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With Netflix having successfully pivoted from mega-budget tentpoles to mid-budget blockbusters such as War Machine, The Rip, Thrash, Apex, and the recently released The Last House, the plan for the future seems clear. The streamer is deploying a similar strategy for its international content, which has been dominated this year by a host of South Korean and Spanish-language hits. However, the biggest non-English movie on the streamer so far this year came from India. In fact, the movie in question isn’t even a Netflix original, but a theatrical release whose record-breaking box-office success translated to streaming. Netflix’s biannual viewership report…
After “The Crown” and “The Fall,” Gillian Anderson is returning to the British Isles for another TV drama. The four-episode drama “Trespasses” will debut Sunday, September 20 on PBS, the network has announced, with episodes airing weekly after that through October 11. Set in Northern Ireland in the 1970s at the height of The Troubles, the series — which originally aired on Channel 4 in the U.K. — stars Lola Petticrew (“Say Nothing”) as Cushla, a Catholic schoolteacher who falls in love with a married Protestant barrister named Michael, played by Tom Cullen (“Downton Abbey”). Anderson…
Julie Andrews is confirming that she will not appear in Princess Diaries 3. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter alongside her daughter Emma Walton Hamilton about their new children’s book Shy, the actress explained why she doesn’t see herself returning for the third film with Anne Hathaway. “I think the absolute truth is that I think I’m really past all that now,” Andrews told THR. “I’m not completely retired, but it’s a different kind of work that I do these days — [writing] books, and I do a lot of recording of podcasts and voiceovers. But truly, I don’t…
Getty Chip Gaines is taking on hosting duties alone for a new series! The 51-year-old HGTV and Magnolia Network star is most well-known for hosting Fixer Upper, and all of its spinoffs, alongside his wife, Joanna Gaines, but for his latest venture, he’ll be flying solo. Chip Gaines to host Pretty Good Advice on Magnolia Network’s YouTube channel It was announced on Tuesday (August 11) that Chip will be setting up an advice booth in the upcoming series Pretty Good Advice with Chip Gaines, which debuts next week on the Magnolia Network YouTube channel. Here’s the full synopsis: Chip will…
Netflix has set a November 2026 release date for new 8-episode limited series The Body. The series comes from Quinn Shephard, who serves as both writer and director. Ahead of its debut later this year, Netflix has unveiled our first look at the coming-of-age drama, which Shephard calls “a love letter to all the ’90s and Y2K teen movies and erotic thrillers”. After big success with Hulu’s true crime limited drama Under the Bridge in 2024, Quinn Shephard is making her Netflix debut with 8-episode drama The Body, which lands on the streamer in November. The gritty, coming-of-age series is…
House of the Dragon fans spent the two years between seasons eagerly awaiting the Battle of the Gullet, a pivotal engagement in the Dance of the Dragons with serious consequences for both the Black and Green factions. When Season 3 finally kicked off earlier this year, viewers were thrown straight into the Gullet. The episode consisted mostly of a naval engagement. The Black forces were led by Corlys “Sea Snake” Velaryon (Steve Toussaint) on his ship The Queen Who Never Was, while the Green forces were led by Triarchy leader Sharako Lohar (Abigail Thorn) on her ship The Bitchfist. The…
America’s sweethearts are about to shine even brighter. Indeed, the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders revealed that its cheerleaders’ ears will now sparkle on the field after the organization officially incorporated a diamond earring into its uniform for the first time ever. “Uniforms tell a story before we ever dance,” the team’s senior director Kelli Finglass said in a press release shared with USA Today Aug. 11. “In the world of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, every line, every color and every stitch has purpose. When you include a piece of jewelry, it isn’t about decoration, it’s about intention.” The cheerleaders will now…
Rob Bonta, the attorney general of California who is leading a 12-state coalition’s lawsuit seeking to block Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery, responded to David Ellison‘s threat to pull Paramount out of the state unless the merger is closed by the end of September. The closing of the Paramount-WBD pact would require a settlement with Bonta and the other states, who are prepared to take their antitrust case to trial in 2027. “In a span of weeks, Paramount agreed to halt the merger until a court decision or until June 2027, asked for a November trial, and is now…
Netflix is home to an enviable library of movies. From horror, to comedy, to romance, and everything in between, the streamer has all that we could want and more. Each week, Netflix releases a roundup of the most popular 10 films on the streaming service that are getting the most love from subscribers. Wagner Moura and Greta Lee‘s new sci-fi survival thriller The Last House rose to the top of this week’s charts, while Kevin Hart‘s comedy 72 Hours and the 2024 Liam Neeson-led action film In the Land of Saints and Sinners round out the Top 3. Below, you’ll…
The Jonas Brothers are going back to their Disney roots, both executive producing and reprising their Camp Rock roles in the franchise’s third film. Camp Rock 3 sees the brothers’ band Connect 3 returning to the camp to look for a new opening act for their tour. This means a whole new cast of campers — led by Malachi Barton and Liamani Segura — are introduced, along with a cameo appearance from fellow O.G. star Demi Lovato (who also serves as an EP). Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter at the film’s L.A. premiere on Monday, Joe Jonas said that in shooting…