• Young-adult films make me terrified for humanity’s future

    Young-adult films make me terrified for humanity’s future

    Somebody, please save the children! Not from the great white sharks slumming it in the Hamptons this summer, or from videos of idiots dancing on TikTok. Rescue America’s youth from the dangerous young-adult film. Kids, Whitney Houston told us, are supposed to be our future, but with their godawful taste in entertainment, I’m praying that …
  • ‘Kissing Booth 2’ review: More of the same YA drivel

    ‘Kissing Booth 2’ review: More of the same YA drivel

    You probably don’t know what “The Kissing Booth 2” is, but trust me — it’s bigger than Jesus. It is a Netflix teen phenomenon: the rare sequel of a film that holds a dismal 17% score on Rotten Tomatoes and then sets up yet another sequel. It’s long, dumb and there’s nothing below these high-school …
  • Netflix pulls Chris D’Elia prank show in wake of misconduct allegations

    Netflix pulls Chris D’Elia prank show in wake of misconduct allegations

    A Chris D’Elia prank show that was in the works at Netflix is no longer moving forward, a Netflix spokesperson has confirmed. The move comes in the wake of multiple women alleging that the comedian and actor tried to engage with them sexually when they were as young as 16. The Los Angeles Times first …
  • Nadia from ‘Indian Matchmaking’ on why she wanted an arranged marriage

    Nadia from ‘Indian Matchmaking’ on why she wanted an arranged marriage

    She’s smart, beautiful — and pursuing an arranged marriage. “I always get, ‘You’re so pretty, how are you still single? Why are you still single?’ It’s not me! Maybe it is,” Nadia Christina Jagessar says in the first episode of Netflix’s new reality TV hit, “Indian Matchmaking.” The 32-year-old from Morris Plains, NJ, has become …
  • ‘The Great British Bake Off’ could return in late 2020

    ‘The Great British Bake Off’ could return in late 2020

    “The Great British Bake Off” is now two weeks back into production and will likely return to television later this year, according to producer Love Productions’ parent company Sky Studios. The baking competition series, which is shown by Channel 4 in the UK and Netflix in the U.S. (where it is known as “The Great …
  • ‘The Crown’ Season 5 premiere delayed to 2022, hiatus planned before coronavirus pandemic

    ‘The Crown’ Season 5 premiere delayed to 2022, hiatus planned before coronavirus pandemic

    EXCLUSIVE: Imelda Staunton will not make her bow as Queen Elizabeth II until 2022 as “The Crown” takes a filming break this year amid its final cast changeover, Deadline can reveal. Left Bank Pictures won’t get cameras rolling on Season 5 of the Netflix franchise until June next year, meaning the streamer will be without …
  • ‘Indian Matchmaking’: How Netflix’s hit dating show is changing reality TV

    ‘Indian Matchmaking’: How Netflix’s hit dating show is changing reality TV

    Is the bloom off the rose … ceremony? Reality TV’s latest binge-worthy series features a matchmaker — not a bud-wielding bachelor — calling the shots. While most dating shows focus on bikinis and hot tub hookups, Netflix’s “Indian Matchmaking” has viewers hooked on its addictive blend of dishy drama and budding romance — with a …
  • ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ star Yvonne Strahovski jumps from Gilead to ‘Stateless’

    ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ star Yvonne Strahovski jumps from Gilead to ‘Stateless’

    “The Handmaid’s Tale” star Yvonne Strahovski jumps from the dystopian confines of Gilead to a modern-day detention center in “Stateless.” The Netflix drama follows flight attendant Sofie Werner (Strahovski), who gets swept up in a New Age-y cult run by a cheerful couple played by Cate Blanchett (“Mrs. America”) and Dominic West (“The Affair”). When …
  • Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts to reunite for Netflix film ‘Leave the World Behind’

    Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts to reunite for Netflix film ‘Leave the World Behind’

    Denzel Washington and Julia Roberts have signed on to star in the family drama “Leave the World Behind,” based on the upcoming Rumaan Alam novel. Netflix has landed feature film rights to the novel, and the deal is believed to be a blockbuster payday for the two A-list stars. Sam Esmail, whose credits include “Mr. …
  • Amanza Smith bonds with her ‘Selling Sunset’ costars over their children

    Amanza Smith bonds with her ‘Selling Sunset’ costars over their children

    Despite not seeing eye-to-eye on camera, “Selling Sunset” stars Amanza Smith and Heather Rae Young are making amends — and virtual playdates. Fans of the Netflix hit will remember the costars’ Season 2 feud after Smith remarked that she felt that Young, 32, met her boyfriend Tarek El Moussa’s children too early in their relationship. …