Netflix nabs global rights to South Korean blockbuster Pandora

Netflix has nabbed the global streaming rights to South Korean blockbuster Pandora.

The nuclear disaster movie by award-winning screenwriter-turned-director Park Jung-Woo (known for the science fiction horror film, Deranged) will be released in South Korean cinemas and on Netflix in … Read More

Someone else from Daredevil will return in The Defenders

Just when you think it’s safe to leave the casting room, The Defenders announces another supporting character from the MCU will return.

Elektra will appear in the Netflix crossover series next year, which will unite Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Jessica … Read More

Head of Netflix original films steps down

Pauline Fischer, the head of Netflix’s original films arm, is stepping down from her post.

Fischer has led the streaming giant’s increasingly ambitious move into film production, overseeing the company’s crucial first features.

She first joined Netflix in 2008 and, … Read More

Netflix sets sights on Western script Yuba

Netflix is setting its sights on Yuba, a Western produced by Channing Tatum.

The spec script, which is written by newcomer Eamon O’Sullivan, is already on the streaming giant’s radar, reports Deadline, with Sarah Bowen, Director of Content Acquisitions, bringing … Read More

Netflix beat BBC to The Crown “because they could fund it”

This weekend sees the premiere of an epic new costume drama. Charting the life of Queen Elizabeth II, from her wedding through the Suez crisis, the royal series is the kind of thing traditional British TV does best. Where can … Read More

Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency hits Netflix this December

Netflix has announced that Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency will be released in the UK this December.

The adaptation of Douglas Adams’ comic novels is co-produced by the streaming giant and BBC America, with Netflix being the exclusive home for … Read More

The Wallandering Dead? Netflix brings in The Rain from Scandinavia

Nobody does TV thrillers quite like Sweden, Norway, Denmark and their other chillingly gripping brethren. So while the BBC has made itself the Saturday night home of subtitled shows, and Channel 4 has launched Walter Presents, a streaming service dedicated … Read More

Jessica Jones Season 2 will be entirely directed by women

Jessica Jones Season 2 will be entirely directed by women.

Showrunner Melissa Rosenberg revealed the news at Transforming Hollywood 7: Diversifying Entertainment, a conference held last week at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

Rosenberg … Read More

Young people now watch more YouTube than TV in the US

Young people in the US now watch YouTube more than cable TV, according to a new study of teenagers online.

The rise of online streaming among younger viewers is far from a surprise, but this is the first time that … Read More

Netflix and Amazon spend more than CBS, HBO and Turner on content

Netflix and Amazon are now spending more on original programming than CBS, HBO and Turner, a new report reveals.

The research by IHS Markit highlights just how big a part of the streaming landscape original content has become. Indeed, in … Read More