Netflix has acquired global rights (excluding Japan, China and UK free TV rights) to The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind, the directorial debut of Academy Award® nominee and BAFTA Award winner Chiwetel Ejiofor. The British film is based on the bestselling book of the same name written by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer. Ejiofor wrote…
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Sir David Attenborough to Voice Netflix Series Our Planet
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World-renowned naturalist Sir David Attenborough will serve as the voice of upcoming Netflix original documentary series Our Planet, which will premiere on Netflix on 5th April 2019. The ambitious series has been created in collaboration with Silverback Films, whose director Alastair Fothergill was the creator of the critically acclaimed original Planet Earth and Blue Planet…
Writer-Producer Chris Van Dusen Signs Netflix Deal
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Writer-producer Chris Van Dusen has signed a brand new, multi-year series overall deal with Netflix. Under the terms of the agreement, Van Dusen will create new series and other projects for the streaming platform. His first will be Shondaland’s Untitled Bridgerton Project, a one-hour drama ordered straight-to-series, based on Julia Quinn’s best-selling novels. Van Dusen…
Netflix Working on Wyclef Jean CG Animated Musical
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Netflix has announced that it is working with musical visionary Wyclef Jean on a CG animated feature film that reimagines his life story. Stampede, the recently launched entertainment media company from Greg Silverman, is partnering with the three-time Grammy Award-winning musician to produce the feature film, which will be written by Justin Marks (The Jungle…
Five New German Titles Coming to Netflix
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Kelly Luegenbiehl, Vice President Original Series Europe Netflix, has announced the development and production of five new German projects launching on Netflix from 2019. All titles will be available in over 190 countries where Netflix is available. “At Netflix, we want to tell local stories with global appeal. We are excited to have found this…
Guillermo del Toro to Direct Pinocchio for Netflix
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Academy Award winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is making his animated feature film directorial debut at Netflix with his lifelong passion project, Pinocchio, which he will also write and produce as a stop motion musical. Pinocchio will be del Toro’s first feature film since The Shape of Water, which garnered four Academy Awards last year,…
Tidelands Australia’s First Netflix Series
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Queensland is set for global streaming success this December, with Netflix announcing an international release date for the home-grown, eight-part fictional drama series Tidelands. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said Tidelands, to premiere on December 14, was the first Netflix original drama series to be commissioned and made completely in Australia. “Tidelands was filmed entirely in south-east…
Netflix has started production of A pesar de todo
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Netflix has started production of A pesar de todo, a new original film that will become part of the wide Spanish content slate that will be coming to the platform. Blanca Suárez (Las Chicas del Cable, El Bar), Amaia Salamanca (Tiempos de Guerra, Perdida), Macarena García (La Llamada, La Otra Mirada), and Belén Cuesta (Paquita…
Matthew Broderick Joins the cast of Netflix Dramedy Daybreak
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Matthew Broderick joins the cast of dramedy Daybreak as Principal Burr. The cheerful, upbeat principal of Glendale High, Burr knows the name of every kid in school and their favorite character to play in Overwatch. In a hashtag-filled world of #metoo and #blacklivesmatter and #timesup, Burr is genuinely trying to be part of the solution:…
Netflix introduces Bahasa Indonesia user interface and subtitles
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Netflix, has announced that from 19 October 2018, Indonesian members can enjoy a fully localized Bahasa Indonesia user interface complete with Bahasa Indonesia subtitles. “By engaging with consumers in their preferred language, Netflix becomes more accessible and relevant to consumers. We are delighted that now our Indonesian members will also experience the Netflix service in…