Young and the Restless (Y&r) spoilers note it’s been a hot minute since fans have seen Jt Hellstrom in the land of Genoa City. While Victoria Newman’s (Amelia Heinle) ex has been known to pop in now and again, the actor who plays the character has been a busy bee, working on another project, the drama series, Lioness.
The Young And The Restless Spoilers- Alum Thad Luckinbill Bumped Up To Series Regular On “Lioness”
According to Deadline, Luckinbill has moved up to a series regular on the show, Lioness, for Season 2. He plays Kyle, a CIA officer on the series that streams on Paramount+.
The drama centers around a real-life CIA program and highlights Cruz Manuelos (Laysa De Oliveira), a hard-nosed but passionate Marine who was enlisted for a special division of the CIA known as, “Lioness Engagement Team” … no surprise as to why the series is called what it’s called,...
The Young And The Restless Spoilers- Alum Thad Luckinbill Bumped Up To Series Regular On “Lioness”
According to Deadline, Luckinbill has moved up to a series regular on the show, Lioness, for Season 2. He plays Kyle, a CIA officer on the series that streams on Paramount+.
The drama centers around a real-life CIA program and highlights Cruz Manuelos (Laysa De Oliveira), a hard-nosed but passionate Marine who was enlisted for a special division of the CIA known as, “Lioness Engagement Team” … no surprise as to why the series is called what it’s called,...
- 5/26/2024
- by Dorathy Gass
- Celebrating The Soaps
Exclusive: Thad Luckinbill is roaring into Season 2 of Lioness as a newly minted series regular. He will continue to play Kyle, a CIA Officer.
The Taylor Sheridan drama starring Zoe Saldaña and Laysla De Oliveira was renewed for a second season by Paramount+ earlier this month. Season 1 is available to stream in its entirety via P+.
Lioness is based on a real-life CIA program and follows Cruz Manuelos (De Oliveira), a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine recruited to join the CIA’s Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from within. Saldaña plays Joe, the station chief of the Lioness program tasked with training, managing and leading her female undercover operatives.
The series also stars Dave Annable, Jill Wagner, Lamonica Garrett, James Jordan, Austin Hébert, Jonah Wharton and Hannah Love Lanier.
Taylor Sheridan, David C. Glasser, Zoe Saldaña, Nicole Kidman, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin, Jill Wagner,...
The Taylor Sheridan drama starring Zoe Saldaña and Laysla De Oliveira was renewed for a second season by Paramount+ earlier this month. Season 1 is available to stream in its entirety via P+.
Lioness is based on a real-life CIA program and follows Cruz Manuelos (De Oliveira), a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine recruited to join the CIA’s Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from within. Saldaña plays Joe, the station chief of the Lioness program tasked with training, managing and leading her female undercover operatives.
The series also stars Dave Annable, Jill Wagner, Lamonica Garrett, James Jordan, Austin Hébert, Jonah Wharton and Hannah Love Lanier.
Taylor Sheridan, David C. Glasser, Zoe Saldaña, Nicole Kidman, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin, Jill Wagner,...
- 5/17/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee’s Thunder Road (John Wick) is partnering with longtime Screen Gems executive Scott Strauss to launch Badlands.
Backed by Andrew Schwartzberg and Jon Shiffman’s Renegade Capital, the independent genre label will feature development and co-fi funds and plans to make two to three films per year.
First up for the new venture will be Arachnid, starring Matilda Lutz. Written by Jayson Rothwell (Underworld: Blood Wars) and directed by Ángel Gómez (Voces), the spider thriller is due to begin filming this July in Madrid. Altitude Film Sales will introduce the film to buyers in Cannes next week, with CAA Media Finance handling domestic rights.
Rothwell, Schwartzberg, Shiffman, Peter Welter, Alexandra Milchan, and Josh Weinstock are part of the Arachnid producing team.
Lutz is best known for genre projects including Revenge, Reptile and the upcoming films Magpie and Red Sonja, in which she has the title role.
Backed by Andrew Schwartzberg and Jon Shiffman’s Renegade Capital, the independent genre label will feature development and co-fi funds and plans to make two to three films per year.
First up for the new venture will be Arachnid, starring Matilda Lutz. Written by Jayson Rothwell (Underworld: Blood Wars) and directed by Ángel Gómez (Voces), the spider thriller is due to begin filming this July in Madrid. Altitude Film Sales will introduce the film to buyers in Cannes next week, with CAA Media Finance handling domestic rights.
Rothwell, Schwartzberg, Shiffman, Peter Welter, Alexandra Milchan, and Josh Weinstock are part of the Arachnid producing team.
Lutz is best known for genre projects including Revenge, Reptile and the upcoming films Magpie and Red Sonja, in which she has the title role.
- 5/7/2024
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Netflix and the Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground prevailed in a mid-six-figure spec deal for Dyersville, a fact-based Chicago-set crime thriller. Will Hettinger wrote the script, and Grant Singer is near a deal to direct, so this is all moving on a fast track.
Dyersville became a hot spec that had five buyers circling. They asked to keep the plot under wraps, but I can report it is set in the Obamas’ old stomping grounds, in Chicago. Higher Ground’s Vinnie Malhotra and Mark Write will be the producers.
Hettinger has been a staff writer on the Netflix series Painkiller and the Starz series Hunting Wives. His script The Final Score made The Black List, but this is his first feature sale.
Higher Ground is coming off Leave the World Behind and Rustin.
Singer made his feature debut on Reptile, the crime drama that starred Benicio Del Toro...
Dyersville became a hot spec that had five buyers circling. They asked to keep the plot under wraps, but I can report it is set in the Obamas’ old stomping grounds, in Chicago. Higher Ground’s Vinnie Malhotra and Mark Write will be the producers.
Hettinger has been a staff writer on the Netflix series Painkiller and the Starz series Hunting Wives. His script The Final Score made The Black List, but this is his first feature sale.
Higher Ground is coming off Leave the World Behind and Rustin.
Singer made his feature debut on Reptile, the crime drama that starred Benicio Del Toro...
- 5/6/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Sky Ferreira made a surprise cameo at Coachella Saturday when the singer appeared onstage before Kevin Abstract’s set to deliver a cover of Lady A’s “Need You Now.”
Without any official announcement, the leather jacket and sunglasses-clad Ferreira sauntered out onstage to the shock of fans, and promptly debuted her synth-laden (and unfortunately abridged) rendition of the smash single by the country band formerly known as Lady Antebellum.
Just as mysteriously as she emerged, Ferreira departed, leaving the former Brockhampton rapper Abstract to begin has set as planned.
Without any official announcement, the leather jacket and sunglasses-clad Ferreira sauntered out onstage to the shock of fans, and promptly debuted her synth-laden (and unfortunately abridged) rendition of the smash single by the country band formerly known as Lady Antebellum.
Just as mysteriously as she emerged, Ferreira departed, leaving the former Brockhampton rapper Abstract to begin has set as planned.
- 4/14/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
In Benjamin Brewer’s Arcadian, the Earth’s soundscape is full of signs. The rustling leaves and frenetic bird calls are the noises of daylight’s safety, whereas the stillness of the night warns of threats. Brewer’s film harnesses the uneasy tension of a post-apocalyptic reality where no one knows what happened at the end of the world.
Premiering at SXSW, Arcadian observes Paul (Nicolas Cage) and his two sons, Thomas (Maxwell Jenkins) and Joseph (Jaeden Martell), navigating life in a recognizable but quieter version of Earth. Their routines rarely vary. In the morning, they forage around the forest for wood; salvage scrapes from ruined ships in abandoned ports; and run other errands around the house. At night, they say a prayer over dinner and check the locks. A cracked window or a door left ajar is an invitation for the monsters — impressively designed creatures with black veiny flesh...
Premiering at SXSW, Arcadian observes Paul (Nicolas Cage) and his two sons, Thomas (Maxwell Jenkins) and Joseph (Jaeden Martell), navigating life in a recognizable but quieter version of Earth. Their routines rarely vary. In the morning, they forage around the forest for wood; salvage scrapes from ruined ships in abandoned ports; and run other errands around the house. At night, they say a prayer over dinner and check the locks. A cracked window or a door left ajar is an invitation for the monsters — impressively designed creatures with black veiny flesh...
- 3/14/2024
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Karl Glusman (Civil War) has been set as the male lead opposite Samara Weaving in 20th Century Studios’ heist thriller Eenie Meanie, from writer-director Shawn Simmons (Wayne).
Produced by the Deadpool franchise’s Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the film follows Edie (Weaving), a former teenage getaway driver who is dragged back into her unsavory past when a former employer offers her a chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend.
Glusman plays Edie’s on-again-off-again boyfriend, John. Sources tell Deadline the project is likely to premiere on Hulu.
Best known for roles in films including Gaspar Noé’s Love, Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon, and Chloe Okuno’s breakout horror Watcher, as well as Alex Garland’s FX series Devs, Glusman has more recently been seen in Netflix’s #1-debuting crime pic Reptile, Nick Cassavetes’ God Is a Bullet, and HBO’s The Idol from creators Sam Levinson,...
Produced by the Deadpool franchise’s Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, the film follows Edie (Weaving), a former teenage getaway driver who is dragged back into her unsavory past when a former employer offers her a chance to save the life of her chronically unreliable ex-boyfriend.
Glusman plays Edie’s on-again-off-again boyfriend, John. Sources tell Deadline the project is likely to premiere on Hulu.
Best known for roles in films including Gaspar Noé’s Love, Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon, and Chloe Okuno’s breakout horror Watcher, as well as Alex Garland’s FX series Devs, Glusman has more recently been seen in Netflix’s #1-debuting crime pic Reptile, Nick Cassavetes’ God Is a Bullet, and HBO’s The Idol from creators Sam Levinson,...
- 3/6/2024
- by Matt Grobar and Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Felix Solis (Ozark) and Owen Teague (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes) have been tapped for supporting roles in The Friend, the New York dramedy starring Naomi Watts and Bill Murray, which adapts Sigrid Nunez’s New York Times bestseller.
No word on the roles they’ll be playing.
Winner of the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction, The Friend follows a New York writer in the aftermath of her lifelong friend and mentor’s unexpected death. Thereafter, she’s left to deal with his complicated literary legacy, three eccentric ex-wives — and a massive, brokenhearted Great Dane named Apollo.
Scott McGehee and David Siegel (Montana Story) are directing from their own script, also producing through their new company Big Creek Projects, with Sarah Pidgeon, Constance Wu, Ann Dowd, and Noma Dumezweni rounding out the cast.
Also producing under her 3dot Productions banner is Liza Chasin.
No word on the roles they’ll be playing.
Winner of the 2018 National Book Award for Fiction, The Friend follows a New York writer in the aftermath of her lifelong friend and mentor’s unexpected death. Thereafter, she’s left to deal with his complicated literary legacy, three eccentric ex-wives — and a massive, brokenhearted Great Dane named Apollo.
Scott McGehee and David Siegel (Montana Story) are directing from their own script, also producing through their new company Big Creek Projects, with Sarah Pidgeon, Constance Wu, Ann Dowd, and Noma Dumezweni rounding out the cast.
Also producing under her 3dot Productions banner is Liza Chasin.
- 2/29/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Justin Timberlake will return to “Saturday Night Live” in the wake of backlash following ex-girlfriend Britney Spears’ shocking memoir “The Woman in Me.”
In the memoir, Spears alleged Timberlake encouraged her to have an abortion, among other revelations about their relationship. Spears also recounted a cringe encounter between Timberlake and Ginuwine; the audiobook narration of the exchange went viral thanks to Oscar winner Michelle Williams’ accent impersonating Timberlake. (Smart money is on Timberlake appearing in a sketch about this in some form.)
The Emmy and Grammy-winning musician will appear in the January 27 episode of “Saturday Night Live” with Dakota Johnson hosting. Johnson will be promoting her upcoming superhero film “Madame Web.”
In 2023, Timberlake reunited with *Nsync band members for animated film “Trolls Band Together.” Timberlake also recently appeared in Benicio Del Toro’s “Reptile.”
The “Social Network” star will take the “SNL” stage for his fifth solo musical guest appearance.
In the memoir, Spears alleged Timberlake encouraged her to have an abortion, among other revelations about their relationship. Spears also recounted a cringe encounter between Timberlake and Ginuwine; the audiobook narration of the exchange went viral thanks to Oscar winner Michelle Williams’ accent impersonating Timberlake. (Smart money is on Timberlake appearing in a sketch about this in some form.)
The Emmy and Grammy-winning musician will appear in the January 27 episode of “Saturday Night Live” with Dakota Johnson hosting. Johnson will be promoting her upcoming superhero film “Madame Web.”
In 2023, Timberlake reunited with *Nsync band members for animated film “Trolls Band Together.” Timberlake also recently appeared in Benicio Del Toro’s “Reptile.”
The “Social Network” star will take the “SNL” stage for his fifth solo musical guest appearance.
- 1/19/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Pictures via Netflix
2023 has come to a close, and it is time to take a look at the winners and losers of the year among Netflix’s Original titles.
For this review, we used our very own Cve metric after 14 days to have more titles to compare on a more equal foot, and we also used IMDb to get a sense of the most liked titles of the year.
Editor’s note: This first appeared on Netflix n Chiffres, a Substack newsletter that covers streaming SVOD viewership in detail. Any views marked with an asterisk indicate that they’re an estimated figure.
Let’s embark!
Table of Contents 1. English Language Films 2. International films. 3. Debut English-speaking series 4. Returning English-speaking series 5. International Debut Series 6. Returning International Netflix Series 7. Animated series 8. Documentaries 9. Documentary series 10. Reality TV 11. The flops of 2023. 1. English Language Films
Let’s begin with one category with some heavy hitters – Netflix’s lineup of English-language movies.
2023 has come to a close, and it is time to take a look at the winners and losers of the year among Netflix’s Original titles.
For this review, we used our very own Cve metric after 14 days to have more titles to compare on a more equal foot, and we also used IMDb to get a sense of the most liked titles of the year.
Editor’s note: This first appeared on Netflix n Chiffres, a Substack newsletter that covers streaming SVOD viewership in detail. Any views marked with an asterisk indicate that they’re an estimated figure.
Let’s embark!
Table of Contents 1. English Language Films 2. International films. 3. Debut English-speaking series 4. Returning English-speaking series 5. International Debut Series 6. Returning International Netflix Series 7. Animated series 8. Documentaries 9. Documentary series 10. Reality TV 11. The flops of 2023. 1. English Language Films
Let’s begin with one category with some heavy hitters – Netflix’s lineup of English-language movies.
- 1/11/2024
- by Frédéric Durand
- Whats-on-Netflix
A strange thing happens to me at the end of each year. Tasked with compiling a list of cultural favorites, I find myself drawing a blank. It’s as if I haven’t spent the past 365 days watching films, binging various TV shows, listening to albums or attending theater productions to prepare for this very moment.
On the heel of a deadline, I usually fire off some texts to friends — some desperate, all pleading. Is there anything you’ve watched this year that deserves more attention, I ask. What’s the best song you’ve heard? The best movie you watched? The best series?
Other than outsourcing a bit of my job, the questions end up being a good exercise in perspective. They reorient my attitude toward the compilation process. I begin to recognize the importance of reflecting, even casually, on a year’s worth of culture. I get excited about what’s to come,...
On the heel of a deadline, I usually fire off some texts to friends — some desperate, all pleading. Is there anything you’ve watched this year that deserves more attention, I ask. What’s the best song you’ve heard? The best movie you watched? The best series?
Other than outsourcing a bit of my job, the questions end up being a good exercise in perspective. They reorient my attitude toward the compilation process. I begin to recognize the importance of reflecting, even casually, on a year’s worth of culture. I get excited about what’s to come,...
- 12/19/2023
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Things were going so well for "Leave the World Behind." Netflix's latest psychological thriller/disaster film hit the service on December 8, 2023, and promptly dominated the most-watched charts, claiming the top spot in 85 countries around the world as of December 11 (according to streaming data aggregator FlixPatrol). Directed by "Mr. Robot" creator Sam Esmail, the film also managed to impress critics, succeeding where other Netflix thrillers such as the disappointingly muddled "Reptile" failed.
The movie holds a 75% rating on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of writing, with critics praising Email's direction and the film's overall tone, which manages to establish a creeping sense of dread throughout. The performances were also singled out as a highlight, which is hardly surprising considering "Leave the World Behind" features one of the best casts yet assembled by Netflix. With Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha'la, and Kevin Bacon, even if the script and direction were complete rubbish,...
The movie holds a 75% rating on Rotten Tomatoes at the time of writing, with critics praising Email's direction and the film's overall tone, which manages to establish a creeping sense of dread throughout. The performances were also singled out as a highlight, which is hardly surprising considering "Leave the World Behind" features one of the best casts yet assembled by Netflix. With Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha'la, and Kevin Bacon, even if the script and direction were complete rubbish,...
- 12/13/2023
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
Well would you look at that, there's actually a good movie at the top of the Netflix charts. I kid, of course ... kind of. The biggest streaming platform in the world is notorious for the sheer volume of "content" it produces, and for the most part, that means a heck of a lot of, shall we say, forgettable films and shows — most of which you could swear you've seen but probably can't recall a single scene.
For instance, there was the time a truly abject Spanish slasher climbed the Netflix most-watched charts despite decidedly bland reviews. Or the time everyone watched the disappointing Michael Fassbender thriller "The Snowman" and seemingly proved that Netflix users will watch anything. Recently, we had a film that looked like it could actually be the real deal in the form of the Benicio Del Toro-led thriller "Reptile." Indeed, the movie had the Netflix charts...
For instance, there was the time a truly abject Spanish slasher climbed the Netflix most-watched charts despite decidedly bland reviews. Or the time everyone watched the disappointing Michael Fassbender thriller "The Snowman" and seemingly proved that Netflix users will watch anything. Recently, we had a film that looked like it could actually be the real deal in the form of the Benicio Del Toro-led thriller "Reptile." Indeed, the movie had the Netflix charts...
- 12/13/2023
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
The Motion Picture Sound Editors said today that Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer Dane A. Davis will receive its 2024 Career Achievement Award during its 71st annual Golden Reel Awards in March.
Davis is known for his Oscar winning work on The Matrix, and for his creative contributions to that film’s sequels and scores of other films and television shows.
“With his work on The Matrix, Dane Davis set a new standard for how to use sound to create worlds, add impact to stories, and arouse the emotions of the audience,” said Mpse President Mark Lanza. “Since then, he has continued to innovate across features, animation, television, and other mediums. We are excited to recognize his unique accomplishments with our annual Career Achievement Award.”
Davis has been a sound designer and sound editor for more than 40 years with over 180 film, television, and game credits. Along with his Oscar for The Matrix,...
Davis is known for his Oscar winning work on The Matrix, and for his creative contributions to that film’s sequels and scores of other films and television shows.
“With his work on The Matrix, Dane Davis set a new standard for how to use sound to create worlds, add impact to stories, and arouse the emotions of the audience,” said Mpse President Mark Lanza. “Since then, he has continued to innovate across features, animation, television, and other mediums. We are excited to recognize his unique accomplishments with our annual Career Achievement Award.”
Davis has been a sound designer and sound editor for more than 40 years with over 180 film, television, and game credits. Along with his Oscar for The Matrix,...
- 12/8/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
So, Mortal Kombat took the fighting game by storm, and made it a worthy opponent to Capcom’s Street Fighter II. The obvious question after that is: How do you follow up that success? The obvious answer came in November 1993 with Mortal Kombat II. Was it more of the same? Not quite. Building upon the framework of the original game, Mkii honed what made the original game so great, added more Kombatants, more Fatalities, more secrets, and in general just gave fans more of what they craved in pixelated blood.
Mortal Kombat II picks up after the events of the previous tournament, where Shaolin warrior Liu Kang had defeated both the reigning Mortal Kombat champion Goro and the shapeshifting sorcerer Shang Tsung. Shang is brought before his master, Shao Kahn, the supreme ruler of Outworld, begging Kahn to spare his life. Shao Kahn relents after hearing Shang Tsung’s new...
Mortal Kombat II picks up after the events of the previous tournament, where Shaolin warrior Liu Kang had defeated both the reigning Mortal Kombat champion Goro and the shapeshifting sorcerer Shang Tsung. Shang is brought before his master, Shao Kahn, the supreme ruler of Outworld, begging Kahn to spare his life. Shao Kahn relents after hearing Shang Tsung’s new...
- 11/30/2023
- by Mike Wilson
- bloody-disgusting.com
The run-up to Halloween proved to be a good time to release a new version of Goosebumps.
The series based on R.L. Stine’s beloved books broke into the top 10 overall for the week of Oct. 16-22. The show, which streams on both Disney+ and Hulu, racked up 594 million minutes of viewing for its second week of release, marking a rare non-Marvel or Star Wars original series entry for Disney+ in Nielsen’s rankings (being available on two platforms helped, as well).
Nielsen, incidentally, classified Goosebumps as an acquired show the previous week, apparently because of it being shared across the two platforms, before switching it to the originals column going forward.
The Fall of the House of Usher kept the No. 1 overall spot for the second straight week, growing by 19 percent over its opening to 1.47 billion minutes of viewing. Suits remained strong, recording its 18th straight week above a...
The series based on R.L. Stine’s beloved books broke into the top 10 overall for the week of Oct. 16-22. The show, which streams on both Disney+ and Hulu, racked up 594 million minutes of viewing for its second week of release, marking a rare non-Marvel or Star Wars original series entry for Disney+ in Nielsen’s rankings (being available on two platforms helped, as well).
Nielsen, incidentally, classified Goosebumps as an acquired show the previous week, apparently because of it being shared across the two platforms, before switching it to the originals column going forward.
The Fall of the House of Usher kept the No. 1 overall spot for the second straight week, growing by 19 percent over its opening to 1.47 billion minutes of viewing. Suits remained strong, recording its 18th straight week above a...
- 11/16/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For only the second time since mid-June, Suits is not the No. 1 title in Nielsen’s streaming rankings.
That honor belongs to Netflix’s The Fall of the House of Usher, which snagged the top spot for the week of Oct. 9-15. Writer-director Mike Flanagan’s spin on the titular Edgar Allan Poe story (and several others by the author) drew 1.23 billion minutes of viewing, edging out the 1.13 billion for Suits.
The latter series continued its months-long run above the billion-minute mark, however, and has now compiled almost 44.4 billion minutes (about 739.8 million hours) of viewing on Netflix and Peacock since it first hit the rankings in June. Nielsen notes that viewing of Suits’ ninth and final season, which is only available on Peacock, accounted for 6 percent of the weekly tally (about 67.6 million minutes) — the highest percentage for those episodes since the other eight seasons debuted on Netflix.
Netflix’s Love Is Blind...
That honor belongs to Netflix’s The Fall of the House of Usher, which snagged the top spot for the week of Oct. 9-15. Writer-director Mike Flanagan’s spin on the titular Edgar Allan Poe story (and several others by the author) drew 1.23 billion minutes of viewing, edging out the 1.13 billion for Suits.
The latter series continued its months-long run above the billion-minute mark, however, and has now compiled almost 44.4 billion minutes (about 739.8 million hours) of viewing on Netflix and Peacock since it first hit the rankings in June. Nielsen notes that viewing of Suits’ ninth and final season, which is only available on Peacock, accounted for 6 percent of the weekly tally (about 67.6 million minutes) — the highest percentage for those episodes since the other eight seasons debuted on Netflix.
Netflix’s Love Is Blind...
- 11/9/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The return of Loki to Disney+ didn’t cause quite as big a stir as the show’s debut.
Season two of the Marvel series premiered Oct. 5, and it gathered 446 million minutes of viewing time over its first three days and change (it was released at 9 p.m. Et/6 p.m. Pt Oct. 5 in the United States), according to Nielsen’s streaming rankings. That’s about 39 percent lower than the 731 million minutes of viewing for Loki’s series premiere week in June 2021.
Disney said that the season two premiere, which runs 47 minutes, had 10.9 million “views” worldwide, which would equate to about 512 million minutes of watch time (the increasingly standard definition of a streaming view is total viewing time divided by run time). The 446 million minutes recorded by Nielsen includes viewing of season one’s six episodes as well, so it’s hard to say exactly how much time U.S.
Season two of the Marvel series premiered Oct. 5, and it gathered 446 million minutes of viewing time over its first three days and change (it was released at 9 p.m. Et/6 p.m. Pt Oct. 5 in the United States), according to Nielsen’s streaming rankings. That’s about 39 percent lower than the 731 million minutes of viewing for Loki’s series premiere week in June 2021.
Disney said that the season two premiere, which runs 47 minutes, had 10.9 million “views” worldwide, which would equate to about 512 million minutes of watch time (the increasingly standard definition of a streaming view is total viewing time divided by run time). The 446 million minutes recorded by Nielsen includes viewing of season one’s six episodes as well, so it’s hard to say exactly how much time U.S.
- 11/2/2023
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Suits” has been the most-streamed title of the week for the 15th time, per Nielsen’s weekly streaming rankings. Each of these wins has been consecutive save for one, when the long-concluded USA show was dethroned by “Virgin River,” thanks to its summer debut on Netflix after previously streaming only on Peacock.
Second place went to “Grey’s Anatomy.” The medical drama often makes the chart as a result of frequent rewatching, but it saw larger viewership than usual during the Oct. 2-8 window, reaching 1 billion minutes watched for the first time since 2020.
“Haunted Mansion” took third place. The movie debuted on Disney+ on Oct. 4 and was watched for 992 billion minutes in its first five days of streaming availability, having premiered in theaters in July. It was followed by another movie: “Reptile,” which debuted at No. 6 with 740 million minutes watched last week before shooting up to fourth place with 838 million minutes watched this week.
Second place went to “Grey’s Anatomy.” The medical drama often makes the chart as a result of frequent rewatching, but it saw larger viewership than usual during the Oct. 2-8 window, reaching 1 billion minutes watched for the first time since 2020.
“Haunted Mansion” took third place. The movie debuted on Disney+ on Oct. 4 and was watched for 992 billion minutes in its first five days of streaming availability, having premiered in theaters in July. It was followed by another movie: “Reptile,” which debuted at No. 6 with 740 million minutes watched last week before shooting up to fourth place with 838 million minutes watched this week.
- 11/2/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
‘Bodies’ Takes No. 1 Among Netflix English TV Series; ‘Old Dads’ Tallies Another Week Atop Film List
Bill Burr has taken over Netflix for the second week in a row.
His directorial debut Old Dads racked up 16.3M views from October 23 to 29, holding onto its No. 1 spot on the English-language Film Top 10. In 10 days, the film has tallied 29.6M views.
Meanwhile, Pain Hustlers made its way to audiences on October 27. In just two days of availability, the film took second place with 14.1M views.
Elsewhere on the film list, Jennifer Lawrence starrer No Hard Feelings took third place with 13.1M views. In its fifth week on the list, Grant Singer’s Reptile took seventh place with 3.5M views.
There were some big shifts on the TV side of things. The top three among English series was overhauled, with the limited drama mystery series Bodies (UK) taking first place at 7.7M views. Making their list debuts were the true crime documentary Get Gotti in second place with...
His directorial debut Old Dads racked up 16.3M views from October 23 to 29, holding onto its No. 1 spot on the English-language Film Top 10. In 10 days, the film has tallied 29.6M views.
Meanwhile, Pain Hustlers made its way to audiences on October 27. In just two days of availability, the film took second place with 14.1M views.
Elsewhere on the film list, Jennifer Lawrence starrer No Hard Feelings took third place with 13.1M views. In its fifth week on the list, Grant Singer’s Reptile took seventh place with 3.5M views.
There were some big shifts on the TV side of things. The top three among English series was overhauled, with the limited drama mystery series Bodies (UK) taking first place at 7.7M views. Making their list debuts were the true crime documentary Get Gotti in second place with...
- 10/31/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
After premiering on Netflix on September 29, 2023, Reptile trended on the streaming platform’s top 10 for over a month. While it has had mixed reception from critics, it has managed to captivate the minds of many audiences. About two weeks after it premiered on Netflix, it was the most-watched English language film, attracting over 19 million views. As a general whodunnit film, director Grant Singer‘s crime thriller will leave viewers choosing and changing possible lead suspects. Although at some point during its 136-minute run, its story begins to feel like a drag, the cast performances help push the plot to...
- 10/30/2023
- by Onyinye Izundu
- TVovermind.com
The popular action-thriller franchise ‘Sicario’ after its second part in 2018 is now gearing up for a third sequel. Reportedly, actors Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, and Benicio Del Toro have expressed interest in returning for ‘Sicario 3’.
Currently in the works, ‘Sicario 3’ producers Molly Smith and Trent Nuckinbill spoke to Collider about the three actors wanting to return. Ahead of the release of their upcoming feature ‘Repitle’, the producer duo said that this would be a particularly interesting film for Blunt and Brolin, as their characters were nowhere to be seen in ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’.
Benicio Del Toro is currently the one who’s most involved with ‘Sicario 3’ as he spent a lot of time with Smith and Nuckinbill on ‘Repitle’. However, this doesn’t mean that Blunt and Brolin are kept out of the loop, as Smith confirmed that the main trio is on board and they all want...
Currently in the works, ‘Sicario 3’ producers Molly Smith and Trent Nuckinbill spoke to Collider about the three actors wanting to return. Ahead of the release of their upcoming feature ‘Repitle’, the producer duo said that this would be a particularly interesting film for Blunt and Brolin, as their characters were nowhere to be seen in ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’.
Benicio Del Toro is currently the one who’s most involved with ‘Sicario 3’ as he spent a lot of time with Smith and Nuckinbill on ‘Repitle’. However, this doesn’t mean that Blunt and Brolin are kept out of the loop, as Smith confirmed that the main trio is on board and they all want...
- 10/29/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
The popular action-thriller franchise ‘Sicario’ after its second part in 2018 is now gearing up for a third sequel. Reportedly, actors Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin, and Benicio Del Toro have expressed interest in returning for ‘Sicario 3’.
Currently in the works, ‘Sicario 3’ producers Molly Smith and Trent Nuckinbill spoke to Collider about the three actors wanting to return. Ahead of the release of their upcoming feature ‘Repitle’, the producer duo said that this would be a particularly interesting film for Blunt and Brolin, as their characters were nowhere to be seen in ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’.
Benicio Del Toro is currently the one who’s most involved with ‘Sicario 3’ as he spent a lot of time with Smith and Nuckinbill on ‘Repitle’. However, this doesn’t mean that Blunt and Brolin are kept out of the loop, as Smith confirmed that the main trio is on board and they all want...
Currently in the works, ‘Sicario 3’ producers Molly Smith and Trent Nuckinbill spoke to Collider about the three actors wanting to return. Ahead of the release of their upcoming feature ‘Repitle’, the producer duo said that this would be a particularly interesting film for Blunt and Brolin, as their characters were nowhere to be seen in ‘Sicario: Day of the Soldado’.
Benicio Del Toro is currently the one who’s most involved with ‘Sicario 3’ as he spent a lot of time with Smith and Nuckinbill on ‘Repitle’. However, this doesn’t mean that Blunt and Brolin are kept out of the loop, as Smith confirmed that the main trio is on board and they all want...
- 10/29/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Somewhere in the neighbourhood of, 100,000 people die a year of opioid overdoses in the United States alone. This is a sad result of the ongoing Opioid Epidemic which, in part, was driven largely by the increasing prescriptions of opioids for pain management pushed by companies like Purdue Pharma. While the oxycontin story was previously dramatized as Dopesick by Hulu and Painkiller by Netflix, Purdue wasn’t the only company with pharma reps pushing prescriptions. One company called Insys Therapeutics moved a fentanyl spray that was heavily marketed to doctors through thinly veiled bribes, which were first documented in a story by journalist Evan Hughes that was called “The Pain Hustlers.”
This story has been given a fictionalized, star-studded retelling by Netflix, with Harry Potter director David Yates changing pace for this Wolf of Wall Street-style drama. Recently, I had a chance to sit down with Yates and his producer, Lawrence Grey,...
This story has been given a fictionalized, star-studded retelling by Netflix, with Harry Potter director David Yates changing pace for this Wolf of Wall Street-style drama. Recently, I had a chance to sit down with Yates and his producer, Lawrence Grey,...
- 10/27/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Here’s the latest episode of the Mantic Universe Podcast, part of the ever-growing podcast roster here on Nerdly. Listen to long-time Nerdly writer Chris and his co-host Clement share their passion for Mantic Tabletop games. Deadzone, Kings of War, Firefight and more!. Battle reports, hobby talk, growing the community and more.
Mantic Universe Podcast – Mup Shorts #2: Mark & Gad Chat
We are trying a new format “Mup Shorts”. We will still make our huge, Monthly episodes, but we will also give you regular little episodes (interviews and the like). Here’s episode two!
Please remember to give us a review, and tell your friends! Thanks to Mantic Games. Our Podcast is 100 per cent unofficial. Please tell your friends, give us a 5-star review, where you are listening to this and apparently writing a written review helps with the almighty algorithm! Thanks for downloading and listening to the Mantic Universe Podcast,...
Mantic Universe Podcast – Mup Shorts #2: Mark & Gad Chat
We are trying a new format “Mup Shorts”. We will still make our huge, Monthly episodes, but we will also give you regular little episodes (interviews and the like). Here’s episode two!
Please remember to give us a review, and tell your friends! Thanks to Mantic Games. Our Podcast is 100 per cent unofficial. Please tell your friends, give us a 5-star review, where you are listening to this and apparently writing a written review helps with the almighty algorithm! Thanks for downloading and listening to the Mantic Universe Podcast,...
- 10/27/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
“Suits” continued its first place run on Nielsen’s Top 10 Streaming chart for the 14th week, raking in 1.4 billion minutes viewed during the Sept. 25-Oct. 1 viewing window after previously falling to second place during the Sept. 11-17 viewing window thanks to the debut of “Virgin River” Season 4.
Notably, “Virgin River” moved to No. 8 on the list during this week’s viewing window, raking in 709 million minutes viewed. Meanwhile, “Grey’s Anatomy” returned to the chart at No. 2 with 958 million minutes viewed on both the overall titles chart and the acquired titles list.
“Love is Blind” jumped on the chart following the release of Season 5, which premiered on Netflix on Sept. 22. During the interval, episodes 5-7 were released boosting the reality dating competition to No. 3 with 943 million minutes viewed. Just below the series is Disney’s “Elemental,” which arrived on Disney+ on Sept. 13, earning 862 million minutes viewed in its second full week of availability.
Notably, “Virgin River” moved to No. 8 on the list during this week’s viewing window, raking in 709 million minutes viewed. Meanwhile, “Grey’s Anatomy” returned to the chart at No. 2 with 958 million minutes viewed on both the overall titles chart and the acquired titles list.
“Love is Blind” jumped on the chart following the release of Season 5, which premiered on Netflix on Sept. 22. During the interval, episodes 5-7 were released boosting the reality dating competition to No. 3 with 943 million minutes viewed. Just below the series is Disney’s “Elemental,” which arrived on Disney+ on Sept. 13, earning 862 million minutes viewed in its second full week of availability.
- 10/26/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
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“Beckham” has officially been defeated — the Netflix miniseries, not the soccer star. “The Fall of the House of Usher” moved from second place to first on Netflix’s Top 10 English-language TV list Tuesday.
This shift comes a week ahead of Halloween, fitting for the spooky miniseries based on the work of Edgar Allan Poe. The series from Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy secured 7.9 million views in its second week. With those numbers, it beat out last week’s reigning champion “Beckham,” which secured 6.9 million views.
Also on the English-language Top 10 list were the U.K. limited series “Bodies” in the No. 3 spot with 5.5 million views, the fantasy series “I Woke Up a Vampire” in the No. 4 spot with 3.4 million views and Season 4 of the comedy “Sex Education” in the No.
“Beckham” has officially been defeated — the Netflix miniseries, not the soccer star. “The Fall of the House of Usher” moved from second place to first on Netflix’s Top 10 English-language TV list Tuesday.
This shift comes a week ahead of Halloween, fitting for the spooky miniseries based on the work of Edgar Allan Poe. The series from Mike Flanagan and Trevor Macy secured 7.9 million views in its second week. With those numbers, it beat out last week’s reigning champion “Beckham,” which secured 6.9 million views.
Also on the English-language Top 10 list were the U.K. limited series “Bodies” in the No. 3 spot with 5.5 million views, the fantasy series “I Woke Up a Vampire” in the No. 4 spot with 3.4 million views and Season 4 of the comedy “Sex Education” in the No.
- 10/24/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
The Fall of the House of Usher has officially dethroned Beckham on Netflix’s English-language TV charts.
Mike Flanagan’s latest horror series took No. 1 just in time for Halloween with 7.9M views from October 16 to 22. That’s up nearly 2M from its debut week, which could signal growing interest in the series in the coming weeks.
Beckham still scored second place among the Top 10, with 6.9M views — down by nearly 6M from the viewing for the limited docuseries the week prior. It is still an impressive showing for the series, considering it is only four episodes.
Season 7 of Big Mouth dropped on Netflix during this interview, drawing about 1.6M views. That put it at No. 7 among English-language series. The UK limited drama series Bodies was another new entrant to the list this week coming in at No. 3 with 5.5M views.
The rest of the English Top 10 was filled with...
Mike Flanagan’s latest horror series took No. 1 just in time for Halloween with 7.9M views from October 16 to 22. That’s up nearly 2M from its debut week, which could signal growing interest in the series in the coming weeks.
Beckham still scored second place among the Top 10, with 6.9M views — down by nearly 6M from the viewing for the limited docuseries the week prior. It is still an impressive showing for the series, considering it is only four episodes.
Season 7 of Big Mouth dropped on Netflix during this interview, drawing about 1.6M views. That put it at No. 7 among English-language series. The UK limited drama series Bodies was another new entrant to the list this week coming in at No. 3 with 5.5M views.
The rest of the English Top 10 was filled with...
- 10/24/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
In its second week available on PVOD (after an unusual 90-day window), “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One” (Paramount) finds itself challenged for #1 on the current VOD charts. “Saw X” (Lionsgate) — like “Mission: Impossible,” available at $19.99; though unlike Tom Cruise’s film, it costs more to buy) — released just last Friday leads Vudu’s revenue-based top 10. “Mission: Impossible” remains #1 at transaction-ranking iTunes and Google Play for a second week.
Elsewhere, “No Hard Feelings” (Sony), still on both iTunes and Google Play’s top 10, debuted at #1 on Netflix. The R-rated comedy, starring and co-produced by Jennifer Lawrence, continues to have strong action, significantly more than its $50 million domestic gross would have suggested.
The tenth entry in the long-running “Saw” horror series got its home release only 21 days after opening in theaters. That stands in contrast to the long wait for “Mission: Impossible” to appear. Whatever the reasons in its case,...
Elsewhere, “No Hard Feelings” (Sony), still on both iTunes and Google Play’s top 10, debuted at #1 on Netflix. The R-rated comedy, starring and co-produced by Jennifer Lawrence, continues to have strong action, significantly more than its $50 million domestic gross would have suggested.
The tenth entry in the long-running “Saw” horror series got its home release only 21 days after opening in theaters. That stands in contrast to the long wait for “Mission: Impossible” to appear. Whatever the reasons in its case,...
- 10/23/2023
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
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David Beckham docuseries “Beckham” held onto the top spot on Netflix’s most-watched TV shows list, beating the debut viewership for Mike Flanagan’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” by over 5 million viewers.
As the sports series maintained its lead on the English TV list for the second week in a row as it logged an additional 11.6 million views this week, the horror drama miniseries took the No. 2 spot on the list as it tallied 6 million views since its Oct. 12 release.
Next up was the fourth and final season of “Sex Education,” which took the No. 3 spot on the list with 4 million views, while docuseries “Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul” came fourth on the list with 3.1 million views and “Love Is Blind” Season 5 took the No.
David Beckham docuseries “Beckham” held onto the top spot on Netflix’s most-watched TV shows list, beating the debut viewership for Mike Flanagan’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” by over 5 million viewers.
As the sports series maintained its lead on the English TV list for the second week in a row as it logged an additional 11.6 million views this week, the horror drama miniseries took the No. 2 spot on the list as it tallied 6 million views since its Oct. 12 release.
Next up was the fourth and final season of “Sex Education,” which took the No. 3 spot on the list with 4 million views, while docuseries “Big Vape: The Rise and Fall of Juul” came fourth on the list with 3.1 million views and “Love Is Blind” Season 5 took the No.
- 10/17/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
The Fall of the House of Usher snuck into second place on Netflix’s English-language TV charts during its debut week.
After debuting on October 12, the series tallied 6M views in just a few days on the service. With eight episodes available, it’s possible Mike Flanagan’s latest project could make its way to No. 1 on the English-language list.
But, it would have to beat Beckham, which held onto its No. 1 spot for the second consecutive week with 11.6M views from Oct. 9 to Oct. 15.
It was the French series Lupin that claimed the most-watched series on Netflix for the week, though. Part 3 crept into the top spot with 14.1M views, easily taking the top spot on the Non-English TV charts. Parts 1 and 2 also remained among the Top 10 at No. 2 (4.7M views) and No. 4 (4.3M views), respectively.
Elsewhere in TV, Season 4 of coming-of-age series Sex Education took third place with 4M views,...
After debuting on October 12, the series tallied 6M views in just a few days on the service. With eight episodes available, it’s possible Mike Flanagan’s latest project could make its way to No. 1 on the English-language list.
But, it would have to beat Beckham, which held onto its No. 1 spot for the second consecutive week with 11.6M views from Oct. 9 to Oct. 15.
It was the French series Lupin that claimed the most-watched series on Netflix for the week, though. Part 3 crept into the top spot with 14.1M views, easily taking the top spot on the Non-English TV charts. Parts 1 and 2 also remained among the Top 10 at No. 2 (4.7M views) and No. 4 (4.3M views), respectively.
Elsewhere in TV, Season 4 of coming-of-age series Sex Education took third place with 4M views,...
- 10/17/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Looking at PVOD and Netflix charts this week reveals some significant findings.
The just-debuted “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One” tops all lists in its first week of release as assumed. That comes 90 days after its release. Did theaters benefit? Not really.
Netflix has a top 10 with eight studio titles, six from Universal, including #1 “Tammy” with Melissa McCarthy. But the big news here? “Fair Play,” last week’s #1 and a $20 million Sundance acquisition for the streamer, dropped off the list after only eight days.
Both suggest a result that could influence future decisions. For “Reckoning,” the hope was that delaying its initial home release 90 days would extend its theatrical run. That didn’t happen.
In the 30 days up to its PVOD release, it grossed less than $2 million in theaters. This year, only a handful of films have had a 60 days or longer window, most at close to that time.
The just-debuted “Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One” tops all lists in its first week of release as assumed. That comes 90 days after its release. Did theaters benefit? Not really.
Netflix has a top 10 with eight studio titles, six from Universal, including #1 “Tammy” with Melissa McCarthy. But the big news here? “Fair Play,” last week’s #1 and a $20 million Sundance acquisition for the streamer, dropped off the list after only eight days.
Both suggest a result that could influence future decisions. For “Reckoning,” the hope was that delaying its initial home release 90 days would extend its theatrical run. That didn’t happen.
In the 30 days up to its PVOD release, it grossed less than $2 million in theaters. This year, only a handful of films have had a 60 days or longer window, most at close to that time.
- 10/16/2023
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Shreetara Cinevision offers “Masti Gad Gad,” a foot-tapping track that will have you dancing to its rhythm. The music industry will be rocked by this electrifying song. Together with lyricist Kunwar Juneja, music director Bobby Imran has created a song that is sure to linger in your heart.
Her magical touch gives the tune life. Sunidhi Chauhan’s captivating voice on Masti Gad Gad will transport you on a musical adventure unlike any other, making it a must-hear for all music lovers. The crew has assembled a star-studded ensemble to make this song an audio-visual spectacular. This song has a fantastic cast.
This song boasts of a stellar team. The mixing and mastering by Pankaj Borah at Neo Sound ensures that the song is an auditory delight from start to finish. Masti Gad Gad is proof of the exceptional talent and collaboration that went into its creation. Masti Gad Gad...
Her magical touch gives the tune life. Sunidhi Chauhan’s captivating voice on Masti Gad Gad will transport you on a musical adventure unlike any other, making it a must-hear for all music lovers. The crew has assembled a star-studded ensemble to make this song an audio-visual spectacular. This song has a fantastic cast.
This song boasts of a stellar team. The mixing and mastering by Pankaj Borah at Neo Sound ensures that the song is an auditory delight from start to finish. Masti Gad Gad is proof of the exceptional talent and collaboration that went into its creation. Masti Gad Gad...
- 10/16/2023
- by agency
- GlamSham
Shreetara Cinevision offers “Masti Gad Gad,” a foot-tapping track that will have you dancing to its rhythm. The music industry will be rocked by this electrifying song. Together with lyricist Kunwar Juneja, music director Bobby Imran has created a song that is sure to linger in your heart.
Her magical touch gives the tune life. Sunidhi Chauhan’s captivating voice on Masti Gad Gad will transport you on a musical adventure unlike any other, making it a must-hear for all music lovers. The crew has assembled a star-studded ensemble to make this song an audio-visual spectacular. This song has a fantastic cast.
This song boasts of a stellar team. The mixing and mastering by Pankaj Borah at Neo Sound ensures that the song is an auditory delight from start to finish. Masti Gad Gad is proof of the exceptional talent and collaboration that went into its creation. Masti Gad Gad...
Her magical touch gives the tune life. Sunidhi Chauhan’s captivating voice on Masti Gad Gad will transport you on a musical adventure unlike any other, making it a must-hear for all music lovers. The crew has assembled a star-studded ensemble to make this song an audio-visual spectacular. This song has a fantastic cast.
This song boasts of a stellar team. The mixing and mastering by Pankaj Borah at Neo Sound ensures that the song is an auditory delight from start to finish. Masti Gad Gad is proof of the exceptional talent and collaboration that went into its creation. Masti Gad Gad...
- 10/16/2023
- by agency
Since it debuted on Netflix in early October, the Benicio Del Toro-starring "Reptile" has consistently been one of the top 10 most-watched titles on the streaming platform. The film is the feature debut of director Grant Singer, who cut his teeth directing music videos for artists like The Weeknd, Sky Ferreira, Lorde, Taylor Swift, Sam Smith, Ariana Grande, Ariel Pink, and Skrillex. "I think the movie will be exciting to people who like to watch something where you don't know where it's leading you, where a film is going to have twists and turns and deceive you," Singer said in the film's press release. "And people who like things that are intense and visceral and suspenseful, I think they'll find something exciting in this." Here's the film's official synopsis:
Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case...
Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case...
- 10/15/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
With Grant Singer’s Reptile, Netflix has a solid word of mouth hit on its hands. A crime thriller starring Benicio Del Toro, Alicia Silverstone, Justin Timberlake and Eric Bogosian, the film has sat at the top of Netflix’s top 10 for the last two weeks. Indeed, we caught it at TIFF (read our review) and really enjoyed the darkly humorous thriller, which eventually evolves into a tense action thriller boasting one of Del Toro’s most outstanding performances.
It marks the feature directorial debut of Singer, best known for his music videos. We were lucky enough to chat with Singer recently, who seems to have a bright future ahead of him as a director. While some have dubbed the film David Fincher-esque, if you’ve seen the movie, you’ll note that it likely owes more to the work of Sidney Lumet, which is by design.
“So Sidney...
It marks the feature directorial debut of Singer, best known for his music videos. We were lucky enough to chat with Singer recently, who seems to have a bright future ahead of him as a director. While some have dubbed the film David Fincher-esque, if you’ve seen the movie, you’ll note that it likely owes more to the work of Sidney Lumet, which is by design.
“So Sidney...
- 10/14/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Reptile is a mystery thriller film directed by Grant Singer, who also co-wrote the film with Benicio Del Toro and Benjamin Brewer. The Netflix film follows a hardened detective who tries to uncover the mystery behind the murder of a young real estate agent. Reptile stars Benicio Del Toro, Alicia Silverstone, Justin Timberlake, and Michael Pitt. So, if you love the Netflix film here are some similar shows you could watch next.
The Little Things (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Warner Bros.
Synopsis: Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe “Deke” Deacon (Washington) is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence‐gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who is terrorizing the city. Leading the hunt, L.A. Sheriff Department Sergeant JimBaxter (Malik), impressed with Deke’s cop instincts, unofficially engages his help. But as they track the killer, Baxter is...
The Little Things (Max & Prime Video Add-On) Credit – Warner Bros.
Synopsis: Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe “Deke” Deacon (Washington) is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence‐gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who is terrorizing the city. Leading the hunt, L.A. Sheriff Department Sergeant JimBaxter (Malik), impressed with Deke’s cop instincts, unofficially engages his help. But as they track the killer, Baxter is...
- 10/14/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
[This story contains spoilers for Reptile.]
In the two weeks since its release, Grant Singer’s Reptile has remained atop Netflix’s own film charts with 19.9 million views and counting. The Benicio Del Toro-led crime thriller is Singer’s feature directorial debut after nearly a decade of making inventive music videos for the likes of The Weeknd, Lorde and Ariana Grande. The film centers around Del Toro’s Detective Tom Nichols, as he investigates the murder of a real estate agent (Matilda Lutz) and uncovers a tangled web of corruption within his new community in Maine.
At a time when crime dramas and murder mysteries are still immensely popular, especially on Netflix, Singer, along with his co-writers Benjamin Brewer and Del Toro himself, knew that they had to work overtime to keep viewers on their toes.
“Audiences now are very advanced in their understanding of these stories because there have been so many great crime...
In the two weeks since its release, Grant Singer’s Reptile has remained atop Netflix’s own film charts with 19.9 million views and counting. The Benicio Del Toro-led crime thriller is Singer’s feature directorial debut after nearly a decade of making inventive music videos for the likes of The Weeknd, Lorde and Ariana Grande. The film centers around Del Toro’s Detective Tom Nichols, as he investigates the murder of a real estate agent (Matilda Lutz) and uncovers a tangled web of corruption within his new community in Maine.
At a time when crime dramas and murder mysteries are still immensely popular, especially on Netflix, Singer, along with his co-writers Benjamin Brewer and Del Toro himself, knew that they had to work overtime to keep viewers on their toes.
“Audiences now are very advanced in their understanding of these stories because there have been so many great crime...
- 10/13/2023
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
October is the time for creepy TV programming, whether that’s slightly spooky family fare or outright horror. But it’s “The Voice” that’s dominating the charts in this week’s edition of the most-watched TV shows and movies, courtesy of Samba TV.
Disney+ won in the spooky department this week, as “Haunted Mansion” entered the streaming chart on the Samba TV Weekly Wrap Report for the week of Oct. 2 to Oct. 8.
The adaptation of Disney’s popular theme park ride was especially popular with Hispanic households, who over-indexed by 16%. It’s also the latest in a string of 2023 theatrical releases that have made their way onto both Disney+ and the streaming chart in recent weeks. That list includes “Elemental,” the Pixar film that has made the chart four weeks in a row (ranking ninth this week).
‘Haunted Mansion’ is an even bigger hit in Hispanic households
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Disney+ won in the spooky department this week, as “Haunted Mansion” entered the streaming chart on the Samba TV Weekly Wrap Report for the week of Oct. 2 to Oct. 8.
The adaptation of Disney’s popular theme park ride was especially popular with Hispanic households, who over-indexed by 16%. It’s also the latest in a string of 2023 theatrical releases that have made their way onto both Disney+ and the streaming chart in recent weeks. That list includes “Elemental,” the Pixar film that has made the chart four weeks in a row (ranking ninth this week).
‘Haunted Mansion’ is an even bigger hit in Hispanic households
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- 10/12/2023
- by Cole Strain
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Reptile co-stars Alicia Silverstone and Karl Glusman have been set to lead The Bird and the Bee, a sexually charged thriller that marks Justin Kelly’s third film for Yale Productions, on the heels of Welcome the Stranger and gay porn world-set crime drama King Cobra.
Written by Atlantis actor Jack Donnelly, the film was shot under a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement and wrapped production this week. Pic follows a successful executive (Silverstone) as she fights back a scorned younger lover (Glusman) who takes his obsession too far.
Producers included Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman, and Jesse Korman of Yale Productions, as well as Scott Levenson and Lexi Tannenholtz. Exec producers included Jason Kringstein, John Wollman, Michael J. Rothstein, Jeffrey Tussi, Jeremy Rothstein, and Jodie Lazar, as well as Brian Unger, Gigi Lacks,...
Written by Atlantis actor Jack Donnelly, the film was shot under a SAG-AFTRA Interim Agreement and wrapped production this week. Pic follows a successful executive (Silverstone) as she fights back a scorned younger lover (Glusman) who takes his obsession too far.
Producers included Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman, and Jesse Korman of Yale Productions, as well as Scott Levenson and Lexi Tannenholtz. Exec producers included Jason Kringstein, John Wollman, Michael J. Rothstein, Jeffrey Tussi, Jeremy Rothstein, and Jodie Lazar, as well as Brian Unger, Gigi Lacks,...
- 10/11/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Equalizer 3” (Sony) debuted on PVOD at $19.99 with #1 placement at both iTunes and Vudu. It’s #5 at Google Play, which seems to be lagging worse than usual; its titles haven’t changed in four days, which likely affects some rankings.
Meantime, “Fair Play,” the relationship thriller that premiered to acclaim at Sundance last January, is an immediate #1 at Netflix. The streamer paid $20 million for worldwide rights, a bargain against the production costs for other Netflix Originals.
The Denzel Washington franchise, currently #8 in theaters with $86 million domestic gross, added PVOD after 32 days. “The Nun II” (Warner Bros.), currently #7 at the box office with $81 million, arrived a week sooner at 25 days at $19.99. It is #2 at Vudu (which lists by revenue) and lags elsewhere: It’s #5 at iTunes and #10 at Google Play.
“The Nun II”Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures
Also new this week, #8 at Vudu, is “After Everything”, the fifth in the...
Meantime, “Fair Play,” the relationship thriller that premiered to acclaim at Sundance last January, is an immediate #1 at Netflix. The streamer paid $20 million for worldwide rights, a bargain against the production costs for other Netflix Originals.
The Denzel Washington franchise, currently #8 in theaters with $86 million domestic gross, added PVOD after 32 days. “The Nun II” (Warner Bros.), currently #7 at the box office with $81 million, arrived a week sooner at 25 days at $19.99. It is #2 at Vudu (which lists by revenue) and lags elsewhere: It’s #5 at iTunes and #10 at Google Play.
“The Nun II”Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures
Also new this week, #8 at Vudu, is “After Everything”, the fifth in the...
- 10/10/2023
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
“Beckham” is leading Netflix’s Top 10 English language TV list after a clip from the docuseries went viral over the weekend.
The aforementioned clip shows David Beckham questioning his wife, Victoria Beckham, over her claims she grew up working class. Not only has the clip made a sizable impression on social media, but it seems as though the show it’s from has been popular as well. The docuseries topped Netflix’s English language list with 12.4 million views during its first week.
The four-episode limited series was then followed by Season 4 of “Sex Education,” which accounted for 6.6 million views, and Season 5 of “Love Is Blind,” which brought in 3.7 million views. “One Piece” also appeared on the list for its sixth week in a row, nabbing the fourth spot as well as 2.5 million views.
That was then followed by Season 1 of the UFO docuseries “Encounters” (2 million views), Season 5 of “Virgin River...
The aforementioned clip shows David Beckham questioning his wife, Victoria Beckham, over her claims she grew up working class. Not only has the clip made a sizable impression on social media, but it seems as though the show it’s from has been popular as well. The docuseries topped Netflix’s English language list with 12.4 million views during its first week.
The four-episode limited series was then followed by Season 4 of “Sex Education,” which accounted for 6.6 million views, and Season 5 of “Love Is Blind,” which brought in 3.7 million views. “One Piece” also appeared on the list for its sixth week in a row, nabbing the fourth spot as well as 2.5 million views.
That was then followed by Season 1 of the UFO docuseries “Encounters” (2 million views), Season 5 of “Virgin River...
- 10/10/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
David and Victoria Beckham’s Netflix docuseries debuted in the No. 1 spot on the Netflix Top 10’s English-Language TV chart during the Oct. 2-8 viewing window with 12.4 million total views. Hailing from director Fisher Stevens and producer John Battsek, the documentary offered an intimate look at the soccer phenom, telling his fans who he truly is behind closed doors.
“Sex Education” Season 4 dropped to second place with 6.6 million views in its second full week of availability. The final installment opened to 12 million total views during the Sept. 18-24 viewing window, subsequently ending the No. 1 streak of One Piece” on Netflix Top 10’s English-language TV chart and bringing the Moordale students’ story to a close on a high note.
The finale featured several new faces alongside the original crew including “Schitt’s Creek” star Dan Levy, Thaddea Graham (“Doctor Who”), Lisa McGrillis (“Somewhere Boy”), Marie Reuther (“Kamikaze”), Jodie Turner-Smith, Eshaan Akbar.
“Reptile,...
“Sex Education” Season 4 dropped to second place with 6.6 million views in its second full week of availability. The final installment opened to 12 million total views during the Sept. 18-24 viewing window, subsequently ending the No. 1 streak of One Piece” on Netflix Top 10’s English-language TV chart and bringing the Moordale students’ story to a close on a high note.
The finale featured several new faces alongside the original crew including “Schitt’s Creek” star Dan Levy, Thaddea Graham (“Doctor Who”), Lisa McGrillis (“Somewhere Boy”), Marie Reuther (“Kamikaze”), Jodie Turner-Smith, Eshaan Akbar.
“Reptile,...
- 10/10/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at Sam Smith's How Do You Sleep?, directed by Grant Singer. Grant Singer made his feature debut with Reptile, recently released on Netflix, but to music video connoisseurs he has been an exciting name for well over ten years. Since storming on to the scene with a few music videos for Sky Ferreira and Travi$ Scott, if you wanted to look effortlessly cool you called Grant Singer. He worked with everyone who was hip and happening, like Ariel Pink, Skrillex, Ariana Grande, Lorde, Troye Sivan and The Weeknd, and excelled at a certain style of video that was earlier perfected by David Fincher, which...
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- 10/9/2023
- Screen Anarchy
The Boy and the Heron.Those attending the Toronto International Film Festival since its center moved downtown to the impressive Bell Lightbox cinema complex in 2010 can’t fail to notice the skyscrapers and new developments sprouting up around the neighborhood. They’ve been replacing older and lower edifices, redeveloping railyards and more industrial areas, filling in the gaps between Queen Street West and the Lake Ontario waterfront like an invasive species. Each year you think the transformation should be complete, and then again encounter new monoliths in once-familiar places and additional construction that blocks old shortcuts. Such gentrification—and the affluent residents it attracts—might be appealing to a festival like TIFF, but these towering and glassily characterless surroundings evoke TIFF’s own identity crisis: as it vies for profitability, its program is voluminous and contemporary, but it lacks a perspective. A festival cannot be a meaningful event without a point of view,...
- 10/8/2023
- MUBI
One of the biggest game-changers in the growth of streaming has been the influx of Hollywood talent to the small screen. This happens in the form of original prestige TV series, direct-to-streaming feature length films, and recent theatrical releases moving to SVOD and AVOD platforms. These kinds of programs regularly top the streaming chart on the Samba TV Weekly Wrap Report, and the week of September 25 to October 1 is a great case study.
“Reptile,” a feature-length detective thriller starring and co-written by Academy Award winner Benicio Del Toro, tops the chart this week. The movie, which also stars Justin Timberlake and Alicia Silverstone, was seen by 1.4 million households in just three days since its release on Sept. 29. Hispanic households drove that weekend viewership, as the demo over-indexed by 18%.
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The Wrap Report provides an exclusive first look at the most watched movies and TV series from the past week...
“Reptile,” a feature-length detective thriller starring and co-written by Academy Award winner Benicio Del Toro, tops the chart this week. The movie, which also stars Justin Timberlake and Alicia Silverstone, was seen by 1.4 million households in just three days since its release on Sept. 29. Hispanic households drove that weekend viewership, as the demo over-indexed by 18%.
Samba TV
The Wrap Report provides an exclusive first look at the most watched movies and TV series from the past week...
- 10/7/2023
- by Cole Strain
- The Wrap
Since "Spider-Man: No Way Home" arrived in 2021 and became a cultural phenomenon, Andrew Garfield's Spidey has finally been getting some love. And you know what? It's about damn time. It was only with "No Way Home" that the Marvel Cinematic Universe seemed to figure out what to do with Tom Holland's webhead, following two movies that seemed to come and go. 2012's "The Amazing Spider-Man" and its sequel, 2014's "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," however, remain ingrained in my memory, mainly for Garfield's charismatic yet emotionally affecting performance as Peter Parker and for his chemistry with Emma Stone's Gwen Stacey.
Unfortunately, the general consensus on these two Marc Webb-directed movies is that they represent the worst of the Spider-Man films — 2007's "Spider-Man 3" notwithstanding. But we were all in the theaters when Garfield's Peter Parker stepped through the portal in "No Way Home." We all heard the...
Unfortunately, the general consensus on these two Marc Webb-directed movies is that they represent the worst of the Spider-Man films — 2007's "Spider-Man 3" notwithstanding. But we were all in the theaters when Garfield's Peter Parker stepped through the portal in "No Way Home." We all heard the...
- 10/5/2023
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
Netflix viewing figures might be a mostly meaningless mess, but they're getting a little more transparent. They also provide a fascinating picture of global viewing habits that give us a real-time look at how audiences are responding to the deluge of media being funneled directly into their collective visual cortex.
In an age where streaming has truly upended the movie industry, leaving studios scrambling to catch up with the modern paradigm, getting a look under the hood is always interesting. For instance, nobody liked "The Snowman" when it was released back in 2017, but apparently, we all lapped it up when it hit Netflix this year. What does that say about what we expect from our home entertainment? Has streaming lowered all our standards? Perhaps we were always this way ...
The point is, there's clearly something to be learned in an age where we all have access to viewing metrics in real time.
In an age where streaming has truly upended the movie industry, leaving studios scrambling to catch up with the modern paradigm, getting a look under the hood is always interesting. For instance, nobody liked "The Snowman" when it was released back in 2017, but apparently, we all lapped it up when it hit Netflix this year. What does that say about what we expect from our home entertainment? Has streaming lowered all our standards? Perhaps we were always this way ...
The point is, there's clearly something to be learned in an age where we all have access to viewing metrics in real time.
- 10/4/2023
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
Netflix's Reptile is the streaming service's new murder mystery movie that unpacks a thrilling case involving a brutal killing, and it highlights a stacked cast.
Directed by Grant Singer, Reptile explores the story of Detective Tom Nichols as he gets entangled in the investigation of a brutal murder case.
Attempting to unmask the truth behind the killing, Nichols ultimately goes on a self-discovery journey while also uncovering unexpected revelations.
Read full article on The Direct.
Directed by Grant Singer, Reptile explores the story of Detective Tom Nichols as he gets entangled in the investigation of a brutal murder case.
Attempting to unmask the truth behind the killing, Nichols ultimately goes on a self-discovery journey while also uncovering unexpected revelations.
Read full article on The Direct.
- 10/4/2023
- by Aeron Mer Eclarinal
- The Direct
Class is still in session at Netflix as the fourth and final season of Sex Education remained at the top of its TV ratings charts.
The teen series scored 13.4M views in its second week, up from the 12M views that it secured last week. The move also helped the first season sneak into the top ten with 1.9M views. Elsewhere, on the TV charts, British true crime doc Who Killed Jill Dando? claimed second place in its debut week with 5.5M views, Love Is Blind was in third spot, the second season of Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal was in fourth place, alien docuseries Encounters discovered 4.4M views in fifth place, followed by One Piece, which got 3.8M views to take it to 57.8M views to date, season five of Virgin River, the video game adaptation Castlevania: Nocturne, which got 2.6M views and HBO series The Pacific in tenth spot.
The teen series scored 13.4M views in its second week, up from the 12M views that it secured last week. The move also helped the first season sneak into the top ten with 1.9M views. Elsewhere, on the TV charts, British true crime doc Who Killed Jill Dando? claimed second place in its debut week with 5.5M views, Love Is Blind was in third spot, the second season of Murdaugh Murders: A Southern Scandal was in fourth place, alien docuseries Encounters discovered 4.4M views in fifth place, followed by One Piece, which got 3.8M views to take it to 57.8M views to date, season five of Virgin River, the video game adaptation Castlevania: Nocturne, which got 2.6M views and HBO series The Pacific in tenth spot.
- 10/3/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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