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SkyShowtime has acquired the sun-soaked comedy series “All In,” which is set to premiere on the streaming service next year.

The series features a stellar Dutch cast including Katja Schuurman (“Costa!”), Diederik Ebbinge (“De Luizenmoeder”), Manuel Broekman (“Feuten”), Loes Luca (“Maud & Babs”), and Eric van Sauers (“Tropenjaren”).

“All In” follows a Dutch and Flemish family spending their summer at a Spanish all-inclusive resort. What begins as a dream holiday quickly spirals into a hilarious competition for the ultimate vacation experience. As if that weren’t enough, their carefree stay is turned upside down by a gang of criminals, and the hotel staff seem to be in desperate need of a holiday themselves.

From the race to claim the best room with the perfect view, to the daily sunbed wars at the pool, to adults acting like teens and teens pretending to be adults – “All In” brings “an entertaining mix of satire,...

Lior Raz (“Fauda”) and Rotem Sela (“The Baker & The Beauty”) are set to star in “Off Road,” a Netflix unscripted reality series produced by Faraway Road Productions and Keshet International.

The series follows Raz and Sela, two famous Israeli actors who are real-life best friends, across a six-part road trip across Central Asia, as they discover the landscapes of Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, while challenging their relationship and their personal beliefs. The six-part series will launch globally on Netflix on July 10.

Raz, Sela and Avi Issacharoff are co-creators and executive producers on the reality series, alongside showrunner Gal Raz and producer Ido Baron (“The Amazing Race”) at Baron Productions; Avi Nir at Keshet Media Group; Adi Ezroni at Faraway Road; and Keshet International’s Keren Shahar, Kelly Wright and Saar Dor. The format will be launched by Keshet International at Mipcom.

“An off-road journey has always been a dream of...

Cannes — In a striking triple whammy for Norway at this year’s Canneseries, “A Better Man,” from Thomas Seeberg Torjussen swept best series and best performance for star Anders Baasmo while Henriette Steenstrup’s “Nepobaby” scored screenplay and a special interpretation award for its ensemble cast.

In a third award for Norway, “The Agent – The Life and Lies of my Father,” from Magnus Skatvold, took best documentary. Flying the flag for Belgium’s Flanders, which had five series in Official Selection, more than any other country in the world, “Oh, Otto!” won best short-form series and the Student Award for that category.

“A Better Man” is produced by Synnøve Hørsdal’s Maipo Film, behind “Miss Julie,” with Jessica Chastain and Colin Farrell, and State of Happiness, which won best screenplay and best music at the inaugural Canneseries in 2018, sparking a close relationship between the French TV festival and Norwegian series,...

Renowned French actor and singer Patrick Bruel is making his TV debut in a leading role as a revered secret agent in “State of Alert,” a geopolitical thriller set in Paris.

The thriller, based on Dov Alfon’s bestselling novel “A Long Night in Paris” (“Unité 8200”), was produced by Elephant International with Keshet International (“Rough Diamonds”).

Slated to premiere later this year on TF1, “State of Alert” was directed by Dan Sachar, who notably worked as a second unit director on 36 episodes of “Fauda,” and co-directed episodes of “Tehran.”

Striking a similar chord as Netflix’s “Zero Day” with its timely techno plot and geo-political themes, “State of Alert” sees Bruel playing Israeli spy Zeey Abadi who travels to Paris for a tech summit where he embarks on an unexpected investigation to connect the dots between stolen software, the death of a Russian journalist and a mysterious disappearance three days...

Keshet International has set its slate for Mipcom, with highlights including thriller “Too Much Love,” docuseries “Sas: Catching the Criminals” and rom-com “Save the Date.”

“Too Much Love” (“L’homme qui aimait trop”) from Slovakian prodco Piknik Pictures is an eight-episode thriller with a twist based on Duo Productions’ Canadian format. It tells the story of a man whose two wives meet for the first time after he is hospitalized following a car accident. The show is set to premiere in Slovakia this September on free-to-air broadcaster TV Joj.

Factual series “Sas: Catching the Criminals” is a 10-part acquisition (format and tape) from Double Act about an ex-Sas leader who works alongside Britain’s enforcement agencies to deploy covert intelligence, surveillance and disruption tactics against offenders. It is expected to premiere on the BBC in the U.K. this fall.

“Save the Date,” which Variety exclusively unveiled on Wednesday,...

Rough Diamonds season 1 combines thrilling organized crime with family drama, creating a unique and engaging series on Netflix. Noah's fierce loyalty and dangerous actions in season 1 trap him in Antwerp, preventing him from leaving the life he wanted to escape. The complex web of the Wolfson family's financial struggles and their connection to the Albanians adds layers of intrigue to the storyline of Rough Diamonds season 1.

The 2023 Netflix original series Rough Diamonds concluded its first season with a satisfying ending that also left the door open for more dramatic action in the future. Set in Antwerp, Belgium, the series follows Noah Wolfson (Kevin Janssens) who is drawn back into his family's business following the sudden and tragic death of his brother. By mixing family tension and crime drama, Rough Diamonds season 1 was unique among Netflix's original shows. The inclusion of themes like orthodox religion also meant the story was imbued...

Filmmakers helping get provisions to impacted Israelis, some have signed up to fight.

Israel’s film and TV industry has mobilised in the wake of Saturday’s (October 7) Hamas terror attack in the south of the country that has seen cinemas go dark and productions put on hold as the country reels in shock and grapples with the response.

Theatres have remained closed since the weekend and the Israel Defense Forces’ (Idf) Home Front Command has mandated all local Israeli film and TV productions must cease as the entire film and audiovisual industry shifts to on-the-ground aid and live news coverage.

Despite making up 18% of the U.S., Hispanic actors are underrepresented on TV, according to a new analysis released by Samba TV.

The analysis, which is based on the top 25 highest-reaching direct-to-streaming and top 25 highest-reaching linear TV premiere episodes that were released between January 1 and May 1, found that 42% of top-billed actors were Hispanic, Black, Asian, or another ethnicity such as mixed, while 58% were white. At the show level, 48 out of the top 50 programs featured a white lead, over two-thirds included a Black lead, and 56% featured mixed leads. However, less than half included Hispanic or Asian leads.

Ethnic Diversity of Leads in Top 50 TV Shows vs U.S. Census (Samba TV)

Across both linear and streaming, only 10% of lead actors were Hispanic, despite the group comprising 18% of the U.S. according to most recent census data. None of the top 50 shows featured a majority Hispanic cast, compared to multiple shows featuring majority white,...

“Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” showed the power of Netflix’s hit franchise, reaching the top of Netflix’s Top 10 TV list with more than 22 million views since its release on May 4 (148.28 million hours viewed divided by 6.49 runtime hours).

Starring Golda Rosheuvel (Queen Charlotte), India Amarteifio (Young Queen Charlotte), Corey Mylchreest (Young King George), Arsema Thomas (Young Agatha Danbury), and more, Shondaland’s “Bridgerton” prequel debuted to critical acclaim and appeared in the Top 10 in 91 countries.

The series follows the story of Young Charlotte’s arrival in England to marry the Young King George, as the union kicks off “The Great Experiment” that lead to the diverse Regency-era society featured in the flagship drama.

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“For me, it was important that there be an origin — that we weren’t just presenting this amazing colorblind society,” creator Shonda Rhimes...

Thanks to the ever-growing list of streaming platforms that are constantly releasing and distributing new television shows every single week to audiences worldwide, showrunners and producers must come up with new ways to grab attention and entertain audiences.

Whether it involves fantastically dramatizing true stories that were once highly publicized in the news years ago or daring to expand on classic science fiction franchises in ways that might divide or unite the most dedicated fan groups, typical themes and ideas that you would find within one genre are being fused with other seldom used categories to attract more modern viewers.

Among other highly influential subjects, the world of entertainment has always benefited from combining numerous religions with not only featured presentations but also content for the small screen. Great examples of religious-themed presentations on the Netflix streaming platform include a drama called Shtisel that was released in 2013 and revolved around...

Although Netflix is now in the midst of a writers’ strike by the WGA East and WGA West, it still has plenty of content on the streamer, and Kerri Russell‘s “The Diplomat” had little problem topping the English-language TV chart for a second week in a row. Read on for the Netflix Top 10 (Week of April 24) viewing chart analysis.

Season 1 of “The Diplomat” remained the chart-topper with 66.5 million global hours viewed, as Netflix’s hit spy thriller series, “The Night Agent,” dropped to fourth place with 37.7 million hours viewed. “The Diplomat” also bumped up to the #1 slot in the United States and Canada, while remaining in the Top 10 in 84 countries total. “The Night Agent” was the #1 series in Egypt, Kuwait, Oman and Saudi Arabia.

The second season of “Sweet Tooth” entered the chart with a hearty 48.3 million hours viewed, followed by “Firefly Lane” Season 2 with 43.5 million viewing hours. “Sweet Tooth...

Although Shawn Ryan‘s “The Night Agent” has been dominating Netflix’s charts since it began streaming – it’s currently Netflix’s fifth-highest English language series ever – it received hearty fresh competition this week from “The Diplomat.” The new series starring Keri Russell and Rufus Sewell managed to surpass “The Night Agent” with 57.5 million hours viewed globally. Read on for the Netflix Top 10 (Week of April 17) viewing chart analysis.

“The Diplomat” made it into the Top 10 in 86 countries last week, including over 15 territories in first place, but the #1 series in the United States and Canada was still the fourth season of reality series “Love is Blind,” which had 39.5 million hours viewed around the season finale reunion special. The Ali Wong–Steven Yeun dark comedy “Beef” continued to find viewers in third place with 42.8 million hours viewed, as the #1 show in Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Bahrain.

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“The Night Agent” has passed “Bridgerton” Season 1 on Netflix’s most popular shows of all time.

Now sitting at the No. 5 spot on the most popular list, the action-packed series logged an additional 56.65 million hours viewed and climbed further atop the list after earning the No. 6 spot last week. The thriller series, which nabbed an early Season 2 renewal, currently sits behind “Bridgerton” Season 2 in the fourth spot. “Stranger Things” Season 4 leads the list, with “Wednesday” Season 1 taking second place and “Dahmer: Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” taking the No. 3 spot.

“The Diplomat” proved a formidable opponent to “The Night Agent” on this week’s English TV list with the Keri Russell-led political drama leading the list as most viewed title with 57.48 million hours viewed. It also appeared in the Top 10 in 86 countries. “The Night Agent” took the No. 2 spot on this week’s English TV list while dark comedy...

Rotem Shamir’s thriller series on Netflix, “Rough Diamonds,” is about an Orthodox Haredi Hasidic Jewish family who made their fortune in the diamond trade and incurs a massive blow when the youngest son of the Wolfsons commits suicide inside a diamond store. This sets in motion a series of events that bring out some rather nasty family secrets and expose the shady dealings of a few family members. But most of all, it shows just how flimsy relationships have become in the 21st century while throwing light on the workings of a deeply Orthodox Jewish family.

Estranged cousin to Yanki Wolfson, Noah returns to handle the funeral responsibilities because he can’t abandon the family that he’d walked out on in their time of need. He brings his son Tommy along but quickly finds out that the family of diamond dealers is deep in muck, both professionally and within the family.

“Rough Diamonds” is a Flemish-language movie by Rotem Shamir about a family of orthodox Hasidic Jews and how one man must save the family from facing turmoil and possible jail time. Noah Wolfson (Kevin Janssens) comes back from London to his family home in Antwerp, Belgium, for a funeral when the family’s secrets start coming out, and Noah is stuck having to solve every problem one by one. The show manages to provide engaging drama and some interesting mysteries, but it feels dragging at times because of the slow stories. Here’s a recap of what events take place in “Rough Diamonds” Season 1 and a detailed explanation of that surprise ending.

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What Does Noah Find Out About His Family?

When Noah Wolfson comes back to his familial home in Antwerp after his cousin Yanki commits suicide, the man who’d abandoned his Hasidic Jewish family because of...

Rough Diamonds is a new Belgian series for Netflix created by Rotem Shamir and Yuval Yefet starring Casper Knopf and Kevin Janssens.

Netflix takes us this time to Antwerp, in a diamonds and crime thriller that, although it may not seem so from the premise, has little or nothing to do with Guy Ritchie.

A classic crime investigation series with a very tv style rendering in its development (despite its hopeful beginning).

About the Series

Classic, entertaining, with a very TVish development, one of those series that meets the standards almost perfectly and that entertains, but with little much to offer than a more or less coherent development. It does have the grace (enough or not) of delving into the Jewish community settled in Belgium.

The character development is good. It does not pretend to make an intense series on a psychological level, it limits itself to allowing the characters...

Netflix has several new films and original shows coming out in April, just in time for Q2. Great classic movies and animated films arrive with this month’s slate rotation as well. Some Netflix originals tackle the incoming warmer weather that arrives starting April.

Starting with the classics, Penny Marshall’s “A League of Their Own” (1992) starring Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Lori Petty and Madonna, becomes available to watch on the streamer April 1 while we all wait for solid renewal news for Prime Video’s TV series — created by Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson — that takes the movie’s story deeper. Leonardi DiCaprio’s mind-bending movie “Inception” also arrives April Fool’s Day. Animated hits “Hotel Transylvania” and “Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” arrive the first of the month as well.

“Firefly Lane” Season 2 Part 2 will conclude the television adaptation of Kristin Hannah’s novel, which tells the story of Tully...

April will see a host of new movies and TV show arrive on Netflix.

Alongside film versions of TV shows The Last Kingdom and Power Rangers will be the second season of cult hit Sweet Tooth, and Beef, an intriguing new series from Ali Wong and Steven Yeun.

There is also a music documentary about Lewis Capaldi as well as Brett Morgen’s David Bowie film Moonage Daydream, and a stand-up special from American comedian John Mulaney – not to mention the arrival of a long-awaited season of TV that will make subscripers very happy.

There is a wide selection of titles being added in the UK that aren’t going to be on US Netflix, so below, we’ve signalled where you can find everything.

Find a full list of every movie being removed from Netflix here.

Nb: We put this list together with help from What’s on Netflix.

April will see a host of new movies and TV show arrive on Netflix.

Alongside film versions of TV shows The Last Kingdom and Power Rangers will be the second season of cult hit Sweet Tooth, and Beef, an intriguing new series from Ali Wong and Steven Yeun.

There is also a music documentary about Lewis Capaldi as well as Brett Morgen’s David Bowie film Moonage Daydream, and a stand-up special from American comedian John Mulaney – not to mention the arrival of a long-awaited season of TV that will make subscripers very happy.

There is a wide selection of titles being added in the UK that aren’t going to be on US Netflix, so below, we’ve signalled where you can find everything.

Find a full list of every movie being removed from Netflix here.

Nb: We put this list together with help from What’s on Netflix.

With its list of new releases for April 2023, Netflix is is hosting a 30th anniversary special for a very important pop culture franchise.

April 19 sees the arrival of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always, a special that will celebrate 30 years of Power Rangers. This won’t just be your standard reunion show, however, but a full blown story in itself. Netflix’s description reads: “When Rita Repulsa returns, the Power Rangers are the only ones who can stop her! But after 30 years, can the team still be the heroes the world needs?” Ai yi yi, indeed!

Other TV options this month on Netflix include the Steven Yeun-starring road rage series, Beef, on April 6 and the Keri Russell-starring The Diplomat on April 20. Season 2 of family friendly post-apocalypse drama Sweet Tooth arrives on April 27 (which is also a very special Den of Geek writers’ birthday...

So many great stories in history start out with the key players hating each other — as it is in Netflix and A24’s “Beef,” streaming on Netflix in April. Amy (Ali Wong) and Danny (Steven Yeun) meet via parking lot bump turned action-movie car chase, their lives connecting and their road rage lingering in weeks and months after the incident. In reviewing the series, IndieWire’s Ben Travers said that “’Beef’ does a fine job balancing Amy and Danny’s practical intelligence and impractical passions; their bitterness toward the other driver ebbs and flows as their personal lives better or worsen, and it’s in these moments that the half-hour drama thrives.”

The series from Lee Sung Jin premieres on April 6. See below for more titles coming to Netflix in April 2023.

April 1

“28 Days”

“A League of Their Own”

“American Hustle”

“Battleship”

“The Birds”

“Born on the Fourth of July...