News
Michelle Wolf is returning to her old stomping grounds. The comedian’s latest stand-up special, “Joke Show,” is coming to Netflix, the home of her former talk show. The Hollywood...
Trailers
A trailer has dropped for ““Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator,” a Netflix doc that director Eva Orner describes as “a pre-#MeToo/#TimesUp story being told in a post #MeToo/#TimesUp...
Television
Reese Witherspoon is working on yet another adaptation of a woman-penned book. Following in the footsteps of “Gone Girl,” “Wild,” and “Big Little Lies” comes word...
Songs are “just stories put to music,” says Dolly Parton in a new trailer “Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings.” The iconic country musician explains that the songs she’s...
Films
Sandra Bullock has another woman-directed Netflix pic on the way. The Oscar winner will follow up her role in Susanne Bier’s smash hit “Bird Box,” which she also exec produced, with...
“Ask yourself, in the time I’ve been on the throne, what have I actually achieved?” Queen Elizabeth II asks in a new trailer for “The Crown.” Season 3 of Netflix’s...
For a moment, things seem to be going pretty well for Lucy Fly (Alicia Vikander) in Tokyo. She’s seeing Teiji (Naoki Kobayashi), a photographer, and has just struck up a friendship with another...
“You know you’re marrying Omar in 10 days, right?” a friend asks Ada (Mame Bineta Sane) in the trailer for Mati Diop’s “Atlantics.” “But I’m in love...
Dismissed as “a beauty queen with a hot boyfriend,” Patty’s (Debby Ryan) life remains far from perfect in Season 2 of “Insatiable.” By her own account, she’s...
“You’re such a special kid,” a mother (Alisha Wainwright) tells her son (Ja’Siah Young) in a new trailer for “Raising Dion.” Nicole’s referring to Dion’s...
Missing Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia? Their successors may be on the way. Jane Lynch and Cyndi Lauper are teaming up for a Netflix comedy that Lynch describes as “kind of a ‘Golden...
Whether she’s delivering a commencement speech to a class of one or recounting a marijuana-fueled presentation in her college Astronomy class, Jenny Slate can always be counted on to deliver...
Millie Bobby Brown is bringing a tearjerker to Netflix. The “Stranger Things” breakout is set to produce an emotionally charged drama for the streamer, Variety reports. “A Time...
Some bittersweet news for “Grace and Frankie” fans. The platonic soulmates’ journey is coming to an end — but not before making history. Netflix has renewed the Jane Fonda and...
Lisa Langseth is bringing “Love & Anarchy” to Netflix. The streamer has commissioned the eight-part Swedish drama from the “Euphoria” filmmaker, Deadline...
Jodi (Ava Michelle) is 16 years old and six-foot-one-and-a-half. And that about sums up her identity, as far as most of her peers are concerned. A trailer has dropped for “Tall Girl,” a...
The TV adaptation of journalist Amy Chozick’s memoir “Chasing Hillary: Ten Years, Two Presidential Campaigns and One Intact Glass Ceiling” is moving forward at Netflix. Per Variety, the...
Trish Sie has lined up her next feature. Deadline reports that she’s locked in to direct “The Sleepover” for Netflix. Penned by Sarah Rothschild, the family pic tells the story of...
Former “UnREAL” showrunner Stacy Rukeyser has another soapy dramedy on the way. Netflix has given a straight-to-series order for “Sex/Life,” The Hollywood Reporter confirms....
Features
Though “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” is screenwriter Sofia Alvarez’s first feature film, she’s been writing for the majority of her life. As the Baltimore native told the Baltimore...
When a Chinese billionaire opens a new factory in economically depressed Dayton, Ohio, its residents are promised communal growth, jobs, and a future for their children. As the trailer for Julia...
Netflix continues to dominate with its original content production. The streaming giant has added “Ginny & Georgia,” a mother-daughter drama showrun by Debra J. Fisher and written by...
Leslie Jones has another stand-up special on the way. Netflix has announced the “Saturday Night Live” star will debut a one-hour comedy set on the streamer next year. A comedian, actress,...
Netflix has ordered 10 episodes of “Tiny Pretty Things,” based on the book by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton, Deadline reports. The drama series’ cast has been confirmed and...
In her Netflix documentary “Léa & I,” director Camille Shooshani introduces the audience to her best friend, Léa Moret. “She speaks five languages, cannot stop eating Haribo...
Sofia Carson is going to show a group of youngsters how it’s done on the dance floor. The “Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists” and “Descendants” star has signed on...
Auli’i Cravalho has landed her first leading role in a live-action film. Best known for voicing the titular character in Disney smash “Moana,” Cravalho has signed on to topline...
“I’m pretty positive it happened,” says Kaitlyn Dever in a new trailer for “Unbelievable.” The Netflix miniseries is inspired by real events and sees the...
Starbuck embarks on another interstellar adventure in “Another Life” — and she’s not happy about it. The upcoming Netflix sci-fi series sees “Battlestar Galactica”...
“What kind of son forgets Mother’s Day?” A trio of friends are left discussing this very question when their sons forget the holiday. Patricia Arquette, Angela Bassett, and Felicity...
Mindy Kaling has found her Mindy Kaling. The “Late Night” star and writer’s semi-autobiographical Netflix series has cast its lead following a worldwide open casting call. Maitreyi...
“My Brilliant Friend” fans, take note: another series based on a book about a complicated female friendship with a long history is on the way. Katherine Heigl will follow up her...
Brenda Song wakes up in a hospital bed with no recollection of what happened to her in a new trailer for “Secret Obsession.” The Netflix thriller sees Jennifer (Song) regaining...
Say goodbye to the women of Litchfield Penitentiary and hello to “Slutty Teenage Bounty Hunters.” “Orange Is the New Black’s” seventh and final season drops July 26 on...
What Netflix giveth, Netflix taketh away — and Pop TV saveth, apparently. More than three months after its cancellation by Netflix, “One Day at a Time” has been picked up by Pop TV,...
It’s looking like Alice Waddington will follow up “Paradise Hills” with “Scarlet.” The former, her feature directorial debut, premiered at Sundance in January. Netflix...
The previous season of “Orange Is the New Black” left off with several characters on the brink of major change. Piper (Taylor Schilling) and Sophia (Laverne Cox) were released from...
Viola Davis won an Oscar for her performance in 2016’s “Fences,” an adaptation of August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name. The “How to Get Away with...
Starbuck is heading back to space. “Battlestar Galactica” alumna Katee Sackhoff’s upcoming Netflix sci-fi series, “Another Life,” has set a premiere date. The...
Janet Mock is making history again. In 2018, the trailblazer co-wrote and directed an episode of “Pose,” making her the first trans woman of color to write and direct a TV ep. Now she’s...
Prepare for “Gotta Get Up” to get stuck in your head again: “Russian Doll” is coming back. Netflix has renewed the critically acclaimed Natasha Lyonne-starrer for a second...
“Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase” star Sophia Lillis has a new case to crack — the mysterious superpowers growing inside her. The “Stranger Things” and...
Yet another bad guy wants Jessica Jones to die — but this one really has it in for her, and he’s determined to prove her a fraud. A trailer has dropped for the third and final season of...
A growing number of actors, directors, and producers have spoken out against Georgia’s new anti-abortion law, but most studios have remained conspicuously silent. Rather than shying away from...
In the latest trailer for “When They See Us,” Ava DuVernay’s Netflix miniseries about the Central Park Five, Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, and...
Living at Barbary Lane is a life-changing experience for its queer residents. A new trailer for Netflix’s “Tales of the City” revival emphasizes how the house in San Francisco is...
Another woman-centric international series is in the works at Netflix. Production on “Unorthodox,” a miniseries inspired by Deborah Feldman’s best-selling memoir, has kicked off in...
Interviews
If you’re a fan of “GLOW,” you know that the clothing plays a very big role in the series. Based on the 1980s wrestling TV series “Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling,” the...
Sasha Tran’s life seems perfect. She’s a happily engaged celebrity chef who’s about open another high-end restaurant. But things go sideways when she returns to her hometown, San...
If you love Hannah Gadsby’s work but haven’t been able to catch her on tour, we have some good news for you. The “Nanette” comedian’s last stand-up set,...
After the devastation Puerto Rico endured during Hurricane Maria, FEMA provided “transitional shelter assistance” to displaced people, and put them up in hotel rooms. Nadia...
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