Netflix was the most-watched TV service in the UK for three months last year, overtaking dominant domestic network BBC1 for the first time, according to a Deadline analysis. The unseating of Britain’s most popular channel may not have been permanent, but it represents a possible inflection point in the battle between traditional broadcasters and U.S. streaming giants. The BBC said …
Kate Hudson is set to star in Mindy Kaling‘s upcoming Netflix comedy series set in the front office of a professional basketball team, Variety has learned. The untitled series was ordered straight-to-series at Netflix in June 2021. The streamer has given the series a 10 episode order. The official logline states, “When a scandal forces her brother to resign, Isla …
The first episode of the Bridgerton prequel series, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, opens with a disclaimer from none other than the notorious Lady Whistledown. In her note, she states that the royal’s story “is not a history lesson,” but instead, “fiction inspired by fact,” where “all liberties taken by the author are quite intentional.” While the show, which released …
Fans got an intimate look into Kanye West’s come-up last year when Netflix released Jeen-Yuhs. From directors Chike & Coodie, the documentary explored Ye’s early days as a producer trying to get a deal as a rapper. The wide-ranging doc also provided a BTS glimpse into his 2020 presidential campaign. However, the documentary has now led to a new lawsuit …
Netflix has removed a part of Chris Rock’s explosive comedy special, Selective Outrage, after he messed up a joke about Will Smith. The comedian – in his latest stand-up show – addressed the infamous 2022 Oscar awards moment where the Aladdin actor slapped him in the face after he cracked a joke on Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith. In the …
“I’m going to try to do a show tonight without offending nobody. I’m going to try my best, because you never know who might get triggered,” Rock said as he opened his set from Baltimore. “People always say words hurt … anybody who says words hurt has never been punched in the face.” After that quick apparent reference to …
WARNING: This post contains very strong language and racial slurs used onstage: “Anybody that says words hurt has never been punched in the face,” Chris Rock said with a well-timed figurative wink tonight right at the start of his live Netflix special Selective Outrage. Starting off with a backstage montage of a Prince pendant-wearing Rock heading toward the stage, the special from Baltimore’s Hippodrome Theatre quickly …
As seen by millions, if not billions, the comic was left stunned after Will Smith laid the smackdown on him live on the Oscars 2022 telecast in one of the most infamous occurrences in television history. A joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett is what set off a chain of events (and sayings) that are forever etched into the consciousness of Pop culture (“keep …
Netflix is releasing a fresh new Riverdale season for one last time as the CW series is coming to an end after 6 years. The Archie comics adaptation will be coming with its seventh and final season on Netflix worldwide in 2023. However some regions will release it on a weekly basis while others later around 20323. Mark Pedowitz, the …
Netflix’s upcoming second season of its popular fantasy series, Shadow and Bone, will feature ‘irresistible-to-watch’ connection between show leads Jesse Mei Li, who plays, Alina Starkov and Ben Barnes, who is the antagonist The Darkling. An adaptation of the Leigh Bardugo’s book series of the same name, the series follows the story of Alina Starkov, the Sun Summoner, who is …
