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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 by a long shot. However, there is something that Netflix has not been able to completely sink its tee...

Steve Wilkie/Netflix "Jupiter's Legacy," Netflix's first Millarworld series since buying the comic company in 2017, debuts Friday. Millarworld's president Mark Millar talked with Insider about the Netflix deal and the series. "Jupiter's Legacy" is part of Netflix's grander ambitions to develop franchises and event shows. Comics writer Mark Millar is known for some of Marvel's most talked-about stories of the 2000s. But he credits a 2003 conversation with Stan Lee, the cocreator of some of Marvel's biggest characters like Spider-Man and the X-Men, with inspiring h...

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 they've 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 and Norah's Infinite Playlist director Peter Sollett will step behind the camera for the film, due o...

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 media's push into streaming and as Disney, WarnerMedia, and more look to build their own direct-to-consumer platforms while movie theaters struggle, they've begun to tap into their libraries of intellectual property. The ramifications will be felt throughout the entertainment business lo...

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 Queen's Gambit." 21c Museum Hotels This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. "The Queen's Gambit" became a streaming sensation, breaking viewer numbers and encouraging an interest in chess. Three months after its release, the show has revived some tou...