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‘Stranger Things’: What We Know About the Final Season
[This story includes major spoilers for all four seasons of Stranger Things.] After seven years, Stranger Things is readying to say goodbye. And on Nov. 6 (when this story first published) — Netflix’s annual Stranger Things Day — what better way to mark the notable date in the world of the Upside Down than by […]
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‘Suits’ Season 9 Will Head to Netflix Next Month
The ninth season of Suits will head to Netflix on July 1, the streamer announced Sunday. The final installment of last year’s viral phenomenon was previously only available on Peacock. The news came as castmembers Patrick J. Adams, Sarah Rafferty, Dulé Hill, Amanda Schull, Abigail Spencer and former USA Network president Jeff Wachtel gathered Sunday […]
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Netflix’s Jake Paul-Mike Tyson Match “Postponed” After Tyson Suffers Ulcer Flare-Up
Netflix’s upcoming live boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul is being postponed. Most Valuable Promotions, which organized the event, said that the July 20 event would have to be postponed at the behest of Tyson’s medical team. “During a follow-up consultation on Thursday with medical professionals on his recent ulcer flare-up, the recommendation […]
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Commercials Are Streaming’s New Norm, and Creators Aren’t Happy: “It’s Almost Worse Than Broadcast”
On Monday, Prime Video subscribers who visited the platform were greeted with a new prompt: “Movies and TV shows included with Prime now have limited ads. You can upgrade to be ad free for $2.99 a month.” After a swift click on “not now,” this viewer cued up one of the more successful titles currently […]
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How Jenny Yang Scored Her First Action Role — Fighting Michelle Yeoh
Four years ago, Jenny Yang reached a plateau in her career. She’d achieved many of her goals — she was a successful stand-up comedian, she’d launched her own comedy festival focused on platforming Asian American talent, she’d worked as a staff writer on Busy Tonight — so she sat down to chart something new. Yang […]
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Boba, Popcorn Chicken and Pizza Baos: Cast of Netflix’s ‘The Brothers Sun’ Celebrate Cultural and Local Representation
Two days after The Brothers Sun’s Jan. 4 premiere on Netflix, the creator and cast of the action-packed, comedic family drama returned to the San Gabriel Valley, where the series is set and much of it was filmed, for a special one-weekend-only edition of 626 Night Market, held at its usual location at Arcadia’s Santa […]
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Meet Bonelli Entertainment, Italy’s Answer to Marvel
There are no capes and there is no spandex in Dampyr, the fantasy horror film by Italian director Riccardo Chemello. But the English-language feature, which has been a surprise hit on Netflix, is the first entry in what you could call the Bonelli Cinematic Universe. The vampire-hunter tale, starring Wade Briggs, Stuart Martin, Frida Gustavsson, […]
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Netflix Adds 9M Subscribers Amid “Challenging” Six Months Due to Strikes
Netflix is adding new subscribers at a torrid pace, as its password-sharing crackdown continues and as it makes moves that could push subscribers toward its nascent advertising tier. The company reported 9 million new subscribers, with revenue of $8.5 billion and operating income of $1.7 billion. The company had reported 5.9 million new subscribers last […]
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Netflix Sets Heather McMahan Stand-Up Special ‘Son I Never Had’ (Exclusive)
Heather McMahan found herself an absolutely yes. The comedian, who also hosts the popular Absolutely Not podcast on the Dear Media network, will debut her first stand-up special on Netflix Oct. 17. Titled Son I Never Had, the hourlong show is based on the material from her facetiously-titled The Farewell Tour, which ran 94 dates […]
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