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Netflix’s 'Churchill’s Secret Agents' is a ripping World War II yarn

10/6/2021

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in History by Janet Mullany

The final eight recruits. Churchill’s Secret Agents © Netflix

Part reality TV and part historical documentary, Netflix’s Churchill’s Secret Agents will tick all the boxes for you. Come for the World War II history and stay for the exploding rats!

Netflix Brings An All-Star Cast To 'Operation Mincemeat'

10/5/2021

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in Movies by Ani Bundel

Netflix recruits Colin Firth and a bevy of U.K. stars for its newest film, Operation Mincemeat.

Netflix Cancels Arthurian Fantasy Drama 'Cursed' After a Single Season

7/10/2021

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in Drama by Lacy Baugher

Katherine Langford as Nimue in "Cursed" (Photo: Netflix)

Sad news for fans of female-led Arthurian fantasy: Netflix has quietly decided to cancel Cursed.

Catherine Tate to Star in Netflix Prison Comedy 'Hard Cell'

7/2/2021

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in Comedy by Lacy Baugher

Catherine Tate in the poster for "Hard Cell" (Photo: Netflix)

Everyone's favorite former Doctor Who companion - and renowned comedian - Catherine Tate will star in the upcoming Netflix comedy Hard Cell.

Get Your First Look at Netflix's 'Persuasion' Adaptation

6/14/2021

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in Movies by Lacy Baugher

Netflix has released the first images from its upcoming adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion and we have to admit that everyone looks pretty dreamy.

A Second 'Persuasion' Adaptation is in Development with Dakota Johnson

4/30/2021

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in Movies by Lacy Baugher

Dakota Johnson in "Fifty Shades of Grey" (Photo: Universal Pictures)

Welcome to the Persuasion-aissance! A second feature film adaptation of Jane Austen's final complete novel is in the works, this time for Netflix with 50 Shades of Grey star Dakota Johnson attached.

Netflix Snaps Up Benedict Cumberbatch Thriller 'The 39 Steps'

4/14/2021

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in Drama by Lacy Baugher

Benedict Cumberbatch in "The Courier", which has a similar thriller vibe if you ask me (Photo: Liam Daniel/Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions)

The buzzy series remake of the Alfred Hitchcock classic The 39 Steps starring Benedict Cumberbatch will be headed to a Netflix queue near you. The streamer made what is being described as an aggressive bid for the rights to the new adaptation of John Buchan's thriller, which reportedly "updates the classic novel for our times".

64: The Serpent

4/13/2021

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in Podcast by Lacy Baugher

The ladies dig into the new Netflix crime thriller The Serpent, based on the horrifying true story of real-life French serial killer Charles Sobhraj.

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Netflix's 'The Serpent' is a Captivating If Occasionally Confusing Slow Burn

4/2/2021

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in Drama by Lacy Baugher

Netflix tackles the story of the serial killer Charles Sobhraj in The Serpent, a glacially slow 70s-set period drama that remains impossible to look away from even when you're not entirely sure what's going on.

62: Netflix's The Irregulars and Other Sherlock Holmes Adaptations

3/30/2021

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in Podcast by Lacy Baugher

The ladies dig into the new Netflix show The Irregulars, a vaguely Sherlock Holmes-adjacent genre series that sees a teen version of the Baker Street Irregulars attempt to solve a series of interconnected supernatural mysteries, and use it as an excuse to talk other recent adaptations of the great detective's story.