Netflix NEWS 05.23.17

Netflix NEWS

Updates on Netflix original content releasing this week and the announcements from last week.
Netflix Originals Releasing Next Week

Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King (May 23) 

Netflix Comedy Special

Fresh off his performance at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, this comedy special features Hasan Minhaj from The Daily Show. He tackles immigration, family, and equality.
Watch the trailer

Bloodline Season 3 (May 26) 

Netflix Original Series

In the third and final season, the saga continues.
This family drama centers on the Rayburn family, where everyone has a secret. With their black sheep brother Danny out of the picture, what happens now? The siblings cope with the aftermath and Danny's son.
Kyle Chandler, Sissy Spacek, Ben Mendelsohn, and Linda Cardellini return.
Read my season 2 review
Season 3 date annoncement 
Summary Video 
Watch the trailer

Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower (May 26)

Netflix Distributed Movie

Teenager Joshua Wong decides to save Hong Kong from the threat of the Chinese Communist Party. Joshua becomes an unlikely leader in his  courageous fight against China, an activist that inspired tens of thousands.
Netflix Acquires Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower
Watch the trailer 

War Machine (May 26)

Netflix Original Movie

Starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Michael Hall, Topher Grace, Will Poulter, Tilda Swinton, and Ben Kingsley, this comedy war film is based on the non-fiction book The Operators about a journalist's journey in Afghanistan with General McChrystal who experienced a meteoric rise to general before resigning after a magazine expose.
Watch the teaser video 
Watch the trailer 
Watch trailer #2

Netflix Trailers
Shimmer Lake Trailer - Debuts June 9
Okja Trailer - Debuts June 28
F is for Family Season 2 Trailer - Debuts May 30
Flaked Season 2 Trailer - Debuts June 2

Netflix Previews/Videos
Sense8 Season 2 Featurette - Behind the Scenes
House of Cards Season 5 - A Message from the Underwood Administration Video
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Teaser video - Coming soon!
Master of None - Clash of the Cupcakes trailer
Orange is the New Black - Black Mirror mashup video 
War Machine - You Got Your Troops video 
Sense8 Family Featurette Video 
Friends from College teaser video - Debuts July 14

Netflix Announcements
Tidelands - Netflix's First Australian Series. Production to begin in 2018
Fe de etarras - Netflix's 2nd Spanish Movie - Begins Production
The Witcher Series coming to Netflix
Okja and War Machine to get England theatrical releases concurrent with streaming release 
Netflix's one restriction for Bong Joon-ho on Okja - Shoot and Archive on 4K 
Justina Machado on One Day at a Time, Rita Moreno, Norman Lear, & Netflix
Netflix Ending Service in Russia 
Arrested Development Season 5 - Coming in 2018 
Ridley Scott to Produce Hello America for Netflix
Jake Gyllenhaal talks Okja 
Netflix gets Bubbles, movie about Michael Jackson's chimpanzee 
Alias Grace preview 
Robin Wright talks House of Cards - Trumps stole our ideas for season 6 
Oh, Hello on Broadway will premiere June 13
Strange Weather movie coming Fall 2017 - Excludes North America
Fauda Season 2 will have lots of action 
Netflix planning for 40-50 features films a year 
How The OA series designed the death rig 
Okja cast interview video - Paul Dano, Giancarlo Esposito, Lily Collins, Steven Yeun