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Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the North Atlantic, Netflix is gearing up to unleash a spine-tingling new creature-thriller that proves the ocean holds way more than just cod and lobster. The streaming giant has dropped the first teaser trailer for “Below.” It’s a six-episode coastal nightmare starring Josh Hartnett (Penny Dreadful, Trap, Oppenheimer). Charlie Heaton (Stranger Things) and Mackenzie Davis (Station Eleven) also star. Before dropping anchor on Netflix this October, the series will make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on September 10. A Small Town with Big Aquatic Problems Filmed on location in St. John’s, Newfoundland, the series drops audiences into a tight-knit seaside village where the local wildlife has suddenly developed a taste for terror. In the series, Calvin Penney (Hartnett) is a big‑hearted fisherman living in a small Newfoundland town. He is still haunted by his father’s mysterious death from decades ago. When a sea creature
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It turns out the undead aren’t just relentless—they’re immensely lucrative. In an eye-watering five-year, $500 million licensing pact, AMC Global Media and Netflix have joined forces to turn both streaming platforms into the ultimate co-exclusive homes for The Walking Dead universe starting in 2027, Variety reports. The blockbuster deal covers a massive 371 episodes across the entire flagship franchise. That means subscribers on both services won’t just get the flagship original series—they’re getting all six spinoffs, including: Fear the Walking Dead The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon The Walking Dead: Dead City The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live The Walking Dead: World Beyond Tales of The Walking Dead Expanding the Herd Globally While Netflix has held the exclusive U.S. streaming rights to the main series since 2011, this new arrangement unlocks a few major firsts. Most notably, AMC+ will finally stream the original Walking Dead series for the first time starting early next year. Meanwhile, Netflix is expanding its global
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If you’ve spent the last decade wishing you could physically hold the Upside Down in your hands without risking a Demogorgon attack, Arrow Video just answered your prayers. Out now, Stranger Things: The Complete Series isn’t just a box set—it is arguably the definitive, ultimate way to own and experience Netflix’s pop-culture titan. It is a rare day when Netflix allows one of its crown-jewel originals to make the jump off the server and onto your shelf. However, enlisting Arrow Video ensures the mega-franchise gets the royal treatment it deserves. What’s Inside the Box? Spanning all five seasons on more than 25 discs, the limited-edition release is housed in custom packaging featuring gorgeous new artwork by Juan Ramos. Both the Special and Deluxe editions come stacked with a mountain of digital extras. That includes bloopers, cast and crew interviews, and deep-dive behind-the-scenes featurettes. But if you opt for the Deluxe Edition, Arrow goes full-on 1980s nostalgia overload with a cavern
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If you’ve been sleeping a little too soundly lately, Netflix has the perfect remedy. It has just unleashed the chilling first trailer for The Whisper Man. It’s a star-studded, bone-chilling serial killer thriller set to invade your living room later this summer. The film is based on Alex North’s 2019 bestselling novel of the same name. It has officially secured a hard R rating for “some bloody violence, disturbing images, suicide, language, and brief sexual references.” You might want to double-check that your front door is locked and the kids are asleep before hitting play. A Child Abducted The nightmare begins in the wake of a sudden tragedy. After his eight-year-old son is mysteriously abducted, a grieving, widowed crime writer is forced to seek help from his estranged father, a retired former police detective. As they frantically trace the boy’s steps, they stumble upon a connection to a serial killer known as “The Whisper Man.” The killer lured his young
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Welcome to Evelyn Bay. It’s a postcard-perfect Tasmanian slice of heaven. The cliffs are towering, and the ocean is breathtaking. However, the local pastimes include harboring decades of psychological trauma and dark secrets. If your watchlist has been lacking a moody, atmospheric Australian noir that doubles as a masterclass in small-town claustrophobia, Netflix has you covered. All six episodes of the limited series “The Survivors” are officially streaming worldwide. Adapted from Jane Harper’s massive bestseller, this isn’t your standard run-of-the-mill police procedural. Showrunner Tony Ayres (Clickbait, Stateless) describes the show as a bit of a trick. “I often describe the show as a Trojan horse. It’s a family melodrama disguised as a murder mystery.” Dead Men (and Women) Tell Tales Fifteen years ago, a single, catastrophic storm tore through Evelyn Bay. It left two people drowned, a young girl vanished without a trace, and a community permanently scarred. Unable to bear the crushing weight of survival guilt, Kieran Elliott packed
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If you’ve ever found yourself watching a chaotic Bravo reunion and thinking, “This is great, but I wish someone would drop these women into a brutal, isolated survival situation,” your highly specific prayers have finally been answered. The 2024 campy thriller Hunting Housewives has officially landed on Netflix. And it is every bit the beautiful, high-fashion trainwreck you want it to be. Directed by Marco Deufemia and written by Paula Tiberius, the film boasts a reality-TV royal flush of a cast. It features Denise Richards (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills), NeNe Leakes (The Real Housewives of Atlanta), Melyssa Ford (Blood, Sweat & Heels), and Kym Johnson Herjavec (Dancing with the Stars), alongside Mark Ghanimé, Martin Roach, Sergio Di Zio, and Kip Brown. Survivor Meets the Ultimate Bravo Drama To understand the narrative blueprint here, you have to imagine a grueling season of Survivor populated entirely by the most volatile elements of the Real Housewives cinematic universe. Hunting Housewives saves
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When you’re watching a thriller that leaves your knuckles white and your throw pillows thoroughly abused, you have the Director of Photography (DP)/ Cinematographer to thank. They are the visual architects of a story. They are tasked with transforming a script’s raw tension into the haunting frames that keep us up at night. I recently had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Boris Mojsovski. In our interview, we discuss his masterclass in visual suspense on Netflix’s latest gripping thriller series, I Will Find You. Created by Robert Hull and adapted from the bestselling novel by Harlan Coben, the series follows a father falsely convicted of his own son’s brutal murder. Just as he’s adjusting to a lifetime behind bars, a shocking whisper reaches him: his son might actually be alive. What follows is a relentless, heart-pounding race to uncover the truth about what happened. Led by a phenomenal Sam Worthington, it is a must-watch addition to your queue. Mojsovski
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If you thought your pandemic lockdown was rough, Netflix is about to make your worst claustrophobic nightmares look like a luxury spa day. The streaming giant has dropped the first trailer for The Last House, an intense sci-fi thriller that asks a deeply unsettling question: How long could you survive with only the items in your home? The Ultimate Long-Term Lockdown The film follows a normal family that suddenly finds itself locked inside its house with no explanation, no escape routes, and a mysterious, looming threat waiting just outside. The tension kicks off when Jason—played by Oscar nominee Wagner Moura (Narcos)—realizes the doors and windows have completely sealed them in while the rain pours down. And no, they can’t just call a locksmith. Days bleed into weeks, and weeks bleed into literal years. Jason and his wife, Ann (played by Greta Lee in Past Lives), are left with absolutely no answers for their young kids, Ruth and Graham. As the
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The Duffer Brothers are officially graduating from Hawkins, Indiana, and elders in the desert and heading straight to the multiplex. Variety reports that Matt and Ross Duffer, the masterminds behind “Stranger Things,” have officially set their first feature film. And it will be under their massive, four-year exclusive deal with Paramount. Fresh off wrapping up their flagship Netflix hit and delivering their second acclaimed series, “The Boroughs,” the duo are parting ways with the streaming giant’s movie division to focus on old-school cinematic spectacles. The studio has locked in a wide theatrical release date of November 3, 2028, for the yet-to-be-titled project. Plot Under Wraps (Naturally) In classic Hollywood fashion, specific plot details are being guarded more fiercely than a government laboratory. What we do know is that the project is being developed under the Duffers’ Upside Down Pictures banner, which they run alongside company president and producing partner Hilary Leavitt. A New Era at Paramount While Netflix might have
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Lock up your Scooby Snacks and prepare your emotional baggage, because the Mystery Gang is officially entering their angst era. Netflix has just dropped the first teaser for “Scooby-Doo: Origins,” a live-action prequel series that aims to do to Hanna-Barbera what Riverdale did to Archie Comics. Berlanti Productions promises to be the darkest, most secret-filled interpretation of Mystery Inc. to date. The Plot: Camp Counselors and Supernatural Homicide According to Netflix’s Tudum, the series completely rewrites the classic “Let’s split up, gang” dynamic. The story opens with lifelong friends Daphne and Shaggy trying to survive their final year of summer camp. Their counselor duties are abruptly cut short when they stumble into a terrifying mystery involving a stray puppy. Which may or may not have been the sole eyewitness to a supernatural murder. To solve the crime, they are forced to team up with Velma, reimagined here as a cynical “scientific townie,” and Fred, described as “the strange but ever-so-handsome
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Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the North Atlantic, Netflix is gearing up to unleash a spine-tingling new creature-thriller that proves the ocean holds way more than just cod and lobster. The streaming giant has dropped the first teaser trailer for “Below.” It’s a six-episode coastal nightmare starring Josh Hartnett (Penny Dreadful, Trap, Oppenheimer). Charlie Heaton (Stranger Things) and Mackenzie Davis (Station Eleven) also star. Before dropping anchor on Netflix this October, the series will make its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on September 10. A Small Town with Big Aquatic Problems Filmed on location in St. John’s, Newfoundland, the series drops audiences into a tight-knit seaside village where the local wildlife has suddenly developed a taste for terror. In the series, Calvin Penney (Hartnett) is a big‑hearted fisherman living in a small Newfoundland town. He is still haunted by his father’s mysterious death from decades ago. When a sea creature
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It turns out the undead aren’t just relentless—they’re immensely lucrative. In an eye-watering five-year, $500 million licensing pact, AMC Global Media and Netflix have joined forces to turn both streaming platforms into the ultimate co-exclusive homes for The Walking Dead universe starting in 2027, Variety reports. The blockbuster deal covers a massive 371 episodes across the entire flagship franchise. That means subscribers on both services won’t just get the flagship original series—they’re getting all six spinoffs, including: Fear the Walking Dead The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon The Walking Dead: Dead City The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live The Walking Dead: World Beyond Tales of The Walking Dead Expanding the Herd Globally While Netflix has held the exclusive U.S. streaming rights to the main series since 2011, this new arrangement unlocks a few major firsts. Most notably, AMC+ will finally stream the original Walking Dead series for the first time starting early next year. Meanwhile, Netflix is expanding its global
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If you’ve spent the last decade wishing you could physically hold the Upside Down in your hands without risking a Demogorgon attack, Arrow Video just answered your prayers. Out now, Stranger Things: The Complete Series isn’t just a box set—it is arguably the definitive, ultimate way to own and experience Netflix’s pop-culture titan. It is a rare day when Netflix allows one of its crown-jewel originals to make the jump off the server and onto your shelf. However, enlisting Arrow Video ensures the mega-franchise gets the royal treatment it deserves. What’s Inside the Box? Spanning all five seasons on more than 25 discs, the limited-edition release is housed in custom packaging featuring gorgeous new artwork by Juan Ramos. Both the Special and Deluxe editions come stacked with a mountain of digital extras. That includes bloopers, cast and crew interviews, and deep-dive behind-the-scenes featurettes. But if you opt for the Deluxe Edition, Arrow goes full-on 1980s nostalgia overload with a cavern
Continue reading →
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If you’ve been sleeping a little too soundly lately, Netflix has the perfect remedy. It has just unleashed the chilling first trailer for The Whisper Man. It’s a star-studded, bone-chilling serial killer thriller set to invade your living room later this summer. The film is based on Alex North’s 2019 bestselling novel of the same name. It has officially secured a hard R rating for “some bloody violence, disturbing images, suicide, language, and brief sexual references.” You might want to double-check that your front door is locked and the kids are asleep before hitting play. A Child Abducted The nightmare begins in the wake of a sudden tragedy. After his eight-year-old son is mysteriously abducted, a grieving, widowed crime writer is forced to seek help from his estranged father, a retired former police detective. As they frantically trace the boy’s steps, they stumble upon a connection to a serial killer known as “The Whisper Man.” The killer lured his young
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Welcome to Evelyn Bay. It’s a postcard-perfect Tasmanian slice of heaven. The cliffs are towering, and the ocean is breathtaking. However, the local pastimes include harboring decades of psychological trauma and dark secrets. If your watchlist has been lacking a moody, atmospheric Australian noir that doubles as a masterclass in small-town claustrophobia, Netflix has you covered. All six episodes of the limited series “The Survivors” are officially streaming worldwide. Adapted from Jane Harper’s massive bestseller, this isn’t your standard run-of-the-mill police procedural. Showrunner Tony Ayres (Clickbait, Stateless) describes the show as a bit of a trick. “I often describe the show as a Trojan horse. It’s a family melodrama disguised as a murder mystery.” Dead Men (and Women) Tell Tales Fifteen years ago, a single, catastrophic storm tore through Evelyn Bay. It left two people drowned, a young girl vanished without a trace, and a community permanently scarred. Unable to bear the crushing weight of survival guilt, Kieran Elliott packed
Continue reading →
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If you’ve ever found yourself watching a chaotic Bravo reunion and thinking, “This is great, but I wish someone would drop these women into a brutal, isolated survival situation,” your highly specific prayers have finally been answered. The 2024 campy thriller Hunting Housewives has officially landed on Netflix. And it is every bit the beautiful, high-fashion trainwreck you want it to be. Directed by Marco Deufemia and written by Paula Tiberius, the film boasts a reality-TV royal flush of a cast. It features Denise Richards (The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills), NeNe Leakes (The Real Housewives of Atlanta), Melyssa Ford (Blood, Sweat & Heels), and Kym Johnson Herjavec (Dancing with the Stars), alongside Mark Ghanimé, Martin Roach, Sergio Di Zio, and Kip Brown. Survivor Meets the Ultimate Bravo Drama To understand the narrative blueprint here, you have to imagine a grueling season of Survivor populated entirely by the most volatile elements of the Real Housewives cinematic universe. Hunting Housewives saves
Continue reading →
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When you’re watching a thriller that leaves your knuckles white and your throw pillows thoroughly abused, you have the Director of Photography (DP)/ Cinematographer to thank. They are the visual architects of a story. They are tasked with transforming a script’s raw tension into the haunting frames that keep us up at night. I recently had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with Boris Mojsovski. In our interview, we discuss his masterclass in visual suspense on Netflix’s latest gripping thriller series, I Will Find You. Created by Robert Hull and adapted from the bestselling novel by Harlan Coben, the series follows a father falsely convicted of his own son’s brutal murder. Just as he’s adjusting to a lifetime behind bars, a shocking whisper reaches him: his son might actually be alive. What follows is a relentless, heart-pounding race to uncover the truth about what happened. Led by a phenomenal Sam Worthington, it is a must-watch addition to your queue. Mojsovski
Continue reading →
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If you thought your pandemic lockdown was rough, Netflix is about to make your worst claustrophobic nightmares look like a luxury spa day. The streaming giant has dropped the first trailer for The Last House, an intense sci-fi thriller that asks a deeply unsettling question: How long could you survive with only the items in your home? The Ultimate Long-Term Lockdown The film follows a normal family that suddenly finds itself locked inside its house with no explanation, no escape routes, and a mysterious, looming threat waiting just outside. The tension kicks off when Jason—played by Oscar nominee Wagner Moura (Narcos)—realizes the doors and windows have completely sealed them in while the rain pours down. And no, they can’t just call a locksmith. Days bleed into weeks, and weeks bleed into literal years. Jason and his wife, Ann (played by Greta Lee in Past Lives), are left with absolutely no answers for their young kids, Ruth and Graham. As the
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The Duffer Brothers are officially graduating from Hawkins, Indiana, and elders in the desert and heading straight to the multiplex. Variety reports that Matt and Ross Duffer, the masterminds behind “Stranger Things,” have officially set their first feature film. And it will be under their massive, four-year exclusive deal with Paramount. Fresh off wrapping up their flagship Netflix hit and delivering their second acclaimed series, “The Boroughs,” the duo are parting ways with the streaming giant’s movie division to focus on old-school cinematic spectacles. The studio has locked in a wide theatrical release date of November 3, 2028, for the yet-to-be-titled project. Plot Under Wraps (Naturally) In classic Hollywood fashion, specific plot details are being guarded more fiercely than a government laboratory. What we do know is that the project is being developed under the Duffers’ Upside Down Pictures banner, which they run alongside company president and producing partner Hilary Leavitt. A New Era at Paramount While Netflix might have
Continue reading →
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Lock up your Scooby Snacks and prepare your emotional baggage, because the Mystery Gang is officially entering their angst era. Netflix has just dropped the first teaser for “Scooby-Doo: Origins,” a live-action prequel series that aims to do to Hanna-Barbera what Riverdale did to Archie Comics. Berlanti Productions promises to be the darkest, most secret-filled interpretation of Mystery Inc. to date. The Plot: Camp Counselors and Supernatural Homicide According to Netflix’s Tudum, the series completely rewrites the classic “Let’s split up, gang” dynamic. The story opens with lifelong friends Daphne and Shaggy trying to survive their final year of summer camp. Their counselor duties are abruptly cut short when they stumble into a terrifying mystery involving a stray puppy. Which may or may not have been the sole eyewitness to a supernatural murder. To solve the crime, they are forced to team up with Velma, reimagined here as a cynical “scientific townie,” and Fred, described as “the strange but ever-so-handsome
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