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Photos: Louis McCartney and More at Netflix's STRANGER THINGS Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 7, 2025

The stars STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW attended the LA premiere for the final series of the Netflix global phenomenon. See photos of Louis McCartney and more.

Photos: Sadie Sink, Gaten Matarazzo, & More at STRANGER THINGS 5 World Premiere
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 7, 2025

On Thursday, November 6, Netflix held the world premiere of Stranger Things 5 with the full cast in attendance. Take a look at photos from the event here, featuring Sadie Sink, Gaten Matarazzo, Maya Hawke, Louis McCartney, and more.

Photos: Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, & More Attend Special NYC Screening of THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB
by Josh Sharpe - Aug 15, 2025

On Thursday, August 14, Netflix rolled out the red carpet in New York City for a special screening of The Thursday Murder Club, with Tony Award winner Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, and Tom Ellis in attendance. Take a look at photos from the evening here!

First Look at What's Coming to Netflix in 2025
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 30, 2025

2025 will see the end of Stranger Things and Squid Game, the return of Wednesday, Benoit Blanc and Happy Gilmore, as well as The Witcher, Love Is Blind, Cobra Kai, Emily in Paris, Alice in Borderland and more. Watch a sneak peek trailer here!

Photos: Rachel Zegler, Alan Menken, & More Attend SPELLBOUND Premiere
by Josh Sharpe - Nov 12, 2024

Netflix hosted the premiere of Spellbound, the new animated musical from Alan Menken and Glenn Slater. In attendance were stars Rachel Zegler, Jenifer Lewis, Tituss Burgess, Nathan Lane, Javier Bardem, Nicole Kidman, and Olga Merediz. Take a look at photos here!

Photos: Josh Gad, Selena Gomez, & More at EMILIA PEREZ Los Angeles Premiere
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 22, 2024

Emilia Pérez had its Los Angeles Premiere at the historical Egyptian Theater. In attendance were Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, Josh Gad, and more. Take a look at the photos here!

Netflix Renews THE DIPLOMAT for a Third Season Ahead of Season 2 Premiere
by Josh Sharpe - Oct 14, 2024

Netflix has renewed the critically-acclaimed political drama The Diplomat for a third season, ahead of its Season 2 premiere on October 31. The news was shared by Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria on stage at the Bloomberg Screentime Conference in Los Angeles. 

Helen Mirren to Present Adele with the Sherry Lansing Leadership Award at The Hollywood Reporter Women In Entertainment Gala
by Michael Major - Dec 6, 2023

Helen Mirren presents Sherry Lansing Leadership Award to Adele at The Hollywood Reporter Women in Entertainment Gala. Will Ferrell to open the event.

Adele to be Honored With Sherry Lansing Leadership Award by The Hollywood Reporter
by Michael Major - Nov 3, 2023

Attended by more than 750 industry leaders and VIPs, the invite-only gala coincides with the release of The Hollywood Reporter’s highly anticipated Women in Entertainment issue (on newsstands Dec. 7), which highlights the Power 100, a list of the most powerful female executives and talent in entertainment.

Netflix Orders THE WATCHER Season Two & New MONSTER Installments
by Michael Major - Nov 7, 2022

Following the massive success of DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, Netflix has ordered two additional installments of the record-breaking anthology series from Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan. Additionally, Netflix has ordered a second season of the Murphy, Brennan and Eric Newman real-estate thriller, The Watcher.

The Latinx House, Sundance Institute, Netflix, and Shondaland Announce Inaugural Cohort for Adelante Directors Fellowship
by Michael Major - Jun 13, 2022

The Latinx House, the Sundance Institute’s Women at Sundance program, Netflix, and Shondaland announced three Latina directors who will participate in the inaugural Adelante Directors Fellowship, a groundbreaking program that supports up-and-coming directors’ professional development, creating a pipeline to uplift independent filmmakers.

Photos: First Look at STRANGER THINGS 4 Season Premiere
by Marissa Tomeo - May 15, 2022

On Saturday, May 14, 2022, Netflix hosted a Global Red Carpet and Premiere Screening event in celebration of “STRANGER THINGS 4” at Netflix Studios in Brooklyn, New York. The screening opened with remarks by: Ted Sarandos and Bela Bajaria of Netflix, followed by Shawn Levy and Matt & Ross Duffer. Afterward, the cast, creators and guests celebrated the series’ premiere at Netflix Studios Brooklyn, closing out the night.

Netflix Renews Mindy Kaling's NEVER HAVE I EVER for Fourth & Final Season
by Michael Major - Mar 8, 2022

Never Have I Ever is a coming-of-age comedy about the complicated life of a modern-day first-generation Indian American teenage girl. The series stars Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Devi, an overachieving high school sophomore who has a short fuse that gets her into difficult situations. Never Have I Ever is created by executive producer Mindy Kaling.

MANIFEST Final Season Will Premiere on Netflix
by Michael Major - Aug 30, 2021

The series stars Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, and Athena Karkanis. It follows the passengers of a commercial airliner after it suddenly reappears after being missing for five years. As its passengers adjust to their new lives, reintegrating themselves into society, a deeper mystery begins to unfold.

Netflix Orders Seasons Three & Four of BRIDGERTON
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Apr 13, 2021

Season 2 is in production and in keeping with the novels, tells a new romance story - that of Lord Anthony Bridgerton's quest for love.

Netflix Announces Partnership With Dharmatic Entertainment
by Kaitlin Milligan - Sep 12, 2019

Netflix today announced a long-term partnership with Karan Johar's Dharmatic Entertainment to create a broad range of new fiction and non-fiction series and films exclusively for Netflix members.

DESIGNATED SURVIVOR Returns for a Third Season on Netflix
by Kaitlin Milligan - Sep 6, 2018

Netflix will bring 'Designated Survivor' to viewers around the world as a global original series. Designated Survivor will return for a third season with ten episodes as a global Netflix original. The political drama starring Kiefer Sutherland will be helmed by showrunner Neal Baer from global studio Entertainment One (eOne).

Netflix Adds Two New Motor Series' and Renews FASTEST CAR
by Kaitlin Milligan - Aug 14, 2018

Car lovers, start your engines! Netflix is adding to its pack of motor programming with two new global original series and a second season of the sleeper-vs.-supercar competition show Fastest Car.

Netflix and Formula 1 Announce Exclusive Docu-Series
by Tori Hartshorn - Mar 26, 2018

Formula 1 and Netflix are proud to announce a season-long collaboration culminating in an original docu-series of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship, to be screened in early 2019.

Netflix To Renew QUEER EYE For Second Season + Four Other Unscripted Series
by Macon Prickett - Mar 26, 2018

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Queer Eye season two is on the way! The revived reality format, which bowed on the streamer in February and garnered atypically strong attention for one of its reality originals, has been renewed — along with four other unscripted series.