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Netflix’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s seminal comic, The Sandman, was hugely successful when it premiered in summer 2022. Chronicling the trials and tribulations of Dream (Tom Sturridge) across his vast existence, ruling over the domain we all enter when we sleep, the show will officially return for more episodes based on multiple comic volumes.
With a reported eight episodes, season 2 started filming in June 2023. But, of course, the production has been put on pause due to the ongoing WGA writer’s strike and the SAG-AFTRA strike throughout Hollywood.
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Netflix has lined up a new adult animated comedy for its upcoming lineup, with The Undervale landing a straight-to-series order at the streamer.
The logline for the series, which Netflix won at auction under the working title of Haunted Hotel, is as follows:
“A single mother of two struggles to run a haunted hotel with the help of her estranged brother, who is now one of the ghosts and thinks the other ghosts have some pretty good ideas.
To All the Boys P.S. I Still Love You – Copyright. Overbrook Entertainment and Awesomeness Films
Coming to Netflix, February 2020, is the highly anticipated sequel to To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before… To All the Boys P.S. I Still Love You. With release less than two months away, we’ve learned even more about what the Original, including the first look at photos, the plot, returning cast members, and sequel.
Two Distant Strangers – Picture: Netflix
Accusations of plagiarism surrounding the Oscar-winning Netflix short Two Distant Strangers have been leveled from the creator of a similar YouTube short from 2016.
Two Distant Strangers is a Netflix short that Netflix picked up in March 2021 for release in April 2021 (shortly before the Oscars but after its initial Oscar nomination). It was originally released in November 2020. The short found on Netflix is directed by Travon Free and Martin Desmond Roe.
Violet Evergarden: The Movie – Kyoto Animation
The end of Violet Evergarden nears with the release of Violet Evergarden: The Movie, which arrives on Netflix in October 2021. We have everything you need to know about Violet Evergarden: The Movie, including the plot, cast, trailer, and Netflix release date.
Violet Evergarden: The Movie is a Japanese Netflix Original romantic drama movie directed by Taichi Ihidate, and written by Reiko Yoshida. Kyoto Animation is responsible for the incredible animation seen in the series and films.
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Netflix has acquired the distribution rights for a new thriller, Woman of the Hour, which revolves around serial killer Rodney Alcala and Cheryl Bradshaw, a contestant on the matchmaking TV show, The Dating Game. The movie premiered at TIFF in September and will soon be coming to Netflix.
Woman of the Hour was directed by Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick, who also stars in it as the main lead.
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As we’ve hit the midway point of 2024, we thought it’d be a good time to reflect on the best of the best (at least according to critics) regarding the new movies and series that have dropped so far this year. Let’s begin with all 11 series that achieved a Certified Fresh rating plus check in with what shows have picked up an 85% or above score otherwise.
In order to squeeze the first major arc of Echiiro Oda’s pirate odyssey, One Piece, into a live-action eight-episode season, a handful of changes needed to be made to the story. Below we’ve gone through some of the major differences between the live-action adaptation of One Piece and its manga and anime counterparts.
One Piece is over 26 years old, having published its first manga chapter in Weekly Shonen Jump on July 22nd, 1997.
One of the great things about The Chef Show is the passion for food than can be felt by Jon Favreau and Roy Choi. What makes the series even more fun are the guests that feature throughout, showcasing their own passion for the series. We’ve put together all the celebrity guests and friends that have featured throughout The Chef Show so far.
Below is the list of all the celebrity guests that have featured on The Chef Show for volumes 1&2:
Black Mirror S5E2 Smithereens – Netflix
The second episode of Black Mirror season 5 is perhaps one of the tensest episodes of the Black Mirror franchise to date. Here, we’ll break down some of the themes of the episode, some discussion on the ending and go over the myriad of easter eggs littered through Smithereens.
Caution: this article is full of spoilers. Please go and watch season 5 episode 2 of Black Mirror before continuing this article.