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Ethan Lewis has been promoted to Head of Non-Fiction and Sports at Higher Ground Productions, the media company of former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama. At Higher Ground, Lewis has overseen the company’s expansion into sports-related content, including “Court of Gold,” “Starting 5,” which is now in production on season two, and “The Turnaround.”

He will work on both non-fiction films and television. Lewis will continue to report to Vinnie Malhotra, the president of Higher Ground Productions.

“Ethan has propelled Higher Ground’s expansion into sports storytelling while building on the company’s award-winning track record in documentary film. We couldn’t be more excited about the success of ‘Starting 5’ and the incredible response to the launch of ‘Court of Gold,’” said Malhotra. “Ethan has helped solidify Higher Ground’s place in the non-fiction and sports worlds. We’re thrilled to have him continue shaping these spaces...

Barack Obama was almost part of “Severance” Season 2. Ben Stiller, who executive produces and directs the series, said during a recent appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (which you can see in the below video) that he asked former president Obama to voice the animated Lumon building in the second season. Despite Obama being a “big fan” of the series, he turned the role down.

“I didn’t ask him in person,” Stiller said of how he approached asking Obama. “I knew someone that knew his lawyer, and his lawyer said ‘I can relay the request if you write an email,’ so I wrote an email to him. Like two days later I get an email back from President Barack Obama saying, ‘Hey Ben, big fan of the show, love Season 1, can’t wait for Season 2. … Don’t think I have time in my schedule to make this happen.'”

Stiller added,...

Court of Gold is a six-part documentary that follows the efforts of Team USA as they aim for Olympic gold. The series outlines the transformation of USA Basketball, drawing a line from the famed Dream Team to the modern squad competing at the Olympic Games.

It highlights the evolution of international competition, where global talent increasingly contests the longstanding dominance once enjoyed by the United States.

The series situates its narrative within the energetic atmosphere of Paris, with striking shots of the city’s skyline at dusk that set an unmistakable tone for the Olympic season.

The documentary is organized into segments that lead viewers through the initial preparations, the competitive stages of the games, and the buildup of tension before the final matchups. Each segment is crafted to reveal different facets of the team’s experience and the sport’s transformation over the decades.

In examining the legacy of USA Basketball,...

Zero Day, Gabby Petito, Court Of Gold, Pictures: Netflix

Welcome to your weekly rundown of the biggest stories from Netflix’s top 10 hourly figures drop for the week ending February 23rd, 2025. Every Tuesday, Netflix updates its top 10 stats page with 40 new hourly figures of the top movies and shows of the past seven days. If you want to browse the top 10 hourly data easily, visit our tool, which has just been updated with even more data from the Nielsen top 10s.

As a reminder, we’ve got a bunch of Netflix top 10 search tools you can use here on What’s on Netflix. You can browse the entire top 10 lists through a search tool, which allows you to dive into more detail about each title. We’ve also expanded our top 10 country search tool, which now features some additional features, including a world map!

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The Netflix Effect is weird. Whether it’s “Suits” or “Madame Web” or a Netflix original like “Baby Reindeer” that turns into a sleeper hit, people tend to gravitate toward some truly random stuff on Netflix. It’s the case most weeks on the Netflix Top 10 charts, but this week even we’re at a loss.

Coming in at No. 2 on Netflix’s Top 10 English Films for the week of February 17 was none other than “Uncharted,” the 2022 Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg adventure-thriller based on the PlayStation video game franchise. Because…why not?

You guys watched it 10.5 million times this week, behind only the Netflix original rom-com “La Dolce Villa,” which hit No. 1 for the second week in a row post-Valentine’s Day with 14.1 million views. “Uncharted” previously landed on Netflix on August 5, 2022, and it spent three consecutive weeks on the Netflix Top 10 charts at that time, reaching 23 million viewing hours in a single week.

Audiences are seemingly still enthralled by Gabby Petito’s disappearance, flocking to Netflix’s latest docuseries about the tragedy nearly four years later.

American Murder: Gabby Petito put up a massive 31.3M views from February 17 to February 23, reaching No. 1 on the English-language TV list globally. It was among the Top 10 in 90 countries, per Netflix.

It was a fairly strong week overall for Netflix’s unscripted content, even amid the release of some flashy scripted series. American Murder: Gabby Petito was one of five non-fiction series to hit the Top 10 English-language TV list,

The Search For Instagram’s Worst Con Artist came in third place with 5.5M views, followed by the latest season of Love Is Blind in fourth place with 5M views. Court of Gold served up 2.8M views, which was good enough for eighth place, and WWE’s Raw was once again on the list on tenth place with 2.8M views.

Don’t sleep on this one.

Following the men’s basketball teams from the U.S., France, Serbia, and Canada as they attempt to win gold at the Paris Olympics, Netflix’s new six-part docuseries Court of Gold (now streaming) comes from executive producer President Barack Obama and offers fans courtside seats to the sport’s next chapter, as America’s historical dominance has given way as the rest of the world has closed the talent gap. With unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to some of the biggest names in basketball today, including Steph Curry, Victor Wembanyama, Steve Kerr, and Kevin Durant, and interviews with former players like Steve Nash, Dwyane Wade, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, and Carmelo Anthony, the series is unlike any other. A fascinating insider’s take on the global state of basketball and Team USA’s place at the top of the mountain, Court of Gold is the...

It’s a quieter week on Netflix UK, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t some excellent new additions to the library. This week, Netflix’s exciting new political thriller Zero Day, starring Robert De Niro, is added, and Gladiator and The Theory of Everything return.

First of all, here’s this week’s top highlights:

Genre: Drama, ThrillerRating: TV-MARelease Date: February 20, 2025Cast: Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Lizzy CaplanLanguage: EnglishWatch on Netflix

Episodes: 6

Genre: Political, Thriller | Runtime: 45 Minutes

Cast: Robert De Niro, Jesse Plemons, Lizzy Caplan, Connie Britton, Joan Allen

Robert De Niro is back to his best in Netflix’s latest political thriller, Zero Day. Not one to miss this weekend, make sure to watch an episode or two!

After a devasting cyber attack results in thousands dead, and the threat of another attack looms, former US President George Mullen is called out of retirement to lead...

It is February, and it is still cold outside. You don't want to go out there. Stay inside where it is warm. Eat a bunch of junk, and stream a lot of things on Netflix. While Netflix and chill might not have a very direct meaning, you can interpret that as you want to watch Netflix because you don't want to be chilled.

But what to watch? There is a bunch of new stuff every week on your favorite streaming service, but not everything on this list is brand new. Most of it is, though. We won't lie.

That is only because you might not yet have had a chance to see what is suggested. You should take the weekend off from work (or not go out). You should watch these things instead.

What to stream on Netflix this weekendCourt of Gold

Netflix has produced a large number of sports documentaries at this point,...

Not many people can say they’ve been kicked out of a locker room at the Olympics or have made NBA superstar Kevin Durant cry, but director Jake Rogal got an all-access pass to the Paris Summer Olympic Games for Netflix’s basketball documentary “Court of Gold.”

Rogal, who produced the Michael Jordan documentary “The Last Dance,” returned to the basketball court but took a much more international lens for the Olympics action. He traded Jordan for current basketball superstars like LeBron James, Steph Curry and Durant, plus foreign talents including Nikola Jokic and Victor Wembanyama. Across six episodes, “Court of Gold” follows basketball teams from the U.S., France, Serbia and Canada as they chased Olympic glory in Paris last summer. Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground produced the series.

“What Jake did a masterful job of is the diplomacy and the management of so many moving parts,...

If you’ve ever wanted a backstage pass to the Olympics, Court of Goldwill transport you from the edge of your seat to Paris during the frenzied summer of 2024. The six-episode series follows four Olympic men’s basketball teams from the USA, Canada, Serbia, and France on their quest for gold. Trailing seasoned veterans like Kevin Durant and Steph Curry as well as younger superstars like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokić, and Victor Wembanyama, Court of Gold takes audiences behind the scenes, capturing what went down in locker rooms, on team buses, in training sessions, and beyond.

“You’re seeing something that you think you’ve seen before in a completely different light,” director Jake Rogal tells Tudum. “It’s fresh and compelling because you’re actually seeing what it’s like to be at the Olympics, and it is so much different than you think it would be.”

To gain...

Court of Gold offers unprecedented access to the life-defining triumphs of the men’s basketball teams at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Amidst this compelling story, there’s one poignant moment you won’t be able to get out of your mind — and it all started with a conversation about Twitter.

Premiering Feb. 18, the new six-part series follows teams from the USA, France, Serbia, and Canada as they compete for gold, and features legends like Kevin Durant, LeBron James, and Steph Curry, alongside rising stars like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nikola Jokić, and Victor Wembanyama. Durant shined throughout the summer games, becoming USA Basketball’s all-time leading Olympic scorer. Amidst his success, he wasn’t afraid to open up to the cameras. One of his most powerful, personal moments comes at the end of Episode 2, where, in a candid conversation with Court of Gold director Jake Rogal, Durant’s heartfelt words about the sport...

Your favorite streamer and mine is adding over a dozen new shows and movies this week. We are talking about Netflix, right? *Author checks input in AI prompt.* Yep, it's Netflix.

Hello there, happy people. After a couple of weeks of massive amounts of new content, Netflix has calmed down a bit. We'll "only" get a little over a dozen new releases this week. Yay, that's more time to warm up another mug of hot chocolate.

Alright now, here's what you do. Skip that Swiss Miss and Carnation junk. Get yourself a quart saucepan and fill it to within an inch of the top with some rich, full-fat milk. Straight from the farm, if you can. Now chop up a 70 percent cacao chocolate bar, and melt that bad boy into a pot of liquid joy. Toss in some chipotle chilis for the real stuff.

Now, just keep that heat low...

This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch column, our monthly breakdown of What’s on Streaming, and our master list of Every New TV Show Premiering in 2025.

With over 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.

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Netflix has established itself as one of the giants of streaming service providers. They never fail to provide Original shows, whether it is high-stakes thrillers, comedy, or heartwarming dramas. The streaming giant ensures there is something new for everyone. Netflix also has a reputation for updating its roster regularly to make sure none of its viewers are stuck on the same old content all the time.

With February just a few days away, the streaming service is adding new original shows and TV series to its current list of shows. Whether it’s the introduction of a new show or an updated season for an already-running blockbuster, there’s something for everyone.

Let’s dive into the list of shows that are coming to Netflix so that you have a head start on what to watch next.

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A series...

We expect to see the a lot of announcements, clips, images, and other goodies from the Netflix streaming service today, and the action begins with the unveiling of the streamer’s 2025 TV slate – which is previewed in the fun “You’re Not Ready” trailer embedded above. In this trailer, a Netflix subscriber finds herself taking a journey through some of the many TV shows coming to the streamer this year, including Squid Game season 3, Wednesday season 2, the Cobra Kai finale, The Witcher season 4, and Stranger Things season 5. Don’t expect to see much in the way of show footage in the trailer; this is just about the subscriber’s adventure. Netflix had the actress who stars in the ad do a lot of stuff for this 3 minute promo, but unfortunately they didn’t reveal her name, so I can’t credit her for her work.

The trailer ends with a...

Netflix just debuted their massive TV series plans for 2025, including confirmed release dates for some of their hit shows including Squid Game season 3, Ginny & Georgia season 3, and more.

The streamer also confirmed that Emily in Paris, The Diplomat, Wednesday, Stranger Things, The Witcher, My Life with the Walter Boys, and moreamong other titles, will be released this year.

We’ve gathered up the full list of confirmed release dates so far for you to see here.

Keep reading to find out more…

Scroll down to see the release dates for all of Netflix’s TV shows being released in 2025, so far…

February

Apple Cider Vinegar – February 6

Sweet Magnolias S4 – February 6

Surviving Black Hawk Down – February 10

Cobra Kai S6 (Part 3) – February 13

Love is Blind S8 – February 14

American Murder: Gabby Petito – February 17

Court of Gold – February 18

Zero Day – February 20

The SAG Awards – February 23

Full Swing S3 – February 25

Running Point – February 27

March

With Love,...

Netflix has quite a large slate of new and returning series coming in 2025. The slate was previewed Wednesday at the streamer’s annual Next on Netflix event in Los Angeles, which was also streamed across the globe.

Some of the most anticipated projects include Stranger Things 5 and Wednesday Season 2, neither of which have premiere dates just yet. So far, Netflix has revealed a huge slate for February, as well as a smattering of series that are expected through August, but a large portion of the series the streamer says we’ll see this year haven’t been confirmed for a specific date yet.

Of the dates that were revealed, perhaps the biggest surprise is that the third and final season of Squid Game is coming sooner than audiences might have anticipated, premiering on June 27. June will also bring another season of Ginny & Georgia.

The year will also see another...

At the Paris Olympic Games last summer, the U.S. basketball team secured their fifth consecutive gold medal with help from the Golden State Warriors point guard Steph Curry, who secured a handful of three-pointers in the game’s final minutes. The Court of Gold trailer documents the pressure and preparation ahead of the crucial game. As French player Rudy Gobert emphasizes his team’s more than 10-year relationship, in the trailer released Thursday, Kevin Durant fires back, scoffing at the French team’s bond.

“That chemistry going to help...

Netflix has revealed its lineup for February 2025.

Reality TV enthusiasts are in for a treat. Netflix is putting a strong focus on this genre with the return of Love Is Blind for its eighth season, along with the debut of Celebrity Bear Hunt, a fresh competition-based reality show. For those who prefer a gripping thriller, Netflix will drop Apple Cider Vinegar, a new series premiering on February 6 that’s worth keeping an eye on.

In other big news, the highly popular series Cobra Kai will release its final batch of five episodes this month, marking the end of the TV series. While it’s bittersweet for fans, this isn’t the last we’ll see of Daniel Larusso, as he’s set to appear in an upcoming Karate Kid movie hitting theaters later this year.

Beyond these highlights, Netflix is also adding plenty of films and shows to its catalog.