Grace and Frankie


China’s Tencent buys stake in Altered Carbon producer

Chinese online giant Tencent has bought a significant minority stake in US-based producer Skydance Media. The exact size and cost of the deal was not revealed, but the agreement does show Chinese firms are still in the market for Hollywood assets. The Chinese government has seesawed on its approval of foreign acquisitions, while Donald Trump’s […]

Grace and Frankie firm Skydance moves into toons

Skydance Media, the US prodco behind Netflix’s Grace and Frankie, is moving into toon production after entering into an agreement with Spain’s Ilion Animation Studios. A multi-year deal will see Skydance and Ilion, a Madrid-based CGI specialist, develop and produce a slate of feature films and television series together. Skydance works in feature films on […]

Grace and Frankie studio raises $700m

Skydance Media, the US film and television studio behind series such as Grace and Frankie and upcoming Altered Carbon, has raised US$700 million in funding. This will be used to finance ongoing business in Skydance’s studio units, as well as acquisitions and productions coming from its Skydance International arm. The firm’s TV arm, Skydance Television, […]

Netflix reveals Spain, Portugal, Italy launch dates

Netflix will launch in Spain on October 20, in Portugal on October 21 and in Italy on October 22 it has confirmed. Subscribers in each of the countries will be able to choose between three packages – basic, standard and premium, priced at €7.99 (US$8.91), €9.99 and €11.99 respectively. The basic package will let users […]

Netflix scores Telecom Italia carriage

Netflix has secured carriage on Telecom Italia platforms ahead of its launch in Italy this autumn. The deal means Netflix will be offered to internet customers of the Italian mobile and phone group’s set-top box TIMvision. At launch in Italy, Netflix will offer original series such as Daredevil, Sense8, Bloodline, Grace and Frankie, Unbreakable Kimmy […]

Netflix to launch in Portugal, Italy

Netflix has confirmed plans to launch in Portugal and Italy in October this year, the same month that it intends to go live in Spain for the first time. Announcing the latest stage of its European and global expansion, the US subscription video-on-demand service said that viewers in Portugal and Italy will be able to […]

Netflix confirms Spain launch

Netflix has confirmed that it will launch in Spain this October, marking the next stage of its international expansion efforts. Announcing the move, the subscription streaming firm said that from this autumn web users in Spain will be able to watch a “broad selection of TV series and movies in high-definition or even Ultra HD […]

Marco Polo to return on Netflix

Netflix’s big-budget action adventure series Marco Polo has been handed a second run less than a month after season one debuted. The show, which follows famous explorer Marco Polo’s early days in the court of Yuan dynasty Emperor Kublai Khan in the 13th century, launched on December 12 as the streaming service’s latest original. Meanwhile, […]

Nine to Five pair reunite for Netflix comedy

Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin are to star in Grace and Frankie, Netflix’s first originally-conceived comedy original. The pair will play long-term rivals brought together when their respective husbands announce they are in love with one another and plan to marry. Netflix has commissioned Skydance Productions (Manhattan, World War Z) to produce the single-cam 13x30mins […]