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We May Finally See Apple’s Streaming Service and Netflix Rival Very Soon

We may finally get Apple’s long-awaited streaming service in mere months. Bloomberg reported Wednesday that the company plans to (finally) introduce us to its video streaming competitor to Netflix at a March 25 event. Citing people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg reported that the event has invited several high-profile celebrities and entertainment industry heavyweights attached…

Tech News Catie Keck Feb 13

9 Geeky and Occasionally Romantic Movies to Stream on Valentine’s Day

It’s the most romantic season—but it’s also go-for-broke tax time, and your well-worn DVDs of The Princess Bride and Shaun of the Dead could use a rest. Fear not, nerds! We’ve scoured the three big streaming services to find sweet (and not-so-sweet) genre picks perfect for Valentine’s Day viewing. 1. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai…

Movies Cheryl Eddy Feb 13

The One Choice You Weren’t Given In Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

When Black Mirror: Bandersnatch was released on Netflix last December, it was fairly obvious that the choose-your-own-adventure experiment represented a fresh step in data collection for the streaming service. Now, a researcher has offered proof that Netflix is storing and mining your choices. Surprisingly, that’s actually a good reason to feel optimistic. For those who…

Privacy & Security Rhett Jones Feb 13

Russian Doll Deftly Navigates Existential Dread and Depression

When you first meet Nadia, the gruff but glamorous heroine of Netflix’s Russian Doll, the off-ness of the strange predicament she’s found herself in is immediately apparent, but difficult to put your finger on, especially if you go into the series unfamiliar with its premise. But as Nadia pulls apart Russian Doll’s mysteries piece by…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Feb 7

C.H.E.R.Y./L. the Robot Is Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt‘s Unsung Hero

Netflix’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt has come to an end, and it’s time to celebrate its underappreciated hero. Way back in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’s first season, Titus Andromedon (Titus Burgess) and Jacqueline White (Jane Krakowski) first met one another at a dinner party that ended up turning into the scene of a murder. The victim? Yuko…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Feb 6

You Won’t Be Able to Watch Captain Marvel on Netflix

Fun fact: the “+” in Disney+ stands for “more,” obviously, but also “not available on Netflix, sorry.” With its plans to launch its own over-the-top video streaming service, Disney’s preparing to change the way it invites people to journey to the Marvel Cinematic Universe from the comfort of their own homes. During yesterday’s earnings call,…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore Feb 6

Nickelodeon Is Teaming Up With Netflix for a Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie

Nickelodeon and Netflix are already working together in some pretty strange ways—like on that live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series. But their latest weird team up could mean some very good things for the latest version of everyone’s favorite pizza-lovin’ turtles. According to a Variety report, on a Viacom earnings call this morning, CEO Bob…

io9 James Whitbrook Feb 5

The Hormone Monsters Are Horny and Coming on Strong in Big Mouth‘s Valentine’s Day Special

Netflix’sBig Mouth manages to be as insightful and clever as it is bawdy and crass, which makes the prospect of the series dropping a surprise Valentine’s Day-themed special that much more exciting. Rampant consumerism and commodification of love aside, Valentine’s Day is an especially weird moment of cultural performance, where kids take time out of…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Feb 1

The Nerd’s Watch: The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Streaming in February

You can get comprehensive lists of everything coming to streaming services anywhere. But half of those titles you don’t care about, and the other half are terrible. Where’s the good stuff? io9 is here to help. Below you’ll find what we deem to be the best sci-fi and fantasy movies and television coming to Netflix,…

Movies Germain Lussier Feb 1

Russian Doll‘s Natasha Lyonne Might Be Dying for at Least 3 Seasons

Girl, same. Eight episodes sounds like the perfect length for a television series about a woman who keeps reliving the night of her 36th birthday when she dies, each time making it a little farther into the future before the Grim Reaper comes a-knocking. According to star and co-creator Natasha Lyonne, though, Netflix might be…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Jan 30

Zack Snyder’s Next Movie Will Be an ‘Epic and Crazy’ Zombie Heist for Netflix [Updated]

The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Zack Snyder will direct Army of the Dead,

Movies Germain Lussier Jan 29

Netflix Has Better Movies Than Anyone, According to Rotten Tomatoes

At this point, it’s become a general feeling—a malaise if you will—that Netflix’s selection of movies sucks. I don’t have hard data for this, I just feel it and I see people flip out about it every time the streaming service raises its prices. But what if I told you it doesn’t suck? That’s a…

Movies Rhett Jones Jan 29

Gerard Way’s New Track For Umbrella Academy Is an Absolute Banger

If I had to be reborn as any person, I’d pick Gerard Way. Great writer? Great musician (if you’re a Millennial, anyway)? Dude is unstoppable lately. And the song he put out for the newest wave of Umbrella Academy promotion just totally rules. You might have heard some of the song in the new trailer…

Books & Comics Julie Muncy Jan 26

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Returns for the Honor of Grayskull in April

Here’s some outstandingly good news for the fans (and there were a lot, including the staff of io9—we had it on our list of 2018’s top TV shows) of Netflix’s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: The show will be back with season two in just a few short months and we’ll be meeting lots…

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jan 24

The Latest Umbrella Academy Trailer Is an Exhausting Family Reunion

Despite what people like Charles Xavier might tell you, being recruited as a child to become a globe-trotting superhero who fights epic, life-changing wars is a surefire way to ensure that you’re stuck in therapy for the bulk of your adult life, should you survive your upbringing. This is something the heroes of Netflix’s Umbrella…

Trailers Charles Pulliam-Moore Jan 24

Peloton’s $4,000 Treadmill Makes Me Wish I Was Rich Enough to Afford It

Editor’s note, 05/05/2021: Peloton has recalled this product, now called the Tread+, due to safety issues and halted both sales and distribution in the U.S. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recommends owners stop using the machine immediately. Going for a run in the winter is brutal. Your ears freeze, the air burns your lungs,…

Home Entertainment & Smart Home Victoria Song Jan 24

Hulu Is Cutting the Price of Its Cheapest Plan—and Increasing the Cost of Live TV

Netflix is raising prices, but its competitor is opting for a different tack—sort of. Hulu’s just announced that its cheapest subscription plan price will drop to $6 a month—two whole dollars less than the current $8 price. That said, Hulu’s more expensive “no commercial” plan will stay at its current $12 price. The same holds…

Tech News Victoria Song Jan 23

One Week in, and Star Trek: Discovery Might Have Already Broken Its New Captain

Tilly’s joke from the season two premiere miiiiiiiiight start becoming at least a little bit true in this week’s episode. The international versions of Star Trek: Discovery on Netflix don’t typically have the “next time” trailers attached to the CBS All Access broadcast, but good news! As TrekMovie spotted, this season its started sharing them…

io9 James Whitbrook Jan 23

Netflix Has Reportedly Signed a ‘Best Practices’ Code in India to Avoid State Censorship

Netflix and eight other streaming services including pending Disney acquisition Hotstar and Jio Cinema have signed a “code of best practices” stating they will voluntarily self-regulate their content in India, CNN Business reported on Friday. According to CNN, the agreement (posted to Indian tech site MediaNama) includes provisions targeting content that “disrespects the national emblem…

Television Tom McKay Jan 20

Jigsaw Is The Punisher‘s Most Fascinating Puzzle Because Frank Castle Can’t Solve Him

Though neither Frank Castle nor Billy Russo were fully aware of it at the time, their final confrontation in The Punisher’s first season was overlaid with a thematic weight that was larger than the sum of its parts. Their fight was a chance for Frank to avenge his family’s deaths, yes, but it was also…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Jan 18

We May Finally See Apple’s Streaming Service and Netflix Rival Very Soon

9 Geeky and Occasionally Romantic Movies to Stream on Valentine’s Day

The One Choice You Weren’t Given In Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

Russian Doll Deftly Navigates Existential Dread and Depression

C.H.E.R.Y./L. the Robot Is Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt‘s Unsung Hero

You Won’t Be Able to Watch Captain Marvel on Netflix

Nickelodeon Is Teaming Up With Netflix for a Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Movie

The Hormone Monsters Are Horny and Coming on Strong in Big Mouth‘s Valentine’s Day Special

The Nerd’s Watch: The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Streaming in February

Russian Doll‘s Natasha Lyonne Might Be Dying for at Least 3 Seasons

Zack Snyder’s Next Movie Will Be an ‘Epic and Crazy’ Zombie Heist for Netflix [Updated]

Netflix Has Better Movies Than Anyone, According to Rotten Tomatoes

Gerard Way’s New Track For Umbrella Academy Is an Absolute Banger

She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Returns for the Honor of Grayskull in April

The Latest Umbrella Academy Trailer Is an Exhausting Family Reunion

Peloton’s $4,000 Treadmill Makes Me Wish I Was Rich Enough to Afford It

Hulu Is Cutting the Price of Its Cheapest Plan—and Increasing the Cost of Live TV

One Week in, and Star Trek: Discovery Might Have Already Broken Its New Captain

Netflix Has Reportedly Signed a ‘Best Practices’ Code in India to Avoid State Censorship

Jigsaw Is The Punisher‘s Most Fascinating Puzzle Because Frank Castle Can’t Solve Him

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