Exclusive: Kelly Marie Tran (Raya and the Last Dragon), Andie Ju (Beef) and Brandon Soo Hoo (The Tiger’s Apprentice) have entered production in Miami this week on Forge, an indie marking the feature directorial debut of Malaysian-born filmmaker Jing Ai Ng.
Tackling the myth of the model minority, the film is set in the underbelly of the Miami art world, where siblings Raymond (Soo Hoo) and Coco Zhang (Ju) run a profitable forgery ring. When the Zhang siblings cross paths with a disgraced millionaire, they are coerced into creating counterfeit masterpieces as a front for his old American family’s art collection. Meanwhile, FBI Art Crimes agent Emily Lee ( Tran) moves to South Florida and attempts to find the culprits behind a new string of forgeries.
Liz Daering-Glass and Gabrielle Cordero are producing alongside Damian Bao (Port Authority) via his Qilinverse production banner. Dave A. Liu (Dìdi) is executive producing.
Tackling the myth of the model minority, the film is set in the underbelly of the Miami art world, where siblings Raymond (Soo Hoo) and Coco Zhang (Ju) run a profitable forgery ring. When the Zhang siblings cross paths with a disgraced millionaire, they are coerced into creating counterfeit masterpieces as a front for his old American family’s art collection. Meanwhile, FBI Art Crimes agent Emily Lee ( Tran) moves to South Florida and attempts to find the culprits behind a new string of forgeries.
Liz Daering-Glass and Gabrielle Cordero are producing alongside Damian Bao (Port Authority) via his Qilinverse production banner. Dave A. Liu (Dìdi) is executive producing.
- 5/9/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Pictures: Netflix / Nickelodeon / Moonbug Entertainment
As the year winds down, it’s time to look back at Netflix’s biggest hits, and today, we begin by looking into what kids’ TV shows picked up the most points in the Netflix top 10s over the past 12 months.
This list is compiled using FlixPatrol data collected from the daily top 10s on Netflix from over 80 countries around the globe. They assign points and values to each title that gets featured on any day. Their data isn’t perfect as their method doesn’t quite fully capture the complexity of viewership data, such as total watch time, repeat viewings, or demographic details of the audience. Also worth noting is that Netflix changed up its top 10 metrics midway through the year to favor views over pure viewing hours. That said, their data provides a pretty accurate snapshot of what performed best over a long period.
As the year winds down, it’s time to look back at Netflix’s biggest hits, and today, we begin by looking into what kids’ TV shows picked up the most points in the Netflix top 10s over the past 12 months.
This list is compiled using FlixPatrol data collected from the daily top 10s on Netflix from over 80 countries around the globe. They assign points and values to each title that gets featured on any day. Their data isn’t perfect as their method doesn’t quite fully capture the complexity of viewership data, such as total watch time, repeat viewings, or demographic details of the audience. Also worth noting is that Netflix changed up its top 10 metrics midway through the year to favor views over pure viewing hours. That said, their data provides a pretty accurate snapshot of what performed best over a long period.
- 12/26/2023
- by Kasey Moore
- Whats-on-Netflix
Next year will mark the fifth anniversary of when readers were first introduced to the monsters (and monster slayers) of Archer's Peak in Something is Killing the Children, and just before the end of this year, James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera, are inviting readers to step back into the Slaughterverse with Book of Butcher #1. Building upon the events of last year's Book of Slaughter #1 and following Maxine Slaughter on her journey to New Orleans to investigate House Boucher, Book of Butcher #1 will be released on December 27th from Boom! Studios, and we've been provided with an exclusive look at artwork from the anticipated issue!
Below, you can see a tense meeting take place in our exclusive preview of Werther Dell’Edera's excellent artwork (colored by Miquel Muerto) from Book of Butcher #1, and we also have a look at the amazing cover art for the new issue as well as...
Below, you can see a tense meeting take place in our exclusive preview of Werther Dell’Edera's excellent artwork (colored by Miquel Muerto) from Book of Butcher #1, and we also have a look at the amazing cover art for the new issue as well as...
- 11/22/2023
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Chris Hemsworth is taking over another spot on Netflix’s most popular films list.
After 66 days, Extraction 2 has cracked the list at No. 10, knocking Spenser Confidential off and falling in line right under its predecessor, Extraction. This makes it the first film franchise to chart two films on the most popular list simultaneously, and it’s the third Agbo film on the list overall.
So far, Extraction 2 has racked up 129.3M views, and it still has about 25 days of viewing left in its premiere measurement window. The first installment sits at 135.7M views for its entire 91-day window, which means there’s a strong possibility that the sequel could end up outranking the original when all is said and done.
Similarly to The Mother last week, Extraction 2 hasn’t been on the weekly Top 10 in a few weeks, but these lengthier premiere windows make it possible for...
After 66 days, Extraction 2 has cracked the list at No. 10, knocking Spenser Confidential off and falling in line right under its predecessor, Extraction. This makes it the first film franchise to chart two films on the most popular list simultaneously, and it’s the third Agbo film on the list overall.
So far, Extraction 2 has racked up 129.3M views, and it still has about 25 days of viewing left in its premiere measurement window. The first installment sits at 135.7M views for its entire 91-day window, which means there’s a strong possibility that the sequel could end up outranking the original when all is said and done.
Similarly to The Mother last week, Extraction 2 hasn’t been on the weekly Top 10 in a few weeks, but these lengthier premiere windows make it possible for...
- 8/22/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Stories revolving around giant mechanical robots or mechs have existed since the earliest of sci-fi classics, most notably in H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds, where Martians used mechanical ‘Tripods’ to lay waste to humanity. In later years, Japan’s obsession with mechs imparted more complex dynamics to the genre, which evolved into narratives concerning the relationship between human beings and sentient robots, culminating in some particular Gundam series and Transformers.
Netflix’s latest release, Mech Cadets, an adaptation of Greg Pak and Takeshi Miyazawa’s Mech Cadets Yu, combines some of the best mech series out there, like Neon Genesis Evangelion and Pacific Rim, to present a vibrant, fresh take on the mech genre. While the lively 3D animation might hook some of the younger generation onto the series, for veteran fans of the genre, it fails to offer anything new or exceptional that hasn’t been done already.
Netflix’s latest release, Mech Cadets, an adaptation of Greg Pak and Takeshi Miyazawa’s Mech Cadets Yu, combines some of the best mech series out there, like Neon Genesis Evangelion and Pacific Rim, to present a vibrant, fresh take on the mech genre. While the lively 3D animation might hook some of the younger generation onto the series, for veteran fans of the genre, it fails to offer anything new or exceptional that hasn’t been done already.
- 8/10/2023
- by Siddhartha Das
- Film Fugitives
“Mech Cadets” is an animated action-adventure series based on the graphic novels of the same name by Greg Pak and Takeshi Miyazawa.
It follows Stanford Yu, a teenage janitor at Sky Corps Military Academy who dreams of becoming a pilot for one of the Robo Mechs, giant robots from outer space who came to Earth’s aid following an attack by an alien species. When Stanford is chosen to be a Mech Cadet, he must put aside his differences with his classmates and work together as a team in order to defend humanity against a new invasion of aliens. Along the way, he learns the true meaning of courage, friendship, and teamwork.
The series features the voices of Aparna Brielle, Scott Whyte, Josh Sundquist, Daniel Dae Kim, and Ming-Na Wen. It premiered on Netflix on August 10, 2023.
About the Series
“Mech Cadets” is an exciting series for children that combines the...
It follows Stanford Yu, a teenage janitor at Sky Corps Military Academy who dreams of becoming a pilot for one of the Robo Mechs, giant robots from outer space who came to Earth’s aid following an attack by an alien species. When Stanford is chosen to be a Mech Cadet, he must put aside his differences with his classmates and work together as a team in order to defend humanity against a new invasion of aliens. Along the way, he learns the true meaning of courage, friendship, and teamwork.
The series features the voices of Aparna Brielle, Scott Whyte, Josh Sundquist, Daniel Dae Kim, and Ming-Na Wen. It premiered on Netflix on August 10, 2023.
About the Series
“Mech Cadets” is an exciting series for children that combines the...
- 8/10/2023
- by TV Shows Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
“Mech Cadets” is an animated action-adventure series based on the graphic novels of the same name by Greg Pak and Takeshi Miyazawa.
It follows Stanford Yu, a teenage janitor at Sky Corps Military Academy who dreams of becoming a pilot for one of the Robo Mechs, giant robots from outer space who came to Earth’s aid following an attack by an alien species. When Stanford is chosen to be a Mech Cadet, he must put aside his differences with his classmates and work together as a team in order to defend humanity against a new invasion of aliens. Along the way, he learns the true meaning of courage, friendship, and teamwork.
The series features the voices of Aparna Brielle, Scott Whyte, Josh Sundquist, Daniel Dae Kim, and Ming-Na Wen. It premiered on Netflix on August 10, 2023.
About the Series
“Mech Cadets” is an exciting series for children that combines the...
It follows Stanford Yu, a teenage janitor at Sky Corps Military Academy who dreams of becoming a pilot for one of the Robo Mechs, giant robots from outer space who came to Earth’s aid following an attack by an alien species. When Stanford is chosen to be a Mech Cadet, he must put aside his differences with his classmates and work together as a team in order to defend humanity against a new invasion of aliens. Along the way, he learns the true meaning of courage, friendship, and teamwork.
The series features the voices of Aparna Brielle, Scott Whyte, Josh Sundquist, Daniel Dae Kim, and Ming-Na Wen. It premiered on Netflix on August 10, 2023.
About the Series
“Mech Cadets” is an exciting series for children that combines the...
- 8/10/2023
- by TV Shows Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
August has arrived, and with it, the last full month of summer-worthy shows and flicks, at least for 2023. From all the summer sensations to food weather, carnival fun and, of course, the lack of school, the streamer’s film slate will update with some appropriate flicks like “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2,” “Eat Pray Love,” “Despicable Me” and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” respectively.
If you’re one of those who senses the change in the air as soon as the salty summer heat gives way to crisp fall fog, “Heartstopper” Season 2, complete with its cartoon drawings of leaves, waits for you starting August 3. “The Lincoln Lawyer: Season 2 Part 2” concludes the two-part followup to the legal drama starring Manuel Garcia-Rulfo. “Heart of Stone,” a big tentpole film starring Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan, promises action-lovers a good time.
For those who didn’t get enough of the Depp v.
If you’re one of those who senses the change in the air as soon as the salty summer heat gives way to crisp fall fog, “Heartstopper” Season 2, complete with its cartoon drawings of leaves, waits for you starting August 3. “The Lincoln Lawyer: Season 2 Part 2” concludes the two-part followup to the legal drama starring Manuel Garcia-Rulfo. “Heart of Stone,” a big tentpole film starring Gal Gadot and Jamie Dornan, promises action-lovers a good time.
For those who didn’t get enough of the Depp v.
- 8/1/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
With its list of new releases for August 2023, Netflix is giving the anime world another shot.
No, we’re not talking about the streamer’s usual anime offerings – which are present this month in the form of Ragnarok season 3 (Aug. 24) and other titles – we’re talking about Netflix’s attempt to make live-action anime adaptations a thing. Following the relative failure of its Cowboy Bebop remake, Netflix is giving it another go, this time with arguably an even bigger anime classic. One Piece will premiere on Aug. 31. Telling the story of beloved straw hat wearing pirate Monkey D. Luffy, this adaptation will attempt to do original creator Eiichiro Oda and his many fans proud.
Read more TV Netflix’s One Piece Adaptation Has to Get This One Arc Right By Javier Reyes Movies One Piece Film: Red Finds the Rhythm For Success By Daniel Kurland
On the non-anime front, Netflix...
No, we’re not talking about the streamer’s usual anime offerings – which are present this month in the form of Ragnarok season 3 (Aug. 24) and other titles – we’re talking about Netflix’s attempt to make live-action anime adaptations a thing. Following the relative failure of its Cowboy Bebop remake, Netflix is giving it another go, this time with arguably an even bigger anime classic. One Piece will premiere on Aug. 31. Telling the story of beloved straw hat wearing pirate Monkey D. Luffy, this adaptation will attempt to do original creator Eiichiro Oda and his many fans proud.
Read more TV Netflix’s One Piece Adaptation Has to Get This One Arc Right By Javier Reyes Movies One Piece Film: Red Finds the Rhythm For Success By Daniel Kurland
On the non-anime front, Netflix...
- 8/1/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
The new 10-episode, 3D animated TV series, "Mech Cadets", directed by Tohru Patrick Awa, is based on the Boom! Studios comic book title, starring Daniel Dae Kim, Ming-Na Wen, Brandon Soo Hoo and Debra Wilson, streaming August 19, 2023 on Netflix:
"..fifty years in the future, after a terrifying alien species attacked our planet, teenager 'Stanford Yu' works as a janitor at the 'Sky Corps Military Academy'.
"But he's only dreamed of one thing his entire life. To pilot a 'Robo Mech', giant robots from outer-space who came to our aid.
"When he finally gets his shot, Stanford and his classmates must put aside all personal differences and work together as a team in order to defend humanity against a new invasion..."
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"..fifty years in the future, after a terrifying alien species attacked our planet, teenager 'Stanford Yu' works as a janitor at the 'Sky Corps Military Academy'.
"But he's only dreamed of one thing his entire life. To pilot a 'Robo Mech', giant robots from outer-space who came to our aid.
"When he finally gets his shot, Stanford and his classmates must put aside all personal differences and work together as a team in order to defend humanity against a new invasion..."
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- 5/3/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Exclusive: Netflix’s upcoming 3D animated series, Mech Cadets will be released globally on August 10. Daniel Dae Kim (Lost), Ming-Na Wen (The Mandalorian), Brandon Soo Hoo (Teen Titans: The Judas Contract) and Debra Wilson (MADtv) will star in the Boom! Studios and Polygon Pictures production.
Hoo stars as Stanford Yu, a scrappy teenage underdog working as a janitor at Sky Corps who dreams of being a Robo Pilot. Kim plays General Aiden Park, the battle-hardened leader of Sky Corps Academy and the Mech Cadet program. As a father of one of the cadets and a General, he expects nothing short of perfection from his daughter and his soldiers.
Wen plays Dolly Yu, Stanford’s loving if a bit overprotective, mother and the calm head of the janitorial team at Sky Corps. Wilson plays Chief Max, a former Robo pilot, head of Engineering at Sky Corps, and mentor to the trainees.
Hoo stars as Stanford Yu, a scrappy teenage underdog working as a janitor at Sky Corps who dreams of being a Robo Pilot. Kim plays General Aiden Park, the battle-hardened leader of Sky Corps Academy and the Mech Cadet program. As a father of one of the cadets and a General, he expects nothing short of perfection from his daughter and his soldiers.
Wen plays Dolly Yu, Stanford’s loving if a bit overprotective, mother and the calm head of the janitorial team at Sky Corps. Wilson plays Chief Max, a former Robo pilot, head of Engineering at Sky Corps, and mentor to the trainees.
- 5/1/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Following the streaming services’ first best animated feature Oscar win for Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Netflix is heading to the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June to preview a string of upcoming projects and to host an advance screening of summer release Nimona, based on Nd Stevenson’s graphic novel.
Nimona directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, Stevenson, producers Karen Ryan and Julie Zackary, and production designer Aidan Sugano will be on hand at the festival. Along with the screening, a making-of session is on the agenda.
Another panel will examine Aardman’s eagerly awaited Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, the sequel to its 2000 stop-motion animated feature Chicken Run, which remains the highest-growled stop motion animated feature of all time. Speaking at Annecy will be director Sam Fell, producer Leyla Hobart, and exec producer and Aardman founder Peter Lord.
The creative team behind Blue Eye Samurai — creators...
Nimona directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, Stevenson, producers Karen Ryan and Julie Zackary, and production designer Aidan Sugano will be on hand at the festival. Along with the screening, a making-of session is on the agenda.
Another panel will examine Aardman’s eagerly awaited Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, the sequel to its 2000 stop-motion animated feature Chicken Run, which remains the highest-growled stop motion animated feature of all time. Speaking at Annecy will be director Sam Fell, producer Leyla Hobart, and exec producer and Aardman founder Peter Lord.
The creative team behind Blue Eye Samurai — creators...
- 4/24/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This year Netflix is returning to the Annecy International Animation Film Festival as newly crowned kings, having just secured the Oscar for Best Animated Feature for Guillermo del Toro’s “Pinocchio.” Not that they have any intention of slowing down, as this year they are bringing a slate of potential commercial and artistic triumphs to the rolling hills of the French countryside – from Annapurna’s “Nimona” to Aardman’s highly anticipated “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget” and much, much more.
On Wednesday, June 14, Annecy will present an exclusive screening of their absolutely fabulous new feature film “Nimona” at the Theater Bonlieu at 6 p.m. which will include appearances from directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, creator Nd Stevenson (whose graphic novel is the basis for the film), producers Karen Ryan and Julie Zackary and production designer Aidan Sugano. The team will reconvene for a “Making Of” session on Thursday,...
On Wednesday, June 14, Annecy will present an exclusive screening of their absolutely fabulous new feature film “Nimona” at the Theater Bonlieu at 6 p.m. which will include appearances from directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane, creator Nd Stevenson (whose graphic novel is the basis for the film), producers Karen Ryan and Julie Zackary and production designer Aidan Sugano. The team will reconvene for a “Making Of” session on Thursday,...
- 4/24/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Netflix has unveiled a packed line-up of animated feature films and series that it will be taking to France’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June.
Riding high on the Best Animated Feature Film Oscar win for Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio and the Primetime Emmy for Arcane, the platform is gearing up for one of its biggest outings to the lakeside festival to date.
Topping its Annecy slate is an exclusive screening of Nimona, starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed and Eugene Lee Yang in the voice cast.
The fantasy tale, set in a techno-medieval world, follows the adventures of a shapeshifting teen, tackling ideas of labels and acceptance at the same time.
It is the first production to come out of Annapurna’s new animation division which was launched at the end of 2022 and helped save the film with Netflix after Disney dropped the project.
Directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane,...
Riding high on the Best Animated Feature Film Oscar win for Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio and the Primetime Emmy for Arcane, the platform is gearing up for one of its biggest outings to the lakeside festival to date.
Topping its Annecy slate is an exclusive screening of Nimona, starring Chloë Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed and Eugene Lee Yang in the voice cast.
The fantasy tale, set in a techno-medieval world, follows the adventures of a shapeshifting teen, tackling ideas of labels and acceptance at the same time.
It is the first production to come out of Annapurna’s new animation division which was launched at the end of 2022 and helped save the film with Netflix after Disney dropped the project.
Directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane,...
- 4/24/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has unveiled its slate for Annecy International Animation Film Festival with highlights including “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget” and “Nimona.”
The streamer is returning to the French animation festival next month with a range of events including panels, screenings and Q&As. They include a panel titled “From Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget to Blue Eye Samurai – See What’s Next @ Netflix” and a special screening of graphic novel adaptation “Nimona” with the project’s directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane as well as creator Nd Stevenson, which will be followed by a “making of” session.
Netflix’s main panel promises to give fans a sneak peek at a number of upcoming projects including:
“Leo”: a coming-of-age animated musical comedy starring Adam Sandler
“Blue Eye Samurai”: about a master of the sword who lives a life in disguise while seeking revenge in Edo-period Japan
“Exploding Kittens...
The streamer is returning to the French animation festival next month with a range of events including panels, screenings and Q&As. They include a panel titled “From Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget to Blue Eye Samurai – See What’s Next @ Netflix” and a special screening of graphic novel adaptation “Nimona” with the project’s directors Nick Bruno and Troy Quane as well as creator Nd Stevenson, which will be followed by a “making of” session.
Netflix’s main panel promises to give fans a sneak peek at a number of upcoming projects including:
“Leo”: a coming-of-age animated musical comedy starring Adam Sandler
“Blue Eye Samurai”: about a master of the sword who lives a life in disguise while seeking revenge in Edo-period Japan
“Exploding Kittens...
- 4/24/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
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