Netflix Nails Down Premiere Dates for KIMMY SCHMIDT, OITNB, THE RANCH, and 8 More Shows

If you need us in the foreseeable future, we'll be in a comfy chair binge-watching Netflix.

The streaming site has announced premiere dates for both established shows, such as Emmy-winning ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK, and brand new series, like the Ashton Kutcher-led THE RANCH. UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT Season 2 is set to get an April release, with ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK Season 4 available in June. Other summer highlights include the the debut of Baz Luhrman's THE GET DOWN and STRANGE THINGS starring Winona Ryder. Check out the detailed listing below!

Specifically, all eleven shows will premiere at 12:01am on the following dates:

Friday, March 11
FLAKED, a comedy starring Will Arnett, produced by him along with ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT creator/executive producer Mitch Hurwitz.

Friday, April 1
THE RANCH, starring Ashton Kutcher, Elisha Cuthbert, Debra Winger, Sam Elliott, and Danny Masterson that is slated to debut in 2016 on Netflix. The Ranch will take place on a Colorado ranch detailing the life of two brothers trying to run a business. There will be two batches of ten episodes, each lot released simultaneously in 2016. In September 2015 it was announced Elisha Cuthbert joined the cast.

LOST & FOUND MUSIC STUDIOS, a family-oriented show about young music artists trying to find their way in the entertainment industry.

Friday, April 15
UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT, Season 2

KONG: KING OF THE APES, a futuristic animated show based on the classic story.

Friday, May 5
MARSEILLE, a new drama about a mayoral election in Marseille, France.

GRACE AND FRANKIE Season 2

Friday, June 3
WORD PARTY, a children's show about vocabulary from The Jim Henson Company.

Friday, June 17
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK Season 4

Friday, July 15
STRANGER THINGS, a drama series created by Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer, starring Winona Ryder. The show is a 1980s drama series set in Montauk, New York, where a young boy vanishes into thin air. It will be written and directed by Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer and executive produced by Shawn Levy. It was previously titled MONTAUK.

Friday, August 12
THE GET DOWN, a musical drama television series created by Baz Luhrmann and Shawn Ryan. The first season will be thirteen 1-hour episodes in length and will be produced by Sony Pictures Television.

About UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT: After living in a cult for fifteen years, Kimmy decides to reclaim her life and start over in New York City. Armed with just a backpack, light-up sneakers, and a couple of way-past-due library books, she's ready to take on a world she didn't even think existed anymore. Wide-eyed but resilient, nothing is going to stand in her way. She quickly finds a new job (working for 30 Rock's Jane Krakowski), a new roommate (Tituss Burgess, 30 Rock), and a new beginning. The cast also includes Lauren Adams, Sara Chase, Sol Mirandaand Emmy winner Carol Kane (Taxi,The Princess Bride).

The series was created by Tina Fey (30 Rock) and Robert Carlock (30 Rock), who serve as executive producers with Jeff Richmond (30 Rock), Jack Burditt (30 Rock, The Mindy Project) and David Miner (30 Rock, Brooklyn Nine-Nine).

Source: Entertainment Weekly

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