Not sure what to watch tonight? We’ve got you covered! Now on Netflix is your go-to source for what’s premiering this week on Netflix – and why you won’t want to miss it. Presented in collaboration with Tudum.com, the Netflix site dedicated to fans. In this premiere episode of Now on Netflix, executive editor Henry Goldblatt is joined by writer Tara Bitran to preview the upcoming second season of Heartstopper. Plus, they share their recommendations for other great teen dramas and run through the top ten tv shows of the week.
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Introducing: Skip Intro
Krista announces the launch of Skip Intro: a podcast dedicated to bringing listers in-depth conversations with Netflix’s top talent. Head over to Skip Intro to subscribe and get notified about new episodes!
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The Highlight Reel - featuring Jonathan Majors, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II & Taylour Paige
On this episode of More Like This, Krista Smith sits down with a selection of Hollywood's next generation of talent: Jonathan Majors, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Taylour Paige. The trio, which consists of friends and colleagues, separately discusses their most celebrated roles of the past year as well as their personal and professional journeys that led up to them. Majors talks playing opposite Delroy Lindo in Da 5 Bloods, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II details portraying the revolutionary Bobby Seale in The Trial of the Chicago 7 and Taylour Paige dishes on her unforgettable experience sharing screen time with both Viola Davis and the late Chadwick Boseman in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom -- and plenty more. Quite the lineup, quite the star power.
Yahya's interview was originally recorded for the Official Chicago 7 Podcast.
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"The Trial of the Chicago 7" Town Hall: Voices for Change
A special roundtable moderated by BBC World News anchor and NYT bestseller, Katty Kay. Featuring Lee Weiner, one of the original Chicago 7 defendants, writer and director Aaron Sorkin of The Trial of the Chicago 7, actor Sacha Baron Cohen (Abbie Hoffman), Dolores Huerta (President of the Dolores Huerta Foundation), actress and activist Olivia Munn, comedian, writer and activist Baratunde Thurston, and Watergate prosecutor, and MSNBC commentator, Jill Wine-Banks. A compelling conversation about the film, activism, parallels between today and 1968, plus much more.
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More Than Bells and Whistles: featuring Viola Davis & Colman Domingo of “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”
On this episode of More Like This, Colman Domingo joins as co-host and reveals both his vulnerable and professional life updates. He later details working on the multi-nominated film Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom as Cutler, his impassioned scene with the late Chadwick Boseman and more. Of course, our hero interview with the record-shattering Oscars nominee, Viola Davis, is nothing short of a necessity, delving into many topics from her difficult childhood to her research process for Ma Rainey, a historically undocumented legend. Shine your boots and press play!
A podcast from Netflix Queue, the journal that celebrates the people, ideas, and process of creating great entertainment on Netflix and beyond. Host Krista Smith is joined by a different co-host each episode – Franklin Leonard, Tre'vell Anderson, and others – to give an insider's peek into the creation of your favorite films, series and documentaries and the incredibly talented people who make them. www.netflixqueue.com
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