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“Lucifer” has finally started filming its fifth and final season for Netflix. The cast photo shared on social media confirmed that work on the show has started featuring Tom Ellis (Lucifer), Lauren German (Chloe), Lesley-Ann Brandt (Mazikeen), D.B. Woodside (Amenadiel), Kevin Alejandro (Dan), Rachael Harris (Linda) and Aimee Garcia (Ella), as well as showrunners Joe Henderson and Ildy Modrovich.
Netflix is beefing up its programming in the Asian market by initiating the development of 10 original Korean TV shows. The streaming platform announced these new series at the 14th Asian TV Drama Conference in Seoul, Korea.
Netflix has finally unveiled the first teaser to “Two Popes” starring Anthony Hopkins as Pope Benedict and Jonathan Price as Pope Francis. The movie based on true events opens with Cardinal Bergogli (Pryce) informing the pope in 2012 that he is planning while the pope reveals to him a choice that would rock the Catholic Church.
The fifth season of the critically-acclaimed period drama series “Peaky Blinders” finally has a confirmed launch date on Netflix. While the show will run first on BBC beginning Aug. 25, subscribers on the streaming platform outside of the U.K. won’t have to wait long to watch the new episodes.
Netflix has finally released the long-awaited movie “The Irishman” which is a reunion of sorts for Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci and director Martin Scorsese in over a decade. This gangster movie is set to be screened at the New York Film Festival in September and it will be released on the streaming platform in the fall.
Netflix has announced the casting of 12 actors who will star in the upcoming drama series “Bridgerton” from “Grey’s Anatomy” scribe Chris Van Dusen and produced by “Grey’s Anatomy” creator Shonda Rhimes. The show is set to launch in 2020 with eight full-hour episodes and production will begin in London in the next few weeks.
The widely popular and cult favorite comic book series “The Sandman” from Neil Gaiman is getting a TV show on Netflix. The streaming platform has ordered the show with producer and writer Allan Heinberg as the showrunner.
“Jessica Jones” star Krysten Ritter may not be playing the character should the former Netflix show get a revival in Disney’s upcoming streaming platform. The actress expressed that she’s no longer keen on doing the series and that three seasons of “Jessica Jones” might be enough for her.
Netflix has renewed “Lucifer” for the fifth season. The supernatural drama series starring Tom Ellis as the Devil is expected to wrap up in 2020.
Production has been underway for Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy” season 2. Graphic novel and series creator Gerald Way has actually posted a video to confirm that work has started on the set.