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Netflix renews #blackAF for Season 2
June 27, 2020 | VOD News
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
June 27, 2020 | VOD News
“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
June 26, 2020 | VOD News
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
June 26, 2020 | VOD News
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
June 26, 2020 | VOD News
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
June 26, 2020 | VOD News
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
Fortnite hosts Christopher Nolan movie night
June 25, 2020 | VOD News
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
June 25, 2020 | VOD News
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
MUBI hosts free preview of Werner Herzog’s Family Romance, LLC
June 25, 2020 | VOD News
MUBI is hosting a few preview of Werner Herzog’s Family Romance, LLC this July.
In collaboration with the UK distributor Modern Films, the latest film from the Aguirre and Cave of Forgotten Dreams helmer will be available to stream on … Read More
Sheffield Doc/Fest Events: The Viewing Booth leads Q&A line-up
June 25, 2020 | VOD News
Sheffield Doc/Fest is here, but not as we know it, as the 2020 edition of the annual documentary festival heads online for a virtual version of the event.
The line-up includes 115 films, with title streaming on the festival’s … Read More
