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Netflix Shares Trailer for The Sons of Sam: Descent Into Darkness: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-07T18:00:36+00:00“>April 7, 2021 | 2:00pm ET Netflix has a new docuseries on the way called The Sons of Sam: Descent Into Darkness, and today they’re sharing its first official trailer. The show examines the theory that the infamous Son of Sam killer David Berkowitz didn’t act alone in his string of New York City murders in the 1970s. Directed by filmmaker Joshua Zeman (Cropsey, The Station Agent), the project investigates the work of journalist Maury Terry, who spent years trying to prove that Berkowitz wasn’t the only killer. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Zeman said that the idea for this series first came to him while he was making his 2009 documentary&nbs...
Netflix Shares Trailer for Jupiter’s Legacy Superhero Series: Watch
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-04-07T16:33:51+00:00“>April 7, 2021 | 12:33pm ET Netflix has shared the first official trailer for its new superhero series Jupiter’s Legacy. The show is a TV adaptation of the popular comic book series by writer Mark Millar (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Kick-Ass) and illustrator Frank Quitely. It follows a multi-generational superhero squad called The Union who are reckoning with various types of existential crises. The older members grappling with their age as their children eclipse them, while the younger generation are struggling to create their own identities after spending years in the shadow of their elders. It stars Josh Duhamel as the group’s leader Sheldon ...
Netflix’s Animated Series “Yasuke,” Featuring Music From Flying Lotus, Receives First Trailer
This month, honor has a new name. Netflix’s hotly anticipated new anime series Yasuke lands on the streaming service with an all-star cast behind the project. Fans of Flying Lotus will be especially pleased to hear the renowned producer is contributing an original soundtrack to the project. Flying Lotus has been involved in the project since at least 2018, and by all indications his foray into scoring the series has been a successful one. “Working on anime is my new favorite thing,” FlyLo tweeted. “I think imma try [and] stay a while. Can happily keep doin it.” Now, Yasuke has a new trailer offering more insight into the story behind the legend of the first Black samurai. Originally a boatsman, Yasuke is told he is to fulfill a prophecy, which ...
Concrete Cowboy Rides Into a Summer of Predictability: Review
The Pitch: Idris Elba has the gravity and laconic cool to make a great cowboy, and clearly Netflix knows this. Before the star-studded Western The Harder They Fall arrives later this year, though, Elba is saddling up for a less traditional take on the genre. Enter Concrete Cowboy. Based on Gregory Neri’s 2009 novel Ghetto Cowboy, the coming-of-age story follows Cole (Caleb McLaughlin), a troubled teenager who’s been sent to stay with his father Harp (Elba) in North Philadelphia for the summer. Harp, as we learn, is involved with a group of Black cowpokes who ride and tend to a stable of horses in the city. Cole takes a liking to this club, but also can’t shake his loyalty to an old friend who sees drug-dealing as his ticket out of the neighborhood. This may sound mildly outlandish, but it’...
Bridgerton Star Regé-Jean Page Not Returning for Season 2
Breakout Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page will not be returning as the Duke of Hastings for Season 2 of Shonda Rhimes’ period drama. The announcement was made on the Netflix show’s Instagram page by the show’s fictional newsletter columnist Lady Whistledown. “Dear Readers, while all eyes turn to Lord Anthony Bridgerton’s quest to find a Viscountess, we bid adieu to Regé-Jean Page, who so triumphantly played the Duke of Hastings,” the announcement begins. “We’ll miss Simon’s presence onscreen, but he will always be a part of the Bridgerton family. Daphne will remain a devoted wife and sister, helping her brother navigate the upcoming social season and what it has to offer — more intrigue and romance than my readers may be able to bear.” The departure should come as no surprise to fans of...
LaKeith Stanfield Is The First Black Samurai In Netflix’s New Anime Series ‘Yasuke’
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Courtesy of Netflix / Netflix When it comes to Black samurai, heads may quickly think of the likes of the Wu-Tang Clan or Afro Samurai, but in a new anime Netflix is about to put us on to the legend of Yasuke, an actual Black samurai who lived in Japan during the 16th century. Source: Courtesy of Netflix / Netflix Starring LaKeith Stanfield as the voice of “the legendary Black samurai” in the anime series, Yasuke, the six-episode season will delve into the story of the simple boatsman turned sword-wielding warrior. Judging from the synopsis provided by the Netflix press release, the LeSean Thomas created series looks like it’s going to be all kinds of entertaining as it is enlightening. The tale is set in a war-torn feudal Japan filled with mechs and magi...
Netflix Shares Trailer for Yasuke, New Anime Scored by Flying Lotus: Watch
Flying Lotus is one of the creative forces behind a new anime series called Yasuke, which is set to premiere on Netflix on April 29th. In anticipation, the first trailer has been released and is streaming below. FlyLo both executive produced and scored Yasuke, but he’s hardly the only big name attached. LeSean Thomas, a veteran of The Boondocks and Black Dynamite, created and directed the series, while LaKeith Stanfield (Atlanta) voices the titular character. Yasuke takes its name from the first Black samurai to serve a warlord in Japan. “Yasuke is a fascinating, mysterious figure in Japanese history that’s drawn a growing interest in today’s media over the decades,” Thomas said in the press release. “I first learned of Yasuke’s role in Japanese history over a deca...
What’s Streaming on Netflix in April 2021
Netflix is taking everyone to Dollywood in April 2021. MusiCares’ 2019 star-studded tribute to Dolly Parton is heading to the streaming giant. The concert film features Willie Nelson, Miley Cyrus, Kacey Musgraves, Shawn Mendes, Brandi Carlile, Katy Perry, Leon Bridges, Chris Stapleton, and many more. Right behind the music legend is Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer’s new comedy Thunder Force, a second season of The Circle, and the premiere of Flying Lotus’ new anime series Yasuke that features the voice of Lakeith Stanfield. Elsewhere, there’s the Idris Elba-starring Concrete Cowboy, Jamie Foxx’s new series Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!, Toni Collette’s sci-fi drama Stowaway, and the three-part docuseries Life in Color with David Attenborough. In terms of archival additions, subs...
Dolly Parton’s MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute Concert is Coming to Netflix
It’s always a good time to celebrate Dolly Parton, and soon Netflix viewers will be able to do that on command. A professionally recorded 2019 concert called Dolly Parton: A MusiCares Tribute, featuring performances from Katy Perry, Leon Bridges, Miley Cyrus and Parton herself, will be hitting the streaming service next month. The special event functions as a ceremony for Parton’s MusiCares Person of the Year award that the country icon was bestowed with back in 2019. The occasion marked the first time a country singer had received the annual honor, which is given on behalf of The Recording Academy’s charity organization, MusiCares. However, as a testament to Parton’s widespread appeal, her tribute show features an eclectic array of multi-generational artists paying her respect. In additio...
Netflix could Introduce New Test to Curb Password Sharing
Netflix is testing ways to curb password sharing for business and security reasons. As part of this test, users will be required to verify whether or not they are the owner of the account through an email code or text code. “If someone is unable to verify account ownership within a certain timeframe, they won’t be able to stream any Netflix content,” reports The Verge. According to Netflix’s terms, an account can only be shared with people of the same household, “the Netflix service and any content viewed through our service are for your personal and non-commercial use only and may not be shared with individuals beyond your household.” A Netflix spokesperson told The Verge, “the test is designed to help ensure that people using Netflix accounts are authorized to do so”. And up until ...
Netflix Testing Feature to Crack Down on Password Sharing
Netflix password sharing could soon be a thing of the past. As spotted by GammaWire, the streaming service is starting to test a pop-up screen meant to stop viewers from attempting to use somebody’s account. “If you don’t live with the owner of this account, you need your own account to keep watching,” the warning reads. It also asks users to verify the account via email or text. However, there is a “verify later” option allowing viewers to bypass the prompt for now, according to Twitter user DOP3Sweet, who shared the image above. In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Netflix confirmed the new feature. “This test is designed to help ensure that people using Netflix accounts are authorized to do so,” a spokesperson for the streaming giant said. THR further reported that the extent of th...
Schitt’s Creek’s Annie Murphy Tapped for Russian Doll Season 2
Last year, Annie Murphy and her Schitt’s Creek co-stars swept the 2020 Emmys in a historic feat that saw them take home W’s in all major categories. Murphy’s performance as the character Alexis Rose surely made her a desired player in Hollywood, because she’s now been cast for the second season of Netflix’s Russian Doll. The follow-up the show’s first season, which hit the streaming service in 2019 and quickly became a cult favorite, is still in the development stages, and we have no idea what Murphy’s character will entail. However, given what we saw in the first season of the show, which starred its co-creator Natasha Lyonne, it’ll probably be weird as hell. Lyonne created and executive produced the show alongside Amy Poehler and Leslye Headland, and that inaugural season saw h...
