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Netflix’s new thriller iHostage is based on a real-life hostage situation that took place in Apple’s flagship Amsterdam store in 2002. The Dutch filmmakers weren’t able to film in the actual store, so they built a replica on a soundstage, as spotted by MacRumors.

While we all impatiently wait for more news about the final season of Stranger Things, Netflix has shared a little about the show’s animated spinoff. It’s called Tales From ’85 and, well, that’s about all we know right now. The Duffer brothers say that the vibe will be “in the vein of the Saturday morning cartoons that we grew up loving,” which provides some idea of what to expect whenever it does stream.

In addition to dropping a new trailer for Wednesday’s upcoming second season, Netflix has confirmed that the series’ next chapter will be split in two with the first half debuting on August 6th, and the second on September 3rd.

Street Fighter IV: Champion Edition, specifically: it’s now available to play for free with a Netflix subscription on iOS and Android. Netflix said in September that the game was on the way.

Fresh off the heels of Wrestlemania 41, Netflix has revealed a teaser for its WWE docuseries coming this summer. Details about WWE: Unreal are still slim, but Netflix says it will let you “step into the WWE writer’s room and outside the ring with your favorite WWE Superstars, where the drama is just as intense offstage as it is under the spotlight.”

The simplified redesign has been in testing since last year, and it makes a title’s trailer and description much more prominent on your screen. Now Netflix is nearly ready to roll it out, as co-CEO Greg Peters said during an earnings call that it will arrive “later this year.”

After Warner Bros. Discovery passed on Genndy Tartakovsky’s Fixed, it seemed like the animated feature about a dog’s last night before getting the snip might never see the light of day, but Netflix has scooped the film up and plans to debut it on August 13th.

Though Adi Shankar’s Devil May Cry animated series has only been out for a week, Netflix has already greenlit it for a second season.

Netflix has canceled the Netflix Stories interactive fiction IP, the company confirmed to PocketGamer.biz. The mobile app lets you play games based on Netflix shows like Emily in Paris, Selling Sunset, and Perfect Match.

Before Dandadan’s upcoming second season streams on Netflix this July, the series’ season one finale, three new episodes, and an interview with co-directors Fuga Yamashiro and Abel Gongora will screen together in theaters as Dandadan: Evil Eye. In Asia (outside of Japan), Evil Eye screenings start on May 30th, US screenings begin on June 6th, and European screenings start June 7th.

Owners of older Samsung TVs, even 2024 flagships, will have to wait to experience Netflix in HDR10 Plus for improved tone and brightness levels. According to Samsung:

We’re not far out from the next batch of Black Mirror episodes hitting Netflix on April 10th. And while we’ve already seen some of the new season, that latest trailer provides a more detailed rundown of the six episodes, including the direct sequel to “USS Callister.”

Dead Talents Society, Taiwanese director John Hsu’s supernatural comedy about ghosts who have to earn haunting permits and sometimes compete in reality competitions for the deceased, was one of the most fantastic movies out of last year’s Toronto International Film Festival. And now that it’s streaming on Netflix, you should do yourself a favor and give it a watch.

Though Velma Dinkley didn’t end up doing so well in Max’s recent animated series, Netflix is giving her and the rest of Mystery Inc. another go with a new live-action Scooby Doo series from writers / showrunners Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg (who previously worked on the streamer’s live-action Cowboy Bebop adaptation).

HDR10 Plus streams have been added for “new releases and existing popular HDR titles,” with Netflix aiming to add it to all HDR content by the end of the year. This should help to address a visual quality gap on Samsung TVs, which don’t support Netflix’s Dolby Vision streams.

According to Deadline, Netflix has greenlit and is now looking to cast competitors for The Golden Ticket, Eureka Production’s new Willy Wonka-inspired reality series that “will challenge players not just physically, but mentally as they navigate games, tests, and temptations designed to probe their instincts, resilience, and ability to thrive in chaos.”

Netflix’s upcoming remake of Stephen King’s Cujo feels poised to tap into people’s newfound fondness of taking their dogs everywhere, and the film might wind up being directed by Darren Aronofsky according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Mike Verdu had Netflix’s been VP of generative AI for games, with Alain Tascan taking over as gaming boss, but Verdu has left the company, it confirmed to Game File.