 2020 | David FarnorThe Queen’s Gambit is Netflix’s most popular limited series to date, according to the streaming service.
Based on Walter Tevis’s novel of the same name, The Queen’s Gambit chronicles the life of the orphan chess champion Beth Harmon, who grows … Read More
David Fincher has four-year exclusive deal with Netflix
November 14, 2020 | David FarnorDavid Fincher has a four-year exclusive deal in place with Netflix, the director has revealed.
Fincher is about to drop Mank, first feature since 2014’s Gone Girl, on the streaming service. Based on a script by Fincher’s late father, Jack, … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: The Liberator
November 11, 2020 | David FarnorThis visually stunning drama brings a stirringly different perspective to World War II.Read More
Watch: New trailer for The Crown Season 4
October 29, 2020 | David Farnor“Two women running the shop. That’s the last thing this country needs.” “Perhaps that’s precisely what this country needs.” That’s the sound of The Crown entering a new era with its fourth season.
Season 4 picks up in the … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: The Queen’s Gambit
October 28, 2020 | Brendon ConnellyAnya Taylor-Joy is excellent in Scott Frank’s lavish drama about a troubled chess genius.Read More
True Crime Tuesdays: The Shipman Files: A Very British Crime Story
October 27, 2020 | Helen ArcherThis documentary about Britain’s worst serial killer shines a humanising spotlight on his invisible victims.Read More
Netflix and Ubisoft team up for live-action Assassin’s Creed
October 27, 2020 | David FarnorNetflix is teaming up with Ubisoft for a new live-action Assassin’s Creed series.
Since it first launched in 2007, the Assassin’s Creed series has sold more than 155 million games worldwid, establishing it as as one of the best-selling series … Read More
Trailer: Netflix celebrates Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square
October 23, 2020 | David FarnorNetflix is getting ready to have a Dolly Christmas with a new holiday musical from Dolly Parton – starring none other than Christine Baranski.
Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square follows small town “Scrooge” Regina Fuller (Christine Baranski) as she’s … Read More
Watch: First trailer for Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
October 20, 2020 | David Farnor“A-one, a-two, you know what to do…” That’s the sound of Netflix counting in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, a new adaptation of August Wilson’s play.
The film follows Ma Rainey, the “Mother of the Blues”, who makes a record in … Read More
Watch: Netflix unwraps trailer for The Christmas Chronicles 2
October 19, 2020 | David FarnorIt’s only October, but Netflix is already unwrapping the trailer for The Christmas Chronicles 2.
It’s been two years since siblings Kate (Darby Camp) and Teddy Pierce (Judah Lewis) saved Christmas, and a lot has changed. Kate, now a cynical … Read More