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Netflix rejigs exec ranks with new remits for Nishimura, Riegg
Weeks after it delineated exec ranks between English-language and international content, Netflix has again restructured…
Netflix orders Russell Howard stand-up special
Netflix is set to host a Russell Howard stand-up special based on his world tour,…
Netflix orders trio of Dave Chappelle specials
Streaming service Netflix has ordered three comedy specials from comic Dave Chappelle. Under terms of…
Netflix preps Amanda Knox, Werner Herzog docs
Netflix will launch four new docs at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, including…
More Making a Murderer for Netflix
Making a Murderer, the true crime series that established Netflix as a force in factual…
Netflix preps first sports doc
Netflix has greenlit Last Chance U, marking the streaming service’s first move into sports docs….
Netflix buys online bullying doc
Netflix has acquired Audrie & Daisy, a feature doc about two girls who were bullied…
Netflix orders Serial-esque crime doc
Netflix has ordered Making a Murderer, a ten-part documentary about a thirty-year-long homicide investigation that…
Netflix goes blue-chip with Planet Earth creators
Streaming service Netflix is going after the blue chip factual audience by commissioning a landmark…
Netflix unveils slate of stand-up comedy originals
Netflix will show original comedy specials from Bill Cosby, Jim Jeffries, Chelsea Peretti and Bill…
Netflix explores 3D printing
Netflix has exclusively acquired the buzzy doc Print the Legend for all of its global…
Netflix launching Mitt Romney doc
As it continues to push into original factual programming, Netflix will release Mitt in late…
Netflix plays Short Game with original doc
Streaming service Netflix has ordered another original documentary, a golf-themed feature about protégé children. The…