Stranger Things is back for (the first part of) its final season, but given the lengthy period between episodes, there’s a good chance you have some catching up to do. To that end, Netflix released this very handy recap covering season 4, which wrapped up way back in 2022.
We knew this day was coming. Starting this week, Plex says it’ll require a Remote Watch Pass or Plex Pass in order to stream remotely to its Roku app. In 2026, enforcement will come to “all other Plex TV apps (Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV, etc) and any third party clients using the API.”
[Plex Forum]
The first chunk of the show’s fifth and final season moves a little too fast for its own good.
This trailer for Netflix’s upcoming Star Search revival is really just a list all the celebrities like Beyoncé, Usher, and Britney Spears who were discovered on the original series. But it’s also the streamer’s way of announcing that Anthony Anderson will host the new live show when it premieres on January 13th.
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The director of Wake Up Dead Man talks about the direction of the series, and why each one is ‘a reaction to the present moment.’
US-based car reviewers are going gaga over Chinese EVs. Their audiences wonder why they can’t buy them.
A source tells TheWrap that Netflix is betting on video podcasts to capture your attention while outside the platform:
When people aren’t spending time on Netflix, we want to win as much of that as possible.
In addition to a podcasting deal with Spotify, rumors suggest that Netflix is considering licensing shows from iHeartMedia and SiriusXM — and maybe even launching its own podcasts, too.
Over the weekend, CNN yanked its stories from the Apple News app as it tries to work out a deal that would bring its content back to the platform, according to a report from Semafor.
CNN has gotten more aggressive about monetizing its content over the past year, with the outlet paywalling some of its articles and once again launching a streaming service.
