 @Netflix on Twitter Netflix confirmed that the international hit Korean series "Squid Game" will return for a second season. Netflix posted a letter to Twitter from series writer, creator, and director Hwang Dong-hyuk, thanking fans around the world and teasing Season 2 plot elements. More: - According to Hwang, Season 2 will feature the return of "The Front Man" and "the man in the suit with ddakji," along with the "boyfriend" of the first season's iconic killer girl robot, Young-hee.
- There's no official release date for "Squid Game" Season 2; in past interviews, Hwang has indicated it could be ready by the end of 2023 or 2024.
- Season 1 of "Squid Game" remains the most popular Netflix TV season of all time, with 111 million global accounts streaming the episodes within their first 17 days online; Netflix has since shifted its viewership metric to "hours viewed."
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 2019 IPL final match Viacom18 -- a joint venture between Paramount Global and investment firm Bodhi Tree Systems -- secured the streaming rights for Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket for $2.6 billion over the next five years. Viacom18 had been in a bidding war with Disney's Star India, Sony Pictures Networks India, and the pay TV channel Zee for the rights. More: - A separate company secured the broadcast TV rights for IPL cricket for $3 billion; this winner was not revealed.
- Cricket matches have been a significant draw for the Disney+ Hotstar offering in India; the company ultimately let the rights go, as the average earnings per Indian subscriber are significantly lower than earnings in other regions.
- Star India -- now owned by Disney -- paid around $2.5 billion for the digital IPL rights for the 2017-2022 cycle.
- Bodhi Tree Systems is backed by both James Murdoch and Indian media executive Uday Shankar, the former chairman of Star India and The Walt Disney Company India.
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DAILY CALENDAR MONDAY, JUNE 13 PETE DAVIDSON PRESENTS: THE BEST FRIENDS: Stand-up comedy showcase hosted and presented by the "Saturday Night Live" veteran, and recorded during the Netflix is a Joke festival. Performers include Machine Gun Kelly, Big Wet, Nico White, Giulio Gallarotti, Carly Aquilino, Dave Sirus, Joey Gay, and Jordan Rock. [Netflix] WHO WE ARE: A CHRONICLE OF RACISM IN AMERICA: Documentary feature based on a lecture by civil rights lawyer Jeffrey Robinson, combining his presentation along with interviews and other recorded segments, to relate the history of anti-Black racism in America. Documentarians Emily and Sarah Kunstler ("William Kuntsler: Disturbing the Universe") directed. [Netflix] CHARLIE'S COLORFORMS CITY: Animated educational series for young kids, inspired by Colorforms toys, and teaching basic lessons about colors, shapes, and sizes. Two new specials -- "Mighty Movie Adventures" and "Miss Weather and Friends" -- arrive today. [Netflix] MAKING MODERN WITH BROOKE AND BRICE: The Magnolia Network reality series features Nashville-based home renovators Brooke and Brice Gilliam as they build out their design business on the side while keeping their 9-to-5 day jobs. Season 2 hits Discovery+ today. [Discovery+] THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD: 2021 dark romantic comedy from Norwegian writer/director Joachim Trier, which debuted to critical acclaim at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for two Oscars. Renate Reinsve stars as Julie, an indecisive medical student in Oslo who breaks up with her boyfriend and embarks on a journey of self-discovery. [Hulu] THE FREE FALL: 2022 indie horror film starring Andrea Londo as a woman with amnesia recovering from a suicide attempt who begins to access troubling memories and develops doubts about her husband (Shawn Ashmore) and caretaker. Adam Stilwell ("The Triangle") directed. [Hulu]
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 @RianJohnson on Twitter Writer/director Rian Johnson announced that the next "Knives Out" film will be titled "Glass Onion." The hotly-anticipated mystery sequel debuts on Netflix this holiday season. More: - The title references a 1968 Beatles song; the first film also shares a title with a 2001 Radiohead release.
- Daniel Craig reprises his role as "gentleman detective" Benoit Blanc for the new film; new cast members include Dave Bautista, Ed Norton, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Kate Hudson, Jessica Henwick, Ethan Hawke, Janelle Monáe, and Madelyn Cline.
- Johnson tweeted that his inspiration for the series is author Agatha Christie, and the way that she gave each new book "its own tone, ambition, [and] reason for being."
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 Kim Cattrall signed on for the lead role in the Netflix drama series "Glamorous." Marco Mejia, a prominent YouTuber who releases videos as "Miss Benny," stars in the coming-of-age series as an aspiring make-up artist who gets a job for a high-profile "cosmetics queen" (to be played by Cattrall). More: - The project was originally in development at The CW before shifting over to Netflix.
- "Star Trek: Discovery" vet Jordon Nardino created the series and wrote the scripts; he'll executive produce alongside Damon Wayans Jr. for CBS Studios.
- Cattrall currently appears on Peacock's "Queer as Folk" reboot and serves as the narrator on Hulu's "How I Met Your Father."
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 HBO Max renewed the British romantic comedy series "Starstruck" for a third season. The series airs on BBC One in the UK. More: - Rose Matafeo stars as a millennial from New Zealand, living in East London, who begins dating a famous movie star (Nikesh Patel) following a one-night stand.
- Season 2 debuted on HBO Max in the US in March.
- Emma Sidi and Minnie Driver co-star.
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 "The Queen's Gambit Chess" trailer Netflix announced a number of new mobile games headed to its app, including titles based on "The Queen's Gambit" and "Money Heist." In total, Netflix plans to add nine new games to its mobile app this year. More: - "The Queen's Gambit" game will feature chess lessons along with other puzzles in both a single and multiplayer mode; it launches later this year.
- A "Money Heist"-inspired game tasks players with robbing a billionaire's Monaco casino.
- Other upcoming games were inspired by the shows "Too Hot to Handle," "Nailed It!" and "Shadow and Bone."
- Since it started adding games to its mobile app, Netflix has acquired two developers: Night School Studio and Next Games.
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 Disney+ released a trailer for "America the Beautiful," a nature docuseries from National Geographic. All six episodes will debut on the streaming service on July 4. More: - The series showcases the unique landscapes of North America and the wildlife that resides within.
- Actor Michael B. Jordan produced the series and provides narration.
- This is the first nature series to use footage shot on remote, gryo-stabilized cameras attached to fighter jets, which are capable of shooting during severe weather events, such as supercells or tornados.
- The series also features sequences produced in collaboration with Indigenous tribes, including the Chippewa Cree of Rocky Boy Reservation in Montana and the Gwich'in people of Alaska.
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According to a report in The Sun, Netflix may produce a reality series centered on the wives and girlfriends of players for England's national soccer team. The series would chronicle the women's lives during the FIFA World Cup in Qatar later this year. More: - The women are often referred to as "WAGS" (short for Wives And Girlfriends) by the British press.
- Rumored participants include "Love Island" vet Dani Dyer, who dates Jarrod Bowen; Jack Grealish's girlfriend Sasha Attwood; and Anoushka Santos, the wife of Luke Shaw.
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- HBO Max canceled the sci-fi comedy-drama series "Made for Love" after two seasons.
- Apple has made the entire first season of the alternate history series "For All Mankind" free to stream on the TV+ platform, with no subscription required; the show's third season debuted on June 10.
- According to a new report from the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, supporters of India's ruling Hindu nationalist party are using YouTube to spread conspiracy theories and "hateful content" targeting Muslims and women; the Stern Center pressed YouTube's parent company Alphabet to boost content moderation and remove content more aggressively.
- Disney+ launched in 16 additional markets across the Middle East and North Africa, most of which will get the joint Hotstar offering with 100,000+ of additional content in nine languages, plus live sports.
- Christina Ricci praised Netflix's upcoming Wednesday Addams series, "Wednesday," on which she's collaborating with filmmaker Tim Burton, and called star Jenna Ortega "incredible."
- A shoutout to the original show in the series finale of CW's "Charmed" reboot has set off criticisms from both fans and one of the original writers on social media.
- Hayden Christensen chatted with The Hollywood Reporter about reprising his role as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader in the Disney+ series "Obi-Wan Kenobi" and his favorite moments from the "Star Wars" prequels.
- The cult 2010 drag queen slasher film "All About Evil," featuring "Russian Doll" star Natasha Lyonne, will get a handful of theatrical screenings in San Francisco before bowing on Shudder next week.
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 |  | Lon Harris is the writer and editor of Inside Streaming and was the very first person to ever write an Inside newsletter. He lives in Los Angeles, California, and also writes about TV and film for Fandom, Screen Junkies, Rotten Tomatoes, Gamma Ray and others. Plus he has a Game of Thrones podcast called "Casterly Talk" and competes on The Movie Trivia Schmoedown as "The Professor." |  | | Editor | Jonathan Harris is a writer and editor who lives in Los Angeles. | |
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