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A persistent man (Oscar nominee Lakeith Stanfield) finally convinces a woman (Clark Backo) to go out on a date in the trailer for Apple TV+’s The Changeling. But what starts off as a love story quickly transforms into an increasingly dangerous descent into madness in the eight-part series based on Victor Lavalle’s bestselling novel.

The cast also includes Adina Porter, Samuel T. Herring, Alexis Louder, and Jared Abrahamson. Malcolm Barrett appears as a special guest star.

Kelly Marcel created the series and serves as writer, executive producer, and showrunner. Melina Matsoukas, Jonathan van Tulleken, Dana Gonzales, and Slick Naim directed the drama.

Executive producers include author Victor Lavalle, Lakeith Stanfield, David Knoller, Jonathan van Tulleken, and Melina Matsoukas (through her De La Revolution Films). Annapurna’s Megan Ellison, Patrick Chu, and Ali Krug also serve as executive producers along with Sue Naegle and David Wolkis.

The Changeling premieres...

Disney Plus has unveiled the trailer and key art for “Parallels,” its new French Original series which has been described as a fantasy sci-fi series in the vein of “Stranger Things.” All six episodes will launch on March 23 on Disney Plus’ platform worldwide.

“Parallels” tells the story of four friends — Bilal, Romane, Samuel and Victor — whose lives are turned upside down when a mysterious event scatters the group into different timelines. The four teenagers will do all they can to understand what has happened and try to get back to the carefree innocence of their former lives.

The series is headlined by teenagers and features many fresh faces, including Thomas Chomel (“Clem”), Omar Mebrouk, Jules Houplain (“Hpi”), Jade Pedri (“Ils étaient dix”), Naidra Ayadi and Guillaume Labbé. Other cast members include Gil Alma (“César Wagner”), Elise Diamant (“Mensonges”), Dimitri Storoge, Agnès Miguras (“Askip”), Maxime Bergeron, Victoria Eber (“Beyond Appearances”) and Timoté Rigault.

The Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Wisin & Yandel have been making music since the Nineties, and their lengthy catalogue includes some of the genre’s biggest hits, including “Rakata,” “Sexy Movimiento,” and “Pam Pam.” After about two decades together, the artists announced on Monday that they’ll be launching La Ultima Misión, their final tour as a duo to coincide with an upcoming album.

The tour, produced by Live Nation, marks the last time fans will be able to see them onstage together. It’ll take them across 26 cities, starting Sept.

On average French films allocate under 3% of their total budget on VFX, according to a report on employment in the French VFX sector presented at Pids Enghien in Paris by the French film and TV agency Cnc.

The report, produced with market research firm Audiens, found that for films budgeted at over €15 million ($17 million), the VFX spend rises to an average 11.8% of budget.

The data suggests that the number of French films using VFX has increased over the past decade. In 2020, 108 of 131 French feature films had recourse to VFX expenses in their overall budget. Total VFX expenditure for all French films in 2020 was estimated to be $18 million.

The Cnc has not yet disclosed data on the VFX spend of top French titles released in 2021, but top titles included “Eiffel,” which presented a case study at Pids Enghien.

Three titles contributed 39% of total VFX spend on French films in 2020 – Michel Hazanavicius’ “The Lost Prince,...

The France-produced 8-episode 18th Century mystery thriller series, "La Révolution", created by Aurélien Molas ("Red Creek") introduces French surgeon 'Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin', the inventor of the 'Guillotine', now streaming on Netflix:

"...in 1787 France, while investigating a series of mysterious murders, 'Joseph Guillotin'...

"...future inventor of the 'Guillotine', uncovers an unknown virus, known as the 'Blue Blood'.

"The disease, quickly spreads among the French aristocracy...

"...soon leading to a rebellion..."

"Aurélien Molas is a very talented and innovative creator...

"...whom we are thrilled to be working with on our next French original series", said Erik Barmack, Vice President International Originals at Netflix. 

"We are excited to be able to bring to a French and international audience...

"...a series inspired by such a defining moment in history..."

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Netflix added a ton of great stuff this past week and in case you missed all the new additions to the streaming service’s library over the last seven days, here’s a round-up of everything that went up on the site over this period.

As you can see below, this haul contained a number of original titles, including a few highlights of the Halloween season. On Wednesday the 15th, for instance, family horror A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting dropped. The following day then brought Spanish thriller Someone Has to Die and French series La Révolution, which puts a twist on the origins of the French Revolution. As for newly licensed titles, Thursday also delivered social media horror Unfriended while stop-motion animated film ParaNorman arrived on Friday.

Here’s the full list of Netflix additions from Monday, October 12th to Sunday, October 18th:

Released October 12

Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts...

Get ready, streamers. This is a huge weekend when it comes to new releases, as the various major streaming service have lots of fresh content to offer over the next few days. There are a ton of must-see originals dropping from today, Friday the 16th, right up until Sunday, with Netflix unveiling one of its biggest titles of the month, Disney Plus releasing a brand new movie and Hulu adding a new Marvel series.

To start with, Netflix’s Friday haul is stuffed with original films and TV shows, including La Révolution, a French historical program that puts a twist on the French Revolution, Spanish thriller Someone Has to Die and, most notably, The Trial of the Chicago 7, Aaron Sorkin’s biopic about a group of anti-Vietnam War protestors featuring an all-star cast including Sacha Baron Cohen, Eddie Redmayne and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.

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We’re not too far away now from Halloween, which will be a bit different this year due to the ongoing pandemic. However, there’s plenty of horror content to keep us all busy across the various streaming and VOD platforms, with Netflix always providing a reliable stream of genre material, including the recently released The Haunting of Bly Manor. What other horror shows and movies are coming to the site, though, over the next few days?

Well, for younger audiences, we have A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting on the 15th, which is based on the book series by Joe Ballarini, with the film being helmed by Doctor Who director Rachel Talalay. Focusing on a character who gets drawn into a secret society of monster-fighting babysitters, this one certainly looks like it’ll be fun based on the recent trailer. Families should also check out ParaNorman, the stop-motion feature from Laika,...

As we get closer and closer to Halloween, most people’s attention will be focused on the spookiest day of the year and the onslaught of horror content that always comes with it, but streaming services have always delivered on the idea of being an entertainment buffet, providing movies and TV shows from all across the spectrum to guarantee that subscribers have something to watch at all times.

Netflix have been no different, and while recently launched titles like Hubie Halloween and The Haunting of Bly Manor are definitely aimed at the Halloween crowd, they couldn’t be more different in terms of how they approach the tropes of the genre. However, it isn’t all about scaring people senseless, and the platform has some great films and TV series arriving over the next seven days that prove that.

The highest profile addition is without a doubt Aaron Sorkin’s...

Netflix has a whole lot of spooks up its sleeve for the month of October.

From Adam Sandler’s “Hubie Halloween” (Oct. 7) to the “Hill House” follow-up “The Haunting of Bly Manor” (Oct. 9), the Halloween-themed goodness is in high supply next month. Watch Netflix’s little teaser reel above.

If you want a gory horror film, try “Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight” (Oct. 28). Other new creepy flicks include “His House” (Oct. 30) “Cadaver” (Oct. 22) and Spanish-language film “The Day of the Lord” (Oct. 30).

For a younger audience, there’s “Vampires vs. the Bronx” (Oct. 2) and “The Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting” (Oct. 15).

In terms of TV, get ready for Volume 2 of Netflix’s “Unsolved Mysteries” reboot series (Oct. 19), and also check out Season 1 of CBS’ “Evil” (Oct. 1) about a forensic psychologist who comes face to face with evidence that challenges her disbelief in supernatural phenomena.

For some non-Halloween-themed content,...

Netflix will stream the France-produced 8-episode 18th Century mystery thriller series, "La Révolution", created by Aurélien Molas ("Red Creek") introducing French surgeon 'Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin', the inventor of the 'Guillotine', streaming October 16, 2020 on Netflix:

"...in 1787 France, while investigating a series of mysterious murders, 'Joseph Guillotin'...

"...future inventor of the 'Guillotine', uncovers an unknown virus, known as the 'Blue Blood'.

"The disease, quickly spreads among the French aristocracy...

"...soon leading to a rebellion..."

"Aurélien Molas is a very talented and innovative creator...

"...whom we are thrilled to be working with on our next French original series", said Erik Barmack, Vice President International Originals at Netflix. 

"We are excited to be able to bring to a French and international audience...

"...a series inspired by such a defining moment in history..."

Click the images to enlarge...

Netflix was ahead of the game for October, releasing its “Netflix and Chills” horror lineup in anticipation of the Halloween season. Now the streaming giant has unveiled its full lineup for October, and believe it or not: horror remains at the forefront of its strategy.

The biggest release this month is undoubtedly The Haunting of Bly Manor, Mike Flanagan’s long-awaited followup to terrifying Haunting of Hill House. That arrives on Oct. 9. The film side of things is where most of Netflix’s other horror originals reside, with Hubie Halloween (Oct. 7), A Babysitters’ Guide to Monster Hunting (Oct. 15), and Rebecca (Oct. 22) all making their debut.

Some non-horror originals of note this month include high school drama Grand Army (Oct. 16) and the Anya-Taylor Joy-starring chess story The Queen’s Gambit (Oct. 26). Aaron Sorkin’s latest film, The Trial of the Chicago 7, arrives on Oct. 16.

Netflix is adding new library movies like Fargo,...

The full list of everything that’s coming to Netflix in October has been released today and as we’re facing the prospect of a Halloween spent at home, the streaming site is making sure that we’ve got more than enough spooky content to keep us occupied. In fact, there’s a huge amount of new movies and TV shows arriving on the service next month as part of the “Netflix and Chills” season.

October 1st also delivers a lot of great newly licensed content, too, which you won’t want to miss. Sticking with the Halloween theme, though, the haul features a few horrors/thrillers including Cape Fear, House of 1000 Corpses and You Have Always Lived in the Castle. Then, on the 2nd, new original movie Vampires vs. the Bronx lands. And skipping ahead to the 7th, be sure to catch Adam Sandler’s latest comedy, Hubie Halloween.

The Halloween season typically sees Netflix add a lot of new horror content, which has recently been branded under the tagline “Netflix and Chills.” The streaming service will be boosting its library yet again this year with a large number of original movies and shows arriving in September and October, including several international titles to round out a solid collection of options for horror fans. What, then, can we expect from “Netflix and Chills” this year?

Particular highlights for viewers include the Netflix original film The Babysitter: Killer Queen, a sequel to 2017’s The Babysitter. This one features Judah Lewis’ Cole dealing with his enemies as he struggles to deal with the trauma of the first picture, and promises more of the horror and comedy mixture of its predecessor. Killer Queen appeared on the platform back on September 10th, and has already been doing pretty well with audiences.

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A day will come, when the slaves will break their chains and when the wretched will join forces to raise their cry of rebellion. This week Netflix dropped the first trailer for a new original series: a French language, alt-history drama set during late 18th-century France. But La Révolution does not appear […]

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