Netflix
Cosy comedy-drama ‘The Chair’ does right and wrong by English departments
Netflix’s new comedy-drama, The Chair (2021), should fit right up the alley of any and possibly every lit major or graduate.
22 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Money Heist: More than meets the eye
Money Heist has become one of Netflix’s most popular non-English shows, which started airing in May 2017, and with a new season premiering on 3 September.
1 September 2021, 10:10 AM
A guide to Netflix’s young-adult book adaptations
The past one year has inclined our lives towards a virtual medium as we work from home and attend classes online. Subsequently, binge-watching shows and films has become the premier mode of relaxing for many. For readers who cannot take out the time to sit with a book, their adaptations—particularly of young adult stories—can be a welcome solution.
26 July 2021, 14:13 PM
Your Guide to Writing a Netflix Teen Drama
Confused? Why not try doing it yourself?
7 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Not the Satyajit Ray Tribute Fans Were Hoping for
Has Netflix done enough to please fans of Ray and his stories?
26 June 2021, 19:45 PM
20 Years Since We Met Elle Woods From Legally Blonde
"Legally Blonde" turns 20 this year.
26 June 2021, 11:03 AM
Does Netflix’s ‘Shadow and Bone’ strike a chord?
For any popular book to screen adaptation with an already existing fanbase, there is always a risk of either enraging or disappointing fans of the original source material or confusing new viewers. Netflix’s new fantasy series, Shadow and Bone, takes that risk and takes it a step further by having Leigh Burdugo, the author of the bestselling “Grisha” trilogy and “Six of Crows” duology, upon which the show is based, as an executive producer. Burdugo, along with show developer Eric Heisserer, took this already enriched fantasy world filled with magic and mayhem and brought it to life for the audience brilliantly.
3 May 2021, 11:34 AM
Rumaan Alam’s third novel is impossible to leave behind
Rumaan Alam is interested in contradictions—our presumptions of who should own what, in the textures of modern life.
28 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Deep-Rooted Hinduphobia: Case filed against Netflix in India
Alleging that Netflix, a US-based online streaming service, is "defaming Hindus and India" through its shows, a member of the Shiv Sena IT Cell filed a police complaint in India's Mumbai.
4 September 2019, 06:22 AM
Why you need to watch Netflix's 'To All The Boys I've Loved Before'
I watched 'To All The Boys I've Loved Before' a day after it came out on Netflix this month, and felt like it was a day well spent. I recommended it to all my friends and anyone who loves teen romantic comedies right after.
26 August 2018, 18:00 PM
'Sacred Games'
This July, international streaming service Netflix dropped its first Indian original series, Sacred Games, the Mumbai mob story based on the acclaimed book by Vikram Chandra.
8 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Should Netflix films be in Oscar contention?
Since Netflix began distributing movies, the industry has been rife with contention about whether such films deserve the same recognition as traditional, theatrically released films, particularly when it comes to the Academy Awards.
27 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Netflix eyeing Keanu Reeves for superhero film
Netflix has been focusing more and more on films in recent years, and one of these projects is a superhero movie that the streaming giant is recruiting some talent for.
4 March 2018, 18:00 PM
“Stranger Things” renewed for Season 3 at Netflix
The streaming giant has renewed the Duffer brothers' breakout hit “Stranger Things” for a third season. A return date has not yet been determined for the supernatural drama about the happenings brimming beneath the surface of a small American town.
3 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Two Farooki films land on Netflix
Netflix, a company that started out as a DVD sale and rental service in 1997, has become one of the biggest players in visual entertainment globally, becoming the top on-demand streaming services for films and TV content, as well as a major player in content production.
14 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Shahrukh, Aamir spotted together again
Bollywood heavyweights, Aamir Khan and Shah Rukh Khan, spend some Khan time together with global internet TV network Netflix’s CEO Reed Hastings and his team in Mumbai.
13 March 2017, 06:58 AM
Trailer: 'Stranger Things' stars Winona Ryder in 80s supernatural thriller
Strange things don't happen in the quiet American town of Hawkins, Indiana -- until they do in this trailer for Netflix's July 15 eight-episode series about a supernatural disappearance.
12 June 2016, 06:54 AM
Jane Fonda needed therapy, acting coach to make Netflix show
Jane Fonda says the challenges of episodic television made her seek counseling.
15 May 2016, 10:42 AM
5 ways you can show your Valentine’s Day love through tech
If you accept the axiom “opposites attract” then it stands to reason that, often, one person in a relationship is the technophile while the other is the technophobe.
14 February 2016, 05:24 AM
Netflix blocked by Indonesia in censorship row
Indonesia's biggest internet service provider blocks Netflix, upsetting its move into the country.
28 January 2016, 15:19 PM