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Growing Chorus Urges Disclaimer on The Crown

Dame Judi Dench says 'cruelly unjust' storylines on Netflix show risk damaging the monarchy

(Newser) - Netflix balked at a request by the UK's then-culture secretary to put a disclaimer on The Crown—one that would make clear that its portrayal of the British royal family isn't accurate—with the release of the show's fourth season, which portrayed a tumultuous time in Charles...

Netflix Subscriber Decline? What Subscriber Decline?

'Stranger Things,' 'Dahmer' help streaming service, big-time

(Newser) - So much for Netflix's problem with subscriber decline. During the last quarter, 2.4 million new subscribers joined the streaming service, the company announced Tuesday. Not only did that reverse the two quarters of subscriber loss the company had previously experienced, it's more than double the million that...

Netflix's Cheaper Option Drops November 3

$6.99 monthly plan will have ads

(Newser) - The change that Netflix has long resisted is almost here: The platform will roll out a cheaper version of its offerings with ads next month. Starting Nov. 3, people will have the option of paying $6.99 a month for a service known as "basic with ads," reports...

Dahmer Is 2nd-Biggest English-Language Hit in Netflix History

It's behind only 'Stranger Things 4'

(Newser) - Netflix's Jeffrey Dahmer series has been panned by critics —and by the relatives of victims, who say they weren't consulted or notified—but it has still been a huge hit for the streaming service. Deadline reports that Dahmer—Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is now the second...

Shania's Reference to 'Air' in New Song Is Revealing

Singer, 57, says in Netflix documentary it's about her life-threatening bout with COVID

(Newser) - A new Shania Twain documentary, Not Just a Girl, debuted over the summer on Netflix , and one portion is now gaining traction. The film tracks the 57-year-old Canadian singer and songwriter as she puts together her sixth album, and the BBC describes one of the songs on it—"What...

Netflix Drops LGBTQ Tag From Dahmer Series

'This is not the representation we're looking for'

(Newser) - "This is not the representation we're looking for," one TikTok user said after Netflix applied its LGBTQ tag to the new series Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story. Netflix has now pulled the tag after a backlash from users, who said that while the notorious serial killer was...

Family of Dahmer Victim Angry at Netflix Over Series

'They're just making money off of this tragedy'

(Newser) - Netflix says Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, a new crime drama series chronicling the life of the serial killer who killed 17 men and boys over 13 years, centers "around the underserved victims and their communities impacted by the systemic racism and institutional failures of the police." But...

It's a Draw in Suit Over 'Sexist' Remark in Queen's Gambit

Netflix, Nona Gaprindashvili agree to settle defamation claim

(Newser) - Netflix had the chance to publicly apologize to Nona Gaprindashvili. It didn't, and as a result faced a $5 million defamation lawsuit from the Georgian chess master, which it has now agreed to settle. Financial details weren't disclosed, per Deadline , though a lawyer for 81-year-old Gaprindashvili says Gaprindashvili'...

Gulf Nations Tell Netflix to Remove 'Offensive Content'

Request involves programs that 'contradict Islamic and societal values'

(Newser) - Gulf Arab countries on Tuesday asked Netflix to remove "offensive content" on the streaming service, apparently targeting programs that show gays and lesbians, per the AP. A joint statement issued on behalf of a committee of the Gulf Cooperation Council made the request, saying the unspecified programs "contradict...

Netflix Sued Over 2 Series for Very Opposite Reasons

One because show is allegedly false, the other because it's allegedly true

(Newser) - Netflix is being sued by two different people over two of its shows, though for very different reasons:
  • 'Inventing Anna': Rachel Williams is the real-life ex-friend of con artist socialite Anna Sorokin , and she says the Inventing Anna series about the case uses her real name and background but
...

Bad News for Oklahoma Murder Convict of Netflix Fame

Tommy Ward's 1989 conviction in murder of Donna Haraway is reinstated

(Newser) - The murder conviction of a prisoner featured in the Netflix documentary series The Innocent Man will stand after all because he waited too long to raise concerns about suppressed evidence, a court has ruled. Tommy Ward, convicted in the 1984 murder of 24-year-old convenience store clerk Donna Haraway in Oklahoma,...

Inside the 'Real Tragedy' of Manti Te'o Catfish Hoax

Netflix doc shows 'just how easy it was for him to get hoodwinked,' writes SI's Jimmy Traina

(Newser) - In 2013, the sports world was turned upside down when Deadspin reported that the girlfriend of Notre Dame football star Manti Te'o, who was said to have died of leukemia, didn't exist . Ronaiah Tuiasosopo, who has since come out as a trans woman named Naya, admitted to creating...

Actor Gets Big Defenders After Criticism on Monroe Role

Some aren't buying Ana de Armas as Marilyn, but late icon's estate, Brad Pitt are all in

(Newser) - A trailer was released last week for Blonde, Netflix's upcoming biopic on Marilyn Monroe, and not everyone was buying the sneak-peek performance of Ana de Armas in the lead role, with criticism especially directed at the fact that the Cuban-Spanish actress's accent doesn't especially sound like the...

Netflix Lost Nearly a Million Subscribers Last Quarter

Still, that's a lot better than what it had forecast

(Newser) - Netflix lost subscribers for the second consecutive quarter, this time dropping 970,000, it announced Tuesday. The streaming company had forecast a loss of 2 million, but the Los Angeles Times reports the release of a new season of Stranger Things in two parts—the first half released May 27...

It&#39;s Netflix&#39;s Priciest Flick, Yet &#39;Should Be Better&#39;
Netflix's Priciest Movie
Is Getting Lousy Reviews
MOVIE REVIEW
Jul 15, 2022 12:52 PM CDT

Netflix's Priciest Movie Is Getting Lousy Reviews

'The Gray Man' takes from other action films, lacks 'a narrative engine,' critics say

(Newser) - Ryan Gosling returns to the big screen for the first time in years in The Gray Man , reportedly the most expensive movie Netflix has ever made. Based on the first in a series of books by Mark Greaney, it follows an off-the-books CIA assassin gone rogue. So did the reported...

Netflix Has More News on Ad-Supported Tier

It's teaming up with Microsoft for the lower-cost option

(Newser) - The move Netflix long resisted is getting closer and closer: After announcing in April that it was considering adding a lower-priced, ad-supported subscription tier, the streaming company announced Wednesday that it is teaming with Microsoft to make that idea a reality, Deadline reports. "Today we are pleased to announce...

Ex-Cheer Star Jerry Harris Learns His Fate

He's sentenced to 12 years in sex solicitation case

(Newser) - A federal judge Wednesday sentenced Jerry Harris, a former star of the Netflix documentary series Cheer, to 12 years in prison for coercing teenage boys to send him obscene photos and videos of themselves and soliciting sex from minors at cheerleading competitions. US District Judge Manish Shah also ordered that...

Time for Stranger Things to Cull the Cast
Critic Has a Beef
With Stranger Things
OPINION
Jul 1, 2022 10:44 AM CDT

Critic Has a Beef With Stranger Things

It's grown too sprawling, writes Stuart Heritage, who wonders whether it counts as TV anymore

(Newser) - Fans of Stranger Things waited years for Season 4, and so far, most everyone seems to like what they see. The season's last two episodes were released this week, and as he prepares to watch, Guardian writer Stuart Heritage hopes to witness an abject bloodbath. First, however, he’ll...

Survivor Doesn't Blame Netflix for Deadly Crash

Yeray Albelda lost 2 friends in Mexico crash

(Newser) - Yeray Albelda is hurting physically and emotionally after the crash that killed two fellow actors in an upcoming Netflix show—but he doesn't blame Netflix or production company Redrum. The crash in Mexico last Thursday killed two of his close friends: Raymundo Garduno Cruz and Juan Francisco Gonzalez Aguilar,...

Two Actors in New Netflix Series Killed in Crash

Six others from 'The Chosen One' injured in Mexico

(Newser) - Two actors working on a new Netflix series were killed and six others injured in Mexico when their van crashed, reports USA Today . The men killed were identified as Raymundo Garduño Cruz and Juan Francisco González Aguilar, though Aguilar is known professionally as Paco Mufote, per People . They...

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