Netflix releases trailer for The Characters

Netflix has released the trailer for new comedy series The Characters.

The streaming giant has made a concerted effort to establish itself as the go-to VOD site for comedy, with a range of exclusive stand-up specials (including, now, Brits Jimmy … Read More

Trailer: Netflix to serve up documentary Cooked in March

Netflix has released a trailer for its new original documentary series, Cooked.

If that doesn’t like Making a Murderer, that’s because it isn’t. But far from a major shift in direction for the streaming site’s non-fiction arm, this new … Read More

Trailer: My Beautiful Broken Brain gets March Netflix release

Netflix has unveiled the trailer for documentary My Beautiful Broken Brain, which is released in March.

The VOD giant has snapped up the rights to the documentary, which is exec-produced by David Lynch and follows the story of Lotje’s Sodderland’s … Read More

Netflix’s Brahman Naman deal completes Sundance VOD shopping spree

Coming-of-age flick Brahman Naman, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, will be released on Netflix worldwide later this year.

Set in Bangalore in the 1980s and directed by Q, the Indian comedy follows the exploits of Naman, a high-school … Read More

Netflix storms Screen Actors Guild awards as diversity wins

Leonardo DiCaprio won for The Revenant. Brie Larson won for Room. But if that sounds like the Academy Awards, don’t be fooled: the 2016 Screen Actors Guild Awards were nothing like them. If the awards season is under fire for … Read More

Frankie Boyle joins Netflix stand-up comedy line-up

Frankie Boyle has reportedly joined the growing line of comedians recording stand-up specials for Netflix.

The streaming giant has raced to establish itself as a hub for comedy on-demand, with a host of American comedians recording their shows for the … Read More

Netflix Sundance shopping spree continues with Iranian horror

Netflix’s Sundance shopping spree continues with another indie film in its basket: Iranian horror movie Under the Shadow.

The idea of a horror film entirely in Farsi might sound like an unexpected item in the VOD giant’s bagging area, but … Read More

Netflix builds indie line-up with five new films

Netflix continues to build its line-up of indie originals with the acquisition of five new films.

Netflix has already established itself as a friend to indie filmmakers, with a major deal announced last year with the Duplass brothers, not to … Read More

Amazon and Netflix acquire films at Sundance

The 2016 Sundance Film Festival may not start until 21st January, but streaming services are starting the party early, with both Amazon and Netflix acquiring films for distribution.

Netflix snapped up the worldwide streaming rights to Tallulah, starring Elliot Page. … Read More

Netflix adds 17 million new members as world domination continues

Netlix added 17 million new members in 2015, the company has announced, as its plans for world domination continue to grow.

On 1st January 2016, the streaming giant crossed 75 million members – at the end of 2015, it had … Read More