Netflix NEWS 02.20.2018

Netflix NEWS

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

The Frankenstein Chronicles Season 1 & Season 2 (February 20)

Netflix Distributed Series - 6 episodes (season 1), 6 episodes (season 2)

Re-imagining Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein into a period crime drama, Inspector John Marlott (Sean Bean), a river police officer, uncovers a corpse made up of body parts from eight missing children and sets about determining the identity of the person responsible.
Season one aired on ITV in 2015, with season two airing in 2017.
Watch the Season 1 trailer

Forgotten (February 21)
Netflix Distributed Korean Language Movie
Written and directed by Hang-Jun Chang, when his older brother Yuseok gets kidnapped, Jinseok suffers from hallucination until Yuseok returns home on the 19th day with a memory loss and strange behavior. Finding himself in a hidden murder case locked in Yuseok's memory, Jinseok sets out to face a heartbreaking truth. Top Korean stars Ha-Neul Kang and Moo-Yeol Kim star as Jinseok and Yuseok.

It will have a Korean theatrical release on November 29.

Announcement 

Marseille Season 2 (February 23)

Netflix Original Series

In this French language series, Robert Taro (Gérard Depardieu) is mayor of Marseille and on the verge of retirement. When he is betrayed his former protégé Lucas Barrès (Benoît Magimel), he decides to run for mayor again.
In season 2, incumbent mayor Robert Taro in the intensive care unit while Lucas Barrès tries to oust him, but he is still nine votes short of becoming the new mayor. 
Season 2 Date Announcement
Watch the trailer

Mute (February 23)

Netflix Original Movie

Set in 2051 Berlin, a mute bartender searches for a girl in the city's underground. This stars Alexander Skarsgård, Paul Rudd, and Justin Theroux. Based on a story by and directed  by Duncan Jones (Warcraft, Moon), this is part of a trilogy that includes Moon (2009) with Sam Rockwell.
Watch the trailer

Seven Seconds Season 1 (February 23)

Netflix Original Series - 10 episodes

Tensions are high between African-American citizens and Caucasian police officers in Jersey City when an African-American boy is critically injured by a police officer.
In a society fraught with racial tension, sensational headlines, and an audience who would rather be entertained than informed, seven seconds can mean life or death. Created by Veena Sud, show runner for The Killing, look at the human stories behind the headlines.
Watch the teaser video 
Watch the trailer
He Might Know Something  

Ugly Delicious (February 23)

Netflix Original Documentary Series - 8 episodes

The show features chef David Chang as he travels the world with writers and chefs, activists and artists, who use food as a vehicle to break down cultural barriers, tackle misconceptions and uncover shared experiences.
Ali Wong and David Chang video clip 
Watch the trailer 

Netflix Trailers
Chris Rock: Tamborine trailer
Love Season 3 trailer 
Marlon Wayans: Woke-ish trailer 
Adel Karam: Live from Beirut trailer

Netflix Previews & Videos

Chris Rock: Tamborine Date announcement video - February 14
Altered Carbon - Love is a Strange Dark Magic
Everything Sucks! - Spun Out teaser -  February 16
The Innocents Series Announcement - Coming Soon
Seven Seconds - No Justice teaser - February 23
When We First Met - The History of Dating video
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale Netflix Tour video 
Everything Sucks! - Wonderwall video

Netflix News & Announcements
Netflix Signs The Daily Show Correspondent Michelle Wolf to Late Night Format Series
Woody Harrelson & Kevin Costner to play Texas Rangers in Highwayman 
Mary J. Blige Cast in The Umbrella Academy Series as Assassin 
Three New Preschool Series
Netflix Signs Exclusive Five-Year Deal with Ryan Murphy 
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season 4 Returns May 30
Sword Art Online Live Action Series Sold to Netflix 
Reality Series from Organization Expert Maria Kondo 
Disjointed Canceled 
Grace and Frankie Season 5 Confirmed 
Netflix Acquires Russian Cartoon Yoko 
Guy Pearce To Star in The Innocents 
Perdomo Chance and Michelle Gomez Cast as Regulars in Sabrina Series
Lucy Davis Cast as Aunt Hilda in Sabrina Series
Joel McHale, Maggie Lawson, Gerald McRaney & Zachary Knighton to Guest Star in Santa Clarita Diet Season 2
Somebody Feed Phil - Phil Rosenthal on Eating and Traveling Around the World 
Joel McHale on Moving to Netflix 
Netflix Acquires Chinese Animated Boonie Bears Movie & Series 
The Umbrella Academy - Cameron Britton, Colm Feore, Adam Godley & Ashley Madekwe Join Series

Hype List
Black Mirror Season 5 (2019, unconfirmed)
Disenchantment Season 1 (2018)
Arrested Development Season 5 (2018)
Stranger Things Season 3 (2018, projected)
Altered Carbon Season 2 (unconfirmed)
The Witcher Season 1 (TBA)
Ratched Season 1 (2019)
Dark Season 2 (2018, projected) 
Mindhunter Season 2 (2018)
The Umbrella Academy Season 1 (2018)