Netflix has renewed multi-camera comedy “The Ranch” for a second season, according to a tweet sent from series star Ashton Kutcher. Debuting on April 1 with the first of 10 episodes, “The Ranch” focuses on a former semi-professional football player (Kutcher) who moves back to his hometown to help his family—and family business—through financial trouble. […]
Netflix has placed a series order for “Marvel’s The Punisher,” which will feature Jon Bernthal reprising his role as Frank Castle (who was introduced to fans earlier this year in the second season of the Netflix original series “Marvel’s Daredevil”). Steve Lightfoot (“Hannibal”) will serve as executive producer and showrunner in addition to writing the […]
Netflix has ordered eight episodes of a half-hour series called “Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later” for 2017. Based on 2001 theatrical “American Hot Wax” and set in 1991. the focus is on what happened to the favorite campers and counselors one decade after the original film. The series will be written by Michael […]
Netflix and Showcase have announced the start of production on the new sci-fi series, “Travelers.” Shooting on location in Vancouver, the time-traveling sci-fi drama is produced by Peacock Alley Entertainment Inc., in association with Showcase and Netflix. The logline: Hundreds of years from now, the last surviving humans discover the means of sending consciousness back […]
Creator Bill Burr confirmed on Twitter and Facebook that Netflix has issued a second season renewal to animated sitcom “F is For Family.” Created by Burr and Michael Price (“The Simpsons”), the series follows a dysfunctional family named Murphy in the 1970’s, “a time when you could smack your kid, smoke inside, and bring a […]
Melissa McCarthy will reprise her role as Sookie St. James in the upcoming revival of “Gilmore Girls” on Netflix. The streamer will air four two-hour original installments of the 2000-07 dramedy, which began on The WB and concluded on The CW. And McCarthy, who is expected to make a cameo appearance (or two), will join […]
New original and off-network series titles for the month of April will appear on the streaming video services Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu. Several notable comedies are either debuting or returning to streaming services this month. [socialpoll id=”2348100″] Ashton Kutcher reunites with his “That 70’s Show” cast mate Danny Masterson in “The Ranch” (Apr. 1). […]
Upcoming 2017 Netflix single camera sitcom “Santa Clarita Diet,” the tale of husband and wife realtors leading vaguely discontented lives in the L.A. suburb of Santa Clarita, will feature Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant (“Justified”) in the lead roles. “Santa Clarita Diet” will follow Joel (Olyphant) and Sheila (Barrymore), who live a boring existence until […]
New original and off-network series titles for the month of March will appear on the streaming video services Netflix, Amazon Prime and Hulu. Netflix is the host service for two of the most popular original titles in online premium streaming entertainment — both of which are returning with new seasons this month: Season 4 of […]
