Netflix announces premiere dates for 11 shows, Marvel’s Jessica Jones gets a second season
Leading online streaming media service Netflix, Inc. has announced the launch dates for eleven new and returning original shows, including the announcements that popular fan favorite Marvel’s Jessica Jones will return for a second season and some of the lineup for the forthcoming series, the U.S. remake of the British series Black Mirror.
Launched in November last year and believed to be Netflix’s most popular show after House of Cards, Marvel’s Jessica Jones follows the life Jessica Jones, a failed Super Hero who is rebuilding her personal life and career as a private investigator in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood.
Black Mirror is an anthology series that features speculative fiction with dark and sometimes satirical themes which examine modern society, in particular the unanticipated consequences of using new technologies; each episode features a completely different cast, with British star Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Canada’s Mackenzie Davis named as starring in one episode.
Shows
The Get Down
Friday, August 12, 2016 at 12:01am PT
An all-new music-driven drama directed by Baz Luhrmann that focuses on the 1970s New York City and a crew of South Bronx teenagers that “are nothings and nobodies with no one to shelter them – except each other, armed only with verbal games, improvised dance steps, some magic markers and spray cans.”
Orange is the New Black Season 4
Friday, June 17, 2016 at 12:01am PT
The acclaimed women’s prison drama returns to Netflix in June.
Flaked
Friday, March 11, 2016 at 12:01am PT
Flaked follows the story of Chip who falls for the object of his best friend’s fascination, leading to a “tangled web of half-truths and semi-bullshit that underpins his all-important image beginning to unravel.” Will Arnett stars as Chip.
The Ranch
Friday, April 1, 2016 at 12:01am PT
Said to be a comedy set on a Colorado ranch, The Ranch stars Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, Sam Elliott and Debra Winger, and follows Kutcher’s character returning home after a brief and failed semi- pro football career to run the family ranching business.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season 2
Friday, April 15, 2016 at 12:01am PT
The second season continues to follow the story of Kimmy, a former member of a cult who is trying to reclaim her life by starting over in New York City.
Marseille
Friday, May 5, 2016 at 12:01am CET
A French political drama staring Gérard Depardieu that covers an attempt by the mayor of Marseille to obtain approval for a casino to be built.
Grace and Frankie Season 2
Friday, May 6, 2016 at 12:01am PT
A returning show that stars elderly actresses Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as two women whose lives are suddenly turned upside down when their husbands, played by Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston reveal they are gay and leave them for each other.
Stranger Things
Friday, July 15, 2016 at 12:01am PT
A new drama series that tells the story surrounding a young boy vanishes into thin air in a mystery involving top secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and “one very strange little girl.”
Word Party
Friday, June 3 at 12:01am PT
Described as a vocabulary building show for preschoolers from The Jim Henson Company, Word Party follows four adorable baby animals as they sing, dance and play.
Lost & Found Music Studios
Friday, April 1 at 12:01am PT
Lost & Found Music Studios is a live action series about a group of talented teenage musicians who struggle to find their authentic sound and place in the world as they hone their craft at a prestigious music studio.
Kong: King of the Apes
Friday, April 15, 2016 at 12:01am PT
An animated TV series for kids that is said to offer a fresh and modern take on the classic King Kong story.
Image credit: Netflix
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