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Netflix renews Lady Dynamite, Real Rob, Flaked and Chelsea for Season 2
July 27, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix has renewed Lady Dynamite, Real Rob and Chelsea for second seasons.
Lady Dynamite is a single-camera comedy series based on what actor/comedian Maria Bamford has accepted to be her life. The occasionally surreal episodes, refracted across multiple time periods … Read More
First look: Chef’s Table Season 3 heads to France
July 27, 2016 | David FarnorChef’s Table returns for a third season this September, taking us on a tasty tour of France’s best kitchens.
Chef’s Table: France will showcase the crème de la crème of French chefs, talking about what inspires them and how it … Read More
Scrotal Recall will return to Netflix in November
July 27, 2016 | David FarnorSeason 2 of Scrotal Recall will premiere this November, Netflix has announced.
The show, which was renewed as a Netflix original this year, following its broadcast on Channel 4 way back in 2014, has been renamed Lovesick by the streaming … Read More
Trailer: Netflix spins Steve Aoki documentary this August
July 27, 2016 | David FarnorThis summer marks the 20th anniversary of Dim Mak records and Netflix is spinning a documentary to celebrate about DJ Steve Aoki.
I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead takes a look into the life and mind of one of dance music’s … Read More
Netflix unveils Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life release date and trailer
July 27, 2016 | David FarnorGilmore Girls: A Year in the Life has finally got a release date. Netflix has announced that its Gilmore Girls reunion will premiere on Friday 25th November.
The four-part event takes us back to Stars Hollow for four 90-minute chapters, … Read More
Netflix to release The Little Prince this August
July 26, 2016 | David FarnorThe Little Prince will premiere on Netflix this August.
Director Mark Osborne’s film, based on the 1943 novel of the same name, is the first-ever animated feature adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s iconic masterpiece.
Written by Irena Brignull and Bob … Read More
What’s coming soon to Netflix UK in August 2016?
July 26, 2016 | David FarnorHands up if you’re planning to go outside this summer. You obviously haven’t seen what’s coming to Netflix in August.
If the promise of Baz Luhrmann’s The Get Down wasn’t enough to have you locking the door and drawing … Read More
Netflix to produce Panama Papers movie
July 26, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix is turning The Panama Papers leak into an original movie.
The story of thousands of secret bank accounts, a long list of the rich and powerful, and an insane accumulation of wealth hiding in plain sight, gripped the world … Read More
Lust in Translation: FilmDoo to release shorts from New Queer Visions festival
July 26, 2016 | David FarnorFilmDoo is teaming up with New Queer Visions to release a collection of shorts from the festival.
Titled “Lust in Translation”, the collection comprises seven new short films from seven female directors from around the world. The shorts explore first … Read More
Netflix acquires original anime film Blame! for global release
July 26, 2016 | David FarnorNetflix has acquired the global rights to original anime film Blame!.
Blame! is set in the distant future where what’s left of the human race resides within the Megastructure, a vast and dangerous labyrinth that has grown wild and out … Read More