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  • Netflix’s action horror series ‘Resident Evil’ will not return for season two

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: “Resident Evil”, the Netflix action horror series loosely based on the popular video game franchise, will not return for a second season.

    The development comes a month and a half after the show premiered on July 14.

    According to the entertainment website Deadline, the decision to pull the plug on the series was not a bolt from the blue as it did not have a particularly impressive showing on the streamer’s Top 10 trending list.

    Set in a post-apocalyptic world in the year 2036, “Resident Evil” follows Jade Wesker (played by Ella Balinska) who fights for survival in a world overrun by blood-thirsty infected and insane creatures.

    She is haunted by her past in New Raccoon City, by her father’s chilling connections to the Umbrella Corporation but mostly by what happened to her sister, Billie.

    Lance Reddick, Tamara Smart, Siena Agudong, Adeline Rudolph and Paola Nunez with additional cast members Ahad Raza Mir, Connor Gosatti and Turlough Convery also starred in the show.

    Showrunner Andrew Dabb executive produced and wrote “Resident Evil” with Mary Leah Sutton.

    Robert Kulzer and Oliver Berben of Constantin Film also served as executive producers on the series.

    LOS ANGELES: “Resident Evil”, the Netflix action horror series loosely based on the popular video game franchise, will not return for a second season.

    The development comes a month and a half after the show premiered on July 14.

    According to the entertainment website Deadline, the decision to pull the plug on the series was not a bolt from the blue as it did not have a particularly impressive showing on the streamer’s Top 10 trending list.

    Set in a post-apocalyptic world in the year 2036, “Resident Evil” follows Jade Wesker (played by Ella Balinska) who fights for survival in a world overrun by blood-thirsty infected and insane creatures.

    She is haunted by her past in New Raccoon City, by her father’s chilling connections to the Umbrella Corporation but mostly by what happened to her sister, Billie.

    Lance Reddick, Tamara Smart, Siena Agudong, Adeline Rudolph and Paola Nunez with additional cast members Ahad Raza Mir, Connor Gosatti and Turlough Convery also starred in the show.

    Showrunner Andrew Dabb executive produced and wrote “Resident Evil” with Mary Leah Sutton.

    Robert Kulzer and Oliver Berben of Constantin Film also served as executive producers on the series.

  • ‘The umbrella academy’ comes to an end with fourth season

    By Express News Service

    American superhero series The Umbrella Academy will officially come to an end with the fourth season, the makers announced.

    The series is set to premiere on Netflix, just like its previous seasons. However, the release date has not yet been announced. 

    According to media reports, the creator of the show, Steve Blackman said in a statement, “I’m so excited that the incredibly loyal fans of The Umbrella Academy will be able to experience the fitting end to the Hargreeves siblings’ journey we began five years ago.

    But before we get to that conclusion, we’ve got an amazing story ahead for Season 4, one that will have fans on the edge of their seats until the final minutes.”

    The Umbrella Academy is adapted from the comics by the same name. It is about a family consisting of adopted siblings and who are superheroes and possess unique powers.

    American superhero series The Umbrella Academy will officially come to an end with the fourth season, the makers announced.

    The series is set to premiere on Netflix, just like its previous seasons. However, the release date has not yet been announced. 

    According to media reports, the creator of the show, Steve Blackman said in a statement, “I’m so excited that the incredibly loyal fans of The Umbrella Academy will be able to experience the fitting end to the Hargreeves siblings’ journey we began five years ago.

    But before we get to that conclusion, we’ve got an amazing story ahead for Season 4, one that will have fans on the edge of their seats until the final minutes.”

    The Umbrella Academy is adapted from the comics by the same name. It is about a family consisting of adopted siblings and who are superheroes and possess unique powers.

  • Docu on iconic US basketball team to have Netflix premiere

    By Express News Service

    The Redeem Team, the documentary that celebrates the iconic basketball team’s quest to reclaim Olympic Gold for the USA, will premiere on Netflix on October 7. This is Netflix’s first collaboration with the Olympic Channel, which is the media studio owned and operated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and also marks the Olympic Channel’s first time producing a film exclusively for a global streaming service.

    They have opened up their never-before-seen archives for this documentary, including basketball footage from the past 70 years of Olympic history. The documentary’s logline reads, “Using unprecedented Olympic footage and behind-the-scenes material. The Redeem Team tells the story of the US Olympic Men’s Basketball Team’s quest for gold at the Olympic Games Beijing 2008 following the previous team’s shocking performance four years earlier in Athens.”

    The documentary shows how the team was built and insightful interviews with athletes and coaches from Dwyane Wade and LeBron James to Mike “Coach K” Krzyzewski, who reflect on how The Redeem Team set a new standard for American basketball.

    The Redeem Team, the documentary that celebrates the iconic basketball team’s quest to reclaim Olympic Gold for the USA, will premiere on Netflix on October 7. This is Netflix’s first collaboration with the Olympic Channel, which is the media studio owned and operated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and also marks the Olympic Channel’s first time producing a film exclusively for a global streaming service.

    They have opened up their never-before-seen archives for this documentary, including basketball footage from the past 70 years of Olympic history. The documentary’s logline reads, “Using unprecedented Olympic footage and behind-the-scenes material. The Redeem Team tells the story of the US Olympic Men’s Basketball Team’s quest for gold at the Olympic Games Beijing 2008 following the previous team’s shocking performance four years earlier in Athens.”

    The documentary shows how the team was built and insightful interviews with athletes and coaches from Dwyane Wade and LeBron James to Mike “Coach K” Krzyzewski, who reflect on how The Redeem Team set a new standard for American basketball.

  • Will Smith’s biopic back in development post Oscars slap

    By Express News Service

    Actor Will Smith’s biopic is reportedly back in the pipeline. Netflix, which had suspended talks over a film on the actor’s life following the Oscar slap controversy, is reportedly planning to resume the negotiation.

    A source told The Sun that in the wake of the Oscar issue, Will was left out in the cold by the streaming platforms Netflix and Apple TV+.

    “He has since apologised and stepped out of the spotlight for a lengthy period. With this in mind, it is broadly agreed enough time has passed to let the dust settle. It has been made clear that discussions can be started again about a biopic which Netflix were interested in,” the source added. According to Aceshowbiz. com, the slapping issue and the fallout will be part of the biopic’s storyline.

    Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars for comparing his 50-year-old wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaven head to GI Jane’s buzzcut. He stormed the stage to slap Chris before tearfully picking up the best actor award for his role in King Richard, which is about the father of tennis icons Serena Williams and Venus Williams. He then issued an apology via video online last month and said he was “deeply remorseful.

    Actor Will Smith’s biopic is reportedly back in the pipeline. Netflix, which had suspended talks over a film on the actor’s life following the Oscar slap controversy, is reportedly planning to resume the negotiation.

    A source told The Sun that in the wake of the Oscar issue, Will was left out in the cold by the streaming platforms Netflix and Apple TV+.

    “He has since apologised and stepped out of the spotlight for a lengthy period. With this in mind, it is broadly agreed enough time has passed to let the dust settle. It has been made clear that discussions can be started again about a biopic which Netflix were interested in,” the source added. According to Aceshowbiz. com, the slapping issue and the fallout will be part of the biopic’s storyline.

    Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars for comparing his 50-year-old wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaven head to GI Jane’s buzzcut. He stormed the stage to slap Chris before tearfully picking up the best actor award for his role in King Richard, which is about the father of tennis icons Serena Williams and Venus Williams. He then issued an apology via video online last month and said he was “deeply remorseful.

  • Dan Levy joins ‘Sex Education’ season 4

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: “Schitt’s Creek” star Dan Levy is the latest edition to the cast of Netflix fourth season of popular dramedy “Sex Education”.

    According to entertainment website Deadline, Levy will essay the role of Thomas Molloy, a famous author, and Maeve’s (Emma Mackey) US course tutor at her Ivy League college.

    Sex Ed. Season 4. VERY serious news. pic.twitter.com/PQmjx1tEPL
    — dan levy (@danjlevy) August 19, 2022
    Actors Thaddea Graham, Marie Reuther, Felix Mufti, Anthony Lexa, Alexandra James, and Imani Yahshua round out the cast for the upcoming season.

    “Sex Education”, written and created by Laurie Nunn, centres on Otis (Asa Butterfield), an insecure teenager, and his mother, Jean (Gillian Anderson), a sex therapist.

    The returning cast also includes Ncuti Gatwa as Erik, Emma Mackey as Maeve, Connor Swindells as Adam, Aimee Lou Wood as Aimee, and Kedar Williams-Stirling as Jackson.

    LOS ANGELES: “Schitt’s Creek” star Dan Levy is the latest edition to the cast of Netflix fourth season of popular dramedy “Sex Education”.

    According to entertainment website Deadline, Levy will essay the role of Thomas Molloy, a famous author, and Maeve’s (Emma Mackey) US course tutor at her Ivy League college.

    Sex Ed. Season 4. VERY serious news. pic.twitter.com/PQmjx1tEPL
    — dan levy (@danjlevy) August 19, 2022
    Actors Thaddea Graham, Marie Reuther, Felix Mufti, Anthony Lexa, Alexandra James, and Imani Yahshua round out the cast for the upcoming season.

    “Sex Education”, written and created by Laurie Nunn, centres on Otis (Asa Butterfield), an insecure teenager, and his mother, Jean (Gillian Anderson), a sex therapist.

    The returning cast also includes Ncuti Gatwa as Erik, Emma Mackey as Maeve, Connor Swindells as Adam, Aimee Lou Wood as Aimee, and Kedar Williams-Stirling as Jackson.

  • Christian Bale to star in Netflix’s ‘The Pale Blue Eye’

    By Express News Service

    Netflix is set to make a film adaptation of Louis Bayard’s novel The Pale Blue Eye. According to reports, the film is set to star Christian Bale.

    The report also suggests that Harry Potter actor Harry Melling has been cast in the role of writer Edgar Allan Poe. Melling, who recently appeared on The Queen’s Gambit, is said to be best known for playing Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter film franchise.

    Christian Bale serves as the film’s producer and he is said to play the role of a detective. Directed by Cooper, the upcoming horror film is in full swing and the makers are yet to announce further details regarding the release plans and additional cast. 

    Netflix is set to make a film adaptation of Louis Bayard’s novel The Pale Blue Eye. According to reports, the film is set to star Christian Bale.

    The report also suggests that Harry Potter actor Harry Melling has been cast in the role of writer Edgar Allan Poe. Melling, who recently appeared on The Queen’s Gambit, is said to be best known for playing Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter film franchise.

    Christian Bale serves as the film’s producer and he is said to play the role of a detective. Directed by Cooper, the upcoming horror film is in full swing and the makers are yet to announce further details regarding the release plans and additional cast.
     

  • Action star Dave Bautista in talks with Netflix for ‘Unleashed’ movie

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Netflix is in final negotiations with action star Dave Bautista to lead its upcoming film “Unleashed” from director Jeff Tomsic.

    According to the entertainment website Deadline, the film is written by “Blockers” scribes Jim & Brian Kehoe.

    Bautista is in talks to star and produce with his partner Jonathan Meisner alongside Good Fear’s Chris Bender and Jake Weiner. He will essay the role of a police officer who is best friends with a canine partner that can sniff out any crime.

    When Boomer dies on the job, the cop pledges no more pooch partners, until he is teamed with Zeus.

    The former WWE star will next be seen on Netflix in “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”. The film will have its premiere next month at TIFF.

    He has also wrapped “Knock at the Cabin” for Universal and is shooting “Dune 2” for Warner Bros.

    LOS ANGELES: Netflix is in final negotiations with action star Dave Bautista to lead its upcoming film “Unleashed” from director Jeff Tomsic.

    According to the entertainment website Deadline, the film is written by “Blockers” scribes Jim & Brian Kehoe.

    Bautista is in talks to star and produce with his partner Jonathan Meisner alongside Good Fear’s Chris Bender and Jake Weiner. He will essay the role of a police officer who is best friends with a canine partner that can sniff out any crime.

    When Boomer dies on the job, the cop pledges no more pooch partners, until he is teamed with Zeus.

    The former WWE star will next be seen on Netflix in “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”. The film will have its premiere next month at TIFF.

    He has also wrapped “Knock at the Cabin” for Universal and is shooting “Dune 2” for Warner Bros.

  • Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ final season on scripting stage

    By PTI

    LOS ANGELES: Writing has begun on the fifth and final season of Netflix’s “Stranger Things”, the popular sci-fi horror drama series.

    The official Twitter page of the show shared the update on Tuesday night.

    “Day 1”, read the caption of the photograph of a whiteboard with ‘Stranger Things 5’ written on it.

    The news comes a month after the second volume of the fourth season of the series premiered on Netflix. 

    Day 1 pic.twitter.com/9m44RkJnc3
    — stranger writers (@strangerwriters) August 2, 2022
    The first part of season four dropped on the streamer on May 27.

    In February, “Stranger Things” creators Matt and Ross Duffer announced that season five would be the final chapter in the 1980s-set show based in the fictional town of Hawkins in Indiana, US.

    Chronicling the story of a secret government lab which accidentally opens a door to a parallel dimension referred to as the ‘upside down’, the show stars Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard and Gaten Matarazzo, Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery and Maya Hawke.

    It is produced by Monkey Massacre Productions & 21 Laps Entertainment with the Duffer Brothers serving as executive producers, alongside Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen as well as Iain Paterson and Curtis Gwinn.

    The universe of “Stranger Things” is set to expand with a live-action spin-off series based on an original idea by the brothers.

    LOS ANGELES: Writing has begun on the fifth and final season of Netflix’s “Stranger Things”, the popular sci-fi horror drama series.

    The official Twitter page of the show shared the update on Tuesday night.

    “Day 1”, read the caption of the photograph of a whiteboard with ‘Stranger Things 5’ written on it.

    The news comes a month after the second volume of the fourth season of the series premiered on Netflix. 

    Day 1 pic.twitter.com/9m44RkJnc3
    — stranger writers (@strangerwriters) August 2, 2022
    The first part of season four dropped on the streamer on May 27.

    In February, “Stranger Things” creators Matt and Ross Duffer announced that season five would be the final chapter in the 1980s-set show based in the fictional town of Hawkins in Indiana, US.

    Chronicling the story of a secret government lab which accidentally opens a door to a parallel dimension referred to as the ‘upside down’, the show stars Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard and Gaten Matarazzo, Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery and Maya Hawke.

    It is produced by Monkey Massacre Productions & 21 Laps Entertainment with the Duffer Brothers serving as executive producers, alongside Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen as well as Iain Paterson and Curtis Gwinn.

    The universe of “Stranger Things” is set to expand with a live-action spin-off series based on an original idea by the brothers.

  • Park Hae-soo to star in Netflix film Great Flood

    By Express News Service

    Squid Game star Park Hae-soo will feature with popular South Korean actor Kim Da-mi in Netflix’s upcoming disaster film Great Flood. The streaming service announced the new South Korean film in a post on Instagram on Tuesday. To be directed by Kim Byungwoo, the film is set around the last day on Earth when a great flood hits.

    It will depict the lives of individuals who attempt survival from inside a flooding apartment. Great Flood will be Park’s second Netflix film of 2022, following the April-released spy action film Yaksha: Ruthless Operations.

    The actor, who found global fame after playing the role of Cho Sang-woo in hit series Squid Game, most recently starred in the South Korean remake of Money Heist. The show, titled Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area, featured Park as former North Korean prisoner Song Jung-ho aka Berlin.

    Squid Game star Park Hae-soo will feature with popular South Korean actor Kim Da-mi in Netflix’s upcoming disaster film Great Flood. The streaming service announced the new South Korean film in a post on Instagram on Tuesday. To be directed by Kim Byungwoo, the film is set around the last day on Earth when a great flood hits.

    It will depict the lives of individuals who attempt survival from inside a flooding apartment. Great Flood will be Park’s second Netflix film of 2022, following the April-released spy action film Yaksha: Ruthless Operations.

    The actor, who found global fame after playing the role of Cho Sang-woo in hit series Squid Game, most recently starred in the South Korean remake of Money Heist. The show, titled Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area, featured Park as former North Korean prisoner Song Jung-ho aka Berlin.

  • Netflix sues ‘The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical’ creators for infringement

    By ANI

    WASHINGTON: The team behind an unofficial ‘Bridgerton’ musical has been sued for infringement by Netflix in a Washington, DC US District Court.

    According to Variety, Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, the signwriting team behind the project, initially developed the musical on social media.

    The duo went on to score the No. 1 slot on iTunes US pop charts and even won a Grammy this year in the category of best musical theatre album.

    Netflix has alleged that it made “repeated objections” against the team as they planned to mount a live stage show of the project.

    ‘The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical Album Live in Concert’ performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC earlier this week, selling out the venue with ticket prices that ranged up to USD 149.

    The stage show reportedly featured more than a dozen songs that involved exactly copied dialogue, character traits, expression and other elements from ‘Bridgerton’.

    The streamer alleges that ‘The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical Album Live in Concert’ misrepresented to audiences that it used the ‘Bridgerton’ trademark “with permission.” Netflix also objects to an allegedly planned line of merchandise and the production’s upcoming tour dates.

    “Netflix supports fan-generated content, but Barlow & Bear have taken this many steps further, seeking to create multiple revenue streams for themselves without formal permission to utilize the ‘Bridgerton’ IP,” Netflix wrote in a statement.

    As per Variety, they added, “We’ve tried hard to work with Barlow & Bear, and they have refused to cooperate. The creators, cast, writers and crew have poured their hearts and souls into ‘Bridgerton’ and we’re taking action to protect their rights.”

    Earlier, in her conversation with EW, Barlow credited the pandemic for giving them the room to build their following online. “I feel like a few years ago, Netflix probably would’ve sent us a cease-and-desist for what we’re doing, but I think in a time like this, it is so important to have a creative outlet,” she said. 

    WASHINGTON: The team behind an unofficial ‘Bridgerton’ musical has been sued for infringement by Netflix in a Washington, DC US District Court.

    According to Variety, Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, the signwriting team behind the project, initially developed the musical on social media.

    The duo went on to score the No. 1 slot on iTunes US pop charts and even won a Grammy this year in the category of best musical theatre album.

    Netflix has alleged that it made “repeated objections” against the team as they planned to mount a live stage show of the project.

    ‘The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical Album Live in Concert’ performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC earlier this week, selling out the venue with ticket prices that ranged up to USD 149.

    The stage show reportedly featured more than a dozen songs that involved exactly copied dialogue, character traits, expression and other elements from ‘Bridgerton’.

    The streamer alleges that ‘The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical Album Live in Concert’ misrepresented to audiences that it used the ‘Bridgerton’ trademark “with permission.” Netflix also objects to an allegedly planned line of merchandise and the production’s upcoming tour dates.

    “Netflix supports fan-generated content, but Barlow & Bear have taken this many steps further, seeking to create multiple revenue streams for themselves without formal permission to utilize the ‘Bridgerton’ IP,” Netflix wrote in a statement.

    As per Variety, they added, “We’ve tried hard to work with Barlow & Bear, and they have refused to cooperate. The creators, cast, writers and crew have poured their hearts and souls into ‘Bridgerton’ and we’re taking action to protect their rights.”

    Earlier, in her conversation with EW, Barlow credited the pandemic for giving them the room to build their following online. “I feel like a few years ago, Netflix probably would’ve sent us a cease-and-desist for what we’re doing, but I think in a time like this, it is so important to have a creative outlet,” she said.