Michelle Obama is heading to Netflix once again for a new documentary titled after her 2018 memoir ‘Becoming’. The documentary will detail behind-the-scenes moments of Obama as she embarks on a 34-city tour to promote her book. “I’m excited to let you know that on May 6, Netflix will release BECOMING, a documentary film directed by Nadia Hallgren that looks …

The Netflix-and-chill way of life amidst COVID-19 lockdown seem to be booming well for the streaming platform, which has amassed a total of 15.8 million subscribers during the first quarter of the year. The platform now shelters a global number of 183 million subscribers. Amidst the lockdown crisis, popular shows ‘Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness’ and the fourth installment …

When Jessica Lange described Ryan Murphy as an ‘artist of unlimited creative power and talent’ in her article submission about the filmmaker for Time 100 Most Influential People in 2019, it was neither a flattery nor lie but an attribute that goes well with the creative force. Starting off his career in the late 1990s, Murphy is bringing his storytelling …

Cinemas are currently on shutdown amid coronavirus outbreak. Productions for upcoming films have also halted to secure the safety of both cast and crew. The African continent is at a pause for movie premieres. All in all, the state of the film industry globally is not in good shape to serve the interest of film lovers. With the act of …

With the growing number of coronavirus cases been recorded in different parts of the world, Netflix has concluded to pause on production of the second season of ‘The Witcher’ in the U.K. It is the first Netflix production going on a break since the outbreak of the virus. The break in production will last two weeks making way for a …

British-Nigerian actor John Boyega is teaming up with Netflix to develop a slate of original African content films through his UpperRoom Production banner. The multi-year deal will include two non-English films from Nigeria and one from Egypt all based on African stories, cast, characters, crew, literary properties, mythology, screenplays and/or other elements in or around African countries. “Africa has a …

Netflix and UN Women have teamed up to launch Because She Watched, a collection of series, documentaries and films curated by female creators working behind the scenes and in front of the camera. The curators include Sophia Loren, Janet Mock, Salma Hayek, Yalitza Aparicio, Millie Bobby Brown, Mindy Kaling, Laurie Nunn, Lana Condor, Petra Costa and Ava DuVernay. The collection, …

Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence is making her Netflix debut this year with a production set from Adam McKay titled ‘Don’t Look Up’. The comedy-oriented film will tell the story of a pair of hapless astronomers sent on a giant media tour to warn mankind of an approaching asteroid that will destroy planet earth. McKay is the writer, producer and …

On January 26, Ava DuVernay introduced a tribute to the late Nipsey Hussle at the 2020 Grammy Awards that included performances by Meek Mill, DJ Khaled and John Legend — but the Emmy-winning director has much more planned. Sources say DuVernay is working on a Hussle documentary for which Netflix has won the rights. The late Grammy-winning rapper, whose real …

With her latest movie ‘The Perfect Picture, 10 Years Later’ set for cinemas tomorrow, Shirley Frimpong-Manso’s award-winning movie ‘Potato Potahto’ is hitting the Netflix platform on Sunday, December 15. The film, which stars Joselyn Dumas, Joke Silva, Nikki Samonas, Adjetey Anang, Blossom Chukwujekwu, Lala Akindoju, OC Ukeje and other cinemas acclaimed figures, will double as the first Ghanaian produced/directed movie …