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News about video on-demand services, new releases on Netflix UK and online video video.
Netflix is testing trailer ads between episodes
August 19, 2018 | David FarnorAs the Bank Holiday weekend approaches, people across the country will be sitting down to binge their way through some box sets. This summer, though, you may find your latest Netflix crush interrupted by a short clip from another series. … Read More
Ultimate Beastmaster changes things up for Survival of the Fittest
August 19, 2018 | David FarnorUltimate Beastmaster is changing things up for its new season, as Netflix’s sporting contest raises the stakes.
Dubbed the world’s toughest obstacle course, the Beast is a gargantuan stretch of bouncing platforms, climbing frames that fall apart and conveyor belts, … Read More
Netflix cancels The Break with Michelle Wolf and The Joel McHale Show
August 18, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix has cancelled The Break with Michelle Wolf and The Joel McHale Show.
The streaming giant has been trying to crack the talk show genre for several years. Indeed, the US late night circuit has been riding something of a … Read More
The Angel: Netflix unveils trailer for Middle East spy thriller
August 18, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix has unveiled the trailer for Middle East spy thriller, The Angel.
The film, which based on the New York Times bestselling book The Angel: The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel by Uri Bar-Joseph, is the true story of Ashraf … Read More
Netflix inks overall deal with black-ish creator Kenya Barris
August 17, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix has inked an overall deal with black-ish creator Kenya Barris.
The Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated writer and producer has entered into a multi-year deal to produce new series exclusively at Netflix. Under the deal, Barris will write and executive … Read More
Full trailer lands for Iron Fist Season 2
August 17, 2018 | David Farnor“It’s not a weapon to be held. It’s a weapon to be used.”
The return of Iron Fist is drawing closer, and the full trailer gives us a fresh look at Danny Rand’s second solo outing on Netflix. The series … Read More
First look: Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne in Amazon’s The Aeronauts
August 16, 2018 | David FarnorFelicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne are reuniting with Amazon’s new original film, The Aeronauts.
The project, which started filming in the UK this week, was snapped up by Amazon Studios back in 2016 and follows the true story of balloon … Read More
Netflix and BuzzFeed unveils trailer for Follow This
August 16, 2018 | David FarnorThis August sees two online giants team up for a new original series, Follow This.
The partnership between Netflix and Buzzfeed marks one of the streaming service’s first short-form series, as it increasingly looks to corner a space that has … Read More
Trailer: Netflix’s Next Gen arrives this September
August 16, 2018 | David FarnorNetflix’s latest original animation, Next Gen, will arrive this September, and a new trailer gives us a first look at the film.
The action-adventure, which Netflix snapped up at Cannes this year, explores the bittersweet power of memories. It tells … Read More
All Day and a Night: Jeffrey Wright to star in Joe Robert Cole’s Netflix film
August 15, 2018 | David FarnorJeffrey Wright will star in All Day and a Night, a new Netflix film from Joe Robert Cole.
The co-writer of Black Panther is doubling down on his relationship with the streaming giant. As well as teaming up with Michael … Read More