Netflix Geeked Week 2024: all the news and trailers – The Verge

Netflix adds Civilization VI and Street Fighter IV to its games lineup

2024-09-19T21:37:21-04:00

Netflix's newest games are actually a bit old. During its Geeked Week 2024 presentation, the streaming service revealed it's adding Civilization VI and Street Fighter IV: Champion Edition as well as a host of other titles to its ever-increasing and legitimately impressive gaming lineup.

For Civ 6, players will have access to all the game's expansion packs that were a part of the Platinum Edition version of the game. Meanwhile, Netflix will host the Champion Edition of Street Fighter IV featuring all 32 fighters released over the game's lifetime. Also, iOS and Android users will be able to compete against each other online exclusively via Ne …

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Arcane’s final season starts streaming on November 9th

2024-09-19T21:04:21-04:00

The second and final season of Netflix's Arcane finally has a concrete release date, but it looks like the episodes won't all be dropping at once.

This evening, during the final night of this year's Geeked Week showcase, Netflix and Riot announced that Arcane's final season will be a three-part event. Act One is set to premiere on November 9th, Act Two debuts on November 16th, and Act Three drops on November 23rd. Along with the the new dates, Netflix also released yet another teaser trailer showcasing how sisters Vi (Hailee Steinfeld) and Jinx (Ella Purnell) will be drawn back into battle with one another as the war for control of Piltover …

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Netflix’s Devil May Cry series starts streaming in April

2024-09-19T20:44:41-04:00

It doesn't look like Dante has lost a step for his upcoming animated series. Netflix just released a new trailer for its Devil May Cry adaptation, and it includes the kind of absurd, over-the-top demon-hunting action that has made Capcom's games so beloved. That means big swords, motorcycle chases, dual-wielding pistols, and… guns hidden in pizza boxes. Even better: we now know when the series will start streaming. The show will hit Netflix in April 2025.

The series was first announced last year, and is helmed by Adi Shankar, who previously worked on Netflix adaptations like Castlevania and Captain Laserhawk. The game series, meanwhile, has …

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Netflix teases its animated Splinter Cell series

2024-09-19T20:16:01-04:00

It's been quite some time since we heard anything about Netflix's animated adaptation of Splinter Cell - but the streamer has finally provided some details on the show. The reveal comes in the form of a very brief teaser trailer, which shows a little bit of the show, but mostly showcases Liev Schreiber's gravelly take on lead character Sam Fisher. We also have a proper name now: it's called Splinter Cell: Deathwatch.

The show is being written by Derek Kolstad, creator of the John Wick franchise, and the project is part of an ongoing collaboration between Netflix and Splinter Cell developer Ubisoft. The two previously released the animated s …

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Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender has found its Toph

2024-09-19T20:14:47-04:00

It's not clear how much of Avatar: The Last Airbender's story Netflix will fit into the next season of its live-action adaptation, but we now know who will be portraying the series' take on Toph.

During Netflix's ongoing Geeked Week event, the streamer announced that Miya Cech (Beef, American Girl: Corinne Tan) has been cast as Toph Beifong, the blind earthbending prodigy whose unique skills end up making her a formidable part of Team Avatar.

Previously, executive producer Jabbar Raisani teased that, much like in the animated show, Toph's arrival will add new complications to Team Avatar's group dynamics as they continue on their quest to …

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Black Mirror season 7 cast includes Peter Capaldi, Paul Giamatti, and Issa Rae

2024-09-19T11:20:28-04:00

Issa Rae. | Photo by Rodin Eckenroth / WireImage

We still don't know much about the seventh season of Black Mirror, but at least the show's return will have a stacked cast. Netflix announced a big list of actors who will appear in the next installment of the anthology when it premieres in 2025, and it includes Doctor Who alum Peter Capaldi, Barbie star Issa Rae, Sunny's Rashida Jones, and the always delightful Paul Giamatti.

Here's the full list:

Awkwafina
Milanka Brooks
Peter Capaldi
Emma Corrin
Patsy Ferran
Paul Giamatti
Lewis Gribben
Osy Ikhile
Rashida Jones
Siena Kelly
Billy Magnussen
Rosy McEwen
Cristin Milioti
Chris O'Dowd
Issa Rae
Paul G. Raymond
Tracee Ellis Ross
Jimmi Simpson
Harriet Walter

Of cou …

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Netflix’s next animated Witcher movie streams in February

2024-09-17T15:00:15-04:00

We're still waiting on the biggest news in the Witcher universe - just what Liam Hemsworth will sound like as Geralt - but in the meantime, Netflix has announced when fans can expect the next animated spinoff. The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep will start streaming on February 11th, 2025. And Doug Cockle, the iconic voice of Geralt in the games, will be reprising his role.

Here's the premise of the film:

Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster hunter, is hired to investigate a series of attacks in a seaside village and finds himself drawn into a centuries-old conflict between humans and merpeople. He must count on friends - old and new - to solve …

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Castlevania: Nocturne season 2 is coming in January

2024-09-16T11:05:36-04:00

We're still a little ways out from the season 2 premiere of Castlevania: Nocturne, but after months of waiting, Netflix has shared a general window for the show's return.

Ahead of Geeked Week 2024, Netflix has dropped a new Castlevania: Nocturne trailer teasing how Richter Belmont (Edward Bluemel), Annette (Thuso Mbedu), Maria (Pixie Davies), and Alucard (James Callis) will continue their war against vampire queen Erzsebet Báthory (Franka Potente). The teaser's shots of Nocturne's heroes make it seem like season 2 will see them being haunted by memories of all they've lost. But the brief flashes of a cross engulfed in pink flames also feels …

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Netflix’s next Geeked Week event kicks off in September

2024-08-01T11:00:00-04:00

San Diego Comic-Con may have just wrapped up, but there's still more entertainment news on the way - this time from Netflix. The streamer has confirmed that its now-annual Geeked Week event will take place the week of September 16th, wrapping up with some kind of in-person event in Atlanta, Georgia, on the 19th. There aren't a lot of details right now, but Netflix did release a short teaser video.

Last year's Geeked Week included the first trailer for Avatar: the Last Airbender, along with news about 3 Body Problem, Rebel Moon, and games like Hades. Looking at Netflix's upcoming lineup, this year will likely feature Arcane season 2, Tomb Ra …

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