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Reed Hastings might not have wanted to talk Monday about Dave Chappelle and the controversy around remarks centered on the trans and LGBTQ+ communities in his Netflix special The Closer, but the Netflix staffer who called out the streamer on the "attacks" in the October 5-launched show certainly does – in-depth and at…

UPDATED with cause of death: Erik Cowie, a zookeeper featured in Netflix’s Tiger King, died Sept. 3 from acute and chronic alcohol abuse, according to the New York Medical Examiner. He was 52. Cowie was found dead Friday at 5:30 p.m. local time in a bedroom inside a Brooklyn apartment building. Although his identity…

Netflix’s planned To All the Boys I've Loved Before TV series offshoot is a go. The YA series, XO, Kitty, headlined by the movies' breakout Anna Cathcart, has been greenlighted with a 10-episode order, making it the first series spawned by a Netflix original film. Building integrated film-TV series universes has been…

Organizers of a planned walkout this week at Netflix of the streamers’ trans employees said Monday that they will present a list of “firm asks” to company co-CEO and chief content officer Ted Sarandos and are working on a public service announcement supporting their cause that includes participation from Queer Eye‘s…

The stars of Netflix Western The Harder They Fall will receive the Ensemble Tribute at the 2021 Gotham Awards, the Gotham Film & Media Institute said Monday. Those being honored at the in-person ceremony November 29 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City include Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, Delroy Lindo, LaKeith…

EXCLUSIVE: Meena Rayann (Game of Thrones), Jack Mullarkey (Vikings: Valhalla) and Richard Clothier (Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them) are set for key recurring roles in Netflix drama series Warrior Nun. Inspired by the manga novels, Warrior Nun  hails from creator/executive producer Simon Barry (Ghost Wars…

EXCLUSIVE: Aml Ameen (I May Destroy You), four-time Emmy nominee CCH Pounder (The Shield), Michael Potts (Ma Rainey's Black Bottom), Bill Irwin (Legion), Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The United States vs. Billie Holiday), Gus Halper (Fear the Walking Dead), Johnny Ramey (Poz Roz), Carra Patterson (Turner & Hooch), and Adrienn…

EXCLUSIVE: Jonathan Tucker (Debris, Kingdom) is set as a lead opposite Michelle Monaghan in Echoes, Netflix's psychological thriller limited series from 13 Reasons Why showrunner Brian Yorkey. Created and written by Vanessa Gazy, Echoes is a mystery thriller about identical twins Leni and Gina, both portrayed by…

CEO of ViaomCBS Bob Bakish Monday expressed relief at a deal reached over the weekend between IATSE and the AMPTP ahead of a Sunday deadline on a new film and TV contract, calling it “beneficial” for all involved. "Strikes are rarely a good thing,” he said at a conference. “We are happy that we were able to, together…

Netflix has renewed multi-camera comedy series Family Reunion, starring Loretta Devine and Tia Mowry-Hardrict, for a 10-episode third season, which will be its last. The series’ writers Adrienne Carter and Arthur Harris have been elevated to executive producers and showrunners for the final season. They are succeeding…

Netflix on Monday released the trailer for The Lost Daughter, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s directorial debut that also won her best screenplay honors after its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The pic starring Olivia Colman, Jessie Buckley and Dakota Johnson is gearing up for its theatrical release December 17…

EXCLUSIVE: Keith Powers (The Tomorrow War), Brianne Tju (I Know What You Did Last Summer) and Chase Stokes (Outer Banks) have signed on to star opposite Joey King in Uglies, a dystopian fantasy film based on Scott Westerfeld's international bestseller of the same name, which McG is directing for Netflix. Uglies is set…