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Black Site Delta

Director Jesse Gustafson Starring Cam Gigandet, Teri Reeves, Sherri Eakin Rated MA Score 2/6 A group of military prisoners must fight off a terrorist attack on their prison which, unbeknownst to them, is a cover for a secret drone control facility. Alright I stumbled across this one on Netflix a couple of days ago. I…

Millarworld Acquired by Netflix

Netflix Inc. have announced they have acquired Millarworld, the comic book publishing powerhouse founded by Mark Millar, the legendary creator of such iconic characters and stories as Kick-Ass, Kingsman, and Old Man Logan, and one of the most important voices in comics. “As creator and re-inventor of some of the most memorable stories and characters…

Matt Groening Headed to Netflix With New Series

Netflix, the world’s leading internet TV network, has ordered twenty episodes of Disenchantment, an adult animated comedy fantasy series from the mind of Matt Groening. In Disenchantment, viewers will be whisked away to the crumbling medieval kingdom of Dreamland, where they will follow the misadventures of hard-drinking young princess Bean, her feisty elf companion Elfo,…

Kill Ratio

Director Paul Tanter Starring Tom Hopper, Amy Huberman, Nick Dunning Rated MA Score 2/6 An attack on the new President of a fledgling Eastern European democracy pits an American covert operative against the country’s ruthless military leader determined to seize control of the government. At best this is an average movie, in all honesty I…

Gantz 0

Directors Yasushi Kawamura, Keiichi Saitô Staring Chris Jai Alex, Lucien Dodge, Saori Hayami Rated MA Score 3/6 Teams of recently deceased people who’ve been revived and given high-tech weapons must cooperate to defeat an army of monster in Tokyo and Osaka. Gantz 0 is a 3D computer generated movie based on a manga series from…

Netflix announces premiere dates for new series

Netflix has recently announced the premiere dates for eight upcoming series that span documentary, drama and comedy, including: Chef’s Table: France; Joe Swanberg’s Easy; The Ranch; Lovesick (aka Scrotal Recall); Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life; Captive; Beat Bugs (S2); One Day at a Time; and Black Mirror. A spokesperson for Netflix said that…

New Agreement between Netflix and The CW

Netflix and The CW Network, a joint venture between CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. Entertainment, announced today a new multi-year content licensing relationship that allows Netflix to remain the exclusive U.S. subscription television service for previous seasons of scripted series broadcast on The CW. “Netflix members in the US love the great lineup of series…

Season 2 of The Last Kingdom has started filming

Filming has started on BBC Two’s critically acclaimed drama The Last Kingdom, from Carnival Films. The second series, adapted by BAFTA-nominated and RTS award-winning writer Stephen Butchard from Bernard Cornwell’s bestselling series of novels, is to return to BBC Two next year, with Netflix joining as a co-production partner. The series will premiere on BBC…

Sacred Games adapted into Netflix series

Netflix has announced a new original series based on the critically-acclaimed best-selling novel Sacred Games by Indian author Vikram Chandra. Shot on location in India, this Hindi-English series will be produced in partnership with Phantom Films, one of India’s leading production houses. Mr. Chandra explained that Sacred Games is set in Mumbai and delves into…

Julie’s Greenroom coming to Netflix in 2017

Netflix has recently announced that icon Julie Andrews will star in Julie’s Greenroom, a new preschool show from The Jim Henson Company that features an all-new puppet cast of kids learning about the performing arts. The series will be available exclusively to Netflix members globally in early 2017. “The best of the best have joined…