Netflix is planning to promote the upcoming installment of its popular film series “Extraction” by partnering with a chopper company that was involved in a fatal crash in 2018. The crash, which occurred in the East River, resulted in the death of five tourists who were unable to be quickly extracted from the choppy waters….
Netflix’s crackdown on password sharing in the United States is yielding positive results, as early data suggests a significant increase in new subscriber sign-ups compared to the early days of the Covid pandemic. According to streaming analytics company Antenna, late May marked Netflix’s “four single largest days” of new user sign-ups in over four years…
Netflix will bid farewell to several titles in June as it continues its routine removal of movies and TV shows. Without much fanfare, the streaming service regularly updates its content library, quietly retiring titles that may catch viewers off guard when attempting to access them. The Independent has compiled a comprehensive list of what will…
A unique collaboration has emerged between streaming giant Netflix and one of the leading nonalcoholic craft breweries in the United States, Athletic Brewing Company, resulting in a brew inspired by the popular Netflix series “The Witcher.” In an official news release, Athletic Brewing Company announced its partnership with Netflix to introduce limited edition, co-branded nonalcoholic…
Netflix has officially initiated its crackdown on password sharing among users in the United States. In an email sent to subscribers, the streaming video company emphasized that accounts are intended for household use only. Options were provided for users to share their accounts, including transferring a profile to a new membership or adding an additional…
News of Netflix’s first African animated original first broke in 2019. Originally titled Mama K’s Team 4, the project is the brainchild of Malenga Mulendema, one of the eight winners in a pan-African talent search by Triggerfish and The Walt Disney Company in 2015. She was inspired by the lack of representation and diversity in…
Netflix has decided not to renew Lockwood & Co., a show directed by Joe Cornish based on the popular YA series by Jonathan Stroud, for a second season. The series premiered in January and starred Ruby Stokes, Ali Hadji-Heshmati, and Cameron Chapman as three teenage supernatural investigators. Although the show received good reviews and was…
Netflix has said it will invest $2.5BN in South Korean series, films and unscripted shows over the next four years. Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos made the statement during a meeting at Blair House in Washington with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is currently in the U.S. on a state visit. Sarandos said $2.5BN…
When Netflix announced that it would be shuttering its DVD rental-by-mail operation — the business that gave the streaming video giant its start a quarter-century ago — the immediate response was to mourn the latest icon of pop culture to sadly but definitively outlive its time. Remember those little red envelopes? How intensely 2005! Okay,…
Netflix’s Kill Boksoon may see some comparisons to John Wick, but the setup of its killing agencies harkens back to the Korean entertainment industry. Kill Boksoon may appear to be the female version of John Wick, except with a daughter instead of a dog, but director Byun Sung-hyun has a unique inspiration for his world-building….
