David Kosse Exiting Netflix As Streamer Restructures European Content Biz

Zoe Saldana and Reese Witherspoon have teamed up for a new limited series on Netflix!

Ryan Murphy continues to rack up the numbers on Netflix.

David Corenswet and Lucy Boynton stripped down while filming a scene for their upcoming movie The Greatest Hits!

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Schitt’s Creek” co-creator Dan Levy is making his feature film directing debut with “Good Grief,” a bittersweet comedy set at Netflix. The movie will star Levy, Ruth Negga (“Passing”), Himesh Patel (“Station Eleven”), Luke Evans (“Beauty and the Beast”), Celia Imrie (“Better Things”), Arnaud Valois (“Spring Blossom”), David Bradley (“Game of Thrones”) and Jamael Westman (West End’s “Hamilton”). In addition to directing and starring in the film, Levy also wrote the screenplay. “Good Grief” centers on Marc Dreyfus, who chose to distract himself from the loss of his mom with a comfortable marriage. But when his husband also dies unexpectedly, Marc is forced to finally confront the grief he’s tried so hard to avoid, sending him and his two closest friends on a Parisian weekend of self discovery.  

Good Grief, the feature directorial debut from Schitt’s Creek multi-Emmy winner Dan Levy, has set its cast including Loving Oscar nominee Ruth Negga, Yesterday‘s Himesh Patel, Beauty and the Beast‘s Luke Evans as well as Celia Imrie(Better Things, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), Arnaud Valois (BPM (Beats Per Minute), Spring Blossom),David Bradley (Harry Potter, Game of Thrones) and Jamael Westman.

Roald Dahl’s classic heroine is leading a musical revolution.

 EXCLUSIVE: Since the service was made available across the Asia Pacific region in 2016, Amazon Prime Video has focused on producing content in the markets where Amazon has a strong retail membership service – India, Japan and Australia. Based in Los Angeles, Erika North, Amazon Studios’ Head of Originals, Asia Pacific, has been tasked with expanding that local content footprint into other APAC territories. North joined Amazon in February 2020 after similar stints heading production in the region for HBO Asia and Netflix.

“Obliterated,” the upcoming Netflix action-comedy series from the creators of “Cobra Kai,” is adding to its cast. Joining previously announced series regulars (Shelley Hennig, Nick Zano, Paola Lázaro, Eugene Kim, Alyson Gorske, Terrence Terrell, Kimi Rutledge and C. Thomas Howell) in recurring roles are Carl Lumbly, David Costabile, Costa Ronin, Lindsey Kraft, Tobias Jelinek and Minnie Mills.“Obliterated” “tells the story of an elite special forces team who thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas.

Netflix Among Buyers Of Doc On Dutch Soccer Manager Louis Van Gaal

Florence Pugh is determined to get to the bottom of a mystery in the new trailer for her movie, The Wonder.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Lee Schroder has been named an executive in the motion picture marketing department at CAA. Schroder joins the powerhouse agency from Netflix. Reporting to department head Megan Crawford, she will help advise clients on all aspects of a film marketing and distribution strategy for theatrical and streaming releases. The marketing team works closely with CAA Media Finance, led by Roeg Sutherland and Benjamin Kramer, which funds and packages many indies and mid-budget commercial fare. Schroder will also advise the CAA roster on festival and awards campaign strategies, and curating the agency’s effective tastemaker screenings.

Blonde, the Marilyn Monroe biopic, premiered on Netflix and it took the second spot on the charts. The Ana de Armas-starring movie got an 11-minute standing ovation when it was screened at the Venice Film Festival.

Evan Roe (Madam Secretary) and Josh Pais (The Dropout) are set for key roles opposite Jeff Daniels and Diane Lane in A Man in Full, Netflix’s six-episode limited series from David E. Kelley and Regina King based on Tom Wolfe’s 1998 novel.

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David Letterman is sharing his experience of recently becoming an empty nester. Letterman, 75, was a guest on Tuesday night’s "Jimmy Kimmel Live," during which he cracked a joke about his son Harry, 18, moving away to college. "Harry is my son, and all reports indicate that he's OK," he joked to Kimmel.

EXCLUSIVE: Lana Parrilla has inked with APA and boarded the Netflix Jennifer Lopez AI drama Atlas directed by Brad Peyton.

Netflix’s upcoming CIA series starring Noah Centineo will be known as The Recruit and it will premiere on December 16, the actor revealed at the streamer’s Tudum event on Saturday.

“Heart of Stone” got its first sneak peek as part of Netflix’s Tudum event, with Gadot hyping the “extremely epic” film alongside co-stars Jamie Dornan and Alia Bhatt. Action thrillers have been a big part of Tudum, which showcases the streamer’s upcoming original series and films.