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Netflix has done some amazing things since its inception. It first completely revolutionized the home video market by providing DVDs directly through the mail via a subscription service. Slowly, it began to offer content on demand via its website and thus paved the way for the streaming world as we know it today. For the time being, Netflix is sitting pretty. It has an unprecedented level of subscriber satisfaction and loyalty compared to competitors like Hulu in spite of missing its Q1 goals b...

Steve Wilkie/Netflix "Jupiters Legacy," Netflixs first Millarworld series since buying the comic company in 2017, debuts Friday. Millarworlds president Mark Millar talked with Insider about the Netflix deal and the series. "Jupiters Legacy" is part of Netflixs grander ambitions to develop franchises and event shows. Comics writer Mark Millar is known for some of Marvels most talked-about stories of the 2000s. But he credits a 2003 conversation with Stan Lee, the co...

New Netflix Movie from Game of Thrones Creators Revealed Game of Thrones creators D.B. Weiss and David Benioff have been setting up multiple projects at the streamer and now theyve confirmed yet another one. The new film, featuring a script and produced by Weiss with Benioff executive producing, is titled Metal Lords and Netflix confirmed the main cast of the project, enlisting Jaeden Martell (Knives Out, IT), Isis Hainsworth (Misbehaviour, Emma), and newcomer Adrian Greensmith to star. Nick a...

Netflix is also rethinking its franchises and recently introduced new divisions to help its effort. Analysts say it could have major implications for the theater and movie business. The biggest media companies are rethinking how they approach franchise building. The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated legacy medias push into streaming and as Disney, WarnerMedia, and more look to build their own direct-to-consumer platforms while movie theaters struggle, theyve begun to tap into their libraries...

Close icon Two crossed lines that form an X. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. The Harmon Room by 21c Museum Hotel Lexington and VisitLEX, inspired by "The Queens Gambit." 21c Museum Hotels This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. "The Queens Gambit" became a streaming sensation, breaking viewer numbers and...

Close icon Two crossed lines that form an X. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification. "WandaVision" Marvel Netflix recently introduced new teams to help it build bigger franchises: a franchise-TV division and an event/spectacle-TV division. Franchises will be essential for Netflix as Disney Plus looks to release at least 10 new "Star Wars" and 10 new Marvel TV shows in the next few years. Data from Parrot An...

A producer on a Netflix adaptation of 'The Three-Body Problem' in China was poisoned by another executive, according to reports.

An executive producer on a Netflix adaptation in China was reportedly poisoned by another exec involved with the production, according to multiple reports.