Comedy series Community from Dan Harmon will be available to stream in its entirety on Netflix, it has been announced. All six seasons of the hit show will be available on the platform starting tomorrow, April 1, and no that's not an April Fools' joke. The new arrival on Netflix is good news for people to subscribe to the service, but the deal isn't exclusive -- the series will also remain on Hulu.
Netflix has renewed its comic book adaptation Locke & Key for a second season, the company announced on Monday. The renewal isn't surprising -- many Netflix originals get a second season, and most even get a third. Whether the series will manage to survive past the 'three-season curse' is another matter. As expected, the second season will be exclusive to Netflix.
Classic video franchise Dragon's Lair will be returning to the small screen, this time as an original Netflix creation. The video streaming company announced its new project on Friday, stating that it is currently in talks with actor Ryan Reynolds to play the game's main character Dirk the Daring. A number of people are on board the project to serve as producers.
In light of movie theater closures, Paramount Pictures has made the decision to scrap its The Lovebirds theatrical premiere entirely and instead to make the movie available to stream on Netflix. This is a deviation from the ongoing trend this month, which is to postpone theatrical releases indefinitely, the goal being to make them happen once the social distancing quarantines are over.
Netflix has announced a new $100 million relief fund that is intended to help the cast and crew of movie and TV show productions that have been grounded as a result of the coronavirus outbreaks. According to Netflix, most of the funds will go toward those who were working on its own originals, particularly the workers who have been most severely impacted by the loss of work.
Netflix will temporarily lower its streaming quality in Europe, after concerns that the video service might be putting too much stress on broadband infrastructure. On-demand services have proved to be a welcome distraction for people forced to stay home during social distancing, in an attempt to curtail the community spread of coronavirus.
There's a new system called Netflix Party with which you'll be able to connect with friends and sync streaming video. You'll all drop in a sort of virtual movie theater where, at the time chosen by the host, a movie or show will begin. There, you'll all be able to chat (in a text sidebar) while the movie or show is playing.
Netflix's reboot of the popular Bravo series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy has been renewed for a sixth season, the streaming company has announced. The reboot will take the team to Austin, Texas, where the team will help another batch of people improve their personal style and more. The news comes ahead of the show's fifth season premiere on Netflix later this year.
Yet another Netflix Original series is being dropped after only three seasons on the streaming platform. The company has confirmed that the next season of its Lost in Space reboot will be its last, bringing an end to a series that has enjoyed high user ratings and reasonably positive critical reviews. The show debuted on the service just under two years ago.
Late last week, Netflix released the trailer for the third season of its original TV show Ozark. The teaser comes ahead of the season's premiere later this month, revealing the kind of family and business drama fans have come to expect. The trailer has it all: a casino, weapons, bags of cash, threats of violence, and a marriage counselor.
Netflix added a bunch of Samsung devices to its HDR support list last week, including the South Korea company's latest and greatest models. These phones are all compatible with Netflix's Ultra HD plan, which offers videos in 4K HDR with HDR10 and Dolby Vision. In addition to the Samsung Galaxy phones it added, a couple of Xiaomi, Sony, and TCL models have also been added to the list.
Today, Google announced a pair of useful features that are on the way to Chrome OS. The first is a new Ambient EQ feature that does just what the name suggests: it automatically adjusts the your display based on the ambient lighting around you. So, if you've ever opened up your Chromebook in a dark room only to be blinded by how bright the screen was, this could be the remedy for that.