Netflix Adds Stand-up Comedy From Malaysia, Movies From Indonesia

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIn the entertainment business, the hugely populous Indonesia has been a country eternally on the cusp of something bigger.

Netflix! Just one day after returned with an all-new season dedicated to the smoke-filled cooking method, ET has the exclusive first official look at the streaming platform’s brand new culinary competition,, and the backyard masters vying for the title of American Barbecue Champion.Hosted by Rutledge Wood () and Lyric Lewis () and judged by barbecue legends Kevin Bludso and Melissa Cookston, the savory reality show sees eight smokers and barbecuers facing off in weekly challenges, from the

Naman Ramachandran Netflix is producing an eight-episode fictional miniseries based on the life of Ayrton Senna da Silva (1960-1994), the Brazilian racing legend who won the Formula One World Drivers’ Championship three times.The miniseries will explore Senna’s personality and family relationships.

Netflix is taking viewers back to school in gritty new drama series “Grand Army”.

. “We’re incredibly proud they have chosen Netflix as their creative home and are excited about telling stories with them that can help build resilience and increase understanding for audiences everywhere,” Netflix’s co-chief executive and chief content officer, Ted Sarandos, said in a statement, obtained by the . The Duke and Duchess say their untitled production company will focus “on creating content that informs but also gives hope."They continued in a statement, “As new parents, making

The landscape of the Peak TV era is cluttered, to say the least. For every major, big-budget series with an impressive cast (such as the upcoming series, “The Stand”), there are a dozen or more shows that would have likely been awards contenders a decade ago but are just lost in the shuffle.

Manori Ravindran International EditorMartin Freeman-fronted comedy “Breeders” is heading back into production on Monday.Cameras have resumed rolling in Greater London on the second season of the Sky and FX Networks series, following a 16-week suspension due to the COVID-19 crisis.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: CBS’ FBI franchise, from Dick Wolf and his Wolf Entertainment, is making a couple of changes in front and behind the camera.Your Complete Guide to Pilots and Straight-to-Series ordersOn the mothership series, 2020 Juilliard graduate Katherine Renee Turner has joined as a new series regular.

Dave McNary Film ReporterRyan Reynolds is teaming with John August to co-write and executive produce the Netflix feature comedy “Upstate,” which is being developed as a starring vehicle for him.Reynolds is executive producing through his Maximum Effort banner. August is also executive producing.Reynolds and August collaborated on the 2007 sci-fi thriller “The Nines,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix will exclusively release Norwegian action-adventure feature “Troll” from “Tomb Raider” director Roar Uthaug in 2022.Deep inside the mountain of Dovre, Norway, something gigantic awakens after being trapped for a thousand years.

Janet W. Lee Six Emmy-nominated artisans from different Netflix shows — “Stranger Things” music supervisor Nora Felder, “Ozark” editor Cindy Mollo, “Space Force” production designer Susie Mancini, “Hollywood” and “The Politician” costume designer Lou Eyrich, “Cheer” cinematographer Melissa Langer and “The Crown” casting director Nina Gold — joined Variety’s Artisans editor Jazz Tangcay for an exclusive virtual Q&A event in the Variety Streaming Room.

Even though he’s rapidly approaching the age of 83, Ridley Scott isn’t slowing down anytime soon. Not only is he trying to get back to work and finish his period drama, “The Last Duel,” it would appear that he’s already setting up his cast for his next feature, with arguably one of the best lineups of actors in a while.

Rebecca Davis editorChinese tech firm ByteDance, the owner of social media app TikTok, censored content critical of China’s government on its news aggregation app BaBe in Indonesia from 2018 to mid-2020, according to a new report from Reuters citing six people with direct knowledge of the issue.Local Indonesian moderators for the Baca Berita (BaBe) app were told by Bytedance’s Beijing headquarters to delete “negative” news about Chinese authorities, Reuters reported on Wednesday.BaBe admitted

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerNetflix has acquired the film rights to Femi Fadugba’s debut novel The Upper World, which has Queen & Slim’s Daniel Kaluuya attached to produce and star.The YA novel is the first in a planned series of novels.

Prince Harry stars in the new trailer for the upcoming Paralympic Games documentary “Rising Phoenix”.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterThe stars, creator and director of Netflix’s “The Crown” and selected Emmy-nominated artisans from Netflix shows, including “Stranger Things” music supervisor Nora Felder, “Ozark” editor Cindy Mollo, “Space Force” production designer Susie Mancini, “Hollywood” and “The Politician” costume designer Lou Eyrich, “Cheer” cinematographer Melissa Langer and “The Crown” casting director Nina Gold, will come together for two exclusive virtual Q&A events in the Variety

Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: UK distributor Signature has picked up five movies including recent Frank Grillo crime-thriller Body Brokers and noughties Brit comedy Scenes Of A Sexual Nature.Also new to the slate are Korean crime caper Lucky Grandma, Julie Delpy tear-jerker My Zoe and true-story drama Miss Virginia.Body Brokers, starring Grillo, Melissa Leo and Michael K Williams, charts the true story of a multi-billion-dollar drug and alcohol treatment scheme where former drug