Showrunner Peter Morgan has lifted the lid a little on The Crown season 3. Speaking at a BAFTA Masterclass event earlier this week, Morgan revealed a number of intriguing snippets about the upcoming third run of Netflix’s regal drama. For one thing, Morgan explained that he is looking at “establish actors” to star alongside Olivia … >
Streaming giant Netflix continues to invest heavily in its catalogue of films and television programmes, not least because it faces some hefty competition in the next year or two. It’s looked to lessen its reliance on other people’s material, and grow its library of original productions as a consequence. David Wells, the company’s chief financial … >
Netflix has its next Marvel TV series lined up, with confirmation that Jessica Jones season 2 will be released in full in March. The new series is landing on International Women’s Day, March 8th, and along with the announcement has come a new trailer and the official synopsis. A second trailer has now landed for … >
Disney is stacking plenty of chips on its planned rival to Netflix, that it’s revealed it’s now set to launch next year. Whilst it currently has the DisneyLife platform in the UK, whereby people can pay a monthly subscription to stream family-friendly movies and shows, it sounds like bigger plans are afoot. Disney has already … >
Netflix has released information as to what’s going to be added to its streaming service in the UK next month. And fans of Monty Python in particular are going to be pleased. It’s now been confirmed that on February 15th 2018, the following are all coming to Netflix UK… Monty Python and the Holy Grail … >
It currently has one of the biggest chequebooks in the world of television production – but it turns out that Netflix has spent some $39m as well on ‘content’ that we’re not going to see. In an earnings call discussing its end of year results, Netflix’s chief financial officer, David Wells, admitted that the firm … >
Based on a cult novel by Caleb Carr, new Netflix drama The Alienist will be debuting later in the spring, as heralded by a shiny new trailer.
The reviews were hostile, but for Netflix’s $90m Will Smith movie Bright, the watching figures were high. It’s apparently the highest viewed new Netflix-backed movie on the streaming service in its first week, and the star power of Will Smith and Joel Edgerton didn’t hurt in that regards. Nor did a hefty marketing budget. The … >
This is an interesting, though perhaps ultimately inconsequential, one. Netflix has revealed that it’s been using subscriber data to personalise feeds, with artwork for series and films changed to fit with user’s behaviour.
UPDATE: Well that story developed quickly. Netflix has indeed added all ten seasons of Friends to its UK and Ireland streaming service. They’re all available right now… We’ll be there for you. All episodes of #Friends, now streaming. pic.twitter.com/utAoC0oE4y — Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) January 1, 2018 Earlier… Comfortably one of the most popular American … >