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Netflix sets Dolly Alderton's six-episode Pride and Prejudice for December 3

Netflix dated all six episodes for December 3 and published first-look images of 11 characters revealed at the Jane Austen Festival in Bath, England. Olivia Colman and Rufus Sewell play Mrs. and Mr. Bennet, while the images also identify the five Bennet sisters and several suitors; Netflix says the series stays close to the novel while taking unspecified creative turns.

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Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle I reaches Netflix in multiple markets on September 28

GamesRadar reported on September 14 that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle I will stream on Netflix from September 28 in multiple markets. Regional Netflix title pages for the film are already live, but availability is territory-specific and should not be read as one universal global launch. The report does not change the status of the still-undated second Infinity Castle film.

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Netflix and Sega develop Crazy Taxi and Stranger Than Heaven films plus a preschool Sonic series

Netflix and Sega announced a live-action Crazy Taxi comedy feature written by Dan Gregor and Doug Mand and produced by Neal Moritz, Toby Ascher and Toru Nakahara. Carlos Stevens and Nakahara are developing an animated Sonic the Hedgehog series for the upper-preschool audience, while RGG Studio's Stranger Than Heaven is being developed as a live-action film. The announcement confirms development and attached creatives but gives no cast, production start or release dates.

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Barbie and The Royal Ballet set September and October dates for their Nutcracker collection and London pop-up

The partners announced original content with Royal Ballet principal dancer Fumi Kaneko, a limited collection launching online September 18 and in the Royal Ballet and Opera Shop on October 23, and a Royal Opera House pop-up October 28–31. Free ticketed storytelling activities and screenings will be offered, with booking details to follow. A new Barbie Nutcracker special reaches Netflix in November, and the Royal Ballet performs The Nutcracker December 3, 2026–January 13, 2027; the Netflix day remains unannounced.

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Netflix and Skydance Animation end their film deal as Cosmic Motors moves to Paramount theaters

Netflix and Paramount jointly said they mutually ended the animated-film agreement while keeping Brad Bird's Ray Gunn and the untitled Jack and the Beanstalk project on Netflix and continuing their broader content-licensing relationship. TheWrap reports that John Lasseter and Louie del Carmen's Cosmic Motors, previously intended for Netflix, is now planned for a Paramount theatrical rollout in 2027. The statement does not identify the destination of other Skydance Animation projects.

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Netflix, Amazon and YouTube form a joint streaming lobby as U.S. sports-rights rules face review

TheWrap, following Axios and a TechNet statement, reports that Netflix, Amazon and YouTube launched the Streaming Access and Choice Alliance under TechNet. The group says it will advocate technology-neutral entertainment policy and continued investment in live sports and other programming. Its launch comes as the Justice Department and Federal Communications Commission consider the legal environment around pooled sports broadcasting rights, but the alliance has not published a detailed position on every proceeding.

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Romelia War Chronicle anime streams early in Japan on October 3 before its October 5 television premiere

Animate Times reported on September 12 that the two-cour television anime begins advance Japanese streaming on Anime Times, U-NEXT and Netflix at 21:00 on October 3. Tokyo MX, BS11, Sun TV and KBS Kyoto start broadcasts October 5, with CBC following October 10; Crunchyroll distribution also begins October 5. Chogakusei performs the opening and Kohta Yamamoto the ending. A complete territory list for Crunchyroll is not supplied.

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Saltburn set photos show Naomi Scott and Nicola Coughlan filming Netflix's untitled Roald Dahl series

New photographs from Saltburn in northern England show Scott, Coughlan, Toby Jones and Michael Socha working on location. What's on Netflix reports that filming began in mid-August and is scheduled through mid-December across Manchester and northern England. The images confirm production activity, not the site's unconfirmed anthology theory or a release date.

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Netflix adds 30 Detective Conan episode collections organized around individual characters

Yomiuri TV announced on September 5 that Netflix is exclusively offering thirty curated Detective Conan collections, each centered on a character, as part of the anime's thirtieth anniversary. The announcement confirms the number and organizing idea, but it does not list every collection, identify all available countries or give an expiry date.

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Jonathan Franzen is scripting Netflix's The Corrections series with Meryl Streep as Enid Lambert

In a Netflix interview published September 4, Franzen confirmed that he is writing the episodic scripts and said the adaptation will establish sympathy and nuance for Enid earlier than the novel did. The comedy about the self-deceiving Lambert family remains intact, but Netflix has not announced production dates, a full cast or a release window.

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Sesame Workshop turns The Monster at the End of This Book's 55th anniversary into a Netflix special, Roblox game and new book

A coordinated rollout begins September 7 with the animated special The Monster at the End of This Story on Netflix and YouTube, an album through Warner Music Group's Arts Music, a Roblox obstacle course and Random House's new The Cookie at the End of This Book. Merchandise and a Yoto audio release follow from September 10.

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TV Asahi sends Shadows of the Ten Ninja to Netflix worldwide after its October Japanese premiere

The series will first premiere on Japanese television in October 2026, then stream through Netflix in more than 190 countries and regions with multilingual subtitles and English and Spanish dubs. TV Asahi says its production uses artificial-intelligence, visual-effects and computer-graphics tools, but the announcement does not specify the global streaming date, budget or each technology's role.

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Netflix casts Beatrice Kitsos and David Iacono as the leads of Better Than the Movies

Netflix announced September 3 that Beatrice Kitsos will play Liz Buxbaum opposite David Iacono as Wes Bennett. Deacon Phillippe, Nicole Bruner, Luke Kirby, Judy Greer, Claire Coffee, Ora Duplass, Veronica Garrubbo and Kynlee Heiman complete the named cast; Julia Hart directs and co-writes with Jordan Horowitz and Heather Flanders. No release date or production timetable was announced.

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Ranma 1/2 adds Japanese comedian Seiya as season-three ambassador and mystery guest voice

The production appointed Seiya as a promotional ambassador and confirmed that he will also voice a guest character in season three, but it is withholding the character and episode for a later announcement. The season begins October 3 on Nippon TV, rolls out across its Japanese network and streams exclusively on Netflix immediately after broadcast.

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La Bola Negra reveals a century-spanning teaser before TIFF and its December Netflix release

Netflix released a new teaser September 1 showing the film's three periods and its themes of queer memory and historical inheritance. The Canadian premiere is September 15 at the Toronto International Film Festival, a United States theatrical run begins October 16, and Netflix streams the film in Canada and the United States on December 2.

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Specialist report says Netflix optioned six independent comics, with no productions ordered

What's on Netflix reported August 31 that Netflix holds options on Geiger, Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees, The Night Eaters: She Eats the Night, Radio Spaceman, The Infinite Horizon and Invisible Emmie. The outlet dates the deals across December 2025 to July 2026; Netflix declined comment, and no format, cast, creative team or production order is confirmed.

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Netflix gives EverPass a multi-year U.S. commercial package for its NFL events

Netflix and EverPass reached a multi-year agreement covering Netflix's NFL events in U.S. commercial venues. The 2026 slate includes the September 10 49ers–Rams game in Melbourne, a Thanksgiving Eve game, two Christmas games, a Week 18 game and NFL Honors. A separate EverPass arrangement lets DirecTV for Business market and distribute the package; fees, exclusivity and venue counts were not disclosed.

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Netflix's Grand Theft Auto VI extended look coincides with a 24% U.S. app-download jump

Sensor Tower estimates reported August 31 show U.S. Netflix app downloads rose 24% on the day the service premiered an extended Grand Theft Auto VI look, 20% above the prior 30-day daily average. iOS downloads rose 54% day over day and Netflix moved from 96th to 35th among free U.S. iOS apps, while Android downloads fell 13%. The report also associates the premiere day with a 436% day-over-day increase in GTA VI preorders. Netflix and Rockstar did not publish underlying totals, and the timing does not prove the footage caused every change.

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My Happy Marriage starts its three-episode anime special on Japanese television and Netflix October 25

The official production site announced on August 31 that the three-part special will begin on TOKYO MX and other Japanese channels at 7 p.m. JST on October 25, followed by Netflix and other streaming services at 8:30 p.m. The special adds M.A.O. as Miyo's former classmate Kimio Nagaba and an ending song by Kashitaro Ito; the full territory list and release cadence for episodes two and three remain unspecified.

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Scooby-Doo: Origins adds André Benjamin, Cathy Moriarty and fifteen more actors as Atlanta production continues

Netflix announced August 27 that André Benjamin and Cathy Moriarty have joined the series in undisclosed roles alongside Sara Gilbert, Bruce McGill, Peter Macon and twelve other newly listed performers. Mckenna Grace, Tanner Hagen, Abby Ryder Fortson and Maxwell Jenkins play the future Mystery Inc. members, and production is underway in Atlanta; no premiere window is announced.

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The Ramparts of Ice season two reveals its first full trailer and an October 2 worldwide Netflix start

Netflix and the Japanese production released the first full trailer and new key art for season two on August 27. The season begins on Japan's 28-station TBS network on October 1, then streams worldwide on Netflix on October 2 with weekly episodes; other Japanese services will follow, but their dates and the season's episode count remain unannounced.

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YouTube reportedly offers about 15 creators up to US$10 million to keep videos away from Netflix

The Ankler reports, citing multiple unnamed sources, that YouTube is offering exclusivity windows to roughly 15 creators, with packages starting in the low seven figures and reaching about US$10 million. Sources also describe possible loss of Brandcast exposure, billboards or preferred advertising opportunities for creators who take work elsewhere. YouTube declined to comment; no signed agreement, exact named-creator terms or formal retaliation policy is confirmed.

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A Forever season-two casting notice lists an August 27 overnight shoot

Casting Networks published a notice on August 24 seeking union background performers aged 45 to 100 to portray older Chinese workers and pedestrians for an overnight Forever season-two shoot planned for August 27. The August 25 application deadline and US$231-for-eight-hours rate are concrete, but the notice lists several possible cities and does not prove that the shoot has happened.

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