Michael Douglas and Christoph Waltz are taking us back to the final days of the Cold War.
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Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor“The Queen’s Gambit” set the record as the most-viewed scripted limited series to date on Netflix — with 62 million member accounts tuning in to the show in the first 28 days, according to the company.There’s a caveat, though: The way Netflix reports viewing is based on the number of viewers who have watched at least 2 minutes of a piece of content.
And the streamer cherry-picks which originals it decides to tout with the proprietary metric.Netflix boasted about
.Michael Douglas and Christoph Waltz are taking us back to the final days of the Cold War.
EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Television Studios has locked Michael Douglas and Christoph Waltz for Reagan & Gorbachev, a limited series that James Foley will direct. Douglas will play President Ronald Reagan, and Waltz will play Mikhail Gorbachev, in a series that B.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterA limited series about Lando Calrissian is in early development at Disney Plus.Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy made the announcement as part of the Disney Investor Day presentation on Thursday.
The Rolling Stones are set to be immortalized on television in new limited series for FX from the team behind The Crown.
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Julia Roberts is returning to television as star and executive producer of a high-profile limited series produced by Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine.
Netflix has revealed its most popular non-English language films and TV series in the U.S., with the list containing an interesting mix of titles from Europe, Asia and South America, plus a few surprises.
EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Glynn Turman has joined the cast of ABC’s limited series Women of the Movement, from creator-writer Marissa Jo Cerar and a producing team that includes Jay-Z, Will Smith and Aaron Kaplan.
Jordan Moreau Kevin Hart and Wesley Snipes will star as two brothers in Netflix’s upcoming fictional limited series “True Story,” the streamer announced Wednesday.Hart will play Kid, a world-famous comedian who makes a tour stop in his hometown of Philadelphia and visits his older brother Carlton, played by Snipes.
EXCLUSIVE: A century and a half ago before Kamala Harris became the first woman on an winning presidential ticket, Victoria Woodhull was the first woman to run for President of the United States. The remarkable story of the feminist icon is the subject of a limited series, with Katherine Heigl (Firefly Lane, Suits) set to portray Woodhull and executive produce. The project, titled Woodhull, hails from Oakhurst Entertainment, which is currently out to showrunners.
EXCLUSIVE: After an extensive nationwide talent search, young actor Cedric Joe has has landed the role of Emmett Till in ABC’s limited series Women of the Movement, from creator-writer Marissa Jo Cerar and a producing team that includes Jay-Z, Will Smith and Aaron Kaplan.
Netflix has greenlit a five-part Swedish-language series on Stig Engström, the man who was named as the probable murderer of former Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme.
EXCLUSIVE: Paramount+ has set Armie Hammer to star as The Godfather producer Al Ruddy in the limited event series The Offer.
For months now, Xavier Dolan has teased the idea of making a TV miniseries as his next big writing-directing gig.
Netflix miniseries The Queen’s Gambit has broken the record for most-watched limited scripted series on the platform.The hit series follows Anya Taylor-Joy’s orphan chess prodigy Beth Harmon, and also stars Marielle Heller, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Moses Ingram, Harry Melling and Bill Camp.The show premiered exactly one month ago (October 23) on the streaming platform, and has since been watched by 62 million accounts, making it the biggest limited show in Netflix history.However, it is worth
It looks like “The Queen’s Gambit” is ruling the TV world.
“Godless” is a series that holds great weight around The Playlist. Stop most of our contributors in the digital hallways of our website and ask about “Godless,” the Netflix limited series from Scott Frank that was released in 2017, and you’ll hear us rave about the tight story, the incredible acting, and great style.
Netflix‘s new show The Queen’s Gambit has quickly become their most watched limited series of all time!
Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorNetflix reports that its limited series The Queen’s Gambit has scored 62M households, becoming their most watched limited series to date in its first 28 days. The series starring Anya Taylor-Joy has been consumed Russia and Hong Kong, to France, Taiwan and Australia.
Peter White Television EditorThe Queen’s Gambit has been watched by 62M households – making it Netflix’s biggest scripted limited series to date.The series, which stars Anya Taylor-Joy as rising chess star Beth Harmon, launched on October 23, and is based on Walter Tevis’ novel.Co-written by Scott Frank, who also directs, and Allan Scott (Don’t Look Now), The Queen’s Gambit chronicles the life of an orphan chess prodigy.
Dave McNary Film ReporterAlfre Woodard will star as civil rights and voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer in a forthcoming limited series for ABC Studios, Variety has learned exclusively.Woodard is executive producing along with Carl Beverly, Sarah Timbermann, Roderick Spencer and Harry Belafonte, while Gina Belafonte serves as a producer.Hamer rose from sharecropping in the Mississippi Delta to become a driving force in the voting rights movement, a prominent voice for civil rights and