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One of the wildest stories of the month has been the reveal that David Fincher will direct Brad Pitt in a sequel to Once Upon a Time in Hollywood from a script by Quentin Tarantino, which will premiere on Netflix. It still seems bonkers. However, more details have emerged for the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood sequel, including a possible title.

A little tidbit about the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood sequel was buried in a Deadline interview with Michael B. Jordan. In it, Mike Fleming Jr. mentioned that he’s heard that the sequel will be called The Continuing Adventures of Cliff Booth. Not only that, but Booth will apparently embark on a new career as he becomes a Hollywood studio fixer. Sounds like a good fit for Booth, as he’s already proven that he will do whatever he needs to, including murder.

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If you think there’s seemingly no one who doesn’t have a Netflix account or who hasn’t seen “Squid Game,” there’s about 1.4 billion people in China who haven’t signed up, and the streamer’s co-ceo Ted Sarandos is just fine with that.

In a conversation with Semafor as part of the World Economy Summit in Washington on Wednesday, April 23, Sarandos said he spent years working to get a foothold in China at a time when everyone in Hollywood felt that that was the only way to truly be successful or to reach a billion dollars at the box office. In fact, while there was a period where the Chinese box office was a true gold mine for certain films that passed the test, it’s largely become less of a factor for many American movies.

Sarandos revealed that all of that effort eventually got him nowhere.

Netflix offers options to pull shows and movies from a viewer’s Continue Watching section no matter which platform you stream on.

The Netflix catalog is enormous, one of the biggest in the entire streaming world. Shows are constantly filtering in and out of the Netflix library, and you can always find something new to stream on the service no matter what genre is your favorite. That means that Netflix’s Continue Watching row is easier to clutter up than some others in the streaming world, since there’s always something new to try. If you’re ready to pull a title out of your Continue Watching row on Netflix, we’ll walk you through the process on smart TVs, mobile phones, and the web!

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Ted Sarandos, co-ceo of Netflix, said the entertainment industry “certainly gets overlooked” in U.S. trade deals.

From 2020-24, Netflix contributed $125 billion to the U.S. economy, creating 140,000 production jobs across 500 productions in all 50 states, according to Sarandos, speaking at Semafor’s World Economy Summit 2025 in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. “The lion’s share of our investment is in the U.S.,” he said, noting that the company has 9,000 employees in the country, with 3 million square feet of studio space and 2 million square feet of office space.

“We kind of get thrown under the bus in trade deals occasionally,” Sarandos said, adding, “You hardly ever see a sitting president photographed on a studio lot.” Semafor editor-in-chief Ben Smith, who interviewed Sarandos, alluded to President Trump: “You’d think this one would be into it.” Sarandos chuckled and responded, “I’m not sure.”

Sarandos noted that Netflix announced a...

Star Wars has had a rough run of late — the last theatrical release in the franchise, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, was derided by longtime fans and underwhelmed at the box office in 2019 — save for one shining property: Andor, creator Tony Gilroy’s acclaimed exploration of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story breakout character Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) in the years before he helped steal the plans for the Death Star and jumpstart the Rebel Alliance. The Emmy Award-nominated series returns this week for its second and final season with rave reviews and building enthusiasm among its fans. Andor Season 2 picks up one year after the events of Season 1, with the title character building his legend. The 12-episode season covers four years in total (every three-episode block tracks one year in the story), and will run right into the beginning of Rogue One.

Ahead are some instant Emmy predictions for Andor.

Como pasó con ‘Cobra Kai’, ‘El Juego del Calamar’ o ‘Stranger Things’, se dividirá en dos partes. © Netflix

Netflix ha desvelado el primer tráiler y póster de la esperadísima segunda temporada de Miércoles, además de su fecha de estreno. Y lo ha hecho, como no podía ser de otra manera, un miércoles.

En esta temporada, nuestra querida Miércoles tendrá que enfrentarse a familiares, amigos y viejos adversarios en la Academia Nevermore, lo que la llevará a vivir otro año de caos deliciosamente oscuro y espeluznante. Armada con su característico ingenio afilado y su encanto inexpresivo, también se verá inmersa en un nuevo y escalofriante misterio sobrenatural.

Jenna Ortega volverá como Miércoles Addams, mientras que Catherine Zeta-Jones como Morticia, Luis Guzmán como Gómez y Isaac Ordóñez como Pugsley pasarán a ser regulares del reparto de la segunda temporada. Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Hunter Doohan, Victor Dorobantu, Moosa Mostafa y Georgie Farmer también regresarán,...

It’s both a Wednesday and a huge Wednesday news day.

Netflix has released the first trailer (below) for its highly anticipated second season of the goth-horror-comedy hit, which stars Jenna Ortega as the morbidly inclined Wednesday Addams.

The streamer has also announced the second season premiere dates, as the show will be released in two batches. The first part will be released Aug. 6 and the second will be released Sept. 3.

In the trailer, Wednesday returns for a second year at Nevermore Academy, a private school for outcasts. Morticia Addams (Catherine Zeta-Jones) notes her daughter has never wanted to return to school before, and Wednesday deadpans back, “It’s like returning to the scene of a crime — I already know where the bodies are buried.” Later in the trailer, she notes, “I do my best work in the dark.”

The trailer also shows Wednesday reuniting with her spirited roommate Enid...

“Wednesday” Season 1 established Jenna Ortega and Tim Burton as a fresh creative duo, but the overwhelming box office success of “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” has proven that their success was far from a fluke. The film has only raised expectations for Season 2 of the “Addams Family”-inspired Netflix series, and a new teaser for the season has given fans their first look at the latest batch of episodes.

Netflix has now revealed that Season 2 of “Wednesday” will be broken into two parts. Part 1 returns on August 6, 2025, and Part 2 returns on September 3.

The first teaser opens with a sequence of Wednesday going through airport security and getting stopped and frisked by a Tsa agent. She unveils an embarrassing number of deadly weapons and torture devices on her person, but her real cardinal sin is Thing bringing along a small tube of sunscreen. It also shows Wednesday returning to Nevermore — the first school she...

Netflix is expanding its content and production strategy across Asia, according to remarks by Minyoung Kim, Vice President of Content for the Asia-Pacific region (excluding India), during the company’s Apac showcase in Tokyo. The platform is increasing investment in original programming, adding new countries to its zombie slate, and continuing to test approaches to live sports coverage.

South Korea remains a major focus. Netflix’s 2023 commitment to invest $2.5 billion over four years is still in progress, and Kim confirmed that spending is aligned with or above expectations. Programs including Squid Game have anchored the platform’s position in global markets, with Season 3 of the series scheduled for release on June 27. Filmed in tandem with Season 2, the new episodes continue the story that drew high viewership and sustained global attention.

Alongside original productions, Netflix maintains licensing agreements with Korean broadcasters such as Jtbc and Sbs, as well as conglomerate Cj Enm.

Netflix’s The Devil’s Plan has viewers addicted!(Photo Credit –Netflix)

If Squid Game had you glued to your screen, chances are The Devil’s Plan is about to be your next Netflix fixation. Forget the blood, keep the brain games, this Korean reality show blends high-stakes mental warfare with the cunning social strategy of Survivor and the tension of Big Brother, all wrapped in a sleek seven-day showdown.

Brains Over Brawn: The Premise

The show, which premiered in September 2023, stormed onto the scene with a Rotten Tomatoes score that nearly scraped the ceiling, sitting pretty at 92%. And it’s no mystery why. Crafted by Jung Jong-yeon, the mind behind The Genius, this one doesn’t pull any punches when it comes to intellectual combat. Twelve contestants, each a star in their own right, are locked into a psychological gauntlet where trust is fleeting and every move counts.

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Minyoung Kim, Netflix’s VP for Apac content (excluding India), has quietly become one of the biggest players in the global ecosystem at the world’s leading streamer. She has seen Korean titles grow to become the second-highest-performing content on the service — just behind U.S. shows and films globally, according to Ampere Analysis — with Japanese anime and drama programs also picking up significant steam in recent years.

Kim sat down with Deadline at the streamer’s Apac showcase in Tokyo to talk about Netflix’s growing budgets and wider plans for Asia, the future of live sports programming in the region, and breaking into the zombie genre for the first time in Thailand and Indonesia with Ziam and Elixir.

Of course, South Korea has become a jewel in Netflix’s crown, with global hits such as Squid Game, Kingdom and All of Us Are Dead produced out of the country.

Season 1 of Squid Game landed in 2021 like a bombshell, becoming Netflix’s most-watched series ever. It wasn’t just a show; it was a cultural phenomenon. By the time Season 2 rolled around, expectations were sky-high. While it broke records, it didn’t quite grab the world by the throat the way its predecessor did.

Was it too much competition from other streaming hits? Or just the challenge of following an iconic debut? Either way, Season 3 has shaped up to be the series’ final act, and I’m already pacing with anticipation. Will Gi-hun finally dismantle the games? What’s the deal with those stolen organs? And can we get some closure for, well, anyone?

Here’s my wishlist of everything I’m dying to see when Squid Game returns. Get ready for wild theories, emotional reunions, and maybe even a few deaths that’ll leave us sobbing into our popcorn.

After some uncertainty about a renewal for ‘Heartstopper,’ Netflix has announced great news for fans of the series.

“Heartstopper” can officially breathe a sigh of relief. The Lgbtqia+ teen romance series on Netflix currently has three seasons available, but there was some uncertainty as to whether or not it would get another season to wrap up its storylines. That question has been answered, as Netflix is moving ahead with a “Heartstopper” movie that will serve as the show’s finale.

Key Details: Hard work rewarded: The “Heartstopper” creative team has been pushing hard to finish the series. Ratings roller coaster: Season 3 of “Heartstopper” drew 30% fewer views than Season 2. From page to screen: “Heartstopper” creator Alice Oseman is returning as a writer for the film. Sign Up $7.99+ / month netflix.com

The news that “Heartstopper” is returning with a movie instead of a fourth season is the culmination of a huge effort...

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During the third week of April 2025, 33 different YouTube channels added at least 500,000 new subscribers. For a channel to rank as one of the 50 most-subscribed hubs of the week, it needed to accrue at least 400,000 new subs.

The current group of Top 50 entrants represents the unpredictability and volality of YouTube. Some of those channels, like MrBeast and Jesser, belong to long-popular individual creators. In order cases, channels that didn’t exist a year ago are flying up the charts. Here’s how they’re doing it:

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It's been a minute since fans received their latest Wednesday season 2 update from Netflix or series star Jenna Ortega, but there's a recent discovery to get excited about!

On April 21, Wednesday's social media accounts scared up a thrilling scavenger hunt for fans of the wildly popular Netflix original series as the profile pictures changed one by one, according to a report from What's on Netflix and a number of elated social media posts from fans. Each profile picture seemingly represents a totem of something Wednesday holds dear.

For the X (formerly Twitter) profile picture, there's the signature Wednesday "W" inside the key of a typewriter. On Instagram, the profile picture is a "W" with the background being half Enid's colorful window and half Wednesday's black-and-white window. Finally, the Wednesday Facebook account linked on the Instagram page features a profile picture of a "W" in a blue crystal ball.

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Searchlight Pictures said on Monday that principal photography has begun in Toronto on dark comedy horror Ready Or Not: Here I Come starring Sarah Michelle Gellar and Elijah Wood.

Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett reprise their co-director roles and Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy return as co-writers, alongside producers Tripp Vinson, James Vanderbilt, Bradley J. Fischer, and William Sherak.

Samara Weaving reprises her role as Grace, and the cast includes Kathryn Newton, Shawn Hatosy, Néstor Carbonell, Kevin Durand, and David Cronenberg.

Executive producers are Chad Villella, Tara Farney, Greg Denny, Guy Busick, R. Christopher Murphy, Samara Weaving,...

The show promises to unveil a side of WWE that fans haven’t seen before.

Netflix is coming down from the top rope with even more WWE content. The streamer — which first took over live broadcasts of “WWE Raw” in January — is now following up the success of that acquisition with a new documentary series called “WWE: Unreal.” This show will give even the most diehard WWE fans a look inside the wrestling league that they’ve never seen before, and we’ll fill you in on all the details we have here.

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South Korean crime thriller Yadang: The Snitch took the top spot at the South Korea box office on its opening weekend (April 18-20), ending The Match’s short reign and accounting for nearly 70% of all tickets sold.

Released on April 16, Yadang: The Snitch took $4.11m from 608,149 admissions across 1,832 screens, according to Kobis, the Korean Film Council’s box office tracking service. Its cumulative gross stands at $5.26m from 786,077 total admissions.

Directed by Hwang Byung-gook, the story revolves around the intertwined ambitions of a drug broker played Kang Ha-neul of Netflix hit Squid Game, a prosecutor played by Yoo Hae-jin from box office hit Exhuma,...

The five-episode limited series premieres Thursday, May 22 on Netflix.

I’m a sucker for shows about rich people behaving badly, and “Sirens” looks like it’s coming for the crown. It’s got a billionaire’s beach estate, sister drama, and Julianne Moore playing what might be the most hypnotic boss from hell since Miranda Priestly. But this isn’t just another glossy soap. Created by Molly Smith Metzler (“Maid”) Sirens leans into dark comedy, family dysfunction, and culty island vibes — with a little Greek mythology energy for good measure. And with a cast that includes Meghann Fahy, Milly Alcock, and Kevin Bacon? Yeah, I’m all in. Here’s everything you need to know about “Sirens.”

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While Hollywood scrambles to reverse-engineer global hits, Netflix’s secret to creating the phenomenon “Squid Game” turns out to be surprisingly simple.

In an entertainment landscape where global streaming platforms often chase universal appeal, Netflix finds worldwide success by doubling down on cultural specificity. Minyoung Kim, Netflix’s VP of content for Asia (ex-India), reveals that the streaming giant’s local-first strategy was behind the unprecedented success of “Squid Game” and continues to drive the platform’s content decisions across Asian markets.

“When I commissioned ‘Squid Game,’ we were never trying to find a global show,” Kim says during a wide-ranging industry conversation with Variety during the streamer’s ongoing Asia Pacific showcase in Tokyo. “We always look for stories that are going to have an impact in the local market, that is going to really touch our local audience.”

This philosophy, which prioritizes cultural resonance within a show’s...

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Netflix has amassed a truly massive library of hit TV shows at this point. While that list includes oft-cited favorites such as "Stranger Things" and "Squid Game," there is nothing in the streamer's library quite like the teen-focused series "Outer Banks." Part mystery, part drama, part adventure, it's captivated viewers somewhat quietly for four seasons now, with a fifth and final season on the way. Though not usually thought of amongst Netflix's most successful shows, it has proved to be quite popular.

"Outer Banks" centers on a group of realistic, sometimes foolish teens known as the Pogues in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. There exists a divide between the Pogues and the Kooks, the name given to wealthy seasonal residents. A hurricane kills the power for the summer season and it sets off a chain of events that sets the show in motion.

Last year, Alan Ritchson’s Reacher dominated Nielsen streaming charts for weeks with Season 2 of the Prime Video hit until he was finally dethroned by the arrival of Young Sheldon’s first six seasons on Netflix. Now the mighty mercenary’s third season has been toppled from the top of the Nielsen by another youngster - the incredible Owen Cooper, who became a sensation as the lead in Netflix’s intense crime drama, Adolescence.

Reacher enjoyed a strong run at the top of the Nielsen charts for several weeks since the debut of its latest season, but if there was any series that was going to kill off Reacher’s run, then it was likely to be the Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne-created series which has made an instant star of teenager Cooper, and is expected to pick up multiple awards at the end of the year.

According to the numbers released by Nielsen,...

Netflix’s New K-Drama Resident Playbook(Photo Credit –Netflix)

From the pulse-pounding corridors of a Seoul hospital to living rooms around the globe, Resident Playbook has made a striking entrance on Netflix’s global charts. This fresh spinoff, born from the beloved Hospital Playlist universe, isn’t just a nostalgic callback, and it’s proving to be a phenomenon in its own right. With only two episodes, it has already broken into the top 10 most-watched non-English Netflix series, hitting No. 10 with over a million viewers and over 3 million hours, as per Screen Rant.

Netflix’s Korean Wave Keeps Building

Netflix, the streaming giant that brought Stranger Things, Wednesday, and The Night Agent into pop culture royalty, has long since expanded its empire beyond English-speaking borders. South Korea, in particular, has become a powerhouse for binge-worthy originals. With Squid Game rewriting the rulebook on global success and series like All of Us Are Dead...

The streamer compiled more than $10.5 billion in earnings in the first three months of the year.

Netflix is keeping the ball rolling after a highly successful fourth quarter of 2024. That three-month period saw the streamer climb above 300 million subscribers, and revenue of $9.37 billion. Although the streamer no longer reports subscriber totals, it grew revenue once again in the first quarter of 2025, and raked in a tidy profit for the quarter as well.

Key Details: Revenue jump: Total Netflix revenue was up 12.5% to $10.543 billion. Posting profits: Net income for the streamer was $2.89 billion. Pricing pop: A rise in prices no doubt helped fuel Netflix’s success in Q1. Sign Up $7.99+ / month netflix.com

Netflix reported a jump in total revenue of 12.5%, climbing to $10.543 billion for the first quarter of the year. Its earnings per share were $6.61, beating Wall Street forecasts. Operating income rose to $3.35 billion, a 31.7% jump year-over-year. Although Netflix pointed...

Netflix co-ceo Ted Sarandos saw his total pay package rise to $61.9 million in 2024, while co-ceo Greg Peters brought in $60.3 million.

The pay package for Sarandos included a base salary of $3 million, unchanged from the prior year, as well as stock awards of $42.7 million, in addition to a $12 million bonus. Last year, his total pay package was $49.8 million, as no stock awards were granted to him in 2023 (or in 2022).

The pay package for Peters also included a base salary of $3 million, up slightly from $2.89 million the prior year, as well as a $12 million bonus and $42.7 million in stock awards. His total pay package was up from $40.1 million in 2023, as he also did not receive stock awards at that time.

The slight difference in salaries came as Sarandos earned slightly more in options awards and had a slightly higher value under “other compensation,” which includes use of the corporate aircrafact.

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Looks like we're going to continue to be spoiled by streaming services with the impressive long list of fan-favorite series returns set so far. Not only does HBO and Max have both And Just Like That and The Gilded Age back in time for summer, not only does Netflix have Squid Game, Ginny & Georgia, and The Sandman prepped, but there's so much more great TV coming our way on streaming this summer to make room for on our watch lists. Peacock just gave us another one, too!

Keeping the excitement going for our summertime watch lists, Peacock announced on April 17 that Twisted Metal season 2 premieres on Thursday, July 31. The NBCUniversal streamer revealed the long awaited release date with a humorous date announcement video that not only brings laughs but gives fans a glimpse into the action-packed and explosive new season. Peacock also dropped a handful of first-look images that show...

Netflix, which financial analysts have crowned the undisputed subscription-streaming leader, kicks off the media and entertainment sector’s Q1 earnings this week. Wall Street anticipates that Netflix will report strong results for the period — the first quarter it will no longer disclose subscriber counts — and that the company is relatively well positioned to withstand economic headwinds.

Netflix is scheduled to report Q1 2025 results Thursday, April 17, after market close. Wall Street consensus estimates are for quarterly revenue to come in at $10.51 billion (up 12% year over year) with earnings per share of $5.66 (up 7%), according to Lseg Data & Analytics. That’s slightly above the company’s previous guidance for revenue of $10.42 billion and Eps of $5.58.

“Given macro volatility, we view Netflix as arguably the most defensive stock in our coverage universe amid any broader slowdown,” Td Cowen analysts led by John Blackledge said in an April 8 research note.

For starters, Netflix will not...

Move out of the way, Stranger Things! There's a new Netflix show rising up the all-time Netflix Top 10.

According to Netflix, Adolescence is now the third-most popular English language Netflix show of all time, one spot behind Stranger Things season 4. Adolescence has racked up 124 million views since its premiere on March 13, only 17 million views, roughly, behind Stranger Things season 4.

Netflix tracks this data and shares it for a new show or season's first 13 weeks after release, so by my unofficial calculation, Adolescence has about seven or eight more weeks to rack up 17 million views, pass Stranger Things season 4, and settle in at the No. 2 spot on the all-time Netflix Top 10. Netflix shared that Adolescence racked up another 9 million views this week, so it's probably going to happen within the next two or three weeks.

That's such a wild accomplishment for a show like this. I don't think anyone, even those at Netflix,...

Train to Busan breakout star Don Lee (The Roundup franchise) continues his streak for playing tough guys with Holy Night: Demon Hunters, an upcoming action horror movie that sees the actor leading a team of brawling exorcists.

Capelight Pictures releases Holy Night: Demon Hunters in North American theaters on May 2, 2025.

In the occult action film, “Seoul descends into chaos as a devil-worshipping criminal network emerges. In a desperate plea for salvation, the police turn to ‘Holy Night’—a secretive trio of demon hunters armed with supernatural powers.”

The upcoming action horror hybrid was written and directed by Lim Dae-Hee from a story by Don Lee. Seohyun (K-Pop group Girls’ Generation), David Lee (“Squid Game“), Kyung Soo-Jin, and Jung Zi-so also star.

Don Lee, also known as Ma Dong-Seok, leads as Ba Woo, “a powerhouse with immense physical strength. He’s joined by Sharon (Seohyun), who can detect and exorcise demons,...

Earlier this week we brought news that South Korean content is now second only to the U.S. on Netflix, but it appears Korean audiences are opting for YouTube over the streamer.

According to new research from Digital-i, which examined YouTube viewing for the first time, South Korean people with active YouTube accounts spent a whopping 210 minutes (3 hours 30 minutes) per day watching the platform in the final quarter of last year, which was second only to Japan (214 minutes) in the countries measured.

Koreans who subscribe to Netflix spent less than half that time (96 minutes) watching the streamer, which airs Korean hits like Squid Game, Love Next Door and Queen of Tears.

Digital-i found by far and away the biggest gap between YouTube and Netflix viewing in Japan and South Korea, with other nations much more equal. In the U.S., active Netflix subs watched 117 minutes of Netflix per day in...

Shares of Netflix jumped 5% on Tuesday following a Wall Street Journal report that the streaming king has set its sights on a $1 trillion market capitalization by 2030.

The Journal noted that the company is aiming to double its revenue from $39 billion last year and generate roughly $9 billion in global ad sales by 2030. Netflix executives are also looking to triple operating income from $10 billion last year and grow its subscriber base to around 410 million in that time. Per WSJ, Netflix plans to reach these targets by increasing its international subscriber base in markets such as India and Brazil.

Netflix, which currently boasts 301.63 million users globally, reported $39 billion in revenue and $10.42 billion in operating profit for 2024. Its market capitalization currently sits $419.48 billion.

“These targets underscore ample runway for continued growth driven by subscriber adds and further monetization opportunities,” Bank of America analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich, who reiterated the $1,175 per share price target on the stock,...

While other companies are still learning how to make streaming profitable, Netflix is ready to take some large steps forward.

The challenging economics of streaming are a puzzle that only Netflix has managed to solve. However, the company isn’t looking back on past successes as execs have their eyes firmly fixed on the future. A new Wall Street Journal report, which has details on the lofty financial goals that Netflix has set for itself in the coming years.

Key Details: A feather in their cap: Netflix wants a market capitalization of $1 trillion by 2030. Raking it in: The streamer also wants to double the revenue it earned in 2024 by that year. Looking abroad: Netflix has told staff it wants to add more customers in international markets. Sign Up $7.99+ / month netflix.com

According to the WSJ, Netflix wants to reach a market capitalization of $1 trillion by 2030. That would be a significant jump for the company,...

We know that Squid Game has become a global phenomenon. The South Korean TV series captured the hearts and minds of audiences all around the world, so it is only natural that the producers wanted to expand on that popularity.

And while it is safe to say that Squid Game has been franchised with all the derivative works that have been released, fans of the series will now get to experience everything in person. In London.

Namely, we can confirm that the tickets for the Squid Game Live Experience in London will go on sale on April 25, 2025 at 12:00 Pm.

Related: Bong Joon-ho Thinks That Criticism of Capitalism Helped Both ‘Parasite’ and ‘Squid Game’ Become Global Hits

“You’ve seen Squid Game on Netflix, now play it in real life.” That is the tagline the organizers of this event are going with for the live experience event. Players will be...

Just days after The Pitt's first season hung up its stethoscope, Noah Wyle's Emmy odds continue to rise.

The Best Actor contender, who plays Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch, received rave reviews for the storyline in which he had a mental breakdown after losing yet another patient while working an all-day shift. One month ago, Wyle ranked in fifth place to win Best Drama Actor among the Gold Derby odds, but buoyed by positive word-of-mouth for his performance on The Pitt, he's now in the No. 2 position to claim his first career statuette. He previously received five supporting Emmy bids for ER (1995-99).

The only person standing in Wyle's way, according to the Gold Derby predictions, is Severance star Adam Scott. Lest we forget, Scott also received a goat-load of kudos following the finale of his show, particularly for the scene in which the "innie" and "outie" versions of his character,...

With worries about the impact of a global tariffs war, recession fears and stock market volatility, where should media and entertainment investors put their money in such tumultuous times?

Morgan Stanley analyst Benjamin Swinburne recommends Netflix shares ahead of the streaming giant’s first-quarter earnings report after the stock market close on April 17.

“A more defensive lens to our media & entertainment coverage leaves us incrementally bullish on Netflix,” he wrote in a recent report. “We expect Netflix to demonstrate relative resilience in a weaker global macro. Momentum in its core subscription business combined with recent U.S. dollar weakness should de-risk ’25 estimates – even in a softer ad market.” Reiterating his “overweight” rating on the stock, he designated Netflix his new top pick in the sector, noting that he and his team “view the recent

pullback [in the stock] as a buying opportunity, with over 30 percent upside to our $1,150 price target.”

After its recent pullback,...

Netflix seemingly ‘gives up’ great films and TV series. Well, when we say give up, we mean sell them for an extortionate amount of money. And we bet they’re happy they didn’t do that for the current number one series, Adolescence, which has remained #1 in the ‘Top 10 Programs’ in multiple countries, including the UK, and has recently claimed the title of the most-watched Netflix limited series. Not to mention the media attention it’s generating.

Anyway, we digress. Why does Netflix give away great films and TV series? Read on to find out more.

How Does Netflix Decide What to Keep and What to Give Away?

There’s a strategy behind the TV series and films that Netflix gives up. This strategy consists of numbers and dollars.

Netflix loves using data analytics (like any business). It understands your viewing trends on a level more in-depth than you realise...

It should not come as any surprise that the United States creates the content that leads to the most Netflix views globally. The US produces by far the most movies and series, so even by default, the country would lead in views. But what ranks second in a new study by Ampere Analysis?

A good guess might be the UK, which produces series like Adolescence. And to be sure, this article is not about the quality of content. Each nation produces some worthy things to watch. Adolescence is great and should be seen, but it is not the only good program Netflix has from the UK.

Instead, South Korea is the actual number two, which leads the UK by a percentage point or two in the global viewing hours pie. Of course, that nation made Squid Game, whose second season at one point led every nation's most-viewed series in those...

If I were to ask what Liam Neeson has been up to lately, pretty much everyone would be able to answer, "He's been starring in the same movie for the last 20 years." The gruff, beleaguered badass dad is basically a creation of the actor himself at this point. Ever since the French gave Neeson the star an action movie makeover with "Taken" back in 2008, the Irish actor has been suspended in a time loop that has him playing the same aggrieved dad who's really good at shooting people over and over again.

"Unknown," "Non-Stop," "Run All Night," "Honest Thief," "The Commuter," "Cold Pursuit" — the "Taken" clones just kept coming, which wasn't necessarily all that bad. Neeson had long since proven his acting skills, and while his new action persona wasn't necessarily going to produce any of the best Liam Neeson movies, it did give us a new genre of...

Last month, fans got their hands on the new book in the ‘Hunger Game’ series from author Suzanne Collins. The book served to show the events that transpired prior to ‘Hunger Games.’

For example, ‘Sunrise On the Reaping’ kicks off with the 50th edition of the games, whilst Katniss participated in the 74th edition. Just like in ‘A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,’ we’ll be meeting characters we originally got acquainted with in ‘Hunger Games.’

The catch is that it will be the younger versions, so their vices and drives will be different from what it is in ‘Hunger Games.’ Production for this latest addition to the world of ‘Hunger Games’ is already underway, and with it, comes the casting news. Here’s what we know so far about who’s playing who.

Charlie Plummer Rumored To Play the Lead Character In the Upcoming YA Adaptation

‘A Ballad of...

For quite some time, Daredevil: Born Again was stuck in production hell following the official announcement of its making, thanks to the Writers Guild Association (WGA), the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) strikes.

But when it did finally hit the screens, the hit series most certainly didn’t disappoint.

Daredevil: Born Again. | Credits: Disney+

To say the least, it has been delivering as spectacularly as ever, leaving viewers worldwide amazed at its brilliance and the outstandingness of its plotline.

However, that’s not the only commendable thing that the show has done, for it also seems to have quietly pushed another Netflix series into becoming a streaming hit: The original Daredevil series from the streamer.

Born Again seems to have made Daredevil a streaming hit Daredevil | Credits: Netflix.

Daredevil: Born Again faced quite a few barriers on its way to the...

South Korean shows have overtaken UK productions to move only second to US content in terms of popularity on Netflix, new research has revealed.

A report from Ampere Analysis, compiled using Netflix’s self-reported viewing data, has found that 17% (85) of the 500 most popular non-us shows and films on the streamer are South Korean.

South Korean content consistently accounts for 8-9% of all viewing on Netflix, outpacing programming from the UK (7-8%) and Japan (4-5%). In the second half of 2024, it accounted for 8% of all viewing on the streamer and Squid Game season two was named themost popular title on Netflixin...

South Korean content is second only to the US’ shows and films on Netflix for total viewing hours, according to a report by Ampere Analysis.

Netflix’s South Korean content accounted for approximately 85 of the top 500 most popular non-us shows and films on the platform. In 2023, Netflix unveiled its four-year $2.5B commitment to South Korean content.

The best-performing title from Korea was Squid Game: Season 2, which topped Netflix’s global charts in the second half of 2024, with 619.9 million hours streamed globally.

Other top-performing Korean titles include romance drama Love Next Door: Season 1 and cooking reality show Culinary Class Wars: Season 1, with older Korean shows Squid Game: Season 1, Queen of Tears: Season 1, and Crash Landing on You also receiving significant viewership on the streaming platform.

Since 2023, South Korean content has been second only to US content for total viewing hours recorded, according to Netflix’s self-reported viewing data.

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Korean content is crushing it on Netflix, with viewing hours second only to U.S. shows and accounting for a 8% of all global Netflix streams.

A new Ampere Analysis report reveals K-dramas and films represent 17% of the platform’s top 500 non-u.S. titles, with “Squid Game: Season 2” leading the charge at nearly 620 million streaming hours in late 2024.

In the second half of 2024, Korean content was streamed for 7.7 billion hours. Korean content consistently represents 8%-9% of viewing hours on Netflix, ahead of U.K. content at 7%-8%, and Japanese content at 4%-5% of viewing time, the report finds. This is despite hits from the U.K., such as “Black Doves” Season 1 and “The Gentlemen” Season 1, and the growing popularity of anime, which is a key driver of Japanese content viewing on Netflix.

“Squid Game” Season 2 topped Netflix’s global charts in H2 2024, with 619.9 million hours streamed. Its success continues to drive viewership for other Korean content.

Netflix’s most apt tagline, “See What’s Next,” couldn’t be more appropriate as the tech giant continues to foray into the vast world of gaming. Launched in 2021, Netflix gaming hasn’t quite managed equal footing in the market yet, but it’s not for lack of trying. Between launching indie hits like Twelve Minutes or Oxenfree, capturing bigger IP such as Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, attempting original Aaa games, making developer acquisitions like Night School Studio, and crafting their own unique stories, it’s a wonder what will actually stick the landing for the entertainment behemoth.

Squid Game: Unleashed

During the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, Netflix’s President of Games Alain Tascan, alongside Vice President of Games Technology and Portfolio Development Jeet Shroff, met with reporters to explain their strategy and upcoming innovations and tease new story-based IP.

“At Netflix, we have a mission to entertain people,...

Netflix kicked off the first quarter of 2025 with a massive release of new titles, several of which have received rave reviews. From comedies to thrillers to Western adventure, the streamer has outdone itself with the wide range of choices in its most recent releases.

The streamer kicked off the new year with a brand new Harlan Coben series, Missing You. Two other highly anticipated releases were the second season of The Night Agent and the final episodes of Cobra Kai.

The best news is, Netflix isn't done yet. The remainder of the year will continue to see new seasons of your favorites including You, Wednesday, The Witcher, Squid Game, and the fifth and final season of Stranger Things.

Below we highlight several amazing new shows released on Netflix in 2025, from a wide range of genres.

The Residence The Residence. (L to R) Uzo Aduba as Cordelia Cupp, Randall Park as...

We will update this article throughout the season, along with all our predictions, so make sure to keep checking IndieWire for the latest news from the 2025 Emmys race. The nomination round of voting takes place from June 12 to June 23, with the official Emmy nominations announced Tuesday, July 15. Afterwards, final voting commences on August 18 and ends the night of August 27. The 77th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are set to take place on Sunday, September 14, and air live on CBS at 8:00 p.m. Et/ 5:00 p.m. Pt.

The State of the Race

Only three seasons into “The White Lotus,” and the show already has a legacy of leading the majority of its principal cast toward Emmy nominations. Though it first competed as a limited series, it won the Supporting Actor category for Season 1 star Murray Bartlett. In Season 2, it took up four of the eight nomination slots for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series,...

A personal ranking of the most unforgettable series Netflix has ever dropped.

Netflix didn’t just change how we watch TV — it flipped the whole system on its head. Before streaming, networks called the shots, and shows came out once a week (with commercials). Then Netflix came along, dropped full seasons at once, and basically told Hollywood, “We’re doing it our way.” It worked. Suddenly, people were binge-watching, studios were scrambling, and everyone had to rethink what “TV” even meant. Now, Netflix is the big kid on the block, still setting the pace, still stacked with some of the best series of the last decade. They even brought commercials back (time is a circle)! So, here’s my list of the top 10 shows of all time on Netflix.

Top 10 all-time TV shows streaming on Netflix:

No. 10: ‘The Crown’

No. 9: ‘Dahmer – Monster’

No. 8: ‘BoJack Horseman’

No. 7: ‘Wednesday’

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It has taken a few years, but more legacy Hollywood studios’ streaming businesses have started turning annual profits, with the rest touting progress toward that goal.

Netflix, crowned on Wall Street as the undisputed king of streaming, grew its subscribers, revenue and profit in 2024. Meanwhile, among studios — which have been refocused on streaming profits after their initial bullseye on subscriber gains — Warner Bros. Discovery last year managed to multiply a small 2023 profit for the business that includes, among others, its streaming operations, while Disney swung to its first-ever full calendar-year streaming profit. And Comcast’s NBCUniversal and Paramount Global narrowed the losses in the divisions with their core streaming businesses with an eye on profitability ahead.

Boosting the bottom lines were such factors as more selective spending on original programming, price increases and a push of cheaper subscription tiers that include advertising. “Netflix spends more on direct-to-consumer (Dtc) content than any other company,...

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Shin Min-Ah, who gained massive popularity after her K-drama, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha, is currently starring in a thriller series, Karma, on Netflix. The series aired on April 4, 2025, and has already garnered a lot of viewers, making it trending in different countries. The actress bears a cute look, which often lands her in the K-dramas where she plays a happy-go-lucky character.

However, the No Gain No Love actress wants to play negative characters as well. In a recent conversation, she talked about her role in Karma and explained how, despite wanting to play a darker role, directors often give her the leads of a positive protagonist because of her looks. Scroll down to read more.

In an interview with the Korean media outlet, Herald Pop on April 9 (via KBizoom), Shin Min-Ah opened up about what she thought after receiving the script of Karma for the first time.

The Netflix original drama is back with its fifth and last season in a matter of days. Here are all the details you’ll need.

If there’s one thing that everyone can agree on, it’s that Joe Goldberg is not a good man. His strange charisma has attracted plenty of women, and a huge audience for Netflix’s thriller series “You,” which will roll out its fifth season at the end of April. Before the show returns, we’ll break down all the details you need to know!

Everything you need to know about ‘You’ Season 5

When does ‘You’ Season 5 come out?

Will ‘You’ Season 5 be released in two parts?

Watch a trailer for ‘You’ Season 5

What happened in Season 4 of ‘You’?

What will happen in Season 5 of ‘You’?

Who will star in ‘You’ Season 5?

Will Season 5 of ‘You’ be the last?

Can you watch ‘You’ Season 5 for free?...