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Filmmaker Justin Simien has had an excellent run of creating a franchise with “Dear White People.” What began as celebrated Sundance indie that launched the career of Tessa Thompson while taking on racial issues and white ignorance in America with a satirical spin so turned into a Netflix series. After four successful seasons, Simien is about to move on.
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In 2020, we received one of the most wrenching tales of marriage, love, and divorce ever with Noah Baumbach’s heartbreaking “Marriage Story” with Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver. But arguably, one of the early towering masterpieces on this same subject is Ingmar Bergman’s 1970s TV project, “Scenes From A Marriage” (Bergman was married five times, he should know).
According to , the only way forward is by throwing it back.
When Justin Simien‘s “Dear White People” premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, no one could have predicted it would be adapted into a Netflix series three years later. Not only that, but the Netflix show has run three seasons, all to positive acclaim from critics, and cemented Simien as a breakthrough talent.
One final bow. For years, fans of This Is Us have been put on an emotional roller-coaster — and the last season will be no different.
As the country endures another surge in Covid infections, Netflix today delivered a bit of good news: The streamer has released the first four episodes of the seventh and final season of its comedy Grace and Frankie.
Japanese auteur Sion Sono has been Japanese cinema’s most subversive filmmaker for 30 years now. Now, the man behind the likes of 2001’s “Suicide Club” and 2010’s “Cold Fish” makes his English-language debut with a leading man who can match his provocative style: Nic Cage.
Lucifer on Netflix is here – you can check it out below.The hit drama series will be returning to the streaming platform next month for its sixth and final outing, in which we follow Lucifer after he was chosen to take over his father’s throne in Heaven.Tom Ellis will reprise his role as Lucifer in the final season, as the character grapples with his newfound responsibility and the Earth suffers the consequences.Check out the new trailer here:Earlier this year, producer Joe Henderson said the
Ellen DeGeneres‘ talk show is coming to an end.
Supergirl is officially wrapped!
The relevance of America’s opioid crisis is not going away any time soon, and Hulu is addressing it head one with a new series coming to the streaming service coming in October. From executive producer Danny Strong and starring/executive produced by Michael Keaton, “Dopesick” examines how one company triggered the worst drug epidemic in American history.
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Jennifer Yuma editorNetflix announced the final season of “Dear White People” will launch Sept. 22 and be a musical season.“The only way to move forward is to throw it back,” a teaser for the season previews.
Justin Simienspoke to ET last June about the impact has had on audiences. “Netflix doesn’t release numbers but I know that the show is one of the most-watched Black ensembles on TV,” he said.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterJustin Simien has signed an overall deal with Paramount Television Studios.Under the deal, Simien and his Culture Machine banner will develop premium television series for the studio for broadcast, cable, and streaming platforms.
EXCLUSIVE: Dear White People creator Justin Simien is getting into business with Paramount Television Studios. The multi-hyphenate director, writer and producer has signed a three-year overall deal with the studio. Under the pact, he’ll develop premium television series aimed at various platforms via his Culture Machine production company.
EXCLUSIVE: Ian Anthony Dale (Hawaii Five-O) and Laurie Fortier (Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.) have joined the cast of the 11th and final season of The Walking Dead.