Netflix Adds 9.33 Million Subscribers in Q1, Blowing Past Estimates to Reach Nearly 270 Million Total
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Variety ^
| Apr 18, 2024 | Jennifer Maas
Netflix reported its first-quarter 2024 earnings Thursday, revealing it added a whopping 9.33 million paid subscribers. Analysts
consensus estimates were for Netflix to add 3.93 million paid subs globally in Q1 (to reach 264.21 million), according to StreetAccount. Per Netflix, it has now climbed to 269.60 million subs as of March 31. These impressive Q1 results come following a better-than-expected 13.1 million subscribers added for the fourth quarter of 2023, which was a Q4 record for Netflix. Despite this back-to-back growth worth boasting about, Netflix announced Thursday it will stop reporting quarterly sub totals beginning in 2025, a move that...
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Netflix’s animated ‘Good Times’ flunks the TV reboot test
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CNN ^
| 4/12/24 | Brian Lowry
After the social-media blowback that greeted the “Good Times” trailer, Netflix opted to premiere the show without making it available to critics. But
the animated series that dropped April 12 merely underscores the pitfalls of leveraging a familiar title without a clear reason for doing so, yielding an edgy comedy that likely would have come and gone with scant notice without the weight of that name. In addition to the late Norman Lear – who fared considerably better with a “One Day at a Time” reboot – the roster of producers here includes Seth MacFarlane (“Ted,” “Family Guy”) and...
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Jake Paul, 27, to Fight 57-Year-Old Mike Tyson Live on Netflix: "Time to Put Iron Mike to Sleep"
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CBS News ^
| March 7, 2024
U.S. Jake Paul, 27, to fight 57-year-old Mike Tyson live on Netflix: "Time to put Iron Mike to sleep" Updated on: March 7, 2024 / 12:28 PM EST / CBS/AP Social media star-turned-boxer Jake Paul will fight former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson on July 20 at AT&T Stadium in Texas, Netflix announced
Thursday. The streaming platform will provide live coverage of the bout between the 27-year-old Paul and 57-year-old Tyson, who hasn't fought since he and Roy Jones Jr. met in a 2020 exhibition that ended as a draw. A short video trailer posted by Netflix shows Paul getting off...
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Kidnapping of California woman that police called a hoax gets new attention with Netflix documentary
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ABC news ^
| 1/18/24 | ap
VALLEJO, Calif. -- The ordeal of Denise Huskins, whose kidnapping from her boyfriend’s Northern California home was first dismissed as a hoax by law enforcement, is getting renewed attention as the subject of a new Netflix docuseries, “American Nightmare.” Here’s a look at the facts of the case, which captivated the country:
THE KIDNAPPING On March 23, 2015, Huskins was kidnapped by a masked intruder who broke into the home in Vallejo, a city in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her boyfriend, Aaron Quinn, told detectives he woke up to a bright light on his face and that intruders had...
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WATCH: Netflix’s Top Kids Show Features Boy In Tutu Dancing For His Two Dads
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The Daily Wire ^
| Dec 20, 2023 | Mairead Elordi
A new episode of the Netflix children’s show CoComelon Lane shows a small boy dressed in a tutu and tiara dancing for his two gay dads. CoComelon
Lane, a spinoff of the wildly popular animated CoComelon series, was released on Netflix on November 17. The show, which is geared toward toddlers, exploded on Netflix, quickly becoming the #1 kids show on the streaming platform.
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Dave Chappelle Takes Aim at the Transgender Community Once More in New Netflix Special ‘The Dreamer’
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New York Post ^
| Dec. 31, 2023 | Social Links forSara Whitman
Dave Chappelle did exactly what he said he wouldn’t do in his new Netflix special: make fun of trans people. Although
his seventh special for Netflix, titled “The Dreamer,” begins with a fairly nostalgic look at his rise to fame, he turned course by telling a story about his visit to the set of “Man on the Moon” to meet Jim Carrey, one of his comedy idols. I wanted to meet Jim Carrey [who was method acting], but I had to pretend this n—a was Andy Kaufman. All afternoon,” he recalled during his show, which began streaming Sunday. “I could...
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Review: Obama-Produced Netflix Movie ‘Leave the World Behind’ Can’t Decide How Much It Hates White People
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breitbart.com ^
| 12/13/2023 | David Ng
Netflix’s Leave the World Behind has a white people problem. The
Wi-fi is out but that’s not it. The Tesla is acting funny, but also nope. The movie can’t decide how much it hates white people. Sometimes, it’s a little, and sometimes, it’s a whole lot, like when Julia Roberts goes full Karen on the black family that shows up unannounced at the doorstep. Or when husband Ethan Hawke abandons a distraught Latina housekeeper on the roadside. Mostly, this apocalyptic thriller spends more than two hours trying to be artfully “ambiguous” about its Whiteness Studies specimens as the world comes...
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Barack Obama produces Netflix film adaptation that says white people shouldn’t be trusted in the apocalypse
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Not The Bee ^
| Dec 11, 2023 · | Staff
The film, "Leave The World Behind," is an apocalyptic movie based on a book where an attack on America causes widespread blackouts. Barack
Obama LOVED the book, so he decided to make a movie about it, and it's at #1 on Netflix right now. Check out this super-fun scene that Obama slipped in: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ End Wokeness @EndWokeness Barack & Michelle Obama just produced their first fiction film on Netflix called: "Leave The World Behind" The plot is about a cyberattack that shuts down all the power & cripples the United States. (Predictive programming?) They even managed to sneak in a...
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Ibram X. Kendi Gets Applause for Race Remarks at Netflix Screening: ‘Whiteness Prevents White People from Connecting to Humanity’
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Breitbart ^
| 12/08/2023 | DAVID NG
“I don’t think white people worldwide have really reckoned with how much their own personal identity is shaped by constructions of whiteness, and how much that construction of whiteness prevents white people from connecting with humanity,”
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Wyden considers Netflix tax
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Oregon Catalyst ^
| December 4, 2023 | Staff
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden has been working with Idaho Senator Ron Crapo on creating a digital service tax somewhat modeled after Europe. Within Europe there are different models and proposals that target different digital services such as streaming, digital products, software, advertising and collecting consumer information. This
means Wyden’s proposal could end up taxing Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and Disney+ for providing digital streaming services to customers. This would be an interesting tax question for how it applies to Amazon Prime, which is primarily a delivery discount service that offers free videos and movies as a secondary benefit to signing...
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Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire | Official Trailer | Netflix
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Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire ^
| December 2023 | Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire
Release date December 22nd Netflix. This looks like a good action / sci-fi movie, especially for the Christmas season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhr3MzT6
https://www.netflix.com/title/81464239 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebel_Moon
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PTC warns parents of Netflix series 'Sex Education' that depicts teens in sexual situations
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Christian Post ^
| September 25, 2023 | Samantha Kamman
An organization that advocates for a safe media environment for children is warning parents about a Netflix series that shows youth in sexual situations, as well as pornographic imagery. The
Parents and Television Media Council has been raising awareness about the Netflix series “Sex Education” since the first season aired in 2019. The series tells the story of a socially awkward high school boy who sets up an underground sex therapy clinic for his classmates. The show has entered its final season this year, which PTC Vice President Melissa Henson hopes is a sign that the series is ending due...
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Candace Owens has a counter documentary to Netflix's 'Making a Murderer' show
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Twitter/X ^
| Sep 5 | AP4Liberty
@AP4Liberty Wisconsin's criminal justice system is an absolute mess. Kind
of excited to see this #convictingamurderer documentary from @dailywireplus on Sept 9. I watched the Netflix special Making a Murderer but I want to hear @RealCandaceO's take on it. She's been making a lot of sense to me lately. Trailer...
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Netflix Trailer Exposes Boy Scouts Abuse Scandal: “This Is an Abomination,” 82,000 Boys
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PatriotandLiberty ^
| 8/23 | James Hibberd
The documentary feature Scout’s Honor (trailer below) details “how the Boy Scouts of America attempted to cover up one of history’s most horrific child sexual abuse scandals” through “exclusive interviews with whistleblowers, survivors and former employees.”The trailer notes there have been a documented 82,000 abuse claims against former scout leaders who were
entrusted to teach and protect children enrolled with the personal growth program, which was founded in 1910.
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Equity activists are outraged that 'white guilt' has run out after Disney, Netflix, and other companies force out DEI chiefs
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The Blaze ^
| July 12, 2023 | Carlos Garcia
Racial equity activists are outraged after several large companies dropped their diversity, equity, and inclusion consultants in response to conservative backlash and criticism. The
outrage was documented in a report from the Los Angeles Times that noted the exits of DEI experts at Disney, Netflix, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and Warner Bros. Discovery. “I wake up every day trying not to be a cynic, but this is frightening,” said Vic Bulluck of the NAACP Hollywood bureau. “Hollywood seems to be sending a message that these programs that were designed to give more access to African Americans...
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Equity activists outraged at Disney, Netflix for forcing DEI chiefs out
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NY Post ^
| 7/12/2023 | By Yael Halon
Diversity activists are accusing the entertainment industry of “corporate blackface” and running out of “White guilt” after a number of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) executives at top entertainment and media companies suddenly stepped down or were forced out of their roles. Between
June 20 and July 3, at least five executives overseeing DEI initiatives at leading entertainment companies including Disney, Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery, left their posts. All the outgoing execs are Black women. An LA Times story published Tuesday linked the high-profile exits to the backlash against “wokeness” by conservative politics and pundits, as many speculate whether...
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Netflix Quietly Cancels 'Anti-Racist' Video Project Started After George Floyd, Report Says ('Anti-Racist Baby')
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Fox News ^
| Kristine Parks
Netflix quietly canned a video project that had been in the works for years addressing racist depictions in film and television, a new report claims. In
early 2021, the streaming giant approved a series of explainer videos to "run alongside movies or television shows featuring racist or stereotypical caricatures." The videos would highlight "the use of blackface and 'yellowface' in Hollywood, as well as the depiction of native Americans in classic films and westerns," Semafor reported. The company's racially-focused video series began in the months after riots and protests erupted around the country following the death of George Floyd.
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Netflix gives Narnia to “Barbie,” “Little Women” director, who sees her work as "the opposite of the creation myth in Genesis" and strips away “the pre-Victorian morality” of characters
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Not The Bee ^
| JULY 5, 2023 | Staff
It seems the post-modernists that C.S. Lewis spent so much time skewering have finally decided it's time for endless winter in Narnia. Netflix has the rights to make Chronicles of Narnia movies now, and it has chosen actor and director Greta Gerwig to make said movies. The
lady responsible for this: I'm not joking. Netflix wants her to write and direct two Narnia films. Gerwig is an interesting choice given during the press tour for the Barbie film she's made numerous comparisons between the film and Christianity. Most recently it was revealed in The New Yorker that when Gerwig originally...
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Harry and Meghan's new Netflix Great Expectations project 'is nothing new': Charles Dickens expert says Sussexes' attempt to make a feminist TV hit will end up being a 'voyeuristic misery'
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UK Daily Mail ^
| Martin Robinson
Harry and Meghan's plan to make a Great Expectations prequel about Miss Havisham is not new and could be more 'voyeuristic misery' than feminist TV hit, a world-leading Dickens expert told MailOnline today. Dr
Emily Bell, an English professor and editor of The Dickensian, the journal of the prestigious Dickens Fellowship, told MailOnline that Miss Havisham's backstory was already explored in the 2015 series Dickensian and Ronald Frame's novel 'Havisham' in 2012.
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Wilmington: The Next Netflix Series?
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American Thinker ^
| Clarice Feldman
This week, as accounts of the whistleblowers who blew the lid off the hampered investigations of the President’s crackhead son Hunter were made public, I imagined a writer making a pitch to producers for a dramatic program called Wilmington, a political version, if you will, of Dallas with more than a hint
of the Godfather. Clearly, my proposed dramatization covers so much ground, it will have to be serialized. For one thing, there’s a very sordid background to the story. The family has a long history of corruption and drug use unhampered by legal prosecution. Informed by writers like Jonathan...
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