Netflix NEWS 06.20.17

Netflix NEWS

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

Amar Akbar & Tony (2017 June 20)

Netflix Distributed Movie

This British comedy stars Rez Kempton as a Sikh, Sam Vincenti as a Muslim, and Martin Delaney as an Irish Catholic. Set in contemporary London, the trio - who were childhood friends - face unforeseen changes to their lives, such as interracial marriage, near-fatal accidents, and prison, that test old friendships and family values. This is the first western film to feature a turbaned Sikh in the lead

Rory Scovel Tries Stand-Up For The First Time (June 20)

Netflix Comedy Special

Rory Scovel is a comedian, writer and actor. He's guested on numerous televisions series & comedy podcasts, and he's opened for many comedians like Louis C.K. and Daniel Tosh.

Free Rein Season 1 (June 23) 

Netflix Original Teen Series

A coming of age story about American teen Zoe and her summer in the English countryside.
Zoe meets mysterious horse Raven. It's not about falling down, it's how you get back up.

GLOW Season 1 (June 23) 

Netflix Original Series - 10 episodes

Set in the 80s and created by Jenji Kohan (Weeds, Orange is the New Black), Ruth Wilder (Alison Brie), an out-of-work, struggling actress in 1980s Los Angeles finds a chance for stardom when she enters the glitter and spandex world of women's wrestling. Sam Sylvia (Marc Maron), a washed-up B-movie director maanges 14 women on the journey to wrestling stardom.
Watch the date announcement video
New Images from GLOW 
Watch the trailer

Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press (June 23)

Netflix Original Documentary

The trial between wrestler Hulk Hogan and Gawker Media seemed like a trial about privacy versus the press, but turned into a case about how money can silence the media through legality.


Netflix Trailers
Friends from College Season 1 Trailer
Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press Trailer 
Okja trailer #2
Chris D'Elia: Man on Fire Trailer

Netflix Previews/Videos
Bill Nye returns for Season 2 video
Okja - Mirando is in Trouble video 
Master of None Season 2 - Thanksgiving episode video clip

Netflix Announcements
Unbreakable Kimmy Schimdt renewed for Fourth Season
Lucy Liu joins Set It Up movie 
Netflix acquires Newness 
Sean Bean joins cast of Medici for Season 2