Sebastian Maniscalco Lines Up Latest Netflix Comedy Special

Taking a twisted turn. Netflix’s Wednesday introduced viewers to a new version of Wednesday Addams — and her story is only getting started.

Ed Helms (Together Together) and McG (The Babysitter) have boarded the Netflix body swap comedy Family Leave, inspired by New York Times bestselling author Amy Krouse Rosenthal’s book, Bedtime for Mommy. Helms will star alongside the previously announced Jennifer Garner, with McG serving as the project’s director and producer.

Could anticipation be any higher for Noah Baumbach‘s “White Noise“? Critics loved his last film, 2019’s “Marriage Story,” which racked up six nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards, including Best Picture. But is Baumbach over his head adapting Don Delillo‘s 1985 novel? Critical generally like it, but now audiences get to have their say, as the film hits select theaters before its exclusive Netflix premiere.

Danish filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn loves his dark underworlds, his lone wolf anti-heroes, and neon-soaked reverie and nightmare. He brings all that to pass once more in his latest six-episode series, “Copenhagen Cowboy” for Netflix.

Could anticipation be any higher for Noah Baumbach‘s “White Noise“? Critics loved his last film, 2019’s “Marriage Story,” which racked up six nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards, including Best Picture. But is Baumbach over his head adapting Don Delillo‘s 1985 novel? Critical generally like it, but now audiences get to have their say, as the film hits select theaters before its exclusive Netflix premiere.

EXCLUSIVE: 93-year-old Oscar nominee June Squibb (Nebraska) has found her first, long overdue leading role in Thelma, an upcoming “action” comedy written and directed by Josh Margolin, which has wrapped production. The actress is joined in the ensemble by Fred Hechinger (The White Lotus), Richard Roundtree (Shaft), Parker Posey (The Staircase), Clark Gregg (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange).

The Wonder director Sebastián Lelio and star Florence Pugh joined Deadline’s Contenders Film: Los Angeles awards-season event to talk about their Netflix film and the power and fanaticism of faith. 

“Murderville” made a splash earlier this year on Netflix, splicing a murder mystery serial premise with improvised comedic antics.

EXCLUSIVE: Banijay Benelux joint venture producer Scenery has signed an exclusive partnership deal with the director of the company’s Netflix doc series Human Playground, Tomas Kaan.

Controversial, mistakenly-thought-to-be-canceled comedians Dave Chappelle and Louis CK are among the Grammy Award nominees this year for Best Comedy Album.

Australian comedian Celeste Barber is making her first comedy special for Netflix, filmed during a special encore performance of her Celeste Barber – Fine, Thanks tour at Sydney Opera House.

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Papa is taking his stand up back to Netflix.

Before Henry Cavill returns as Geralt of Rivia for the final time in “The Witcher” Season 3 next year, Netflix has something else to tide fans over. Enter “The Witcher: Blood Origin,” a limited prequel series to the hit Netflix show, which dives deep into the lore of Andrzej Sapkowskis‘s book series.

Netflix is dancing to the beat of reggaeton for its next comedy series.

In its second week of release, All Quiet on the Western Front has entered Netflix’s Most Popular Non-English Films List in the seventh spot with 71.45M total hours viewed. For the second week in a row, the film was the #1 non-English film with 39.9M hours viewed and was in the Top 10 in 90 countries.

Anne Hathaway and Salma Hayek Pinault are teaming up to star in and produce action-comedy “Seesaw Monster.” Netflix acquired the rights to the book by Kotaro Isaka (the author of “Bullet Train”), with Olivia Milch (“Ocean’s Eight”) attached to adapt the screenplay.While plot details are being kept under wraps, Hathaway and Hayek Pinault will play enemies forced to work together in an action comedy two-hander. Joining the pair on the producing side are Akiva Goldsman and Gregory Lessans for Weed Road Pictures, and “Bullet Train” producers Ryosuke Saegusa and Yuma Terada for CTB Inc.

Omar J. Dorsey, Andrea Anders, Vanessa Ferlito and Jorge Garcia are set as series regulars opposite Sebastian Maniscalco in HBO Max’s original comedy series How To Be A Bookie, from The Big Bang Theory co-creator-exec producer Chuck Lorre and Warner Bros. Television.

Netflix has shared its upcoming slate of Turkish productions, including four new original series and a feature film.

Roku has welcomed Netflix into the ad streaming market.