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Channing Tatum and Brad Pitt feel the need for speed.

The two A-listers and their respective companies have teamed up with a coterie of production banners to produce both a docuseries and a feature film centered on the famous and dangerous Isle of Man Tourist Trophy motorcycle races.

Tatum’s Free Association, Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment, screenwriter Jason Keller, Entertainment 360’s Guymon Casady and Box to Box Films are behind the ventures, which are looking to capture the growing global interest in a wide swath of the sports world worldwide. It also comes as more streamers, media companies and nations pour money into sports at the highest corporate levels.

The production banners will take these projects out as a package later this year, according to Tuesday’s announcement by the companies. Mediawan, the European media company and majority stakeholder of Plan B, will be the studio of the docuseries and handle international sales.

Box To Box Films has expanded its senior team, tapping Shine TV producer Tom Hutchings in an executive producer role.

Hutchings joins co-founders James Gay-Rees and Paul Martin, kicking off with what Box to Box describes as one of its “most successful properties.”

Previously at Shine TV for eight years, Hutchings marks the first major hire since Bruin Capital’s investment in Box To Box. His industry journey began at BBC Drama, and he has produced acclaimed unscripted content globally. His credits include Channel 4’s “Hunted” and “Celebrity Hunted,” Disney+’s “Finding Michael,” BBC’s Comic Relief docs and “Bear Grylls Meets President Zelenskyy.” He also contributed to “Gogglebox” at Studio Lambert and “Goldrush” at Raw.

Based in London, Paris and Los Angeles, Box To Box Films is renowned for sports documentaries like Netflix’s “Formula 1: Drive to Survive,” “Full Swing,” “Six Nations: Full Contact,” “Tour de France: Unchained” and the upcoming “Sprint.

The first footage from Squid Game season two has been released as part of Netflix's 2024 slate. The highly anticipated second season of Squid Game will be released on Netflix later this year. Season two of Squid Game will feature a different character for Lee Jung-jae, who will be seeking revenge.

Netflix has revealed the first footage from the highly anticipated second season of Squid Game. Unveiled as part of their 2024 slate tease, the footage picks up right where the first season of the hit series left off, reuniting us with Lee Jung-jae as Seong Gi-hun, the winner of the first Squid Game, as he walks away from the plane that will take him to his family, determined to bring the merciless games to an end and punish those responsible. You can check out the first look at Squid Game season two below.

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The highly anticipated second season of Squid Game will be released on Netflix later this year, according to a letter sent to shareholders. The first season of Squid Game received widespread critical acclaim and became a pop culture phenomenon, earning multiple award nominations. Season two of Squid Game will feature a different character for Lee Jung-jae, who will be seeking revenge.

The highly anticipated second season of Squid Game has finally been given a release date...or a release window, at least. The sophomore season of Squid Game is now due to land on Netflix later this year, with Variety revealing details of a letter that was sent to shareholders by the streaming platform. The letter details Netflix’s “big, bold slate” for 2024, which includes the release of Squid Game season two, Bridgerton season three, and the live action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender.

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The second season of Squid Game will premiere this year.

In a letter to shareholders, Netflix revealed the slate of shows set to hit the streaming service in 2024, including the second season of the Hwang Dong-hyuk-directed series.

“Looking ahead, despite last year’s strikes pushing back the launch of some titles, we have a big, bold slate for 2024,” the letter, obtained by Variety, read. The new season comes after Netflix released a competition show inspired by the fictional series called Squid Game: The Challenge. Last year, four contestants described...

The long-awaited “Squid Game” Season 2 is set to premiere later this year.

Netflix announced the second season of the Korean-language survival drama series from creator Hwang Dong-hyuk in a letter to shareholders Tuesday, writing:

“Looking ahead, despite last year’s strikes pushing back the launch of some titles, we have a big, bold slate for 2024. Audiences will be able to choose from hit returning dramas like ‘The Diplomat’ S2, ‘Bridgerton’ S3, ‘Squid Game’ S2 and ‘Empress’ S2; unscripted series like ‘Tour de France: Unchained’ S2,’ Love is Blind’ S6, ‘F1: Drive to Survive’ S6 and ‘Full Swing’ S2; and brand new shows like ‘3 Body Problem’ (based on the best selling novel and from the ‘Game of Thrones’ showrunners), ‘Griselda’, ‘The Gentlemen’ (from Guy Ritchie), ‘Eric’ (starring Benedict Cumberbach), ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’, ‘Cien Años de Soledad,’ from Colombia based on the novel by Gabriel García Márquez and Senna from Brazil.

Live sports are at the center of the next wave of streaming evolution as live TV streaming services rely on them to attract and retain subscribers and subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) platforms — like Max, Paramount+, and Peacock — are beefing up their exclusive sports content to round out their offerings. While Netflix has thus far avoided wading too deeply into the exorbitantly priced bidding wars for live sports, the world’s largest streamer will officially enter the world of live sports streaming in its own unique Netflix way.

Netflix will broadcast its first live sporting event — the Netflix Cup — in November. The special will feature stars from its Formula 1 and PGA Tour docuseries competing in a golf tournament. The streamer held its first live event — a Chris Rock stand-up special — in March 2023. Sign Up $6.99+ / month netflix.com

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With an impressive subscriber total exceeding 238 million global customers, there’s no denying Netflix has the purchasing power to acquire a lot of assets. Most speculation surrounding mergers at the company centers on other acquiring external studios, but what about live sports?

Netflix’s co-ceo Ted Sarandos addressed that question during the company’s conference call to contextualize its second-quarter earnings report on Wednesday. He acknowledged that Netflix was adding more sports-related programming, but said that as far as live sports went, the company just isn’t quite there yet.

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“We really think that we can have a really strong offering for sports fans on Netflix without having to be part of the difficulty of the economic model of live sports licensing,” Sarandos said.

The exec pointed to series like the recently released “Quarterback,” as well as the extremely popular “Formula 1: Drive to Survive...

The best Netflix shows to fall asleep is a roster that's comprised of a mixed bag of documentaries, classic sitcoms and television shows, reality series, and similar other content. They're not necessarily boring shows, and some are even highly compelling and insightful. Found among both the lowest and highest-rated Netflix series, what these shows have in common is that they're all conducive to play in the background while audiences try to sleep, which has become an increasingly common way for subscribers to use the streaming platform.

While many of the best TV shows on Netflix such as Narcos, The Witcher, or Beef typically offer high-intensity action and drama, this isn't always what subscribers need. Sometimes, viewers just want to relax, and Netflix has several shows that can be as soothing and relaxing as Asmr or simple white noise videos. From docuseries like The Great Robbery Of Brazil's Central Bank and Night on Earth,...

It was little surprise that the Chris Hemsworth action-sequel “Extraction 2” would lead Netflix’s Top 10 chart for the week of June 12, but the original “Extraction” ended up taking second place as viewers that missed it caught up before watching its sequel. Read on for this week’s analysis, noting that Netflix has begun focusing more on total views for many of their films and series, rather than just hours viewed.

“Extraction 2” scored 42.8 million views worldwide since debuting on the streamer on Friday, June 16, or 88.4 million hours viewed, as the #1 most-viewed film in 88 of the 93 countries where it entered the Top 10. Ireland was the only primarily English-speaking country that had a different movie watched the most, and that was “Paw Patrol: The Movie.”

The original “Extraction” from 2020 scored 9.6 million views for 18.8 million viewing hours, while “Paw Patrol” was watched 6.6 million times or 9.4 million hours. Even less of a surprise...

It is the most well known cycling event. Even those who have no interest or even understanding of the sport will have heard of the Tour de France. A grueling multi-stage race, the champions will go down as the greats – while its controversies have spawned television documentaries of their own.

All the best online betting sites offer markets for the event and there have been plenty of TV shows and films covering the spectacle over the years. But now Netflix has entered the arena, with Tour de France: Unchained promising a no-holds-barred look at the race and the teams and cyclists involved.

The Greatest Cycling Event in the World

There is a reason why the Tour de France makes for great television. The greatest cyclists in the history of the sport have competed for the famous yellow jersey for almost 120 years. It is also an event that has not escaped its major controversial moments,...

One of the most anticipated titles coming to Netflix in June is “Extraction 2,” a sequel to the 2020 action thriller starring Chris Hemsworth. After being presumed dead following a massive battle in Bangladesh, Tyler Rake is back and ready to embark on another dangerous mission The film streams June 16.

Watch the trailer for “Extraction 2”:

The wacky animated film “Nimona” also arrives on the world’s largest streamer next month. The movie follows a shapeshifter sidekick to the villain Lord Blackheart. After his boss gets in trouble with Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin, who is charged with keeping the peace in a futuristic fantasy kingdom, Nimona has to become a new kind of hero for a new kind of fairy tale. The film arrives June 30 on Netflix.

Check out the trailer for “Nimona”:

Premiering in June — on a date to be announced — is the sixth season of the sci-fi dystopian technology anthology series “Black Mirror.

Tour de France: Unchained is a documentary series that will be available on Netflix starting January 8, 2023.

Captivating and dramatic, this docuseries follows seven teams of cyclists as they compete in the 2022 installment of the world’s most grueling bike race.

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