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Subscribers spend three times as long on Netflix as Disney+, according to study

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Despite Disney+’s successful launch, Netflix is still the king of the streaming giants according to a new study. While Disney+ may have picked up an impressive 28 million subscribers since its launch four months ago (and the fact that it is still not available everywhere), Netflix remains the favourite streaming destination for the majority of […]

Netflix’s French horror series Marianne will not be returning for a second season

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Netflix’s French horror series Marianne will not be returning for a second season, having been cancelled by the streaming service after its first eight-episode season. The news comes from the creator/writer/director Samuel Bodin on Instagram, who writes: “There won’t be a second season for Marianne. We are very sorry and sad about that. But we will […]

Netflix Review – Castlevania Season 3

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EJ Moreno reviews the third season of Netflix’s Castlevania animated series… If there’s anything this reviewer loves in life, it’s high camp mixing with high art. It takes a special kind of project to find a balance between the gritty and posh sides of life. Thank the stars that Netflix is continuing to give us […]

Killing Eve’s Kim Bodnia to play Vesemir in The Witcher season 2

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Having recently confirmed the casting of Game of Thrones favourite Kristofer Hivju, The Witcher‘s second season has now filled the role of one the source material’s most iconic characters in the form of Killing Eve‘s Kim Bodnia. According to Deadline, Bodnia will take the role of Vesemir , one of the oldest Witchers in the […]

The Maze Runner screenwriter joins Netflix’s Bright 2

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With screenwriter Evan Spiliotopoulos kicking off production on his directorial debut Shrine, Discussing Film is reporting that The Maze Runner’s T.S. Nowlin has been brought in to co-write the script for Netflix’s Bright sequel. Along with all three instalments of The Maze Runner trilogy, Nowlin’s other screen credits include the sci-fi horror Phoenix Forgotten and […]

The Witcher adds Game of Thrones’ Kristofer Hivju and more as season 2 filming begins

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As the second season of Netflix’s new hit series The Witcher begins production, the show has cast several new faces for its upcoming season. Joining Henry Cavill in the action-fantasy will be Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Paul Bullion (Peaky Blinders), Yasen Atour (Young Wallender), Thue Ersted Rasmussen (Fast and Furious 9), Aisha Fabienne Ross (The […]

Stranger Things ups Priah Ferguson to series regular for season 4

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The gang of Hawkins is about to grow a little more as Priah Ferguson, who plays Lucas’ younger sister Erica, has been upped to a series regular role in the fourth season of Stranger Things. Ferguson had a small role in the second season of the hit Netflix series before gaining a more prominent role in […]

Netflix rolls out first trailer for Transformers: War for Cybertron animated series

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During the Hasbro Brand Entertainment Preview Event at the New York Toy Fair today, the trailer for Chapter One of Netflix and Rooster Teeth’s Transformers: War For Cybertron Trilogy was released, giving fans our first look at the upcoming animated series. The first chapter – titled Transformers: War For Cybertron Trilogy: Siege – will consist of […]

Castlevania season 3 trailer released by Netflix

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Last week Netflix unveiled a poster for the third season of Castlevania, and now the streaming service has also dropped a trailer for the returning anime series, which is based upon the classic video game franchise; watch it here… Belmont and Sypha settle into a village with sinister secrets, Alucard mentors a pair of admirers, […]