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• Posted Monday 4/23/18 at 5:51AM EDT The Crown's Matt Smith finally responds to Claire Foy pay-disparity controversy

  "Claire is one of my best friends, and I believe that we should be paid equally and fairly and there should be equality for all," he told The Hollywood Reporter, adding: "I support her completely, and I'm pleased that it was resolved and they made amends for it because that what's needed to happen. Going forward, I think we should all bear in mind that we need to strive to make this better and a more even playing field for everyone involved — but not just in our industry, in all industries."

  # TOPICS: The Crown, Netflix, Claire Foy, Matt Smith, Pay Equality, TV Salaries

• Posted Friday 4/20/18 at 10:50PM EDT Netflix should begin wrapping up its Marvel series after one season

  From Jessica Jones to Daredevil, Marvel shows have experienced a sophomore slump. 'It’s as if these writing teams are trying to write their seasons as if they’re runs on a comic book—with one story arc ending, and another beginning mid-season—and it doesn’t work," says Teresa Jusino.

  # TOPICS: Marvel, Netflix, Daredevil, Marvel’s Jessica Jones

• Posted Friday 4/20/18 at 10:50PM EDT Netflix's Aggretsuko is from the company behind Hello Kitty

  Sanrio's Japanese animated comedy, short for "Aggressive Retsuko," puts a cute red panda in a brutal soul-crushing job in Tokyo.

  # TOPICS: Netflix, Aggretsuko

• Posted Friday 4/20/18 at 10:50PM EDT Stranger Things stars David Harbour and Joe Keery are apparently living together off-screen

  Harbour posted on Instagram yesterday with the hashtag "#joekeeryismyroomate."

  # TOPICS: Stranger Things, Netflix, David Harbour, Joe Keery

• Posted Friday 4/20/18 at 10:50PM EDT Sharing a name with a Disjointed character can be annoying, especially on 4/20

  Maria Sherman shares her 4/20 tale of receiving tweets over the cancelation of the Kathy Bates Netflix weed comedy, which also featured Nicole Sullivan as a character named Maria Sherman.

  # TOPICS: Disjointed, Netflix, Nicole Sullivan, Marijuana

• Posted Friday 4/20/18 at 10:50PM EDT Netflix's Mercury 13 tells the story of the 13 female pilots who should have gone to space in the 1960s

  Netfllix's new documentary, out today, looks at the women known as the "Mercury 13," female pilots who underwent the same physical and psychological testing as the men who would go on to become NASA astronauts.

  # TOPICS: Mercury 13, Netflix, Documentaries

• Posted Friday 4/20/18 at 4:24PM EDT Noah Emmerich is going from The Americans to The Spy with Sacha Baron Cohen

  Emmerich will follow his role as an FBI agent on the FX series by playing a charming, rumpled and brilliant Mossad trainer on the six-episode limited series about the real-life Israeli spy Eli Cohen, played by Cohen, who is embedded in Syria in the 1960s.

  # TOPICS: The Spy, FX, Netflix, The Americans, Noah Emmerich, Sacha Baron Cohen

• Posted Friday 4/20/18 at 1:48PM EDT Watch Michael C. Hall in the trailer for Netflix's Safe

  The Harlan Coben thriller features the Dexter alum speaking in a British accent. Safe premieres on May 10.

  # TOPICS: Netflix, Safe, Michael C. Hall, Trailers & Teasers

• Posted Wednesday 4/18/18 at 11:16PM EDT Netflix cancels Seven Seconds

  The crime drama from The Killing creator Veena Sud exploring race in America with star Regina King won't return for a second season.

  # TOPICS: Seven Seconds, Netflix, Regina King, Veena Sud, Cancellations, Renewals & Pickups

• Posted Wednesday 4/18/18 at 11:16PM EDT Netflix is facing a local politics problem

  As it expands with original shows worldwide, Netflix has come under fire in countries like Brazil, Israel and the Philippines with shows offering polarizing portrayals. In Brazil, for instance, The Mechanism has been accused of undermining democracy, leading to calls for a Netflix boycott.

  # TOPICS: Netflix, Amo, The Mechanism

• Posted Wednesday 4/18/18 at 11:16PM EDT Joel McHale meets his Today show "nemesis" Donnadorable

  McHale brought his Netflix show "feud" to the 10 a.m. Today hour, meeting the morning show's personality who is also known as Donna Farizan. Donnadorable has become the source of numerous jokes on The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale. ALSO: Kathie Lee Gifford gets up for Today at 2 a.m. everyday without an alarm clock.

  # TOPICS: Joel McHale, Netflix, The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale, Kathie Lee & Hoda, Today Show, Donnadorable, Kathie Lee Gifford, Daytime TV, Feuds

• Posted Wednesday 4/18/18 at 11:16PM EDT Wild Wild Country is coming out with a soundtrack: Meet the music supervisor

  Chris Swanson landed the music supervisor gig after sending the Way brothers a fan note, but he only had $100,000 to work with. "They told me they wanted an 'American West' kind of 'Cowboy Narrator' vibe for the music since the series was named after a Bill Callahan song, and Bill kind of embodied that," he says.

  # TOPICS: Wild Wild Country, Netflix, Chris Swanson, Documentaries, Music and TV

• Posted Wednesday 4/18/18 at 11:16PM EDT Netflix has a first look at The Innocents, the British teen supernatural series

  The Innocents follows a teenage runaway couple, one of whom has the ability to shape-shift. It premieres Aug. 24.

  # TOPICS: The Innocents, Netflix, Teen TV, Trailers & Teasers

• Posted Wednesday 4/18/18 at 1:19PM EDT Netflix orders true-crime docuseries The Staircase and Evil Genius from the Duplass brothers

  Three newly shot episodes of Jean-Xavier de Lestrade's 2004 classic true-crime docuseries on the trial of crime novelist Michael Peterson will join the Netflix lineup. The new episodes will follow Peterson's final trial. Netflix has also ordered the four-part docuseries Evil Genius: The True Story of America’s Most Diabolical Bank Heist from Jay and Mark Duplass on the so-called "pizza bomber heist" from 2003.

  # TOPICS: Netflix, Evil Genius: The True Story of America’s Most Diabolical Bank Heist, The Staircase, Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, Michael Peterson, Documentaries, The Duplass Brothers

• Posted Wednesday 4/18/18 at 1:19PM EDT G.L.O.W. cast lip sync "Maniac" to reveal the Season 2 premiere date

  The Netflix comedy channels Flashdance to announce its return on June 29.

  # TOPICS: GLOW, Netflix, Alison Brie, Trailers & Teasers

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