Inside Netflix's Inspiration4 Docuseries Following Civilians Into Space (Exclusive)

Naman Ramachandran Netflix has acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company and will expand their existing deal to create a universe spanning several formats.The current deal covers a slate of animated TV shows, including a series based on the world of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” from Taika Waititi and Phil Johnston.

Hailee Steinfeld (Hawkeye, Dickinson), Ella Purnell (Yellowjackets, Army of the Dead) and Kevin Alejandro (Lucifer, The Returned)  are among the actors who will lend their voices to the iconic characters of Riot Games’ League of Legends.

Stephen Colbert and the team enjoyed a big win at this year's Emmy Awards, and they accepted the honor with the help of a surprise guest. As Colbert and his crew of writers and producers took the stage on Sunday to accept the award for Outstanding Live Variety Special, former late-night talk show host and comedy icon Conan O'Brien walked up with the group and stood onstage as the audience laughed and Colbert hilariously refrained from addressing his presence.The host — who won the award for his

Emmy Awards, as star Brett Goldstein took home the trophy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.Goldstein beat out three of his co-stars — Brendan Hunt, Nick Mohammed and Jeremy Swift -- in the category, winning the Emmy for his role as gruff football legend (and newly minted AFC Richmond assistant coach) Roy Kent.

A Georgian chess champion has launched a $5-million defamation lawsuit against Netflix over a line of dialogue referencing her in the chess-themed series “The Queen’s Gambit”.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix is set to grow its existing co-production partnership with U.K. public service broadcasters (PSBs), a senior executive has revealed.Speaking on the second and final day of the Royal Television Society convention at Cambridge, Brandon Riegg, Los Angeles-based vice president, unscripted and documentary Series at Netflix, said that since 2017, the streamer had invested in more than 40 co-productions in the U.K., worth tens of millions of pounds.

Jamie Lang Netflix has unveiled a release date for its first Spanish Original reality show “Insiders,” which will premiere around the world on Oct. 21.

Simon Cowell is opening up about the absence of Jane Marczewski, also known as Nightbirde, from this season's finals.The talented singer earned the Golden Buzzer from Cowell during the second night of season 16 auditions, but revealed shortly thereafter that she was exiting the competition to focus on her health amid her ongoing cancer battle.Cowell spoke with ET's Matt Cohen after Tuesday's finals, and he opened up about how he got in touch with Nightbirde.«As you know, my Golden Buzzer,

, which will broadcast their launch live beginning at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m.

EXCLUSIVE: The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival announced a call for submissions for its second annual LALIFF Inclusion Fellowship which aims to champion underrepresented filmmakers within the Latinx community. With support from Netflix, LALIFF is doubling the number of fellows for the program’s second year: this year the Fellowship will be awarded to five visionary directors

Naman Ramachandran Netflix is investing £1.2 million ($1.6 million) in a new careers initiative for the U.K.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix has signed a multi-year partnership with “Unorthodox” creator Anna Winger’s production company Airlift Productions to develop and produce international drama series.The first project under the partnership will be “Transatlantic” (working title), a drama series set during the 1940 refugee crisis in Marseilles, France, inspired by the true adventures of the Emergency Rescue Committee and Julie Orringer’s 2019 novel, “The Flight Portfolio.” The series is created by

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe upcoming Netflix drama series “Breathe” has cast Austin Stowell, Variety has learned exclusively.In the series, Melissa Barrera stars as Liv, a razor-sharp Manhattan attorney who finds herself profoundly out of her comfort zone when her small plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness and she must battle for survival.

005 documentary “Loose Change,” which posited that Sept.

Angelique Jackson Veteran marketing executive Lucinda Martinez has joined Netflix as vice president of multicultural marketing, after more than 20 years with HBO.In this newly created position, Martinez will build a multicultural marketing team and lead Netflix’s targeted marketing efforts to the Latino, Black, Asian, LBGTQ and faith audiences.

Jordan Moreau Twitter’s latest feature, Super Follows, are beginning to roll out Wednesday, the social media company has announced.Revealed earlier this year, Super Follows grant VIP access to certain users’ exclusive, subscriber-only tweets, separate from standard, public tweets.

Naman Ramachandran Top Netflix Europe executives have said that the streamer is practising a local-first approach to production.Speaking at the Series Mania Forum on Monday, Anna Nagler, director, local language originals, Central and Eastern Europe and Russia, said, “We’re so happy that when when we enter the local market, we can work with local community, with local talent and local directors, the way to learn from them and to actually give them space, to give them the platform to create, to

Diane Garrett Director Spike Lee has edited out the 9/11 truther elements of his HBO docuseries titled “NYC Epicenters: 9/11-2012 1/2,” HBO has confirmed to Variety.The new runtime for the fourth and final episode of the docuseries, slated to air Sept.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix India has revealed a first look and trailer for “Call My Agent: Bollywood,” the Indian adaptation of popular French series “Dix Pour Cent.”The series is produced by Applause Entertainment in association with Banijay Asia.

William Earl Netflix Chief Marketing Officer Bozoma Saint John, Rob Lowe and Paris Hilton will be the keynote speakers at Variety‘s virtual Entertainment and Technology Summit, presented by City National Bank, running from Sept. 22 to Sept.