Final trailer for The Defenders arrives

“I thought it would be a good idea if we all talked this over like adults…”

That’s Sigourney Weaver on sinister form in the final trailer for The Defenders. Netflix’s crossover event series is the biggest streaming hit of the … Read More

Netflix orders untitled original from UK’s New Pictures

Netflix has ordered an untitled eight-episode series from the UK’s New Pictures.

The streaming giant is making a concerted effort to step up its investment in European productions (licensed, original and co-productions). Indeed, Netflix has invested more than $1.75 billion … Read More

Netflix and Amazon lead 2017 New York Film Festival line-up

The 2017 New York Film Festival has unveiled its line-up, and Netflix and Amazon are leading the way.

The streaming services have stepped up their presence on the global film scene in the last couple of years, becoming major … Read More

Shonda Rhimes and Shondaland come to Netflix

Prolific writer, producer and television hitmaker Shonda Rhimes is bringing her Shondaland production company to Netflix under a multi-year deal to produce new series and other projects.

The move unites the creator of award-winning series such as Grey’s Anatomy, … Read More

Netflix cancels Naomi Watts thriller Gypsy

Netflix has cancelled Gypsy after one season.

The psychological thriller, which was written by Lisa Rubin and directed by Fifty Shades Of Grey’s Sam Taylor Johnson, stars Naomi Watts as a therapist who begins to develop illicit relationships with the … Read More

Netflix orders new series from Fauda creators

Netflix has ordered a new series from the creators of Fauda.

In 2018, Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff’s acclaimed political thriller Fauda will premiere its second season on Netflix in all regions around the world outside of Israel and France. … Read More

Disney ditches Netflix US to start its own streaming service

Disney is ditching Netflix to start its own streaming service.

The surprise decision was announced yesterday by the House of Mouse in an earnings call with shareholders. If the words are sounding familiar, that is because Uncle Walt’s empire has … Read More

Netflix acquires Mark Millar’s Millarworld

Netlix and Mark Millar are joining forces to bring his comic book creations to the world.

The streaming giant has acquired Millarworld, the comic book publishing powerhouse founded by the man behind Kick-Ass and Kingsman, labelling him “one of the … Read More

Bardo: Netflix orders first Chinese-language original series

Netflix has ordered its first Chinese-language original series.

Bardo (擺渡身), which hails from Taiwan, is an eight-episode jailbreak thriller with a karmic dimension.

It follows the journey of Ah Quan, a good man who has descended into crime and … Read More

New trailer lands for Narcos Season 3

“To take down the Cali cartel, you’d have to be crazy, stupid, brave and lucky. All at the same time.” Those are the ominous words that mark the arrival of Narcos Season 3.

Netflix’s crime drama powers on in the … Read More