SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Voicemails for Isabelle,” now streaming on Netflix. Netflix’s latest rom-com hit, “Voicemails for Isabelle,” landed on the streamer last Friday following nearly eight years of changes on its road to the screen, including screenwriter Leah McKendrick taking over as director. Among the biggest switches made to the script since … Read more
Hannah Minghella was named head of Netflix Animation Studios in an effort by the streaming giant to streamline all things animated. Minghella, who started at Netflix in 2024 as the head of feature animation and live-action family films, will focus her purview solely on animation. In her new role, she’ll lead a film slate that … Read more
Netflix has spent upwards of $18 billion annually on content, and according to US-Canada scripted series head Jinny Howe, that’s not changing any time soon. Howe spoke to an industry crowd las wee as she held a keynote conversation at the Banff World Media Festival. “Our volume is not slowing down,” she told the audience, … Read more
Hillary Clinton is still very unhappy with the results of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Despite winning the popular vote by nearly three million votes, the former secretary of state and first lady lost the electoral vote — and thus, the presidency — largely thanks to the ex-reality star and real estate scion carrying three … Read more
Ricky Gervais has managed to combine his passions for both cats and expletives in his upcoming Netflix animated series. In the first trailer for “Alley Cats” — due for release August 7 and getting a sneak peak in Annecy — a group of feral feline discuss a wide-range of thought-provoking topics, including how they’d like to die … Read more
Is “Voicemails” the least romantic word ever to appear in the title of a romantic comedy? It’s up there, surely. But consider it a suitable warning, since “Voicemails for Isabelle” isn’t terribly romantic either, though it puts much bright-eyed effort into proving otherwise. Writer-director Leah McKendrick‘s film challenges itself early, bringing its attractively matched leads … Read more
When an OB-GYN at McCurtain Memorial Hospital in Idabel, Oklahoma examined Taylor Parker on Oct. 9, 2020, he found no evidence that she had just given birth — or had even been pregnant at all. Parker, 27, who was pulled over driving to the hospital, claimed that she had delivered her baby in her car, … Read more
It’s been more than a year and a half since Netflix last took a trip to “Outer Banks,” but the show’s fifth and final season finally has a premiere date: August 20. As part of the news, Netflix also revealed a teaser trailer and first look images for the show’s return. “Outer Banks” was renewed … Read more
Jakarta Vice Governor Rano Karno used an appearance at the APOS conference in Bali on Thursday to lay out a six-point initiative to transform Indonesia’s capital into a leading production destination, while separately holding talks with senior Netflix executives on expanding the streamer’s output in the city. The centerpiece of the package is a tax … Read more
With series like “Run Away,” “Fool Me Once” and “Missing You,” it’s clear Netflix has hit its stride when it comes to adapting prolific novelist Harlan Coben’s novels. “I Will Find You,” from Coben’s 2023 novel of the same name, and adapted for television by Robert Hull, knocks it out of the park yet again. … Read more