Netflix, has announced its first slate of films and series based on the stories of Mark Millar whose company, Millarworld, it acquired last year. The streaming service has been developing projects with Mark and Lucy Millar, including The Magic Order, which has been published as Netflix’s first comic book and was the biggest selling new comic-book franchise in nearly 20 … [Read more...] about Netflix confirms initial Millarworld adaptations and commissions
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Netflix confirms casting for Ryan Murphy’s The Politician
Zoey Deutch, Lucy Boynton, Laura Dreyfuss and Rahne Jones have been cast as series regulars in Ryan Murphy’s new Netflix series, The Politician. Murphy will serve as writer, showrunner and executive producer alongside Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan who also serve as writers and executive producers. Produced by Fox 21 Television Studios, the show will premiere globally on … [Read more...] about Netflix confirms casting for Ryan Murphy’s The Politician
Netflix ties La Casa de Papel writer into exclusive development deal
Netflix has announced an exclusive development deal with producer and writer Alex Pina, the creator of its most watched non-English show, La Casa de Papel (Money Heist). Under the terms of the deal, Pina, founder of production company Vancouver Media and also the creative powerhouse behind emblematic series such as ‘Locked up - Vis a Vis’, ‘The Ship - El Barco’ or ‘Paco’s … [Read more...] about Netflix ties La Casa de Papel writer into exclusive development deal
Netflix and Ozark star Jason Bateman strike first-look development deal
Netflix has singed a multi-year first-look deal with Jason Bateman, star of its revived comedy series Arrested Development and gritty crime drama Ozark, season two of which arrives next month. The deal covers film and television projects and sees Bateman partner with veteran producer and executive Michael Costigan (American Gangster, A Bigger Splash, Out of the Furnace, Ghost … [Read more...] about Netflix and Ozark star Jason Bateman strike first-look development deal
Christina Applegate to star in new Netflix ‘dark comedy’
Christina Applegate is to star in Netflix's Dead To Me, a dark comedy about a powerful friendship that blossoms between a tightly wound widow and a free spirit with a shocking secret. The actress will play Jen, a "poised and put together woman" with a dark sense of humor and an anger problem that she doesn't necessarily want to deal with and who has been struggling to keep … [Read more...] about Christina Applegate to star in new Netflix ‘dark comedy’