Netflix Christian Convery in ‘Sweet Tooth’ Talk about bittersweet: Netflix has renewed Sweet Tooth for a third and final season. The fantasy series, which follows human-animal hybrids Gus (Christian Convery) and Jepperd (Nonso Anozie) as they adventure through a postapocalyptic world, will return for a final send-off in 2024, the streaming service announced Wednesday. Its next installment has … Read more
The story of the Menéndez brothers, convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menéndez, will next be tackled by Ryan Murphy as part of his Netflix franchise “Monster.” Netflix and Murphy were set to confirm Monday that they are at work on “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” the … Read more
CAIRO — Egypt has accused Netflix of misrepresenting history by casting a Black woman to play Cleopatra, its most famous historical figure, in a new series. “Queen Cleopatra,” which is released May 10, features Adele James in the lead role, a casting decision that the streaming giant says is “a nod to the centuries-long conversation about the ruler’s race” but which … Read more
The new royals are in: Netflix released first-look images Thursday of Prince William and Kate Middleton in the sixth and final season of The Crown. Both roles are played by TV newcomers. Ed McVey, 23, takes on the role of William in the later episodes of the sixth season. McVey is a recent drama school graduate … Read more
Puberty can only last so long. “Big Mouth” has been renewed for Season 8 at Netflix, which will be the animated comedy’s final installation. Additionally, “Big Mouth” spinoff “Human Resources” will end with its previously greenlit second season. More from Variety Lizzy Caplan, Connie Britton, Jesse Plemons, Joan Allen Join Robert De Niro in Netflix … Read more
It’s time for another season of monster hunting. Netflix has released the first official teaser trailer for Season 3 of “The Witcher,” revealing a glimpse at the final episodes starring Henry Cavill as Geralt of Rivia before Liam Hemsworth takes over the role in Season 4. The five-episode Volume 1 will be released globally on … Read more
Netflix’s upcoming docudrama “Queen Cleopatra” in which Britain’s Adele James, who is of mixed heritage, plays the first-century Egyptian ruler as a queen with African roots is sparking an uproar in Egypt. Egyptian academics are claiming that Cleopatra, who was born in the Egyptian city of Alexandria in 69 BC and belonged to a Greek-speaking … Read more
The new true crime documentary series demonstrates that even after his death, Ted Bundy runs his own show. A high number of serial killers are malignant narcissists — often the kind who suffer from delusions of grandeur. One of the implications of Netflix’s new true crime documentary series, Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, is that … Read more
Netflix released a trailer Wednesday for its latest Hallmark-esque Christmas movie, The Princess Switch, and people on Twitter are freaking out. Vanessa Hudgens plays two different characters—a Chicago baker entering a baking competition in the fictional country of Belgravia and the princess of that country. The lookalike princess and baker naturally decide to switch places and end up falling for … Read more
Netflix’s groundbreaking drama Orange Is the New Black is ending after its seventh season debuts in 2019, the show’s cast revealed on social media Wednesday. The announcement arrived courtesy of a short video posted to Orange Is the New Black’s social media channels, with different parts split among the cast. They shared the sentiment that while they’ll thankful for what … Read more