STRANGER THINGS did not end Netflix’s TADUM.. instead Lady Gaga performed live and closed the show–after an announcement that she would be starring in the newest season dropping in August..
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Developing..
It is yet unknown what role she will be playing in the show..
Additionally the first 6 minutes of WEDNESDAY season 2 premiered on TADUM..
‘BLACK MIRROR’ Season 7 will have 6 episodes.
• 2 episodes will be feature-length
• One will be a USS Callister sequel
• Releasing this year on Netflix
Charlie Brooker described Black Mirror season 7 as “a mix of genres and styles. We’ve got six episodes this time, and two of them are basically feature-length. Some of them are deeply unpleasant, some are quite funny, and some are emotional.” He added that the new season is “a little bit OG Black Mirror. It’s back to basics in many ways. They’re all sci-fi stories, but there’s definitely some horrifying things that occur, but maybe not in an overt horror-movie way. There’s definitely some disturbing content in it.”..
But after so many years of AI and real madness–will Black Mirror even feel like fiction anymore?
At a Netflix presentation of the streaming giant’s 2025 slate for press on Wednesday, “Stranger Things” creators Ross and Matt Duffer revealed that in 2026 they will be executive producing two new shows, titled “The Boroughs” and “Something Very Bad is Going to Happen,” both of which “encompass what we feel is at the core of ‘Stranger Things,’” according to Ross Duffer – “they’re stories about ordinary people who encounter the extraordinary.”
Matt Duffer added that “The Boroughs” “probably shares the most DNA with ‘Stranger Things’ because it’s about a group of misfits who fight an otherworldly evil.”
“Only unlike ‘Stranger Things,’ it’s set in a retirement community, so that’s something different,” he quipped. “This time our misfits are a little on the older side. They ride golf carts, not bikes,” he said, in reference to the young characters in “Stranger Things” who ride their bicycles around Hawkins, Indiana.
With how long we have waited for season 5 of STRANGER THINGS, the Duffers may as well just use the current cast!
The world was watching.. the grand return of Mike Tyson fighting the new self proclaiming face of boxing Jake Paul.
After all of the rounds ended, Jake Paul was awarded victor while Mike Tyson’s stunned and he was agonizing for breath in real time..
But before that less than dramatic end to the overall boring matchup, Netflix streaming was the biggest battle viewers had..
Online social media was graced with a number of comments from users worldwide of streaming problems, freezing screens, botched audio..
This X was amongst the favorites we saw reacting:
For those old enough to remember how watching less than desirable late night movies on HBO and Cinemax were back when you had the box and the channels were scrambled? Think that.
Comically.. at times Mike Tyson looked as he did during his MIKE TYSON PUNCH OUT game from the 1980s..
Iron Mike is less than iron, or “i run” as last night’s announcer kept calling him. But he made for a ‘made for streaming moment’ that frustrated viewers around the world.
And with two snaps, we have a hit!
WEDNESDAY, based on the characters created by Charles Addams is breaking records after its first week, with 341.23M hours viewed.
It is now enough to beat the fourth season of Stranger Things, which previously held the title with 335 million hours clocked. Squid Game remains the all-time record holder for those playing at home, with 571.8M hours viewed during its best week.
Additionally, Wednesday made its way into the Top 10 in 93 countries. Wednesday has streamed in over 50 million households.
We have previously written that this show is incredible, one of the best of the year, and extremely creative. It’s wonderful to see Tim Burton returned with a hit. If you have not seen Wednesday already, you really should check it out.
Move over Stranger Things? Jeff Dahmer is running up that hill..
Reporting from Deadline:
The Ryan Murphy series has become Netflix’s second most popular series of all time, behind the fourth season of Stranger Things, after another impressive week. In its third week, the series continued to top Netflix’s global Top 10 English TV List with another 205.33M hours viewed.
This takes it to 701.37M hours viewed in its first three weeks after racking up 196.2M hours watched in its first week and 299.84M hours viewed during its second week.
People are hungry for this story.. yes pun intended..
Timing may be key as the finances are getting a little more problematic at Netflix
We go to The Hill’s RISING for commentary on the new policy at the company
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Some exciting news popping up today courtesy of an exclusive report at VARIETY..
After a long hiatus, and rumors that the Netflix show Black Mirror was gone for good, it appears that more is in store with a third season..
Variety did receive a few details about the new season:
“A source close to the production tells Variety that the latest season is even more cinematic in scope, with each installment being treated as an individual film. This is, of course, in line with recent seasons of “Black Mirror,” for which episodes usually exceeded 60 minutes and had incredibly high production values.”
Exciting news… and hope delays are not abundant in bringing a new season..
Netflix held the world premiere for Stranger Things 4 Saturday night, screening the first episode of the streamer’s anchor series for members of the cast and crew. Various members of the media also happened to be in attendance, with the streamer allowing them to tweet out first reactions to the episode immediately after the premiere wrapped. As you might expect, the earliest reactions are overwhelmingly positive, and nearly perfect.
Most are praising the show’s “return to form,” with some calling it the show’s scariest outing yet. Others praised the production value of the project, saying it looks as much like the $30 million Netflix reportedly spent on each episode. The series will debut the first chunk of Season Four episodes on May 27th, while the remainder of the season will be released July 1st.
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From CNBC:
Stocks fell sharply Monday, pushing the S&P 500 to breach the 4,000 level for the first time in more than a year as the market sell-off continued.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 653.67 points to 32,245.70, or 1.99%. The S&P 500 fell 3.2% to settle at 3,991.24, while the Nasdaq Composite lost 4.29% to 11,623.25.
The S&P 500 traded as low as 3,975.48 on the day, dipping below the 4,000 mark to its lowest level since March 2021 and pulling back 17% from a 52-week high as traders struggled to bounce back from last week’s big market swings. All sectors except for consumer staples dipped into the red.
