MUBI Weekly Digest | 27th June 2020

MUBI gives a free 24-hour showcase to Werner Herzog’s latest film this coming Friday, and it’s marking the release with a double-bill of the director’s earlier works. That’s nicely balanced with a classic from another filmmaking giant – Fellini’s 8½ … Read More

Netflix renews #blackAF for Season 2

Netflix has renewed #blackAF for Season 2.

The series, which stars Kenya Barris and Rashida Jones, premiered on the streaming service earlier this year. It marks the first Netflix original show for the Emmy nominated creator of black-ish, who inked … Read More

Last Chance U kicks off final football season this summer

“I thought I was done from football…” That’s the sound of Last Chance U returning for a fifth and final season this summer.

The award-winning series, inspired by a feature article in GQ magazine, has won acclaim and a huge … Read More

Global Goal: Dwayne Johnson hosts Global Citizen streaming concert

Dwayne Johnson will be hosting an online concert for Global Citizen and the European Commission this weekend.

The global digital event will highlight the disproportionate impact that the coronavirus pandemic is having on marginalised communities — including people of colour, … Read More

Pride Inside: Amazon to host online LGBTQ+ festival

Amazon Prime Video is hosting a global virtual Pride Festival this weekend, called Pride Inside.

Not to be confused with the Pride Inside online event already organised by UK Black Pride, Stonewall, ParaPride and Amnesty International, Amazon’s online event will … Read More

Netflix orders Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime

Netflix has ordered Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, a new anime series set in the same universe as the game Cyberpunk 2077.

The show tells a standalone, 10-episode story about a street kid trying to survive in a technology and body modification-obsessed city … Read More

Netflix officially renews Lucifer for Season 6

Netflix has confirmed that a sixth season of Lucifer is officially on the way.

The series, which is based on comic book characters created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg, follows the original fallen angel (Tom Ellis) after … Read More

What’s leaving Sky and NOW TV in June / July 2020?

Sky’s growing number of original shows and ever-expanding catalogue of blockbusters is ideal for keeping your days and nights occupied, but before you break open new box sets or devour some big-hitting films, don’t miss your chance to catch some … Read More

Fortnite hosts Christopher Nolan movie night

Friday night is movie night on Fortnite, as the video game prepares to stream a trio of Christopher Nolan classics this weekend.

The battle royal game has been a veritable phenomenon in recent years, as 350 million players sign in … Read More

Irresistible: Jon Stewart comedy set for UK digital release

Irresistible, the new comedy directed by Jon Stewart, is set for a digital release this weekend in the UK.

The film marks the second directorial effort from the former host of The Daily Show, following 2014’s Rosewater. Where that was … Read More