Although Netflix’s Marvel superhero shows play well to fans of the comics, a significant percentage of the audience for Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luge Cage, Iron Fist and, now, the Defenders took a more circuitous route to these shows.
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The Defenders – Street-Level Avengers!
Netflix’s Marvel Super-Series the Defenders brings together four people who should never be in the same room together. That’s the same strategy that worked for the MCU’s The Avengers, but set in smaller, more personal ways. It takes until the last ten minutes of the third episode for Daredevil, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones and Luke […]
Netflix Renews Friends From College!
Netflix has renewed the comedy-of-discomfort series Friends from College for a second season.
Hammer Time Trailer: Marvel’s The Punisher!
Netflix has released the teaser trailer for Marvel’s The Punisher that was tagged onto the conclusion of season one of The Defenders. It’s an announcement trailer in the sense that it announces the series is coming – but not in the sense that there’s a fixed release date. Images flash around a hard-faced Frank Castle (Jon […]
Light’s Line Clip: Death Note!
Based on the famous Japanese manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, Death Note follows Light Turner (Nat Wolff) a high school student who comes across a supernatural notebook, realizing it holds within it a great power; if the owner inscribes someone’s name into it while picturing their face, he or she will die. Intoxicated with […]
Netflix Sets Season 2 Premiere for Glitch!
Netflix has announced the premiere date for its award-winning Australian supernatural mystery series Glitch with an unsettling trailer. The unique take on the dead returning to life will premiere on November 28th.
The Big Brawl: What Happened To Monday?
In advance of its premiere on August 18th, Netflix has released a sneak peek at a fight sequence from What Happened To Monday? – in which several Noomi Rapaces deal with their home’s invasion by government police/soldiers. It looks like a first-rate brawl!
Byron/Myron Trailer: The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) is the emotional and comic intergenerational tale of adult siblings contending with the long shadow their strong-willed father has cast over their lives. Written and directed by Noah Baumbach, The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) will premiere on Netflix and select theaters on October 13th.
Netflix Has Renewed Ozark!
Netflix has renewed Ozark, the Jason Bateman led series that follows financial planner/money launderer Marty Byrde and his family as they try to recoup $2 million in missing money before… consequences.
It’s Your Scarf Featurette: The Defenders!
With less than a week until the premiere of Marvel’s The Defenders, Netflix has released this behind-the-scenes featurette looking at the impending war for New York city. Marvel’s The Defenders debuts on Friday, august 18th.
Shonda Rimes Moves Shondaland To Netflix!
Shonda Rimes, creator of ABC hits Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder, is packing up her Shondaland production company and moving to Netflix. Current Shondaland/ABC shows will remain on the network – as will a couple of shows being developed by the network.