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Disney+ ha compartido el primer tráiler y póster de El clan Olimpia, su nueva serie de ficción basada en hechos reales.

En El clan Olimpia, la vida de Olimpia da un giro radical cuando a su marido le diagnostican un cáncer. Desesperada por salvarle la vida y mantener a su familia a flote, comienza vendiendo hachís en su barrio. Pero cuando se propone costear un tratamiento en Estados Unidos, da un paso más allá: se adentra en el tráfico de cocaína. Junto a su socio, el Moreno, Olimpia asciende vertiginosamente en el mundo del narcotráfico, estableciendo vínculos con cárteles colombianos y la mafia napolitana. Sin embargo, su entorno, una familia de tradición merchera, jamás aceptaría que una mujer se dedicara a ese mundo. Obligada a llevar una doble vida, Olimpia construye un entramado de mentiras para proteger su secreto. Pero todo se...

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Ya se ha publicado el primer tráiler de Enemigos, una historia de superación personal dirigida por David Valero (El arca de Noé) y producida por Amazon MGM Studios y Atípica Films, que ha sido seleccionada para participar en la 28 edición del Festival de Cine de Málaga, en la Sección Oficial fuera de concurso.

En enemigos, Chimo y Rubio son dos adolescentes de barrio, víctima y verdugo, acosado y acosador, cuyas vidas están marcadas por la enemistad y el rencor. Un día, Chimo ve la oportunidad de vengarse y poner fin a años de sufrimiento. Lo que no sabe, sin embargo, es que el destino les tiene reservado a ambos un giro inesperado.

La película está protagonizada por los jóvenes Christian Checa y Hugo Welzel como Chimo y El Rubio respectivamente. Completan el reparto Estefanía de los Santos (Las leyes de la frontera), Luna Pamies...

Jack Kesy (“Deadpool 2”), Julio Cesar Cedillo (“The Harder They Fall”) and Kate Del Castillo (“Trap House”) are set to star in “The Black Demon: Atlantis,” a shark survival actioner that Highland Film Group is bringing to the EFM.

The sequel follows “The Black Demon” which starred Josh Lucas and was released in theaters in 2023, followed by a launch on Amazon Prime Video where it topped streaming rankings for seven consecutive days.

Ben Hernandez Bray (“The Lincoln Lawyer”), a leading action stunt coordinator who’s worked on David O. Russell’s “The Fighter,””The Grey” and the “Transformers” franchise, is directing “The Black Demon: Atlantis.” The script is written by Aaron Benjamin and Boise Esquerra, who had also penned the first installement.

Highland Film Group is handling worldwide rights “The Black Demon: Atlantis” and also financed and is co-producing the film which starts shooting in May.

The movie was produced...

Univision is making a notable shift to its primetime programming in 2025, cutting a telenovela timeslot to premiere the true crime show Código de Investigación.

Borja Voces is set to host Código de Investigación, which will broadcast live on weeknights starting on January 14, 2025, at 10 p.m. Et/Pt.

On Código de Investigación, Voces, the host of Univision’s Edición Digital newcast, will explore the most captivating and shocking crime stories that have captured the public’s attention. Each episode will feature in-depth investigations, expert analysis, testimonials, and cutting-edge technology to bring viewers closer to the truth.

A team of renowned experts in different fields, such as criminologists, mental health professionals, police officers, and forensic specialists, will guide viewers through complex cases, offering unique insights and uncovering hidden truths.

Código de Investigación will not only examine past crimes that have shaken communities but also follow current cases, providing live updates and exclusive interviews with key players.

Concerns about Eric Roberts’ health are circulating on social media following the actor’s debut on Dancing With the Stars Tuesday night.

Eric has been in the spotlight for over 40 years, but until recently, he had remained quiet about the details of his personal life.

But in his new memoir, Runaway Train, Eric opens up like never before about his personal demons and his long road to recovery.

Eric Roberts attends the Premiere Of Netflix’s “The Irishman” at Tcl Chinese Theatre on October 24, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Eric Roberts’ Painful Past

In the book, Eric goes into detail about his difficult childhood and his complex relationship with sister Julia Roberts.

It couldn’t have been easy to share so much about the darkest times in his life, and Eric is being widely praised for his candor.

According to excerpts published by People, Eric describes...

Narcos inspired a wave of TV series about the dark and criminal world of drug lords, like Weeds and Breaking Bad. Shows like Narco-Saints, La Reina Del Sur, and Boardwalk Empire offer similar thematic elements and engrossing storytelling. Crime dramas like Gomorrah, El Chapo, and Ozark provide a gritty and realistic look at the drug trade with complex characters.

Thanks to shows like Narcos, audiences have fallen in love with TV series about the dark and criminal world associated with drug lords. Shows with criminals and bad guys as the main characters are nothing new, as The Sopranos was the hottest show on HBO at one time and The Shield brought crooked cops to network TV. However, in the case of Narcos, it was a little different. The bad guys leading the way in this show were all based on real people mafia bosses and drug lords who got rich...

Exclusive: Rustin and A Man In Full star Aml Ameen is leading feature thriller Killing of a Nation, about political unrest and crime in Haiti.

Also starring are Jimmy Jean-Louis (Heroes), Aïssa Maïga (Russian Dolls), O-t Fagbenle (The Handmaid’s Tale), Amaury Nolasco (Prison Break), Ayoola Ayolola (The Chosen), Jairo Ordoñez (Sound of Freedom), Grainger Hines (Dr. Death) and Grace Van Dien (Stranger Things).

Ameen plays Anderson Toussaint, a young American lobbyist for an investment fund in Haiti who becomes entangled in a web of corruption and power struggles after gaining access to President Jovenel Moise’s inner circle. The country’s political woes ultimately lead to the shocking assassination of Moïse and the country descends further into chaos.

Filming wrapped last month in Panama on the under-the-radar English-language project from director Carlos Bolado (Under California) and writer Jimena Gallardo. Olga Segura is producing with Harold Sánchez.

Actress and producer Segura is known for starring in and producing Amazon series Veronica and has produced movies including Johnny Depp starrer Waiting for the Barbarians, and exec-produced Oren Moverman’s The Dinner and Sundance title The Truth About Emanuel. Bolado is a regular director on long-running Mexican telenovela La Reina del Sur.

I May Destroy You, Porter and The Maze Runner actor Ameen most recently starred opposite Jeff Daniels in the Netflix limited series A Man In Full from David E. Kelley, and portrayed Martin Luther King Jr opposite Colman Domingo in Netflix’s Oscar-nominated Rustin from director George C. Wolfe. He is currently working on a sequel to Christmas rom-com Boxing Day, which he co-wrote, starred in and directed.

Ameen is repped by The Artists Partnership, UTA, Link Entertainment, and attorney Dave Feldman.

Joshua J Miller and M.A. Fortin bring a subversive approach to horror with The Exorcism, exploring addiction and trauma. Russell Crowe leads the cast of the horror movie, though Ryan Simpkins and Chloe Bailey's characters highlight the expectation-subverting approach to the subgenre. Miller and Fortin didn't intend to cast Crowe right after his Pope's Exorcist success, though think the two movies can "have a conversation" with one another.

Joshua J Miller and M.A. Fortin return to their horror movie roots with The Exorcism. The creative partners, and real-life couple, first broke out on the scene together with the 2015 meta horror comedy The Final Girls, which not only saw largely positive reviews, but also has amassed a strong cult following in the years since its release. The duo would later go on to co-develop and executive produce the crime thriller series Queen of the South, an English-language adaptation of...

Exclusive: Hemky Madera has signed with Stewart Talent for representation.

Madera is best known for his work as a series regular in USA Network’s Queen of the South across the drama’s 5 seasons. Madera worked closely alongside Alice Braga starring as her character Teresa Mendoza’s loyal right-hand man and ride-or-die, Pote Gálvez. The series is an adaptation of Telemundo’s hit telenovela La Reina del Sur starring Kate del Castillo as Teresa.

Most recently, Madera reunited with Queen of the South co-showrunner Dailyn Rodriguez on Season 2 of the hit Netflix series The Lincoln Lawyer, which Rodriguez co-showruns and executive produces alongside Ted Humphries. Madera played Agent Felix Vasquez. Additional TV credits include HBO’s Perry Mason, The Mandalorian for Disney+, Netflix’s Kaleidoscope, ABC’s The Good Doctor, IFC’s Brockmire, Showtime’s Weeds and Acapulco for Apple TV+, among others.

On the film side,...

"The Night Agent" season 1 was Netflix's biggest original series in 2023, surpassing established shows in terms of streaming hours. The success of season 1 prompted Netflix to quickly renew "The Night Agent" for a second season. The upcoming season 2 of "The Night Agent" has the potential to surpass the success of season 1, with high anticipation from fans.

Netflix released The Night Agent season 1 in March 2023, and the show faced unprecedented success on the streaming service, which was all the more impressive because of one factor. The action thriller series, created by Shawn Ryan, was based on Matthew Quirk's 2019 novel of the same name. Quirk's story, which featured Peter Sutherland, an FBI agent who operated the Night Action telephone, encountering a complex conspiracy involving a mole in the United States government, was told over the course of ten episodes. The show received mostly positive reviews, but its success came via total streaming hours.

Netflix Mexico has unveiled a rousing new slate in production this year that includes the series debut of Luis Estrada (“¡Que viva México!”), a new pic from Rodrigo Garcia (“Familia”), another series from hit-maker José Ignacio “Chascas” Valenzuela (“Who Killed Sara?”) and “La Reina del Sur”’s Kate del Castillo unusually toplining a comedy.

Also leading the pack is series “Gringo Hunters,” produced by Woo Films and Redrum in co-production with Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment in association with The Washington Post.

Said Francisco Ramos, VP of content for Latin America: “We begin 2024 by reaffirming our commitment to show Mexico, just as it is, on Netflix. This diverse and complex Mexico –immensely rich, sometimes contradictory, and with enormous possibilities– is what inspires, motivates and makes us always keep an eye out for the best stories, so that our offer is even more ambitious and accurate.”

“We will continue to explore...

Mexico City-based Endemol Shine Boomdog has seized the adaptation rights to “La Reina del Sur” author Arturo Pérez-Reverte’s novel, “Revolution” (“Revolución”) with Kate del Castillo’s Cholawood on board as executive producers.

Del Castillo, who plays the titular role in the hit Spanish-language adaptation of “La Reina del Sur” will also star in the upcoming series based on the Mexican revolution.

“I am extremely excited to join forces once again with Arturo Pérez-Reverte, especially in a story set in my country. Arturo is undoubtedly a great lover of Mexico’s history… a history that I learned and love thanks to my father and my roots. Arturo and I share a successful professional partnership, and I am confident that ‘Revolución’ will strengthen that success,” she said.

Published in October 2022, “Revolución” delves into the essence of human nature in an adventure that unfolds against the dramatic canvas of the Mexican Revolution...

A bio-series about iconic ranchera singer Chavela Vargas starring “La Reina del Sur” lead Kate del Castillo is in the works. Colombia’s Caracol Televisión and indie Miracol Media are co-producing “Chavela,” which will trace the tumultuous life and career of the legendary singer.

Del Castillo will transform into Vargas, the mythical woman in the red poncho, who boldly rejected the conventions of her time, paving the way for a unique and groundbreaking journey in the landscape of Mexican popular music.

Her internal battle with personal demons, heartbreak, and alcoholism propelled her to become a trailblazer, stepping onto the stage to sing Mexican songs in a jorongo, the traditional Mexican poncho, and pants. With a guitar pressed against her heart, a tequila in hand, and a pistol holstered on her belt, she mesmerized audiences, captivating both men and women alike.

“I came out of hell, but I did it singing,...

New insights are still being unearthed after Netflix dumped the viewership data for nearly its entire catalog from the first half of 2023, which includes more than 18,000 titles.

One of those observations is that young adult and female-centric content are doing especially well for the streamer. In fact, though The Night Agent is ranked No. 1 in terms of hours viewed, that’s really only because the data separates individual seasons of a series. Ginny & Georgia was actually the most-watched title from January to June on Netflix, with a combined 967.2M hours viewed between Seasons 1 and 2.

Season 2 of Ginny & Georgia debuted on January 5, and it alone racked up 665.1M hours viewed.

Season 1 tallied 302.1M (aka 30M “views”), likely reinvigorated by those catching up before watching the new episodes, as well as audiences who were introduced to the title for the first time.

Netflix's data for the most watched TV, movie, and anime series have been collected together, revealing some interesting results.

The Netflix fansite What's on Netflix collected Netflix's data for the most watched media from Jan. to June 2023. Netflix had released the raw data, titled, "What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report" on Dec. 12, 2023, promising this data twice a year from now on. According to the official Netflix press release, the report covers "more than 18,000 titles — representing 99% of all viewing on Netflix — and nearly 100 billion hours viewed." The top 10 of all media watched on Netflix for the first half of 2023 can be viewed below. The brackets contain the type of media and its premiere date on Netflix.

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Netflix released a huge amount of streaming data Tuesday — viewing totals for more than 18,000 movies and seasons of TV for the first half of 2023.

Taken as a whole, it’s almost an overwhelming amount of information that speaks to Netflix’s ability to engage its huge subscriber base (just under 239 million for the end of the period covered in the data dump) — and maybe not a ton more? The stats presented are for total hours viewed, which is how Netflix measures engagement across its portfolio — but it’s also not the metric the streamer uses to order its weekly top 10 lists. For those, it uses the “view” formula of total watch time divided by running time, which somewhat levels the playing field for films and series with shorter run times. (And there are, of course, economic factors and other metrics that influence decision-making that the company will continue to keep in house.

For the first time ever, Netflix has published an engagement report for the movies and TV shows available on the streaming service. This report includes both original and licensed content and lists the total hours watched for everything that has 50,000 hours or higher, which amounts to more than 18,000 titles. It’s supposedly an effort by Netflix to be more transparent in their user data, likely brought on by the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes that called for streaming data to be shared more publicly. However, while this is an important step forward, the report reveals a lot more than just a giant list of numbers.

Shadow and Bone’s Perplexing Cancellation

Given the fact that Shadow and Bone was canceled after its second season, you’d think that the series would be pretty far down in this report. However, season 2 of the series ranks 26th on this list with 192,900,000 hours viewed.

Netflix just gave entertainment analysts an early Christmas present. For the first time, the streamer has shared a program-by-program breakdown of its traffic. The What We Watched report lists the viewership received by more than 18,000 shows and movies during the first half of 2023.

What We Watched represents a major reversal for Netflix, which was previously tight-lipped when it came to specific viewership figures. Instead of sticking to that policy, the entertainment innovator is providing the public with the same data it uses to evaluate its programming.

The advent of the What We Watched report can be partially attributed to the recent WGA and SAG strikes, which turned streamers like Netflix into Hollywood boogeymen. Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos told Variety that viewership data was a prominent topic of discussion during the entertainment industry negotiations, but the strikes were not the “main factor” leading to the release of What We Watched.

“This...

’What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report’ offers comprehensive viewing data.

Marking a step towards greater data transparency, Netflix has published the first in a planned series of biannual reports revealing viewing numbers across more than 18,000 titles.

The data is the most comprehensive to be released by any streaming platform and compares for the first time the number of hours viewed on original and licensed content.

Viewership between January and June 2023 for the thriller series The Night Agent: Season 1 starring Gabriel Basso leads the way on 812.1m hours, according to What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report.

The top four...

’What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report’ offers comprehensive viewing data.

Marking a step towards greater data transparency, Netflix has published the first in a planned series of biannual reports revealing viewing numbers across more than 18,000 titles.

The data is the most comprehensive to be released by any streaming platform and compares for the first time the number of hours viewed on original and licensed content.

Viewership between January and June 2023 for the thriller series The Night Agent: Season 1 starring Gabriel Basso leads the way on 812.1m hours, according to What We Watched: A Netflix Engagement Report.

The top four...

La Reina del Sur season 3 is praised for its thrilling action scenes set in beautiful locations, particularly in Machu Picchu. Kate del Castillo delivers an excellent portrayal of Teresa Mendoza, a complex character driven by revenge, survival, redemption, and freedom. While some viewers find the character Sofia annoying, criticism towards her reflects a problematic trend in fandoms where female characters are disliked for being "irritating," similar to Skyler from Breaking Bad or Shiv from Succession.

Following its release, many have wondered if La Reina del Sur season 3 is worth watching and if it is just as good as the show's previous two seasons. An adaptation of the Arturo Pérez-Reverte novel of the same name, La Reina del Sur tells the story of a poor woman in Mexico named Teresa Mendoza (Kate del Castillo) who quickly becomes one of the most powerful drug lords in all of southern Spain. The show...

Telemundo’s new reality competition series “Los 50” will bring drama among familiar faces.

“For the first time, you’re gonna see 50 celebrities, influencers, singers or famous people in one place fighting for the big prize; they can win up to $350,000,” Telemundo Entertainment and Content Strategy President Ronald Day told TheWrap. “You’re going to have some challenges that are going to be in a group or individual, so there is going to be elimination every night… it’s a lot of drama — it’s a combination between game and reality.”

Based on the French series “The Fifty,” “Los 50” features 50 well-known personalities, including Telemundo royalty Isabella Sierra, who played the daughter of Teresa Mendoza in “La Reina del Sur,” and “La Casa de Los Famosos” alum Manelyk González, as well as Mexican actor Juan Vidal and Mexican American singer Lorenzo Méndez, among many others. Living together in a hacienda disconnected from the outside world,...

The season three (and potential series) finale of Ted Lasso delivered record streaming numbers for Apple TV+.

Viewers watched 1.24 billion minutes’ worth of the Emmy-winning comedy for the week of May 29-June 4 — the first time any show on Apple’s streaming service has topped a billion minutes. The season three finale, released May 31, accounted for 529 million of those minutes (about 42.5 percent of the total), which Nielsen says is the highest weekly total for a single episode of Ted Lasso.

Since it premiered in August 2020, Ted Lasso has drawn more than 25 billion minutes of viewing in the United States, per Nielsen. Through June 4, the season two finale was the biggest single episode at 960 million minutes — a total that the season three closer seems likely to pass, given that it got more than halfway there in a single week.

Ted Lasso finished third among all titles for the week. The top two...

A mercenary of the Jiménez cartel, Javier Jiménez (Alfonso Herrera) was introduced in Queen of the South season 3, only to be killed off in season 4, and his abrupt departure raised some eyebrows. Premiering on the USA Network in 2016, Queen of the South ran for five seasons, finishing its run in 2021. Queen of the South is a remake of Spanish-language telenovela La Reina del Sur, and it follows Teresa Mendoza (Alice Braga), a woman who builds a drug empire in Mexico after fleeing to the United States. As Teresa's success and wealth grow, so does her profile and the list of people wanting to take her down.

Though he might not be smart, Javier being killed off of Queen of the South was a huge blow for everyone who had grown attached to the loyal mercenary. But the successful Herrera has starred in several projects since leaving Queen of the South...

If you're looking to watch a drama series full of thrills and suspense, find out where to watch La Reina del Sur, a Spanish-language series that offers insight into the world of drug trafficking and what it takes to make it to the top.

La Reina del Sur is a crime and drama series that follows the life of Teresa Mendoza and her rise from a naive young girl to one of the most powerful drug traffickers in Southern Spain. It allows viewers an insight into the world of drugs, violence, and death and shows what it means to be the most powerful in the field. It serves as the inspiration for the English language remake, Queen of the South.

Based on the novel by Arturo Perez-Reverte and produced by the American-Spanish television network Telemundo, the first series of La Reina del Sur premiered on February 23, 2011, to critical acclaim. There...

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first TV series got off to a strong start in the United States.

Fubar, the action comedy featuring the Terminator star, led Nielsen’s streaming charts for its premiere week of May 22-28 (the show debuted on May 25). Succession was steady in the week leading up to its series finale, and Prime Video’s big-budget Citadel joined the rankings for the week its season finale dropped.

Fubar amassed 1.53 billion minutes of viewing for the week, which equates about 25.57 million hours — about 29 percent of the worldwide total Netflix reported for the show during that week (Nielsen and Netflix use different methods to calculate viewing time). Netflix has renewed the show for a second season. Swat, which joined the rankings the previous week, more than doubled its viewing time to 1.35 billion minutes across Netflix, Hulu and Paramount+. It was the only other title to crack a billion minutes of viewing.

Publicity campaigns for “The Bear,” “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” and “Abbott Elementary” were among the winners at the inaugural Tpec Awards, a competition recognizing top publicity campaigns across television programming. The late Howard Bragman was awarded with the Ben Halpern Lifetime Achievement award for his long, impactful career in publicity.

“All these winners exemplify the creativity, hard work and relentless dedication to raising awareness of the exciting content available to viewers,” said Dustin Smith and Wendy Zocks, Tpec co-chairs, in a statement

“These awards extend Tpec’s mission to elevate and celebrate our talented members behind these publicity campaigns,” they said. “In addition, we are honored to present our first Lifetime Achievement Award to Howard Bragman, whose legacy transcends television to include impactfully helping the LGBTQ+ community.”

Here are the winners for outstanding television campaigns:

Animated Series — Disney+’s “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.

Tpec has announced the winners of its inaugural television publicity campaign competition along with the recipient of the Ben Halpern Lifetime Achievement Award.

The new television publicity campaign competition accepted submissions across nearly every genre and platform to recognize excellence for all programming publicity campaigns. The late Howard Bragman was also awarded the Ben Halpern Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication and career in publicity. Bragman died in February at the age of 66. Halpern was one of the founders of Tpec.

A celebration honoring the winners will be announced at a later date.

“All these winners exemplify the creativity, hard work and relentless dedication to raising awareness of the exciting content available to viewers,” said Tpec Co-Chairs Dustin Smith and Wendy Zocks in a statement. “These awards extend Tpec’s mission to elevate and celebrate our talented members behind these publicity campaigns. In addition, we are honored to present our...

It’s probably not getting an Oscar nominations anytime soon, but “The Mother” has bested Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” where it counts: Netflix viewership metrics. Jennifer Lopez’s thriller film has entered the streamer’s list of Top 10 most popular English-language films at No. 8, knocking Scorsese’s three-and-a-half hour mobster epic out of the upper echelon.

Netflix announced the news on Tuesday, along with the release of viewership numbers for the week of May 29 to June 4. “The Mother,” which has streamed for four weeks after premiering on Netflix May 12, has now been watched for a total of 229.30 million total hours by Netflix subscribers. That’s enough to place it between “Extraction” (231.340 million hours) and “Purple Hearts” (228.69 million hours) on the all-time list, and bump “The Irishman,” which peaked at 214.57 million hours viewed after its first 28 days on the streamer, from the list.

Netflix’s all-time Film list now looks like this:

“The Mother,...

Netflix has released its weekly chart of how movies and television series have been doing on the streamer, with the Jennifer Lopez action-thriller remaining in #1 over the Top 10 English film chart for the week of May 22, its third week in that position. Read on for this week’s analysis.

Before we get to the movies, it’s quite notable that Arnold Schwarzenegger made his debut on the streamer in a rare live action series called “Fubar,” created by Nick Santora (“Scorpion”), which debuted atop the English TV list with 88.9 million hours viewed, easily the most-viewed series of the week. It entered the Top 10 in 90 countries and was the #1 watched series in the United States, Canada and dozens of other countries across the globe.

It still received some stiff competition from the “All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” spin-off series, “Xo, Kitty,” its first season getting 63.8 million hours viewed last...

Warning: mentions of sexual assault.

This weekend, Netflix is welcoming a double dose of documentaries and an action-comedy TV series starring one of the biggest action stars ever. Last weekend, Netflix added the comedies Fifty Shades of Black and Ted, season 3 of La Reina del Sur, the first five seasons of S.W.A.T., the Indonesian horror movies Spirited and Bayi Ajaib, the thriller movie Missing, the drama movie The Son, and the Indian horror movie Virupuaksha, along with the documentary Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me, the documentary series McGregor Forever, and the rom-com TV series Xo, Kitty, a spinoff of the beloved movie trilogy To All The Boys.

This weekend, the streaming giant will make some interesting additions from different genres to its catalog of licensed content, with the arrival of all seasons of the animated series The Batman, the animated movie The Boss Baby, season 5 of All American,...

Cannes — Belinda, one of Mexico’s biggest popstars and a star of Netflix hit “Welcome to Eden,” is attached to headline “The Red Diamond,” the latest project from Erik Barmack’s L.A. and Mexico City-based Wild Sheep Content.

One of the fastest-growing of production companies in international markets, Wild Sheep has a production alliance with The Mediapro Studio.

“The Red Diamond” is also set up at Mexico City’s Wild Sheep Content Latin America, headed by producer Jimena Rodríguez who produced “3 Idiots,” the second highest-grossing Mexican movie of 2017. Rodríguez was instrumental in helping bringing Belinda to the project.

A six-part series, “The Red Diamond” ticks multiple boxes which are keys to success in the current international TV scene.

It adapts hot IP: the same-title book series, described by Barmack as “a popular, sexy action thriller,” from Angy Skay, one of Spain’s most popular romance novelists.

“There’s a...

This weekend, Netflix is adding a documentary about a model and actress, a documentary series about a controversial martial artist, and a rom-com TV series from a popular movie series. Last weekend, the streaming giant welcomed the animated series Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, season 4 of the comedy parody series Documentary Now!, the comedy-drama movie St. Vincent, the documentary Call Me Kate, and the animated movie Uglydolls, along with the documentary drama series Queen Cleopatra, the action drama The Mother, and season 7 of the reality TV series Queer Eye.

This weekend, Netflix will add a variety of licensed content to its extensive catalog, such as the comedies Fifty Shades of Black and Ted, season 3 of La Reina del Sur, the first five seasons of S.W.A.T., the Indonesian horror movies Spirited and Bayi Ajaib, the thriller movie Missing, the drama movie The Son, and the Indian horror movie Virupuaksha. As for original content,...

Must-watch comedy series, eye-opening documentaries and an expansion of the “Bridgerton” universe are among the noteworthy additions to Netflix this month. May 12 sees the premiere of Jennifer Lopez’s new Netflix original film “The Mother,” in which she plays an assassin lured back in for one last job. And on May 23, the documentary “Victim/Suspect” examines how sexual assault victims too often get turned into suspects when they report their assaults.

“Queen Charlotte,” the “Bridgerton” prequel series, arrives on May 4 while a new season of Tim Robinson’s sketch series “I Think You Should Leave” drops on May 30. And if you missed the most recent season of the niche (but delightful) comedy series “Documentary Now!,” you can stream that on Netflix starting May 9.

Check out the full list of what’s new on Netflix in May 2023 below.

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Netflix recently announced it would be investing $2.5 billion into South Korean programming. Before Squid Game season 2 comes down the pike, however, the first seeds of that investment will bear fruit for Netflix in May 2023.

Netflix’s list of new releases for May 2023 is highlighted by the May 12 release of Korean series Black Knight. Set “in a dystopian 2071 devastated by air pollution,” this show will follow world-saving deliverymen known as “Black Knights.” Other international offerings this month include Japanese sumo drama Sanctuary on May 4 and Spanish crime thriller Muted on May 19.

Netflix’s domestic TV options this month include Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story on May 4. That will be followed by post-apocalyptic animated comedy Mulligan on May 12 and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s TV debut Fubar on May 25. And for those hoping for “triples,” I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson premieres on May 30.

On the movie side of things, Netflix has an unusually busy month.

Media analysts expected Netflix would add somewhere in the range of 2 million-3 million subscribers, give or take, in the first quarter of 2023. The streaming king fell a little short, adding 1.75 million. Its new worldwide paid-subscriber tally is 232.5 million. It’s also world-leading, unless you count every Disney-controlled streaming subscription individually.

This was the first quarter for which Netflix did not provide internal estimates for net subscriber adds (or losses) to the press and investment community. Given the results, it was probably a good time to walk away from that, but with the addition of Netflix’s “Basic with Ads” tier means revenue — not subscriber growth — is the company’s primary driver. Regardless of your preference, both were disappointments this quarter.

Netflix’s Q1 revenue was also a bit below expectations at $8.162 billion vs. a consensus-estimate $8.18 billion. Wall Street believed the streamer would post earnings of $2.86 per share; Netflix beat that by two cents.

Netflix has released the Top 10 viewing numbers for the week of February 13, and without any new high-profile releases last week, the charts mostly remained the same as last time. Penn Badgley’s series “You” and the Reese Withspoon-Ashton Kutcher rom-com “Your Place or Mine” did well again, the latter presumably helped by Valentine’s Day last Tuesday.

The fourth season of “You” ended up in the Top 10 in 88 countries with 64.1 million hours viewed, down from 92 million views its launch week with the first five episodes having 38 million views. The first and third seasons also continue to be watched with 22.4 million and 15.6 million hours, respectively.

By comparison, “Your Place or Mine” increased its views to 52.8 million hours vs. the previous week’s 51.2 million views. Again, the romantic comedy from “The Devil Wears Prada” scribe Aline Brosh McKenna probably got a nice bump from V-Day. Other movies returning to the...

When we think of telenovelas, we're quick to get nostalgic about the ones we grew up watching with our moms and abuelas. We tend to associate them with being an older-generation thing, with their overdramatic and also very predictable love narratives. But that doesn't mean there aren't young Latinx folks out there who don't tune in. It makes sense, considering there are audiences who do consume content and entertainment both in English and Spanish. In fact, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises established the term "200ers" to describe them, referring to a demographic of Latinxs who identify 100 percent as American and 100 percent as Latinx and "share the values of both cultures, are bilingual, and flawlessly jump between cultures." This would explain why Emmy Award-winning telenovela "El Señor de los Cielos," with its eighth season returning to Telemundo on Tuesday, Jan. 17, has become a cross-generational hit over the years, appealing to a wider Latinx audience than ever thought possible.

CBS’ new game show “Lingo,” hosted by “RuPaul’s Drag Race” royalty RuPaul himself, nabbed 3 million viewers for its Wednesday premiere.

As audiences tuned in to watch four teams face off in the word-twisting game show to score the 50,000 jackpot prize, “Lingo” scored 0.45 ratings score in the key demo during the 9 p.m. hour — a slight decrease from the 8 p.m. airing of “The Price Is Right at Night.”

Here’s how primetime broke down across the major broadcast networks:

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NBC was first in ratings with an average 0.64 rating in the key demo and in total viewers with an average of 6.4 million, according to official live + same day Nielsen data. NBC’s “Chicago” franchise kicked off the night at 8 p.m. with “Chicago Med” drawing in 6.8 million viewers on average and earning a ratings score...

Queen of the South (La Reina del Sur) is a Mexican series starring Kate del Castillo, Iván Sánchez, Cristina Urgel and Rafael Amaya among others.

Queen of the South is one of the most expensive and successful soap operas produced by Telemundo. It tells the story of the rise of Teresa Mendoza to become the queen of an international drug cartel.

A soap opera that is now available on Netflix, and is in its third season (with  over fifty episodes). It will delight some and probably leave others (especially the critics) unwilling to even mention it.

The story is based on the best-seller by Arturo Pérez Reverte who, in all his complexity, has reached the hearts of millions.

Season 3 Release Date

December 30, 2022

Where to Watch Queen of the South

Netflix...

Peru as a filming location can be viewed before and after the making of “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” where a good chunk of the seventh iteration in the Paramount Pictures franchise is set in the picturesque country.

Directed by Steven Caple Jr. (“Creed II”), the upcoming “Transformers” is said to have injected an estimated 10 million-plus into Peru’s economy. More importantly, it prompted the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue a new artistic production visa that provides special migratory status to visiting crew and talent, which in turn, facilitates the import of equipment and props. More than 30 vehicles, including trucks, high speed cars, motorbikes and Vw classics, were shipped to Peru for the sci-fi movie. In the past, people had to use a journalist visa to work on audiovisual projects in the country, which was cumbersome, says producer Bruno Canale of Apu Prods., which provided production services to the reportedly 200 million pic.

“The Voice’s” first live show results scaled a Tuesday primetime ratings win for NBC, according to Nielsen’s live plus same-day figures.

As audiences tuned in to see which of Monday night’s top 16 singers made it through to next week, “The Voice” earned a 0.67 ratings score in the key demographic, driving NBC to win the night’s ratings by scoring an average 0.46 and drawing in 5.9 million viewers on average.

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NBC was first in ratings with an average 0.46 rating in the key demo and second in total viewers with an average of 3.8 million, according to Nielsen data. After “The Voice’s” 8 p.m. airing, “La Brea” maintained a steady audience with a rating of 0.43 and 3.3 million viewers on average at 9 p.m. “New Amsterdam” closed out the night with a 0.27 rating and drew in 2.3 million viewers.

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ABC’s Monday airing of David Muir’s Mike Pence interview brought in 4 million viewers just a day ahead of Trump’s expected announcement for a 2024 presidential run, according to Nielsen’s live plus same-day figures.

The interview, in which Muir pressed the former vice president on his response during the Jan. 6 Capitol riots and asked Pence if he thinks Trump should be president again, received over double the total viewership of “On the Road to the CMA Awards,” which drew in 1.4 million total viewers when aired in the same time slot on ABC last week, and earned the highest total viewership for ABC during Monday’s primetime. “Bachelor in Paradise,” which aired ahead of the interview, averages 2.3 million viewers.

Here’s how primetime broke down across the major broadcast networks:

NBC was first in ratings with an average 0.55 rating in the key demo and second in total viewers with an average of 4.3 million,...

CBS’ “The Greatest @Home Videos” Thanksgiving special, aptly titled “Thanks & Giving,” scored 3 million viewers upon its airing on Friday at 8 p.m., per official Nielsen live plus-same day figures. The special featured country music star Luke Bryan and host Cedric the Entertainer, as they highlighted hometown heroes who stepped in during Hurricane Ian.

“Thanks & Giving” helped the network average 3 million viewers overall across primetime, the highest of the night across the big five. The program was third in viewership overall, behind ABC’s airing of “Shark Tank” and an encore airing of its network peer “Blue Bloods” (3.4 million).

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Also of note, Fox’s “Friday Night Smackdown” won in the 18-49 demo, showcasing a 20 increase week over week. The episode also drew 2.3 million viewers, up 6 week over week.

Here’s how the rest of the networks fared across primetime:

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ABC’s special airing of the pilot episode of “Reasonable Doubt,” the Hulu legal drama and Onyx Collective’s first series — which hails from director and executive producer Kerry Washington — averaged 1.8 million viewers on Thursday night, according to official Nielsen live plus same-day figures.

The debut episode, which first streamed on Hulu at the end of September, also drew a score of 0.2 in the 18-49 demo. While the special slightly outperformed the ratings drawn by “Alaska Daily,” which traditionally holds the Thursday 10 p.m. primetime slot, it nabbed almost a million viewers less in the time slot than last week and the week prior.

Here’s how the rest of the broadcast networks stacked up throughout the night:

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Despite decreasing awards viewership across the board, ABC saw a hit in its numbers for Wednesday night’s broadcast of the 2022 Country Music Association Awards.

The network’s live broadcast was up around 10 in viewing figures from the year prior (averaging 7.6 million viewers compared to last year’s 6.8). That watching increase follows 2021’s 3.5 dip, which was readily recovered. Additionally, the special held steady in the advertising-friendly demo of 18-49 year olds, per official Nielsen figures of live plus same-day data, scoring 1.1 in the demo, same as last year.

Per the network, the 56th Annual CMA Awards ranked over its next competitor by 23 in total viewers (7.6 million vs. 6.2 million for NBC’s “Chicago Fire”) and by 43 among the demo (1.0/10 vs. 0.7/6 for CBS’ “Survivor”). The broadcast also hit a three-year high in viewership since 2019. In live stream minutes watched, the ceremony also posted a growth of 10, from 3 million minutes to 3.3 million.

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ABC News’ “On the Road to the CMA Awards,” the Luke Bryan-hosted behind-the-scenes special of the upcoming awards ceremony, averaged 1.4 million viewers and received 0.17 in the demo on Tuesday, according to Nielsen’s official live plus same-day figures.

The special, which will also be available Tuesday on Hulu, sees the news teams travel across the globe to three different continents — Australia, Europe and North America — for a look at some of the top country music stars in the lead-up to the 2022 CMA Awards, airing Nov. 9. “On the Road to the CMA Awards” explores the highs and lows of life on tour, including the more private offstage moments and interactions with loyal fans.

While the program underperformed in viewership and the demo, it’s likely that multiplatform and delayed viewing will increase its numbers. “On the Road” also gave viewers an all-access look at Wynonna Judd as she made her...

ABC’s Friday airing of “Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda” drew 2.4 million total viewers a week ahead of the “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” premiere, according to Nielsen’s live plus same-day figures.

The one-hour program hosted by Robin Roberts, which explores the evolution of Black Panther from the 1960s comic to the 2018 film, drew 45 less total viewership than last Friday’s Diane Sawyer interview with Matthew Perry, which also aired in the 8 p.m. slot on ABC and brought in 4.4 total viewers on average and earned a ratings score of 0.47 in the 18-49 demographic, as compared the ratings score of 0.30 earned by “Black Panther: In Search of Wakanda.” Both specials were available to stream the next day on Hulu.

Here’s how primetime broke down across the major broadcast networks:

Fox was first in ratings with an average 0.48 rating in the key demo and fourth in total viewers with an average of 2.1 million,...

NBC’s “Chicago Med” raked in 6.6 million average viewers for the departing episode of Asjha Cooper, who played Dr. Vanessa Taylor for two seasons and appeared on 29 episodes of the Dick Wolf show.

In a critical episode for the character, who had earlier been revealed as Maggie’s (Marlyne Barrett) daughter who she’d given up for adoption, Vanessa made the decision to leave her post as a doctor at the hospital for an opportunity to travel to the Philippines and help others.

“Chicago Med” has previously seen total viewership figures in the high 6 million range, though viewership had declined last week due to airings of reruns and competition for the 8 p.m. time slot from CBS’ “Survivor.”

Here’s how primetime broke down across the major broadcast networks:

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The World Series Game 3 scored a Tuesday primetime win for Fox as the network blew away the competition, taking first place in both total viewership and the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic, according to Nielsen’s live plus same-day figures.

The highly anticipated game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros gave a home run to Fox by earning a ratings score of 2.63 in the key demo and drawing in 11.3 total viewers for the network during Tuesday’s primetime. As the Phillies became the fourth team in history to hit five home runs in the World Series, the 8 p.m. game scored a rating of 2.6 and a total viewership of 11.2 million on average — a whooping 273 increase from last week’s airing of “The Resident” in the 8 p.m. slot, which received 3 million average viewers.

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