Streaming News Roundup: ‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ Trailer, ‘Fallout’ Premiere Date, and More
“Julia” Season 2 Sets Premiere Date
For those who love the heat, it’s time to head back into the kitchen! Max has announced the premiere date for its second season of “Julia,” starring Sarah Lancashire as famous chef and personality Julia Child.
The eight-episode second season of the Max Original will debut on Nov. 16 with three new episodes, followed by one episode weekly through Dec. 21.
Watch the trailer for Season 2 of “Julia” below:
Season 2 will pick up as Julia grapples with her rising celebrity as her trailblazing cooking show has made it to the air. As she and her husband Paul (David Hyde Pierce) return from Simca’s home in France, she finds that her success has changed everything.
“Julia” also stars Bebe Neuwirth, Brittany Bradford, Fran Kranz, Fiona Glascott, and Robert Joy.
Daniel Radcliffe Producing “David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived” Documentary for HBO
Eternally “The Boy Who Lived,” Daniel Radcliffe is lending his famous moniker to a worthy cause: the “Harry Potter” star will executive produce the new HBO Original documentary “David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived,” a coming-of-age story about the prodigious teenage gymnast from Essex who was select to play Radcliffe’s stunt double in the first “Harry Potter” film.
The pair formed an inextricable bond in the 10 years that followed Holmes’ hiring. But Holmes suffered a tragic accident on the set of the penultimate “Potter” film that left him paralyzed with a debilitating spinal injury. With the support of Radcliffe and his closest stunt colleagues, “it is David’s extraordinary spirit of resilience that becomes their greatest source of strength and inspiration.”
The new documentary will feature candid personal footage, behind-the-scenes material, and intimate interviews with Holmes, Radcliffe, friends, family, and former crew. “David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived” will debut on HBO on Nov. 15 at 9 p.m. ET/PT and will be available to stream on Max.
Netflix Releases “Squid Game: The Challenge” Trailer
Netflix made bank from the success of the Korean survival series “Squid Game,” and now, the piggy bank is back and up for grabs with its new competition series. “Squid Game: The Challenge” will pit 456 real players against each other in pursuit of a life-changing reward of $4.56 million. As they compete through a series of games inspired by the original series (with surprising new additions and less actual death), they will be put to the test as their competitors are eliminated around them.
Watch the trailer for “Squid Game: The Challenge” below:
“Squid Game: The Challenge” will premiere on Netflix on Nov. 22 with new episodes premiereing weekly through Dec. 6.
“Fallout” Series Premiere Date Announced
Bunker down, “Fallout” fans. Prime Video has announced its highly anticipated “Fallout” series adaptation will premiere on the platform on April 12, 2024.
The news came as a special announcement on the 26th anniversary of FalloutDay, while Prime Video also launched the series’ official social channels. Set in a futuristic, post-apocalyptic Los Angeles — and in the world of the hit video game franchise — the series is an original story based on “Fallout” that will be part of the canon of the games.
As previously announced, the cast includes Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins, Aaron Moten, Moisés Arias, Kyle MacLachlan, Sarita Choudhury, Michael Emerson, Leslie Uggams, Frances Turner, Dave Register, Zach Cherry, Johnny Pemberton, Rodrigo Luzzi, Annabel O’Hagan, and Xelia Mendes-Jones.
Trailer for “Leave the World Behind” Out Now
Netflix has released the official trailer for its adaptation of “Leave the World Behind,” based on the National Book Award for Fiction finalist of the same name by Rumaan Alam and executive produced by Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions.
Watch the trailer for “Leave the World Behind” below:
Starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha’la, Farrah Mackenzie, Charlie Evans, and Kevin Bacon and adapted for the screen by Sam Esmail (“Mr. Robot”), the apocalyptic thriller follows a family of four who rent a luxurious home on Long Island for a weekend, but the vacation is soon upended when two strangers, G.H. and his daughter Ruth, arrive in the night, bearing news of a mysterious cyberattack and seeking refuge in the house they claim is theirs.
“Leave the World Behind” will premiere in select theaters on Nov. 22 and will debut on Netflix on Dec. 8.
Tyler Perry Forms Creative Partnership with Netflix
After previously teaming up on “A Jazzman's Blues,” “A Madea Homecoming,” and “A Fall from Grace,” Netflix has announced the formation of a new creative partnership with Tyler Perry that will see the filmmaker write, direct, and produce feature films under a multi-year first-look project deal.
Perry already has two major films lined up with the streamer: “Six Triple Eight” and “Mea Culpa.” “Six Triple Eight” is based on the true story of the first and only Women’s Army Corp unit of color to be stationed overseas during World War II and will feature an ensemble cast led by Kerry Washington. The latter film will star Kelly Roland as a criminal defense attorney who takes on the case of an artist who may or may not have murdered his girlfriend.