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Ivana Lombardi, who formerly served as Annapurna Pictures’ President of Film, is leaving the company to join Netflix as Director of Independent Film. Lombardi joined Annapurna as EVP Development early last year moving from Chernin Entertainment. She was promoted to President in January after the previous head of film…

The Chicago company that created a controversial interrogation technique is trying to put When They See Us director Ava DuVernay and Netflix in the legal hot seat over a line in the Emmy-winning series. "Defendants published the statements in When They See Us in an effort to cause a condemnation of the Reid…

Up-and-coming actresses Hadley Robinson and Lauren Tsai are set as the leads of Moxie, the Netflix original film which will serve as the second directorial feature outing for Amy Poehler. The film is based on Jennifer Mathieu’s same-titled book and was adapted by Tamara Chestna. Slated to go before cameras at the end…

Disney is showcasing “basically everything” that will be available on its Disney+ subscription streaming offering when it launches in less than a month. “It. Is. Time. From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Mandalorian, check out basically everything coming to #DisneyPlus in the U.S. on November 12,” the…

Netflix is exploring what it takes to become one of the world's leading surgeons in a four-part series from BBC Studios. It marks the production arm of the British public broadcaster's first commission from the SVOD service. The untitled science documentary series will be produced by BBC Studios Science Unit. Each…

A transgender comedian, actress and activist who was referenced in Dave Chappelle’s Sticks & Stones Netflix special has died. Daphne Dorman, who lived in San Francisco, died by suicide, according to the Office of Transgender Initiatives for the City & County of San Francisco. In a "hidden extra" of the Netflix…

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, which debuted today on Netflix. So, tread lightly.  As the title makes clear, Breaking Bad is back today on Netflix and in select theaters with El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie – and that's not a great thing. Unlike the brilliance that was…

EXCLUSIVE: Kerry Washington is heading to The Prom. The Emmy-nominated Scandal star has joined the A-list cast of Ryan Murphy’s feature adaptation for Netflix. Deadline broke the news in June about the casting of Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep, Awkwafina, James Corden, Keegan-Michael Key and Andrew Rannells. Streep will…

UPDATED with closing price. Netflix stock, which has slumped in recent months, perked up Thursday as analysts gave a vote of confidence in the streaming giant’s prospects. Shares closed at $280.48, their highest level in three weeks and up nearly 5% for the day. After a discouraging second-quarter earnings report in…

The Netflix animated series Big Mouth is never one to shy away from topics surrounding sex — specifically during those awkward teenage years of puberty. In an episode from Season 3, we are introduced to a new character named Ali (Ali Wong). She walks into class, introducing herself with confidence. She wears cool…

Sanjay Patel’s new series Ghee Happy has been greenlit by Netflix. The animated show from director-animator-illustrator Patel is a playful reimagining of the Hindu deities as little kids discovering their powers in a deity daycare appropriately called Ghee Happy. Patel’s resume includes an array of iconic Pixar films…

Everest director Baltasar Kormákur is making a supernatural volcano drama for Netflix. The Icelandic auteur has co-created Katla with Trapped showrunner Sigurjón Kjartansson. The eight-part series is set in Iceland and begins one year after the violent eruption of the subglacial volcano Katla, which dramatically…