Inspired by the historical true story of convicted murderer Grace Marks and based on the award-winning novel by Margaret Atwood, six-hour miniseries “Alias Grace” will be broadcast in Canada on CBC and will stream everywhere else globally on Netflix on Friday, November 3. The story of “Alias Grace” follows Grace Marks (Sarah Gadon), a poor, […]
Netflix has ordered a second season of animated series Castlevania, which debuted on Friday. The order is for eight new episodes in season two (versus four in season one). Inspired by the classic video game series from Japan’s Konami, Castlevania is an animated project written by best-selling author and comic book legend Warren Ellis. Castlevania […]
The historic case of The Central Park Five will be the subject of a new dramatic limited series for Netflix created by Ava DuVernay, who will also write and direct. The narrative, five-episode series will be executive produced by Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King from Participant Media, Oprah Winfrey/Harpo Films, Jane Rosenthal and Berry Welsh […]
Netflix, which recently announced it was canceling sci-fi drama “Sense8” after two seasons, has now set it will produce an official two-hour series finale. Series co-creator Lana Wachowski posted a statement online that reads in part, “The passionate letters, the petitions, the collective voice that rose up like the fist of Sun to fight for […]
Netflix has greenlit 10 episodes of half-hour dramedy “Everything Sucks!” for 2018, which follows two groups, an A/V club and a Drama club, who collide in 1996 Oregon. The series stars Peyton Kennedy (“American Fable,” “The Captive”) and Jahi Winston (“The New Edition Story”) as students Kate Messner and Luke O’Neil, with Patch Darragh (“Sully,” […]
Netflix has opted against a second season of sitcom “Girlboss.” The series, based on the autobiography of Sophia Amoruso, followed Sophia (Britt Robertson) from struggling twenty-something to fashion industry up-and-comer and was loosely based on the real events of Sophia’s life. Said Sophia Amoruso on Instagram: “While I’m proud of the work we did, I’m […]
Tony Danza is returning to series television in upcoming Netflix drama “The Good Cop,” which is inspired by a format from Israeli production company YES and has been picked up for 10 episodes. Danza will play Tony Sr., a disgraced, former NYPD officer who never followed the rules. He lives with his son, Tony Jr., […]
Netflix has greenlit sitcom “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” for a fourth season, with an expected 13 new episodes. Debuting on March 6, 2015, the series from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock follows Kimmy Schmidt (Kemper) as she adjusts to life in New York City after her rescue from a doomsday cult in Indiana where she […]
Netflix has ordered 13 episodes of sitcom “Insatiable,” which was originally passed over by The CW. Described as darkly comedic and quirky, the pilot revolves around a “disgraced and dissatisfied” lawyer (Dallas Roberts) who becomes a beauty pageant coach for some reason and must deal with a “vengeful, bullied teenager” played by Debby Ryan. Written […]
