Netflix’s ‘Inventing Anna’ Sued by Real Rachel Williams

[ad_1] If Katie Lowes played me, I’d be flattered. But that’s just me, I guess. Photo: Nicole Rivelli/Netflix Germany’s official scambassador to New York, Anna Sorokin/Anna Delvey, is back in the news cycle again, but this time she’s not the one in trouble. Former Vanity Fair photo editor Rachel DeLoache Williams sued Netflix on August… Continue reading Netflix’s ‘Inventing Anna’ Sued by Real Rachel Williams

Netflix’s Shirley Chisholm Biopic Never Does Her Justice

[ad_1] The Regina King-starring biopic about the first Black woman presidential candidate doesn’t do its subject (or the star who plays her) justice. Photo: Glen Wilson/Netflix To damn by faint praise: Shirley is a perfectly serviceable film. John Ridley’s docudrama about Shirley Chisholm’s trailblazing but ill-fated 1972 presidential run doesn’t do much beyond the very… Continue reading Netflix’s Shirley Chisholm Biopic Never Does Her Justice

Netflix’s ‘You’ Renewed for Fifth and Final Season

[ad_1] You’re dead. Photo: Netflix Baby, it’s You! Netflix’s Penn Badgely–starring hit, You, will return for a fifth and final season, but this time without creator and showrunner Sera Gamble at the helm. She’ll be replaced by executive producers Michael Foley and Justin W. Lo, though she will continue as an EP on the project.… Continue reading Netflix’s ‘You’ Renewed for Fifth and Final Season

Will ‘3 Body Problem’ be Netflix’s sci-fi ‘Game of Thrones?’

[ad_1] Netflix is about to find out whether it can get its own “Game of Thrones” without having “Game of Thrones.” When Netflix executive Peter Friedlander finished reading the popular Chinese science-fiction trilogy “Remembrance of Earth’s Past” in 2016, he was sure it would be a great TV show. The books, in which Earth is… Continue reading Will ‘3 Body Problem’ be Netflix’s sci-fi ‘Game of Thrones?’

Reginald Hudlin, director of Netflix’s Clarence Avant documentary “The Black Godfather,” on Avant’s legacy

[ad_1] With the passing of media executive Clarence Avant on Monday, Hollywood lost an industry magnate whose impact and reach was unquantifiable. Avant rose to prominence in post-Prohibition New York City, where he met talent manager Joseph G. Glaser, who taught him the ins and outs of the music business. He would go on to… Continue reading Reginald Hudlin, director of Netflix’s Clarence Avant documentary “The Black Godfather,” on Avant’s legacy

Netflix’s The Ultimatum Season 2 Trailer, Cast, Release Date

[ad_1] Netflix has gotten down on one knee and offered us all an eternal gift — another season of messy people in their 20s rushing to get to the altar. A mere three months after Netflix released Ultimatum: Queer Love, it’s brought another season of The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On. To those living an… Continue reading Netflix’s The Ultimatum Season 2 Trailer, Cast, Release Date

Netflix’s South Korean Actors Seek Residuals For Hit Shows

[ad_1] Netflix isn’t paying some of their most successful actors residuals. Photo: Netflix As the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes wage on in Hollywood, the Korea Broadcasting Actors Union is attempting to meet with Netflix over its members’ own labor concerns, which bear many similarities to the issues on the bargaining table in the United States.… Continue reading Netflix’s South Korean Actors Seek Residuals For Hit Shows

Why ‘Suits’ Is Netflix’s Hottest Show This Summer

[ad_1] This story first ran in Buffering, Vulture’s newsletter about the streaming industry. Head to vulture.com/buffering and subscribe today! Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photo: Everette One of the hottest shows on streaming this summer isn’t some critically adored masterpiece or a bold new statement by an international auteur. Nope, the warm-weather winner this year might just be new-to-Netflix reruns of… Continue reading Why ‘Suits’ Is Netflix’s Hottest Show This Summer