RELATED STORIES Warning: This interview contains mild spoilers from the premiere of Netflix’s Grand Army. Netflix’s newest teen addiction is no Riverdale — and that’s a very good thing. Loosely based on a 2013 play by series creator Katie Cappiello, Grand Army follows five diverse students at a public high school in Brooklyn. The series, which […]
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First Wives’ Club’s Michelle Buteau Offers Season 2 Update, Talks New Netflix Stand-Up Special
RELATED STORIES You might know Michelle Buteau from her role as harried orthopedic surgeon Bree Washington on BET+’s First Wives Club. Or you might recognize her as the host of the isolation-filled reality competition The Circle. But in her new Netflix comedy special, Michelle Buteau: Welcome to Buteaupia, Buteau herself offers up a new way […]
F Is for Family Renewed for Fifth and Final Season at Netflix
The Murphy family is returning for one last hurrah. Netflix has renewed the animated comedy F Is for Family for a fifth and final season, to bow in 2021. The news — which was first reported in Vulture‘s Buffering newsletter — comes less than four months after the release of Season 4, which dropped on […]
The Prom, Ryan Murphy’s Netflix Musical, Sets December Premiere Date
RELATED STORIES Prom season is kicking off a few months early. Ryan Murphy took to social media Sunday to announce the official release date for his upcoming film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, The Prom. The movie, which stars Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman, will hit the streamer on Friday, Dec. 11. The executive […]
The Boys in the Band: Ryan Murphy’s Film Adaptation to Hit Netflix in September — See First Photos
RELATED STORIES Consider this your formal invitation to the year’s most dramatic birthday party: Netflix’s film adaptation of The Boys in the Band will drop on Wednesday, Sept. 30, the streamer announced Friday. Produced by Ryan Murphy and directed by Joe Mantello (Hollywood), The Boys in the Band is based on the 1968 play by late writer […]
Unsolved Mysteries: Netflix Announces Premiere Date for Reboot’s 6 Remaining Season 1 Episodes
RELATED STORIES There’s been a crack in the case surrounding Unsolved Mysteries‘ return date: The remaining six episodes of the Netflix reboot’s first season will drop on Oct. 19. In making the “Volume 2” announcement early Wednesday, the streamer teased that the new episodes will profile “more unexplained disappearances, tragic events, and bizarre occurrences.” Within […]
Netflix Testing a Shuffle Button That Plays Random TV Shows and Movies
RELATED STORIES Having trouble deciding what to watch on Netflix? Well, now there’s a button for that. The streamer is rolling out a new “Shuffle Play” button on smart TVs equipped with the Netflix app, according to our sister site Variety. When pressed, the button will start a random movie or TV show that corresponds […]
Cursed on Netflix: Showrunner reveals major ‘backstory’ changes from book to series
13 Reasons Why star Katherine Langford faces off against Ozark and Westworld’s Peter Mullan in an exciting new spin on the King Arthur Legend. Before the first season is released on Netflix, the series’ head writer has explained some dramatic changes from book to screen, including an inventive take on the wizard Merlin, played by […]
Pharrell Williams Gospel Music Series Voices of Fire Ordered at Netflix
RELATED STORIES Netflix is looking to make some heavenly music with Pharrell Williams. The streaming service has ordered Voices of Fire, an unscripted gospel music series executive-produced by the 13-time Grammy winner. The pickup was first announced at Essence Festival on Sunday. Voices of Fire will follow the “Happy” singer’s hometown community as it “builds […]
Unsolved Mysteries: Prepare Yourself for the Return of Creepy Casefiles (and That Theme Song!) in Netflix Reboot
The stories in Netflix’s Unsolved Mysteries reboot are new. The sense of delicious dread you feel when you hear the unsettling intro music… is not. That’s part of the reason why the reboot of the 1980s-’90s nonfiction series, which makes its debut Wednesday on the streaming service, feels so much of a piece with its […]