YouTube originals
YouTube film review: This Is Paris
February 22, 2021 | James RThis month saw Britney Spears put in a new spotlight, as Framing Britney Spears highlighted the pressing, controversial questions surrounding the conservatorship placed on her finances by her father. It also reframed her career through a post-#MeToo lens, making it … Read More
Trailer: YouTube’s Life in a Day 2020 set for February release
January 26, 2021 | James RLife in a Day 2020, Kevin MacDonald’s new documentary, will premiere on YouTube this February, and a new trailer gives us a first look at the film.
On 25th July 2020, people all over the world filmed their day and … Read More
Together We Rise: YouTube to tell GRM Daily’s story in new documentary
September 27, 2020 | James RYouTube will chart the origins of GRM Daily in a new documentary, arriving this week.
Together We Rise: The Uncompromised Story of GRM Daily tells the story of how GRM Daily founder Posty, with the help of his peers and … Read More
YouTube streams Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert for free
April 11, 2020 | James RYouTube is streaming its new Coachella documentary for free from this weekend.
The video giant and culture festival have long worked together as officially partners, with the video giant set to exclusively live-stream the festival for both weekends once again … Read More
Justin Bieber: Seasons breaks YouTube original records
February 8, 2020 | James RJustin Bieber: Seasons has broken YouTube records to become the most-watched YouTube original to date.
The docuseries, which premiered last month, sees the pop superstar pull back the curtain for the first time for a TV series to give fans … Read More
Cobra Kai kicks off wave of free YouTube Originals
August 31, 2019 | James RYouTube has officially kicked off its new strategy of making its original series and specials free (with ads) by dropping the critically-acclaimed and fan-favourite first season of Cobra Kai in front of its YouTube Premium paywall for a limited time.
Shay Mitchell announces Almost Ready YouTube original series
June 30, 2019 | James RYouTube is going personal for its latest original series, which will see actor and vlogger Shay Mitchell document her pregnancy on camera.
Mitchell, who is best known as Emily Fields in Pretty Little Liars, has since starred in Hulu’s Dollface … Read More
YouTube pushes into interactive programming
April 11, 2019 | James RYouTube is moving with the times and making a concerted push into interactive programming.
The online video giant has been striving to gain traction with its YouTube Originals, as a key part of its YouTube Premium subscription service, and … Read More
YouTube Red film review: A Trip to Unicorn Island
February 19, 2016 | James RWe continue our look at YouTube Red’s first wave of originals with A Trip to Unicorn Island, the feature-length outing from Lilly Singh.
YouTube is a thing. A big thing. A lot of adults can forget that, or underestimate its … Read More
YouTube Red film review: Lazer Team
February 18, 2016 | Ned NewberryWe continue our look at YouTube Red’s first wave of originals with Lazer Team, the feature-length outing from Rooster Teeth.
It’s hard to define what Lazer Team is as a piece of entertainment, is it an indie movie with something … Read More