Jakarta Unveils Film Incentives, Expands Netflix Partnership

Jakarta Unveils Film Incentives, Expands Netflix Partnership

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

‘I Will Find You’ Review: Harlan Coben’s Latest Netflix Series Thrills

‘I Will Find You’ Review: Harlan Coben’s Latest Netflix Series Thrills

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

How to Get Netflix for Free Online for a Limited Time: Hacks, Deals

How to Get Netflix for Free Online for a Limited Time: Hacks, Deals

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Out of all the streaming platforms available today, Netflix has the largest number of members. It has over 300 million subscribers worldwide, all of them paid users. In 2020, Netflix discontinued its free … Read more

No, I Don’t Want to Watch Your Straight Hockey Show

No, I Don’t Want to Watch Your Straight Hockey Show

The streaming industry has gotten a lot of flak over the past few years, but there is one thing that Hollywood studios are undeniably good at: recycling the same idea, over and over and over again until the world ends (or until everyone finally decides they’re sick of Harry Potter, whichever comes first). This tried-and-true … Read more

Netflix, Prime Video, Disney and WBD on Local Content and APAC Growth

Netflix, Prime Video, Disney and WBD on Local Content and APAC Growth

Executives from Netflix, Prime Video, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery converged at APOS 2026 in Bali this week with a shared conviction: Asian IP and local storytelling are no longer regional plays but the streaming industry’s most valuable global assets. During the session “Asia’s Streaming Advantage: Growth, Profitability and What’s Next,” Netflix VP of content … Read more

Lakeith Stanfield, Greg Kinnear Join John Lee Hancock’s Monsanto Drama

Lakeith Stanfield, Greg Kinnear Join John Lee Hancock’s Monsanto Drama

John Lee Hancock‘s legal drama about the landmark legal trial against U.S. chemical company Monsanto just added more star power. LaKeith Stanfield, Julia McDermott, David Duchovny, Melonie Diaz, Bilal Hasna and Greg Kinnear have signed on to join previously announced stars, Jonathan Bailey and Laura Dern. The yet-to-be-titled film follows the true story of young, … Read more

APOS 2026: Netflix, Prime Video, Disney and WBD to Share Stage in Bali

APOS 2026: Netflix, Prime Video, Disney and WBD to Share Stage in Bali

The chiefs of Asia-Pacific operations for Netflix, Prime Video, Walt Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery will share a stage at APOS 2026, as the annual summit convenes June 16-18 in Bali. The four executives – Netflix VP of content for APAC excluding India Minyoung Kim, Prime Video APAC and ANZ VP Gaurav Gandhi, Disney Asia … Read more

‘Icebreaker’ Series Greenlit at Netflix

‘Icebreaker’ Series Greenlit at Netflix

Netflix has found its “sex on ice” series. The streamer has ordered a series version of the Hannah Grace novel “Icebreaker, Variety has learned exclusively. Netflix exec Jinny Howe revealed the news onstage during a fireside chat with Variety‘s executive editor for TV, Michael Schneider, at the BANFF World Media Festival. Amanda Lasher and Jade … Read more