Shows from Martha Stewart, Lele Pons, and the sibling duo of Kate and Oliver Hudson will be streaming soon on Netflix. In an extension of Netflix’s existing deal with iHeartMedia, Netflix has secured exclusive rights to the video versions of podcasts from Stewart, Pons and the Hudsons. The agreement includes all new episodes from the … Read more
Building on the success of “Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir,” Paris-based Zag is launching a new chapter in its youth-focused portfolio with “Ghostforce Evolution” which has been boarded by Netflix, France’s TF1 and Germany’s Super RTL. Currently in production, “Ghostforce Evolution” expands the premise of a prior “Ghostforce” series which came out in … Read more
Tyra Banks sued Netflix on Saturday for defamation, claiming her testimony was manipulated for the streamer’s recent “America’s Next Top Model” docuseries. Banks is suing Netflix, 89 Blocks Holdings, EverWonder Studio, Netflix Music and co-directors Mor Loushy and Daniel Sivan for false light, defamation by implication, breach of contract and false endorsement. According to the … Read more
Tyra Banks has filed a lawsuit against Netflix, claiming she was defamed in the recent America’s Next Top Model docuseries Reality Check. The supermodel and former ANTM host participated in and provided an interview for the streaming service’s explosive docuseries. However, the lawsuit alleges, Banks’ interview was edited to portray her in a negative light. … Read more
Netflix mega-hit “The Platform” and “Rosa’s Wedding,” from top Spanish auteur Iciar Bollaín will be pitched June 21 at the Shanghai Film & TV Market during an event focused on one of the key growth axes in cutting-edge movie dealing: Remake rights. Latido Films will present “The Platform” and Cinema Republic “Rosa’s Wedding.” They will … Read more
“House of Guinness,” Netflix‘s boozy period drama based on the famed Irish brewing family, is coming back for another round. Variety understands that a second season of the show, created by Stephen Knight, has now been greenlit by the streamer, with production due to kick off in early 2027. Netflix declined to comment. Set in … Read more
Oscar winner Michael Giacchino has been officially unveiled as the composer for Brad Bird’s upcoming Netflix animation “Ray Gunn.” “Ray Gunn,” an original futuristic detective caper, is set to be the duo’s sixth collaboration since they first teamed up on 2004 Pixar animation “The Incredibles.” (They have since worked together on “Ratatouille,” “Mission: Impossible – … Read more
The upcoming “Peaky Blinders” sequel starring Jamie Bell and Charlie Heaton is rounding out its cast with a number of new additions. “Game of Thrones” star Conleth Hill has boarded as patriarch of the rival Keeler gangster family, Clemmy Keeler, who is set to go toe to toe with the Peaky Blinders as they race … Read more
Before Nottapon Boonprakob made “The Evil Lawyer,” he had never spent much time thinking about the justice system. That changed the moment he started sitting in on courtroom proceedings – watching judges, lawyers and prosecutors move through rituals that, from the outside, look absolute and sacred, and from the inside, turn out to be something … Read more
Jeff Gaspin is exiting his role as Netflix‘s VP of unscripted series after a little more than two years, Variety has confirmed. The former NBC Universal Television Entertainment chairman first took the job in February 2024, reporting to Netflix VP of nonfiction series Brandon Riegg. Gaspin is set to depart the position on July 1; … Read more