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It's official: 'Girlboss' won't be returning for a second season at Netflix. The streaming platform have decided that they won't be moving forward with future episodes of the original comedy, with the axe falling on the show after taking out both 'Sense8' and 'The Get Down'.

Britt Robertson led the Netflix original series

'Girlboss' followed the story of Nasty Gal founder Sophia Amoruso, with embellishments of course made for dramatic effect. With 13 episodes to its name, it showed the young anarchist turn herself into a business woman by creating her own online clothing business.

Continue reading: Netflix Cancel 'Girlboss' After One Season

Despite the love for the Wachowski sisters' sci-fi Netflix original series 'Sense8', the show has been cancelled after two seasons. Bringing together a story of eight diverse people all brought together by their special 'Sensate' abilities, they discovered they were emotionally and mentally linked, but hunted by those scared by their power.

Tuppence Middleton made her return for the show's second season

A bit of a sleeper hit for Netflix, the show amassed an incredible following, but clearly not one big enough to warrant spending money on the series. Following on from the cancellation news, thousands signed a number of different petitions which they then forwarded on to Netflix, as well as ringing the offices and voicing their concerns.

Continue reading: Petitions Can't Save Netflix Original Series 'Sense8'

The Wachowski sisters' sci-fi Netflix series 'Sense8' has reached the end of the road after just two seasons, as the heads of the streaming service reveal that they have axed the show from their roster. It's not the first Netflix series to get the chop this early on and it won't be the last.

The cast of 'Sense8'

It may be an important development for diversity in television, having won the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Drama Series last year, but the ratings regrettably just weren't high enough for 'Sense8' to continue on Netflix for another season.

Continue reading: 'Sense8' Is The Latest Netflix Show To Get The Chop

Ellen Degeneres is returning to stand-up comedy with a new special for Netflix. It's been a decade and half since the talk show host's last stand-up special, so it didn't take much persuasion from the streaming company to convince her to get back in the game.

Ellen DeGeneres at the 'Finding Dory' premiere

It's now been announced that Ellen DeGeneres will return for a stand-up comedy special for Netflix, after she responded to a Tweet from the streaming service yesterday (May 24th 2017) reading: 'Looks like it's been 15 years since you did a stand-up special, @TheEllenShow. How about one for Netflix?'

Continue reading: Netflix Gets Ellen DeGeneres On Board For A New Stand-Up Comedy Special

Will Smith has used his position on the jury of this year’s Cannes Film Festival to launch a passionate defence of streaming giant Netflix, in disagreement with the jury’s president, director Pedro Almodovar.

Smith was part of a four-strong jury that gave a press conference at the annual film festival in the south of France on Wednesday afternoon (May 17th), alongside president Almodovar, another director in the shape of Paolo Sorrentino and Hollywood A-lister Jessica Chastain.

The topic of discussion soon got onto the Netflix revolution, which is disrupting the conventional film industry because it distributes films often without giving them a theatrical release at all. Two of the films touted for the Palme d’Or this year didn’t get a French cinematic release until very recently (Okja and The Meyerowitz Stories), and it has made French distributors upset.

Continue reading: Will Smith Launches Defence Of Netflix At Cannes Film Festival

Whether you love it or hate it, Netflix original series '13 Reasons Why' - based on the Jay Asher-written young adult novel of the same name - is one of the most talked about new television shows of the year so far. Telling the story of the young Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford) who kills herself, but leaves behind a series of cassette tapes for those she says pushed her to making the decision, the show has been at the heart of much discussion since its debut.

Dylan Minnette with Tom McCarthy on the set of '13 Reasons Why'

Many people thank the series for handling the usually taboo topics of suicide and rape with such a brute force, and praise showrunners for refusing to sugar coat brutal scenes which depict both. Others think that certain scenes in the series should have been shot or presented a little differently, as they may be "triggering" for the viewing public who have a history of struggles with their own mental health. Whatever the case may be, '13 Reasons Why' is a series that splits everybody right down the middle.

Continue reading: '13 Reasons Why' Was Almost An Anthology Series

When you talk about hugely successful new shows in 2016, you can't get away without mentioning Netflix original series 'Stranger Things' from the Duffer brothers; Matt and Ross Duffer. Telling the story of missing youngster Will and the appearance of a strange young girl known only as Eleven, it soon became apparant that the world these characters were living in was one where anything was possible, and monsters really did exist.

Matt and Ross Duffer are creators of the series

Capturing the imaginations of audiences across the globe, 'Stranger Things' fans immediately demanded a second season, and when one was finally announced they were a little irked to discover it wouldn't be hitting Netflix until the end of October, 2017.

Continue reading: 'Stranger Things' Writers Already Have Season 3 Story Planned

It's fair to say that the most-tweeted about series of all time, Netflix original '13 Reasons Why' is one of the most polarising, biggest talking points of the year so far. Based on the young adult novel of the same name by Jay Asher, it follows the story of the young Hannah Baker who takes her own life, but leaves behind a series of cassette tapes for those she say helped pave the way to her deadly decision.

Brian Yorkey has given some details for season 2

Now a second season of the show has been confirmed, with fans expecting new episodes at some point next year. Speaking to EW, showrunner Bryan Yorkey opened up a little about what we should expect from the show's second season, now that all of the material from the original novel has been used up.

Continue reading: '13 Reasons Why' Showrunner Teases Season 2 Storylines

There's no denying the sheer level of attention '13 Reasons Why' has garnered since its debut on Netflix in March. Based on the young adult novel of the same name by Jay Asher, the story told is one of the young Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford), who takes her own life but records a series of cassette tapes before she does so, leaving them behind for those she says have pushed her to making such a massive decision.

Miles Heizer has denied Tyler shot Alex in '13 Reasons Why'

It's a show that's very close to the bone with every moment. Depicting scenes of rape and suicide and showing the acts graphically in the series was for those who created the show very important, but it's something that's also allowed the show to be criticised. Many have labelled those behind it as careless in showing such scenes, with professionals in the mental health industry saying the suicide scene in particular could be "triggering" for particular viewers.

Continue reading: '13 Reasons Why' Theories Explored By Actors

Released to Netflix over a month ago now, the controversy and discussion surrounding their original series '13 Reasons Why' - based on the young adult novel of the same name by Jay Asher - continues to ramp on. Telling the story of the young Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford) who takes her own life and leaves behind a series of cassette tapes for those she says pushed her over the edge, it's an eye-opening piece of television that really does well to capture the various emotions one can go through when navigating the tricky waters of high school life.

Tom McCarthy directs Dylan Minnette in '13 Reasons Why'

Despite that, there are those who aren't very happy with the way in which the series presents some of its more explicit scenes. For example, when Hannah is eventually shown taking her own life, many have said the showing of the deed being done can be triggering for those who have suffered with self harming in the past.

Continue reading: Netflix Adding More Warnings To '13 Reasons Why'

Netflix has seen some huge success with its original Marvel series. To-date, there have been two seasons of 'Daredevil', and one each of 'Jessica Jones', 'Luke Cage' and 'Iron Fist', with more on the way. Now though, fans are getting excited about the four characters coming together for collaborative series 'The Defenders', which will be hitting the streaming service in August.

Rachael Taylor and Krysten Ritter return for 'The Defenders'

As Charlie Cox, Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter and Finn Jones bring their superheroes to the small screen once more, they'll come face-to-face with one another, forced to work alongside each other if they're to stop New York from being taken over for good. Burdened with personal challenges and with the majority of the heroes working better on their own, they'll soon come to realise that together, they can do a lot of good.

Continue reading: Netflix Reveal Action-Packed First Trailer For Marvel's 'The Defenders'

As reported by Contactmusic yesterday, a hacker was holding Netflix to ransom and threatening to leak new episodes of 'Orange Is The New Black', ahead of the series' fifth season premiere in early June.

Boo and Pennsatucky are two of the show's fan favourite characters

Now it would seem that any conversations between the hacker and Netflix have fallen through, as the threats have been followed through on and the first 10 episodes of 'OITNB' season 5 have found their way online via illegal file-sharing websites.

Continue reading: Netflix Hacker Follows Through On 'Orange Is The New Black' Threat

'13 Reasons Why' writer Nic Sheff has defended the Netflix series in an open letter.

The creative mastermind has spoken out about the show starring Dylan Minnette and Katherine Langford after it has been slated by people advising people with suicidal thoughts or a history of assault to avoid watching the programme, which saw him reveal the plot line was true to his personal experience.

Speaking about the programme, which Selena Gomez executive produced, in a note to Vanity Fair, Sheff said: ''When it came time to discuss the portrayal of the protagonist's suicide in '13 Reasons Why', I of course immediately flashed on my own experience. It seemed to me the perfect opportunity to show what an actual suicide really looks like - to dispel the myth of the quiet drifting off, and to make viewers face the reality of what happens when you jump from a burning building into something much, much worse.''

Continue reading: 13 Reasons Why Writer Nic Sheff Defends The Netflix Series In Open Letter

Adam Sandler has been one of the favoured punching bags of movie critics for countless years now, but that hasn’t been reflected in commercial terms, with Netflix revealing that subscribers have spent approximately half a BILLION hours watching his movies.

The online streaming giant, which has around 99 million paying customers for its services, revealed its first-quarter earnings for 2017 on Monday (April 17th), and it showed that their decision to collaborate with Sandler for original content movies is paying off.

Adam Sandler at the premiere of 'The Ridiculous Six' in December 2015

Continue reading: Netflix Users Stream Half A Billion Hours' Worth Of Adam Sandler Movies

'Orange Is The New Black' quickly shot to the top of everybody's must-see list when it debuted all the way back in 2013. The Netflix original series has had both its highs and its lows, with some stellar episodes as well as those that have failed to ignite a fire inside those watching. Still, it's kept everybody talking and will be returning for a fifth season a little later this year.

Will Daya kill one of the serving officers on duty in 'Orange Is The New Black' season 5?

What's undeniable about the show is the effect the fourth season had on the audience, when fan-favourite character Poussey Washington (Samira Wiley) was accidentally killed by an untrained police officer. The prison soon launched into chaos as the prisoners demanded justice for their late friend, and in the final moments of S4 we saw, Daya (Dascha Polanco) face a huge decision as she got her hands on one of the police officer's loaded guns.

Continue reading: Get Your First Look At 'Orange Is The New Black' Season 5

Angelina Jolie is teaming up with Netflix for her next stint as a director, which will be a dramatic adaptation of a real-life story about Cambodia’s genocidal Khmer Rouge regime, according to Variety.

Jolie, an outspoken advocate of global human rights issues and a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency, will be adapting ‘First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers’, a 2000 memoir by Loung Ung, a Cambodian writer, human rights activist and survivor of the 'killing fields' whom Jolie has known for more than a decade.

Angelina Jolie will be working on a project with Netflix about the Cambodian killing fields

Continue reading: Angelina Jolie To Direct Cambodian Genocide Drama For Netflix

Netflix has moved into the world of original films and the fun starts this October! Yes the streaming service has just revealed the premiere dates for its first batch of original features, with Cary Fukunaga’s Beasts of No Nation leading the pack on October 16th.

Netflix is now in the orginal movie game.

Based on the novel by Nigerian author Uzodinma Iweala and adapted for the screen by Fukunaga, Beasts of No Nation stars Idris Elba as a warlord who mentors a child soldier. As well as becoming available worldwide on Netflix October 16th, the film will also open the same day in select U.S. theaters.

Continue reading: Netflix Announces Premiere Dates For First Batch Of Original Films

Orange is the New Black season 3 got its release around six hours early on Thursday evening (June 11). Initially attributed to a "leak", these sorts of things are essentially just a way for Netflix to get a ton of news stories out to create buzz. It did the same with House of Cards season 3. 

Ruby Rose has joined the cast of Orange is the New Black for season 3

"Attention inmates! Orange Is the New Black season 3 is out on early release," Netflix US tweeted late last night. The news was actually first announced at OrangeCon, an invite-only fan event in Manhattan.

Continue reading: 'Orange Is The New Black' Season 3 Drops Early - For Good Behaviour

Netflix has taken a significant step in its evolution with the biggest movie purchase in its history, announcing that it has acquired distribution rights to Brad Pitt’s forthcoming military comedy movie War Machine, due for release in 2016.

The online streaming giant made the announcement on Monday afternoon (June 8th) that it has secured rights to distribute the movie, which stars Pitt in a fictionalised, satirical re-telling of the story of General Stanley McChrystal, the four-star US general who led American forces in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2010.

Brad Pitt's new film 'War Machine' has been acquired by Netflix for exclusive distribution

Continue reading: Netflix Buys Distribution Rights To Brad Pitt's 'War Machine'

Jeremy Clarkson could be returning to screens alongside his former ‘Top Gear’ pals Richard Hammond and James May. The trio are reported to be in talks with Netflix to launch a new car-based show in the wake of Clarkson’s exile from the BBC.

According to the Daily Mirror, one name being considered for the revamped show is ‘House of Cars’, an explicit and cheeky reference to the success of Kevin Spacey’s original political drama ‘House of Cards’ which found a home on the streaming service. An insider told the British paper “If it goes ahead, they're planning to call it ‘House of Cars’, which is just genius.”

James May, Richard Hammond and Jeremy Clarkson (l-r) are reportedly in talks with Netflix

Continue reading: Will Clarkson, Hammond And May's New 'Top Gear' Be On Netflix?

Netflix has expanded its prestige by announcing that it has struck deal securing exclusive rights for the premiere of the forthcoming Ricky Gervais comedy movie Special Correspondents. The streaming giant will unveil the film for its worldwide debut next year, according to Deadline.

Special Correspondents is an original comedy that co-stars Eric Bana. Its plot concerns a young, struggling New York radio journalist who pretends that he’s a war reporter on the front line of a foreign conflict, while in reality hiding in an apartment above a Spanish restaurant in Manhattan.

Ricky Gervais has struck a deal with Netflix giving them exclusive rights over his new film

Continue reading: Netflix Strikes Deal With Ricky Gervais For His New Comedy Film

Netflix are close to signing a deal to produce a new season of Full House, according to a report. The revived series, an updated version of the sitcom which last aired in 1995, will reportedly be called Fuller House.

John Stamos will reportedly guest star and produce in the upcoming series of Fuller House.

Read More: ABC Cancel John Stamos Drama Members Only Without Ever Airing.

Continue reading: Netflix Reportedly Sign Deal For New 13-Episode Series Of 'Full House'

Bob Odenkirk may be best known as the slippery criminal lawyer from ‘Breaking Bad’ and its hit spin-off ‘Better Call Saul’, and David Cross for his role as ‘Arrested Development’s Tobias, but the actors are also regular collaborators who first worked together on ‘The Ben Stiller Show’. 

Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk

And now they’re bringing a four-episode comedy sketch show called ‘With Bob and David’ to Netflix’s ever-expanding catalogue, Deadline reports.  Each episode will be 30 minutes long, with a ‘making of’ special also planned.

Continue reading: Bob Odenkirk And David Cross Are Making A Comedy Show For Netflix

Showtime looks set to follow HBO into the world of online streaming, by soon offering customers a package similar to the newly announced HBO Now service. The news was announced by Leslie Moonves, the chief of Showtime's parent company CBS who told investors at a conference in Palm Beach, “the days of the 500 channel universe are over.”

Leslie Moonves and his wife Julie Chen

According to Deadline, Moonves said the channel would announce a service “in the not-too-distant future,” and added he’s been having conversations with “the normal suspects” including cable and satellite distributors who were initially skeptical.

Continue reading: Showtime Gets Set To Follow In HBO's Footsteps With Online Streaming Service

Pee-Wee Herman will soon be back and on a Netflix near you, as the streaming service has officially announced it's picked up Pee-Wee's Big Holiday, the latest movie starring Paul Reubens' bow tie wearing character. The film will be produced by Judd Apatow and marks the third feature length outing for the character.

Guess who's back...

“Judd and I dreamt up this movie four years ago. The world was much different back then — Netflix was waiting by the mailbox for red envelopes to arrive. I’ve changed all that. The future is here. Get used to it. Bow tie is the new black,” Paul Reubens said in a statement after the announcement was made.

Continue reading: Netflix To Release Judd Apatow Produced 'Pee-Wee Herman's Big Holiday' Worldwide

The debut trailer for Netflix’s Marvel made ‘Daredevil’ series has just hit, giving us our first real look at Charlie Cox as the blind superhero. The 90 second clip shows Cox as Daredevil’s alter-ego Matt Murdock in a confessional with a priest and hinting at dark times ahead.

Charlie Cox as Daredevil

“I’ve been preoccupied of late with questions of morality, of right and wrong, good and evil,” Murdock tells the priest. “I’m not seeking forgiveness for what I’ve done, Father. I’m asking forgiveness for what I’m about to do. I’m just trying to make my city a better place.”

Continue reading: Netflix Releases First Trailer For Marvel's 'Daredevil' Starring Charlie Cox

When the news came out that Netflix was reviving the 2001 cult comedy Wet Hot American Summer, the first question on everyone’s lips was, 'who from the original cast will be returning?’ Well the answer is, most of them! Yes from Bradley Cooper to Elizabeth Banks, many of the film’s now big name stars will be back headed back to Camp Firewood this summer.

Bradley Cooper is returning to Camp Firewood

The cast names were revealed via a 50 second trailer released by Netflix on Wednesday. Bradley Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler are all name dropped in the clip. Also returning to Camp Firewood are Judah Friedlander, Michael Ian Black, Janeane Garofalo, Christopher Meloni, Molly Shannon and David Hyde Pierce.

Continue reading: Netflix Announces Cast For 'Wet Hot American Summer' Series With Bradley Cooper, Elizabeth Banks And Paul Rudd Returning

Attention: there’s a new trailer out for House of Cards Season 3. As such, we must observe and discuss. The clip is a rather stress-inducing piece of promo, with an industrial musical theme vaguely reminiscent of early Nine Inch Nails playing in the background as the drama unfolds.

Netflix. Where your social life comes to die.

The “drama” in this case is the Underwoods trying to run a country as the newly appointed POTUS and FLOTUS, while their world crumbles around them like... almost like a house of cards or something.

Continue reading: Everything Is Ten Times More Stressful In The New "House Of Cards Trailer"

It may have taken less than $2 million at the box office back in 2001, but comedy Wet Hot American Summer has gone on to become a cult classic thanks to its impressive cast list. But now it looks as if the comedy is getting a second chance to break the mainstream, this time as an eight episode series to be streamed on Netflix. 

Bradley Cooper was one of the stars of Wet Hot American Summer

The limited series has been created by David Wain and Michael Showalter, who also wrote the movie. Wain, who directed the film, will also be behind the camera this time. The duo will also serve as executive producers alongside Howard Bernstein, Jonathan Stern and Peter Principato.

Continue reading: Netflix To Revive 'Wet Hot American Summer' For Eight Episode Series

In its continuing bid for world domination, Netflix has announced release dates for its new slate of shows, most notably the comic book hero TV series Daredevil. Fans will get their first look at Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock on April 10.

Charlie Cox, who most recently starred in The Theory of Everything, is to be play Daredevil

Despite the woeful movie featuring Ben Affleck, Daredevil has the potential to be hugely successful for the streaming service and the show will introduce a linked set of adventures for other heroes, including Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Luke Cage (Mike Colter) and Iron Fist.

Continue reading: Netflix Comes Out Fighting, Announces 'Daredevil' For April 10

'Marco Polo' is set to take fans on more huge adventures as the second series of the Netflix Original Series is announced barely a month since the first season premiere. A whole ten episodes will be unveiled following this legendary Italian explorer.

'Marco Polo' returns for 10 more episodes

Based on the real life 12th century Venetian traveller, 'Marco Polo' aired on Netflix on December 12th 2014 to much appreciation. Starring Lorenzo Richelmy as the title character, it followed his early life as part of Kublai Khan's court; Mongolia's fifth Khagan and the founder of the Yuan dynasty. It marks Richelmy's first major non-Italian acting stint having previously been known for such films as 'Il Terzo Tempo' and 'Sotto Una Buona Stella'. 

Continue reading: Marco Polo's Adventures In China Set To Continue In Second Series

The revival of The Interview, which so recently seemed to be doomed to the dustbin of movie history, continues unabated. Following the remarkable box office figures returned upon its limited release across the States, streaming service Netflix has tentatively expressed an interest in making the film available to its subscribers.

On Wednesday, Netflix’s chief content officer Ted Sarandos said in a press conference “People want to see the movie and we want to be able to deliver the movie.” However, he would not elaborate on the details of any efforts to secure the film. Sony Pictures had no comment on the possibility of such a deal either.

Netflix has signalled a potential deal to provide The Interview to its 53 million online subscribers

Continue reading: Netflix Says It Wants To Show 'The Interview'

It seems Netflix and Marvel have finally found their man, as Mike Colter has been confirmed to star as superhero Luke Cage in a new series for the streaming service. TV fans should already be familiar with Colter, who plays Agent Jameson Locke in 'Halo Nightfall' and frequently appears as Lemond Bishop in CBS’s ‘The Good Wife’.

Mike Colter has been cast as Luke Cage

Colter will make his first appearance as Cage in the upcoming series 'A.K.A. Jessica Jones', starring Krysten Ritter, which will be released on Netflix next year. The Luke Cage character will then go on to star in his own series on the streaming service.

Continue reading: Marvel And Netflix Cast Mike Colter As Luke Cage For New Superhero Series

Netflix has picked up Tina Fey and Robert Carlock's comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. The show was originally intended for distribution on Netflix but was set to air on NBC next year.

Tina Fey has created Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

Read More: Jason Bateman, Tina Fey And The Cast Of This Is Where I Leave You Take The Drama To BookCon.

Continue reading: Tina Fey's Comedy 'Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt' Acquired By Netflix

It's Netflix to the rescue... Again! The streaming service is picking up the crime drama series Longmire.

Katee Sackhoff stars in Longmire.

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Continue reading: Netflix Set To Pick Up Fourth Season Of 'Longmire'

Netflix Inc is to launch its streaming service in Australia and New Zealand in March, with domestic rivals already shaping up for a fight. Netflix had been expected to expand into the territories for some time and the move continues its international expansion - which now reaches 50 million people.

Kevin Spacey [L] and Robin Wright [R] in Netflix's signature series House of Cards, which will not be available to Australian subscribers

The pricing model for the new territories is yet to be set, though Netflix charges users $8.99 a month in the U.S.

Continue reading: Netflix Heading To Australia As Rivals Prepare For A Fight

Netflix has scored again with another high profile star, with the streaming service announcing it's teaming up with Leonardo DiCaprio to release a new documentary. Entitled Virunga, it will be produced by DiCaprio’s Appian Way productions and is scheduled for release on November 7th.

DiCaprio will team with Netflix to release Virunga

Directed by Orlando von Einsiedel, who is best known for the series 'The Cure: Doctors on Everest', Virunga centres on the struggle of park rangers in the Democratic Republic of Congo to protect their endangered gorillas from poachers and industry encroaching on their habitats.

Continue reading: Leonardo DiCaprio To Tackle Gorilla Poachers In New Netflix Documentary ‘Virunga’

Netflix and Adam Sandler have just announced an exclusive deal which will see the actor produce four original movies for the online streaming service. The announcement comes just days after the company announced their first move into film production, with the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sequel.

Adam Sandler has inked a four movie deal with Netflix

“When these fine people came to me with an offer to make four movies for them, I immediately said yes for one reason and one reason only….Netflix rhymes with Wet Chicks,”  Sandler said in a statement. Adding, “Let the streaming begin!!!!”

Continue reading: Netflix Signs Exclusive Deal With Adam Sandler To Produce Four Original Movies

Netflix are teaming up with the Weinstein Company to produce the sequel to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon titled, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon II: The Green Destiny. For the first time ever, the movie will be released simultaneously online and in IMAX cinemas, next August.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 's Michelle Yeoh

The film marks Netflix’s first foray into movie making after the success of original series' such as ‘House of Cards’ and ‘Orange is the New Black’. The sequel to Ang Lee’s 2000 Academy Award nominee will this time see Woo-ping Yuen behind the camera, while former Bond actress Michelle Yeoh return in the role of Yu Shu Lien.

Continue reading: Netflix Announces First Original Movie With ‘Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon’ Sequel

Streaming service Netflix has pulled off a major coup by landing the rights to 'Gotham' - the Batman prequel series yet to air its first season on Fox. In a deal between Netflix and Warner Bros. Worldwide Television Distribution, the streaming service will get exclusive on demand rights for the highly anticipated series, from fall 2015.

'Gotham' starring Ben McKenzie [L] is headed to Netflix

"Gotham is the most anticipated new series of the fall season and we are thrilled to offer it to our members around the world," said Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos in a statement. "The Batman origin story is sure to have massive global appeal so it is fitting that, along with Warner Television, we have created a new model for distributing a show that international and domestic audiences will love."

Continue reading: How Netflix Nabbed The Rights To Batman Prequel 'Gotham'

Netflix probably didn't have any deserved winners of major Emmy awards on Monday night (August 25, 2014). 'House of Cards' - which is fast becoming pure, unadulterated fun more than anything else - was never going to beat 'Breaking Bad' in the outstanding drama category and although 'Modern Family' was the surprise winner of best comedy, 'Orange is the New Black' still had to beat the far superior 'Veep'. Still, it must have felt like two steps back for executives at the streaming service, which has poured cash into quality original content in recent years.

Kevin Spacey [L] and Robin Wright [R] in 'House of Cards'

Nevertheless, the future is bright for Netflix and a glossy new ad featuring Ricky Gervais confirms just how far the service has grown to effectively become ingrained in modern culture. The clip opens with Gervais lounging around in front of the television, musing, "You know when you're watching your favorite Netflix show and after five straight episodes, you want to be in it?"

Continue reading: Despite Emmy Snub, The Future Is Bright For Netflix (Starting With Gervais Ad)

We’ve seen dream jobs enter the zeitgeist before; looking after a tropical island, making YouTube videos for a living, being a Blue Peter Presenter. But this one might just engulf the entire biscuit in one outlandish bite. Fancy being a Netflix tagger? Here’s what it means.

It means you watch things, at home, tag them based on content, rinse, repeat. "The role will offer flexible hours working from home" reads the spec for the dream job, and "would suit those with a passion for films and TV programmes".

Continue reading: Jobs At Netflix, Or Anywhere, Probably Don't Get Much Sweeter Than This

Calling all fans of kitsch and colourful '90s nostalgia as well as, um...children. Netflix has reportedly ordered a reboot of the hit kids sci-fi cartoon The Magic School Bus, called The Magic School Bus 360°.

It appears that the decision to remake the show for a whole new generation is a result of the original episode's popularity on the on-demand online streaming site. "'Magic School Bus,' the old version, is remarkably popular on Netflix," said Ted Sarandos, the company's chief content officer, who identified Magic School Bus as the streaming service's top educational show.

"It teaches science in a way that transcends generations," he said, via the NY Times.

Continue reading: 'Magic School Bus' To Be Rebooted By Netflix For New Generation

Since Netflix gained prominence as a fully independent broadcaster in its own right, the doors have been flung open to a hugely varied selection of original programming. Netflix original series Orange Is The New Black is currently the most talked about programme in the US, with even President Obama using the show’s name as a punch line in a recent speech. Meanwhile House Of Cards, starring Hollywood juggernaut Kevin Spacey, is currently riding enjoy huge success and critical acclaim. Netflix has also seen the revival of cult programmes that had been culled from the schedules of US TV networks, with such programmes such as Arrested Development granted a new lease of life by the ever-growing online streaming service.

Kate Mulgrew, Taylor Schilling and Laura Prepon of Orange Is The New Black- spearheading original content for Netflix. 

With developers increasingly looking towards sites such as Netflix and Amazon Prime to produce original and innovative content, it seems we are in the midst of a revolution in the way programmes are made and disseminated to audiences. Viewers are now able to watch whole series in one sitting rather than waiting for weekly instalments from TV channels. That’s not to say that TV will be fading onto obscurity anytime soon.

Continue reading: In Development: The Top 10 Shows You're Going To Want To Look Out For

Customers of streaming service Amazon Prime probably treated themselves to a little dance on Thursday, when it was announced that the company had signed a deal with HBO to stream the likes of The Sopranos, The Wire, Girls and Veep. It represents the first time that HBO programming has been licensed to an online-only subscription service.

The first batch of shows will be made available from May 21, with Deadwood, Rome, Six Feet Under, Band of Brothers, The Pacific and Parade's End among the other shows being made available There is no mention of Game of Thrones.

Continue reading: How Did Amazon Beat Netflix To The Sopranos, The Wire, Girls?

It was a superb evening for Netflix at the 73rd Peabody Awards this week, with the streaming service's two hit dramas 'House of Cards' and 'Orange is the New Black' both winning the prestigious gongs.

Kevin Spacey [L] and Robin Wright [R] in 'House of Cards'

Peabody recognises shows based on excellence - there are no set categories and everything from scripted drama to news reports are considered. 'House of Cards' stars Kevin Spacey as the ruthless politician Frank Underwood and his scheming wife, played by Robin Wright. The show - which won the first Emmy award for an online-only show - has been re-commissioned for a third season.

Continue reading: 'House Of Cards' Brings Home Peabody Award For Netflix

As if anyone needed another reason to subscribe to Netflix – and no, we’re not paid by them – the on-demand content streaming service has added Homeland and American Horror Story to its impressive roster of TV shows.

Homeland is a fast-paced political thriller with a focus on terrorism and international affairs. It stars Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison, an anti-terrorism agent with mental health problems, and Damien Lewis, a once lost American solider suspected of terrorist activity.

Continue reading: Terrorism Thriller 'Homeland' Heading To Netflix Alongside 'American Horror Story'

In a further bid to become an all-encompassing consumerism monolith, Amazon have packaged together three of their services into one super-package to entice shoppers, watchers and readers alike. And it’ll all be under the guise: ‘Prime’.

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Continue reading: Can Amazon Really Take On Netflix With Their LoveFilm, Prime, Kindle Mash Up?

'House of Cards' season two has dodged the censors in China and is available to stream on the country's Sohu.com streaming service. A communist nation that does not offer the vote to is people, China appears to have taken to Frank Underwood's ruthless brand of politics and the second season's edgy Chinese storyline. 

'House of Cards' Season 2 Has Avoided Censorship in China

Even the Communist Party's top anti-corruption official Wang Qishan is apparently a fan of the Netflix show.

Continue reading: China, Enjoying 'House Of Cards' Season 2 Since February 2014

Orange Is the New Black is set to return for season two in June. The show's producer, Netflix, made the announcement yesterday (15th February) that the second season will be available from June 6th 2014, as the L.A. Times reports.

Taylor Schilling (L) and Laura Prepon (R) star in Orange Is the New Black.

Orange Is the New Black stars Taylor Schilling as Piper Chapman, an educated middle class woman who is imprisoned on charges of smuggling drug money. The first season of the hit Netflix show concerned Chapman and her fiancé Larry Bloom (Jason Biggs) coming to terms with her imprisonment and attempting to make their relationship work whilst being separated by prison bars. Whilst in the women's prison, Chapman makes friends (and enemies) with a number of her fellow inmates including her former drug-smuggling lover Alex (Laura Prepon); the infatuated "Crazy Eyes" (Uzo Aduba); and religious extremist, Pennsatucky (Taryn Manning). 

Continue reading: 'Orange Is The New Black' Air Date Set For June 6th

We're still over a week away from the Valentines' Day release of 'House of Cards' season two, but Netflix bosses have seen plenty enough of the new instalment to commission a third season. 

Kevin Spacey [L] and Kate Mara [R] in 'House of Cards

The drama, which confirmed Netflix as a major distributor of quality original programming, won critical praise for its tale of a corrupt congressman played by Kevin Spacey trying to scheme his way into a top job at the White House.

Continue reading: Ahead Of Season 2 Bow, 'House Of Cards' Is Renewed For Season 3

A third season of mobster drama-comedy 'Lilyhammer' has been confirmed to hit Netflix later this year with filming beginning this month (January 2014).

Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band guitar player Steven Van Zandt has already said that he will definitely be returning to Netflix for another season of the show in between touring and Netflix have been quick to confirm the news. 'We are proud to bring back 'Lilyhammer' for a third season', said Ted Sarandos of Netflixin a statement. '[It] is the type of global show that Netflix members around the world have discovered and love and season three will see that world expand even more.'

Continue reading: Netflix Confirm 'Lilyhammer' Season 3 Set For Later In 2014

Breaking Bad spinoff Better Call Saul will be arriving on AMC next year for US and Canadian fans to enjoy and hopefully not be majorly let down as the show tries to live up to the standards set by Vince Gilligan's masterpiece series. But what what about all those fans who will want to tune in in Europe and Latin America, where AMC isn't available? Don't worry people, Netflix has got you covered.

Bob Odenkirk will return to his role as Saul Goodman

The online streaming service confirmed this week that Better Call Saul will be uploaded to the site as soon as it has broadcast on AMC, available for users in Europe and Latin America to enjoy the show almost in unison with their American counterparts. The show will be available for US and Canadian Netflix users to watch in full once the first season has aired in full. Unfortunately fans in the US and Canada won't be able to revisit older episodes in the season via Netflix until the finale has aired.

Continue reading: 'Breaking Bad' Spinoff 'Better Call Saul' Gets Netflix Release

A major deal was struck between online streaming service Netflix and the Disney-owned comic book publishing house Marvel this week, securing the website's rights to four new superhero-based programmes and a mini-series. Described as an “unprecedented deal” and “Marvel‘s most ambitious foray yet into live-action TV storytelling,” the deal will see the programmes come to life beginning in 2015, Deadline reported on Thursday, 7 November.

Netflix are quickly becoming a force to be reckoned with

A live action series is to begin based upon the heroes Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage, culminating in a mini-series The Defenders, which probably means we'll have a couple of inter-twining story-lines between shows. The four heroes are all to be based in the gritty setting of Hell's Kitchen, New York, and Netflix have initially signed on for at least four, 13 episode series over “multiple years,” beginning in 2015. The introduction of the heroes will then lead to the spin-off mini-series, The Defenders, which according to Netflix/Disney “reimagines a dream team of self-sacrificing, heroic characters.”

Continue reading: Marvel & Netflix Leaves Competitors Out In The Cold With New TV Deal

Netflix's chief content officer Ted Sarandos has hinted that the service's big-budget original drama House of Cards will run past its scheduled two seasons. Former House of Cards executive producer Rick Cleveland said last month that the Emmy-winning political drama would wrap up after its second season, though that no longer appears to be the case.

"Our intent is that the show keep going for sure," said Sarandos at Film Independent's 9th annual confab on Saturday, according to Deadline, "It was a 26-episode commitment. It was not our intent that it just run for two seasons.Talks are in progress right now."

Continue reading: Netflix Is Betting BIG On Kevin Spacey's 'House Of Cards'

 In 2008 the Academy of Arts & Science made a change to the Emmy eligibility rules and the impact of that change is only being felt at this year's television award show.

Neil Patrick Harris is the host of the 2013 Emmy Awards Ceremony

Since 2008, television shows that are streamed via the internet would be eligible to compete for an Emmy award and this year the internet streaming service, Netflix, is making a lot of noise ahead of the award ceremony.

Continue reading: The 2013 Emmy Awards Marks A Change For The Television Industry

Kevin Spacey gave the MacTaggart Lecture at the Edinburgh Television Festival this week, passionately arrguing that the small screen had become its own art form, eclipsing film in terms of character-driven drama.

It's hard to disagree with, following some hugely ambitious shows over the past few years, including Breaking Bad, Mad Men, Homeland and Spacey's very own House of Cards. 

"Our challenge now is to keep the flame of this revolutionary programming alive by continuing to seek out new talent, nurture it, encourage it, challenge it, give it home and the kind of autonomy that the past and present . has proved it deserves," he told the audience of TV executives, according to the Guardian. 

Continue reading: Kevin Spacey Goes All Frank Underwood In MacTaggart Lecture

Netflix have made yet another bold move – this time with movies – to try and secure monthly payments of £5.99 from content-happy consumers. They’ve put pen to paper with The Weinstein company, securing the rights to stream all of their movies from 2016.

This basically means two things: every film Weinstein releases will end up on Netflix once the movie has a physical release – i.e. DVD – and everything written about Netflix in the next few years will read like paid-for copy. They really are tying up the market.

"The deal that we've just completed with Netflix is probably the biggest deal in the history of the Weinstein Co.," co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein said in a statement. "Together, we are discussing ways to reinvent the pay-TV experience so that the audience can get even more for their money."

Continue reading: The Future Is... Red? Netflix Bag Major Deal With Weinstein

Orange Is The New Black may only have one season under its belt, but regular Laura Prepon – who plays the devious lesbian lover of protagonist Piper – is already out, if reports are to be believed. Or should they be?

Laura Prepon at the Lovelace premiere

The show is exclusively available on the popular streaming service Netflix, which - with recent shows like Breaking Bad available, and a promising star to original programming, like the show Prepon is apparently leaving and House of Cards – has become the number one service for content.

Continue reading: Netflix Deny Laura Prepon's Orange Is The New Black Exit - "It's Not Accurate"

Netflix stock rose yesterday by a record 24 per cent, which means the company is finally making money again, instead of losing it. Netflix execs attribute the development to the company’s 2 million new subscribers in the last quarter, as well as their recent strategy of focusing on original programming. It looks like the company is finally getting back on its feet after a stock plunge two years ago. Back then, Netflix pushed away customers with the decision to separate its streaming service from its DVD rental service and to raise prices overall. It finally seems like the new strategy is taking effect, as the company announced that it finally topped $1 billion in revenue.

Market ananysts are also giving the service their seal of approval. “Unlike last year, Netflix stock appears to be set for clear sailing now,” Susquehanna Financial Group analyst Vasily Karasyov said in a research note, quoted by The Boston Herald. “What we think is interesting is how the company’s original programming strategy is converging with that of a domestic premium network. … Netflix is racing to ramp up original hours of versatile programming in an effort to build a brand identity with different segments of the market.”

And really, if the company’s first original production, House of Cards starring Kevin Spacey, is anything to go by, that can only spell good things for Netflix users.

Continue reading: Netflix Announces Phenomenally Successful First Quarter With 2 Million New Users