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If rapping doesnât work out for him, Vince Staples has a solid acting and screenwriting career in the work. On Thursday (May 30), Netflix revealed it had renewed The Vince Staples Show for a second season.
The Vince Staples Show received critical acclaim upon its release back in February. But like anything involving creators of color, fans were wary after there was no immediate announcement of a second season despite the praise the show received for itâs combination of wit, consciousness and comedy.
Well, now we need not worry.
âThe Vince Staples Show is back! The people have spoken and the most riveting, captivating, and polarizing show on Netflix is returning for season 2. Get ready for hijinks that only a mother can love. Thank you, Netflix!,â said the âNorf Norfâ rapper in a statement.
Recently, Staples dropped a new album, his last on Def Jam, called Dark Skies.
Hip-Hop Wired spoke to Vince Staples just before his show debuted. One of his favorite episodes is the 2nd, where a bank robbery goes down and he happens to know the guys pulling the juxâthe wildly enteratining dissonance is a mark of the show.
âWe definitely wanted to do that,â said Vince Staples. âIt was intentional because thatâs life, you never know what itâs going to throw your way and within these environments, sometimes it can get extremely crazy. But also, weâve been taught to keep our composure. And if something is normal you donât understand when itâs abnormal to the rest of the world.
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Netflix has made a deal with the National Football League, the first of its kind for the streaming giant.
According to reports, Netflix is now a member of the sports streaming game as it has entered into a partnership with the National Football League. The deal is set for three years beginning with the upcoming 2024-2025 season. The deal will also include two Christmas Day games to be aired this year. The two games that Netflix will carry on Christmas Day will be rivalry games â the Pittsburgh Steelers travel to take on the Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium, and the Baltimore Ravens head to NRG Stadium to face off against the Houston Texans. The Pittsburgh and Kansas City game holds a potential surge in viewing thanks to Taylor Swiftâs huge fan base (sheâs currently dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce).
The streaming giant is expanding its sports offerings, having finalized a deal with World Wrestling Entertainment for the rights to stream its weekly flagship show âRawâ. Itâs set to stream the highly anticipated match between social media influencer Jake Paul and boxing legend Mike Tyson in July. The move falls in line with Netflixâs aggressive foray into live events within the past few years. It recently played host to âThe Roast of Tom Bradyâ, which ranked as its highest-rated English language show within the past two weeks.
âLast year, we decided to take a big bet on live â tapping into massive fandoms across comedy, reality TV, sports and more,â Bela Bejaria, Netflixâs chief content officer, said in a statement. âThere are no live annual events, sports or otherwise, that compare with the audiences N.F.L. football attracts.â Netflixâs entry into a game where Amazon has currently locked down Thursday night games since 2022 and NBCâs Peacock landed a playoff game in a landmark deal last season is set to have a serious impact. âGetting the king of premium streamers to say we are in the sports business for real is a pretty big deal for television,â said Lightshed Partners technology analyst Richard Greenfield. âBecause it doesnât matter what this means now â it just shows you youâve got another serious bidder for sports rights.â

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We didnât ask for it, but another cable-like streaming bundle is coming.
Comcast chief Brian Roberts announced a new three-way bundle featuring Peacock, Netflix, and Apple TV+ is coming at a reduced price.
Speaking Tuesday at MoffettNathansonâs 2024 Media, Internet, and Communications Conference in New York, Roberts said the new package will be called the StreamSaver bundle and will be available to all Comcast broadband and TV customers.
Without revealing many details, Roberts said that Peacock, Netflix, and Apple TV+ will âcome at a vastly reduced price to anything in the market today.â
According to Roberts, the goal of this new bundle is to âadd value to consumersâ and, at the same time, âtake some of the dollars out ofâ the other streaming companiesâ businesses.
âWeâve been bundling video successfully and creatively for 60 years, and so this is the latest iteration of that,â Roberts said. âI think this will be a pretty compelling package.â
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The new bundleâs reception isnât met with the excitement Roberts hoped for. Most users on X, formerly Twitter, are basically saying this is just cable television, which many have cut their cord for, replacing it with streaming platforms.
âlet me just go ahead and get a landline too,â one person on X wrote in response to the announcment.
Another user wrote, âCable is back baby! (Without the same residuals for actors though).
One user pointed out this move could be out of desperation because the streamers are not making as much money as they used to.
âThey are all folding. Individually, each business model cannot sustain itself. When you see mergers like this happen, itâs because they are hemorrhaging money. They merge not to become a superpower but to save each other,â the post on X read.Â
Welp.
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Tim McGraw is ready to keep honing his acting skills with his upcoming Netflix series. The country entertainer, who is currently selling out venues for his ongoing Standing Room Only Tour â24, is set to star in and executive produce the as-yet-untitled series, which centers on competitive bull riding, reports Variety. According to the logline […]
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Iron Mike Tyson is returning to the ring, and pay-per-view wonât be needed since itâs going down on Netflix. The boxing icon will be squaring up with YouTuber turned boxer Jake Paul in July, but they held their first press conference on Monday, May 13 in Harlem to promote the fight.
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Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) and Jake âEl Gallo de Doradoâ Paul (9-1, 6 KOs) came face to face at The Apollo Theater in Harlem for a lighthearted press conference hosted by combat sports journalist Ariel Helwani. The two friends, who have been calling each other out for years, traded relatively tame shots, but Tyson was clear that once they enter that ring, they are not homies. âOnce heâs in that ring, he has to fight like his life depends on it, because it will be,â said Iron Mike, who also drew laughs when he admitted he felt terrible and was âsoreâ from training.
With Mike pushing 60, Paul is no slouch, and is plenty confident. âIâm going to show the world that I can outbox Mike Tyson, prove everyone wrong, and show that I will be the one doing the killing,â said Paul.
Good luck with that.
Paul and Tyson are scheduled to go eight, two-minute round for their pro bout. The fight will be streaming live globally on Netflix on Saturday, July 20, 2024 from the home of the Dallas Cowboys, AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Also in attendance was the top tier âundercardâ match up of super lightweight world champion Katie Taylor (23-1, 6 KOs) and Amanda âThe Real Dealâ Serrano (46-2-1, 30 KOs), the unified featherweight world champion. In this rematch, Taylor will be defending her undisputed title in a scheduled 10, two-minute rounds.
Check out photos from the event in the gallery.
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The title of stand-up comedian John Mulaneyâs upcoming six-part Netflix series says it all: John Mulaney Presents: Everybodyâs in L.A. The series that debuts on Friday (May 3) is part of the annual Netflix Is a Joke Festival, which will take place in Los Angeles from May 2-May 12 and the streamer describes the series as a âcomically unconventional showâ mixing special guests and field pieces in which Mulaney âexplores the city of Los Angeles during a week when every funny person is in it.â
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While the festival will feature sets from some of the biggest and best stand-ups around, Mulaney has pulled together his own eclectic group of special guests for his live series that ranges from rock and hip-hip legends to scientists, journalists and movie directors. Among the musicians on tap for the series are: Beck, Weezer, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, Ray J, Joyce Manor, Los Lobos, Warren G, and St. Vincent.
In addition, heâll welcome fellow comedians David Letterman, Nate Bargatze, Jerry Seinfeld, Gabriel âFluffyâ Iglesias, Mae Martin, Earthquake, Jon Stewart, Patton Oswalt, Stavros Halkias, Sarah Silverman, Ronny Chieng, Tom Segura, Bill Hader, Luenell, Hannah Gadsby and Cedric the Entertainer.
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Other guests include seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones, Citizens for L.A. Wildlife representative Tony Tucci, hypnotherapist Kerry Gaynor, lawyer Marcia Clark, director John Carpenter, journalist Zoey Tur, actress Cassandra Peterson and Dr. Emily Lindsey, the assistant curator and excavation site director of the La Brea Tarpits and Museum, plus others. The series will air live beginning on May 3 at 10 p.m. ET and from May 6-May 10 at the same time.
Check out the poster and teaser video for the Everybodyâs in L.A. below.
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The Netflix reboot of the iconic series Good Times has gained heavy backlash, recently addressed by its showrunner.
It has been a couple of weeks since the animated reboot of Good Times hit Netflix, and the audience reaction overall hasnât been pretty. The responses havenât been lost on those behind the scenes, according to its showrunner, Ranada Shepard. In a recent and extensive interview with the Hollywood Reporter, she stated that she understood the backlash due to certain factors.Â
âI was always rooted in [the fact that] I understand if this is jolting,â Shepard began. âBecause what you needed was someone to tell everyone, âI know youâre used to the sweet sitcom, but this is not only a reimagination, itâs in a different genre that requires it to be loud and offensive with hard jokes and inappropriate.â Without that type of framing, you can never blame the audience, and I never would.â
Shepard also said that the lack of a proper rollout may also be a factor. âYou havenât seen J.B. [Smoove] and Yvette [Nicole Brown] and Marsai [Martin] and Jay Pharoah and Slink Johnson on couches all across America, which typically happens when youâre rolling out a show,â she said. âThere was no framing that the audience had, it was just: âWatch this and form an opinion.â And, they watched and they formed an opinion.â
The trailer was released in March for the reboot of the late Norman Lear-penned series (Lear remains on as an executive producer), which premiered all 10 of its episodes on April 12. John Amos, who played the patriarch James Evans, had previously spoken about the reboot and the challenges it would present. As for BernNadette Stanis, who played Thelma Evans, she said that the show differed from her expectations of what it would be.Â
âLook, thereâs some people who itâs not going to be for,â Shepard said to the Hollywood Reporter. âBut I ask those people, âDo you watch adult animation?â Because I know a lot of people donât watch adult animation, so if thatâs not your genre, this genre is going to be difficult for you. But are they well-written stories that stand in social commentary, and each one has a message? Absolutely.â She also urged people to give the show a chance. âJust give it a second and look at the stories and youâll understand.â
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Season 2 of Netflixâs hit original series Wednesday, will boast some serious star power.
Variety exclusively reports Thandiwe Newtown is joining the cast of Wednesday. Her role in the megahit show remains a mystery. She is the latest big name joining the show in its second season, joining Steve Buscemi.Â
Netflix declined to comment on Newtonâs hiring, the website reports.
Newton is no stranger to the small screen. Her most notable role was on the HBO original series Westworld, which earned her three Emmy nominations for best supporting actress, taking home the award in 2018.
She also starred in The Slap, Big Mouth, Human Resources, and Rogue. Regarding the big screen, Newtonâs other roles include the polarizing film Crash, Mission Impossible II alongside Tom Cruise, Beloved, The Pursuit of Happyness, and W.
Wednesday is a spinoff of The Addams Family that follows the titular character played by Jenna Ortega. In the show, which became a megahit for the streaming network, Wednesday enrolls in Nevermore Academy after a suspension from her previous high school.
The plot thickens when Wednesday develops psychic abilities and becomes embroiled in a murder mystery she eventually solves while uncovering secrets about her new school and her parentsâ past.
The show became one of the most popular series on Netflix, receiving critical praise from critics and fans while earning 12 Emmy nominations.
Details on season 2 are scarce except for the news of Ortegaâs return. Variety reports production should begin in Ireland in April.
Season 2 of Wednesday already sounds like it will be another hit for Netflix.

Joey Ramoneâs brother is fighting back against a lawsuit filed by Johnny Ramoneâs widow over a planned Netflix movie about the pioneering punk band, calling the case âbaseless and flimsyâ and filing his own countersuit against her.
Johnnyâs wife (Linda Cummings-Ramone) sued Joeyâs brother (Mitchel Hyman, better known as Mickey Leigh) in January over allegations that he had âcovertlyâ developed an âunauthorizedâ biopic, believed to be Netflixâs announced moving starring Pete Davidson as Joey. In the lawsuit, Linda said that any âauthoritative story of the Ramonesâ would require her sign-off.
But in a sharply-worded response filed last month, Mickeyâs attorneys argued that Linda had, in fact, already greenlit such a movie many years ago â and that her âbaselessâ lawsuit was simply one more step in a years-long plan to âinstall herself as the Queen of the Ramones.â
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âMs. Cummings-Ramoneâs main purpose is to embarrass, harass, and destroy the integrity of Mr. Hyman, create an utterly false narrative about him, rewrite her role in the history of the Ramones, and win a popularity contest in which, in her mind, she takes over ⌠the legacy of a band of which she never was a member and had nothing to do with creatively,â Mickeyâs lawyers wrote in the March 15 filing.
A representative for Linda did not immediately return a request for comment on Wednesday.
Joey (real name Jeffrey Ross Hyman) and Johnny (real name John William Cummings) were not actually brothers, and they had a notoriously chilly relationship during their decades as bandmates. In the years since the two passed away, that feud has seemingly continued between Mickey and Linda.
As the executors of Joey and Johnnyâs respective estates, Mickey and Linda each own half of Ramones Productions Inc., the holding company that controls the bandâs music and other assets. But that partnership has not gone smoothly, featuring multiple lawsuits and arbitrations over the past decade.
The latest legal scuffle was triggered in part by the plans for a movie version of I Slept With Joey Ramone, Mickeyâs 2009 memoir, which Netflix announced in April 2021. In her January lawsuit, Linda said that such a project would need the sign-off of Ramones Productions and not just Joeyâs estate.
âMs. Ramone objects to defendantsâ attempt to create a Ramones film without her involvement â not to be obstinate, but rather based on defendantsâ disregard for [Ramones] assets and their conduct and treatment of Ms. Ramone and her late husband,â Lindaâs attorneys wrote at the time. âTo permit defendants alone to tell the authoritative story of the Ramones would be an injustice to the band and its legacy.â
But in his recent response, Mickey argued that the planned movie is about him and his brother, and is ânot intended to be a âRamones movieâ or a Ramones biopic.â And he pointed to a 2006 agreement in which he argued that Linda had already granted her approval to a film based on the I Slept With Joey Ramone book: âMs. Cummings-Ramone did consent to Defendantsâ development and production of a motion picture,â Mickeyâs lawyers wrote.
In a copy of the alleged agreement filed in court, Ramones Productions granted approval to a company called Rosegarten Films to produce a movie based on the then-unpublished memoir. Itâs unclear if that specific company is involved in the currently-planned film, but television and film producer Rory Rosegarten was listed an executive producer when Netflix announced the movie in 2021.
In a statement to Billboard on Wednesday, Mickey echoed his argument that the movie was not going to be about the Ramones as a band.
âThe fact is, I did not write âI Slept With Joey Ramone: A Punk Rock Family Memoirâ about my brotherâs band and had no intention whatsoever of doing that,â he said. âI wrote a story about growing up with a big brother who endured a severe somatic malady at birth, and later developed neurogenic problems. That led to doctors making diagnoses that he would never be able to function on his own in society â and that big brother, with support from his family, proved those doctors wrong as he went on to do great things with his life and become an inspiration to millions.â
The recent court filings came as part of Mickeyâs so-called answer to the Lindaâs lawsuit, denying the many accusations leveled against him in her lawsuit. Along with it, he filed his own counterclaims against her, arguing that it was Linda who had actually breached their partnership agreement with a âpattern of egregious conduct.â
The counterclaims set the stage for potentially years of litigation over Linda and Mickeyâs back-and-forth accusations. Just like Lindaâs original lawsuit, Mickeyâs new case covers a wide range of alleged wrongdoing in their joint management of the Ramones assets well beyond just the proposed movie.
âShe is driven by an alternate agenda, including her own fame and vanity, as well as a self-serving desire to obstruct projects and control RPI for reasons which conflict with her fiduciary duties and cause her to avoid any modicum of cooperation with Mr. Hyman,â Mickeyâs lawyers wrote.