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The Mr Bean-like Man Vs Bee Rowan Atkinson is to make a series of physical comedy shorts for Netflix entitled Man Vs Bee. The  ten-minute shorts will feature a character who battles an annoying bee, and is likely to be in the vein of the hugely successful Mr Bean series. Calling the ten new episodes ‘a riotous comedy’, the Netflix  blurb says: ‘A man finds himself at war with a bee while house-sitting a luxurious mansion. Who will win, and what irreparable damage will be done in the process?’ Atkinson is writing the series with  Will Davies, who has previously worked on Atkinson’...

Eight-episode show based on his experiences as a stalking victim Netflix is to make an eight-part series based on Richard Gadd’s award-winning one-man show Baby Reindeer. The show, about the comedian’s experiences of being the victim of stalking, is based on the monologue that debuted at  last year’s  Edinburgh Fringe. It then transferred to the Bush Theatre, London, where it won an Olivier Award for outstanding achievement at an affiliate theatre.  Burb from the streaming giant says: 'Baby Reindeer follows the writer and performer Richard Gadd's warped relationship with his female...

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, as well as an adaptation of Sally Green's Half Bad trilogy, which is described as an "angsty, roller-coaster ride of a young adult show" from Meanwhile, Netflix is developing Cuckoo Song, a "gripping" horror tale based on the book by Frances Hardinge about two estranged sisters – one human, one monster – who must reunite to reverse a pact gone wrong and mend their broken family. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

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Netflix just announced a load of brand new UK original series Seven whole series! Sex Education to Head of the UK content team, Netflix's Anne Mensah said of the decision: "Setting up a team entirely based in the U.K. was always about being able to better connect to the fantastic program makers we have here; to provide a space for writers, producers, directors and actors that feels local, friendly and familiar but also provides talent the opportunity to make shows that will impact on a global scale. U.K.-made stories really do speak to the world." "It’s the people — the talent both in f...