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  • Daniel Radcliffe Joins ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Interactive Special

    Daniel Radcliffe Joins ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Interactive Special

    Daniel Radcliffe in Miracle Workers
    Curtis Baker/TBS

    There will be a new face in the “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” interactive special.

    Daniel Radcliffe has signed on for the upcoming Netflix event, Deadline reports. He joins returning stars Ellie Kemper, Tituss Burgess, Jane Krakowski, and Carol Kane in what will be the streamer’s first interactive comedy special. Details about Radcliffe’s character remain under wraps.

    Radcliffe came to fame as a child as the star of the Harry Potter series and has gone on to star in numerous projects on the screen and stage over the years. His recent films include “Beast of Burden” and “Jungle.” In addition, he now stars in the TBS series “Miracle Workers,” which was recently renewed for a second season.

    We’ll see the actor in the special when it premieres on Netflix in 2020. It will take Kimmy (Kemper) on her “biggest adventure yet,” per Deadline, with the story in the hands of viewers. It’ll also be a reunion, given that “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” ended with Season 4 earlier this year.

    The special comes from Universal Television and will be created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, creators of the original series. Fey and Carlock will also serve as executive producers of the special, alongside Jeff Richmond, Sam Means, David Miner, and Meredith Scardino.

    [via: Deadline]

  • Netflix to Bring Back ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ for Interactive Special

    Netflix to Bring Back ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ for Interactive Special

    Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
    Netflix

    Netflix is gearing up for a big first, and it’s bringing back “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” in the process. The streaming service announced Wednesday that it has ordered an interactive special — one that will “officially complete the series,” according to Tina Fey.

    Fey, an “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” creator and executive producer, was on hand at Netflix’s FYSEE event in New York to discuss the new project. She pointed out how fitting it is that Netflix’s first original comedy series will also be its first interactive comedy event. It turns out she has been working on the upcoming special with her co-creator and fellow executive producer Robert Carlock, and production is going to begin soon. This time, though, things will be different.

    “Fans will be able to make choices on behalf of our characters, taking different story paths with, of course, different jokes,” Fey said. “I think it’s a great fit for our show and will be a great way to officially complete the series.”

    News of the special comes not long after the final episodes of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” debuted in January. Apparently, that goodbye was more of a “see you later.” Stars Ellie Kemper, Tituss Burgess, Jane Krakowski, and Carol Kane are all returning for another hurrah.

    The special comes from Universal Television, Little Stranger, Inc., Bevel Gears, and 3 Arts Entertainment for Netflix. Executive producers are Fey, Carlock, Jeff Richmond, Sam Means, and David Miner.

    Still untitled, the “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” interactive special will premiere on Netflix in 2020. We should go out to celebrate.

  • Every Big TV Show Ending in 2019

    Every Big TV Show Ending in 2019

    HBO/CBS/Comedy Central/Fox

    All good things must come to an end, and all good TV shows too. 2019 is poised to be one of the most funereal seasons for some of the most beloved television shows in this, the era of Peak TV. But just so you can plan accordingly (make sure all your black clothes are clean), we have compiled a list of all of the series coming to a close this year. But don’t get too sad, not only are there so many television shows competing for your attention, but in an era where so many shows are resurrected many years after the fact, this might not really be the end of your favorite small screen sagas.

    • The Affair (Showtime)
    • The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
    • Broad City (Comedy Central)
    • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (CBS)
    • The Deuce (HBO)
    • Easy (Netflix)
    • Elementary (CBS)
    • Game of Thrones (HBO)
    • Gotham (Fox)
    • Homeland (Showtime)
    • iZombie (The CW)
    • Jane the Virgin (The CW)
    • Killjoys (Syfy)
    • Modern Family (ABC)
    • Mr. Robot (USA)
    • Orange is the New Black (Netflix)
    • Shadowhunters (Freeform)
    • Teachers (TV Land)
    • Transparent (Amazon)
    • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
    • Veep (HBO)
    • You’re the Worst (FX)
  • ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Says Goodbye in Final Episodes Trailer

    ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Says Goodbye in Final Episodes Trailer

    Netflix

    Farewell, Kimmy Schmidt!

    Netflix released the trailer for the final seven episodes of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” the comedy starring Ellie Kemper as the former kidnapping victim who emerges from captivity to embark on a new life and bring her brand of sunshine to one and all.

    In the back half of Season 4 (the first half premiered in May 2018), the eternally cheerful Kimmy is promoting her book, targeted to little boys so they grow up to be decent men.

    “The thing that she has to offer the world is this childlike optimism,” co-creator Robert Carlock told Entertainment Weekly. “She can connect to kids, speak their language, and talk about things they get, even if adults don’t. That idea of her finding a way to make the world a better place by getting to kids before society wrecks them is something we’re following through.”

    There’s also a “Sliding Doors”-esque episode where we see what Kimmy’s life would’ve been like had she never been kidnapped. And of course, Titus (Titus Burgess) gets into more romantic and professional scrapes.

    The final episodes of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” premiere January 25 on Netflix.

  • 2019 TV Preview: The 27 Best New and Returning Shows You Should Watch This Year

    2019 TV Preview: The 27 Best New and Returning Shows You Should Watch This Year

  • New on Netflix: January 2019

    New on Netflix: January 2019

    Pixar

    The new year brings a third and final season of “A Series of Unfortunate Events” to Netflix and new seasons of “Grace and Frankie” and “Unbreakable Kimmie Schmidt.”

    New series include the docuseries “Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes” and a new “Carmen Sandiego.”

    And enjoy those big-name movies, including “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” “Incredibles 2,” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp.” And hey, all the Indiana Jones movies are back.

    And while everything else Marvel is being canceled, “The Punisher” is back for Season 2, although there’s no specific premiere date yet.

    Here’s everything coming to Netflix streaming in January:

    Available January 1
    “A Series of Unfortunate Events”: Season 3 (Netflix Original)
    “Across the Universe” (2007)
    “Babel” (2006)
    “Black Hawk Down” (2001)
    “City of God” (2002)
    “Comedians of the World” (Netflix Original)
    “Definitely, Maybe” (2008)
    “Godzilla”
    “Happy Feet” (2006)
    “Hell or High Water” (2016)
    “I Know What You Did Last Summer” (1997)
    “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” (2008)
    “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (1989)
    “Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981)
    “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” (1984)
    “It Takes Two” (1995)
    “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” (2001)
    “Jersey Boys” (2014)
    “Mona Lisa Smile” (2003)
    “Mr. Bean’s Holiday” (2007)
    “Pan’s Labyrinth” (2006)
    “Pinky Malinky” (Netflix Original)
    “Pulp Fiction” (1994)
    “Swingers” (1996)
    “Tears of the Sun” (2003)
    “The Addams Family” (1991)
    “The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” (2008)
    “The Dark Knight” (2008)
    “The Departed” (2006)
    “The Mummy” (1999)
    “The Mummy Returns” (2001)
    “The Strangers” (2008)
    “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo” (Netflix Original)
    “Watchmen” (2009)
    “xXx” (2002)
    “XXX: State of the Union” (2005)

    Available January 2
    “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” (1975)

    Available January 4
    “And Breathe Normally” (Netflix Film)
    “Call My Agent!”: Season 3 (Netflix Original)
    “El Potro: Unstoppable” (Netflix Film)
    “Lionheart” (Netflix Film)

    Available January 9
    “Godzilla The Planet Eater” (Netflix Original)
    “Solo: A Star Wars Story” (2018)

    Available January 10
    “When Heroes Fly” (Netflix Original)

    Available January 11
    “Friends from College”: Season 2 (Netflix Original)
    “ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium” (Netflix Original)
    “Sex Education” (Netflix Original)
    “Solo” (Netflix Film)
    “The Last Laugh” (Netflix Film)

    Available January 15
    “Revenger” (Netflix Film)
    “Sebastian Maniscalco: Stay Hungry” (Netflix Original)

    Available January 16
    “American Gangster” (2007)

    Available January 17
    “American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace”

    Available January 18
    “Carmen Sandiego” (Netflix Original)
    “Close” (Netflix Film)
    “Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened” (Netflix Original)
    “Girl” (Netflix Film)
    “Grace and Frankie”: Season 5 (Netflix Original)
    “IO” (Netflix Film)
    “Soni” (Netflix Film)
    “The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes”: Season 2 Part B (Netflix Original)
    “Trigger Warning with Killer Mike” (Netflix Original)
    “Trolls: The Beat Goes On!”: Season 5 (Netflix Original)

    Available January 21
    “Justice” (Netflix Original)

    Available January 24
    “Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes” (Netflix Original)
    “Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation” (2018)

    Available January 25
    “Animas” (Netflix Film)
    “Black Earth Rising” (Netflix Original)
    “Club de Cuervos”: Season 4″ (Netflix Original)
    “Kingdom” (Netflix Original)
    “Medici: The Magnificent” (Netflix Original)
    “Polar” (Netflix Film)
    “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”: Season 4, Part 2 (Netflix Original)

    Available January 27
    “Z Nation”: Season 5

    Available January 29
    “Gabriel ‘Fluffy’ Iglesias: One Show Fits All” (Netflix Original)
    Marvel Studios’ “Ant-Man and the Wasp” (2018)

    Available January 30
    Disney•Pixar’s “The Incredibles 2” (2018)

    Coming Soon
    Marvel’s “The Punisher”: Season 2 (Netflix Original)

  • ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Will End After Season 4 & a Wrap-Up Movie

    They broke her! DAMMIT.

    “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” is a gem, but its upcoming fourth season will be its last.

    Deadline first posted the news, which was later echoed by The Hollywood Reporter. It sounds like there are “talks” of a wrap-up movie after the series ends.

    Netflix is streaming Season 4 in two parts, with Part 1’s six episodes streaming May 30, and the remaining seven episodes streaming later. They’ve only filmed half the season at this point, so co-creator Tina Fey could launch “Mean Girls” on Broadway.

    Why is the show ending now? Here’s the word from Deadline:

    “But after four seasons and over 50 episodes, word is that everyone felt it was time to end the series. In addition to her busy career in TV and film, Fey recently ventured into theater with the Mean Girls musical landing 12 Tony nominations earlier this week.”

    Fans are definitely going to miss Kimmy (Ellie Kemper) and the gang, especially Titus Andromedon (Tituss Burgess), bus also Jacqueline White (Jane Krakowski), Lillian Kaushtupper (Carol Kane), and the supporting cast.

    To promote “Part 1,” Netflix shared some first-look photos and a “Little Girl, Big City” promo:UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDTUNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” Season 4, Part 1 arrives May 30 on Netflix.

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  • New on Netflix: May 2018

    May on Netflix brings new seasons of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and “Dear White People,” as well as Tina Fey sitting down with David Letterman.

    Original Netflix movies include “Cargo,” in which an infected Martin Freeman tries to prevent his infant daughter from becoming a zombie. (No, it’s not a comedy). And “Anon,” a sci-fi thriller starring Clive Owen and Amanda Seyfried

    Also streaming in May, the Oscar-nominated documentary “Faces Places” and “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story,” about the glamorous ’40s actress (and unsung inventor) Hedy Lamarr, and a doc about people with unusual names.

    And (while Netflix still has Disney/Pixar movies): Catch up with the Oscar-winning “Coco.”

    Here’s everything coming to Netflix in May 2018. All title and dates are subject to change

    Date Not Yet Announced
    “Arrow”: Season 6
    “Dynasty”: Season 1
    “Riverdale”: Season 2
    “Supernatural”: Season 1
    “The Flash”: Season 4

    Available May 1
    “27: Gone Too Soon” (2018)
    “A Life of Its Own: The Truth About Medical Marijuana” (2017)
    “Amelie” (2001)
    “Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures”: Season 1
    “Beautiful Girls” (1996)
    “Darc” (2018)
    “God’s Own Country” (2017)
    “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale” (2009)
    “Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay” (2008)
    “Hellboy II: The Golden Army” (2008)
    “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” (2008)
    “John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous Live at Radio City” (Netflix Original)
    “Mr. Woodcock” (2007)
    “My Perfect Romance” (2018)
    “Pocoyo & Cars” (2018)
    “Pocoyo & The Space Circus” (2014)
    “Queens of Comedy”: Season 1
    “Reasonable Doubt” (2014)
    “Red Dragon” (2002)
    “Scream 2” (1997)
    “Shrek” (2001)
    “Simon”: Season 1
    “Sliding Doors” (1998)
    “Sometimes” (Netflix Film)
    “The Bourne Ultimatum” (2007)
    “The Carter Effect” (2017)
    “The Clapper” (2018)
    “The Reaping” (2007)
    “The Strange Name Movie” (2017)
    “Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V”: Season 2

    Available May 2
    “Jailbreak” (2017)

    Available May 4
    “A Little Help with Carol Burnett” (Netflix Original)
    “Anon” (Netflix Film)
    “Busted!”: Season 1 (Netflix Original)
    “Dear White People”: Volume 2 (Netflix Original)
    “End Game” (Netflix Original)
    “Forgive Us Our Debts” (Netflix Film)
    “Kong: King of the Apes”: Season 2 (Netflix Original)
    “Lo más sencillo es complicarlo todo”
    “Manhunt” (Netflix Film)
    “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman: Tina Fey (Netflix Original)
    “No Estoy Loca”
    “The Rain”: Season 1 (Netflix Original)

    Available May 5
    “Faces Places” (2017)

    Available May 6
    “The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale” (Netflix Original)

    Available May 8
    “Desolation” (2017)
    “Hari Kondabolu: Warn Your Relatives” (Netflix Original)

    Available May 9
    “Dirty Girl” (2010)

    Available May 11
    “Bill Nye Saves the World”: Season 3 (Netflix Original)
    “Evil Genius: the True Story of America’s Most Diabolical Bank Heist” (Netflix Original)
    “Spirit Riding Free”: Season 5 (Netflix Original)
    “The Kissing Booth” (Netflix Film)
    “The Who Was? Show”: Season 1 (Netflix Original)

    Available May 13
    “Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife” (Netflix Original)

    Available May 14
    “The Phantom of the Opera” (2004)

    Available May 15
    “Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce”: Season 4
    “Grand Designs”: Seasons 13 – 14
    “Only God Forgives” (2013)
    “The Game 365”: Seasons 15 – 16

    Available May 16
    “89” (2017)
    “Mamma Mia!” (2008)
    “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” (2005)
    “The Kingdom” (2007)
    “Wanted” (2008)

    Available May 18
    “Cargo” (Netflix Film)
    “Catching Feelings” (Netflix Film)
    “Inspector Gadget”: Season 4 (Netflix Original)

    Available May 19
    “Bridge to Terabithia” (2007)
    “Disney’s Scandal”: Season 7
    “Small Town Crime” (2018)

    Available May 20
    “Some Kind of Beautiful” (2014)

    Available May 21
    “Señora Acero”: Season 4

    Available May 22
    “Mob Psycho 100”: Season 1 (Netflix Original)
    “Shooter”: Season 2
    “Terrace House: Opening New Doors”: Part 2 (Netflix Original)
    “Tig Notaro Happy To Be Here” (Netflix Original)

    Available May 23
    “Explained” (Netflix Original)

    Available May 24
    “Fauda”: Season 2 (Netflix Original
    “Survivors Guide to Prison” (2018)

    Available May 25
    “Ibiza” (Netflix Film)
    “Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life” (Netflix Original)
    “The Toys That Made Us”: Season 2 (Netflix Original)
    “Trollhunters”: Part 3 (Netflix Original)

    Available May 26
    “Sara’s Notebook” (Netflix Film)

    Available May 27
    “The Break with Michelle Wolf” (Netflix Original)

    Available May 29
    “Disney·Pixar Coco” (2017)

    Available May 30
    “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”: Season 4 (Netflix Original)

    Available May 31
    “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story” (2017)

  • Netflix Reveals Release Date for ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Season 4 … Part 1?

    They’re splitting Kimmy in half! Hasn’t she been through enough?!

    On Valentine’s Day, Netflix revealed “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” Season 4. Turns out, the streaming service is releasing the series in two parts.

    According to Deadline, the first six episodes arrive May 30, and the second half will arrive later in 2018.

    If they really are doing it for Emmy reasons, good for them. Kemper and, especially, Tituss Burgess are overdue. But every other season has released all 13 episodes around or before May 30 — Season 1 arrived March 6, 2015; Season 2 on April 15, 2016; and Season 3 on May 19, 2017. So why change now? Maybe they got a late start for production but still wanted to qualify for the 2018 Emmys.

    Anyway, here’s looking forward to the partial nonsense coming on May 30.

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  • ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Reveals It’s Set in Same Universe as Another Netflix Series

    Now that we know there’s some kind of Netflix Entertainment Universe, can we get a new crossover series, ala “The Defenders”? We even have a crazy pitch ready to go…

    “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” Season 3 was just released on May 19, and Episode 5, “Kimmy Steps on a Crack!” included a crossover with Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black.” Kimmy’s former bunker-mate Gretchen started a cult and was sent to prison, at the Litchfield of OITNB, where we see her meet Black Cindy (Adrienne C. Moore).

    “Kimmy” co-creator Robert Carlock talked to Entertainment Weekly about how they worked in that crossover with Jenji Kohan’s show.

    “…I think [the OITNB scene] was just half a joke pitch and half we felt we could somehow save money, and that turned out not to be true. And, it turned into purely a joke that I think was Tina [Fey]’s. We thought it was funny to suggest we lived in that same world as Orange Is the New Black, and of course, we’re always looking for Netflix synergies. That’s our main thing that we do day-to-day. We’re gonna have a lot of stuff with Fuller House coming up — any opportunity we can to crossover with other Netflix shows.

    We emailed Jenji Kohan just asking if it was okay that we said she was going to that prison, and then I think we added the idea of, ‘Oh, it’d be nice to have one of their actors to make it really real.’ And, we asked if that was okay. Jenji was very open to us just trampling all over the world she created, which we were very appreciative of. At one point, the line that Black Cindy has‚ which is about stabbing her boss at Sea World, was phrased where it made it seem like that was the reason she was at that prison, which pulled a little thread. Jenji did ask us to make that something that happened in the past, which was fine with us and completely understandable.

    I guess we just like the idea of what it means for Gretchen in the future. I don’t know that Jenji will allow us to do a Gretchen episode of Orange Is the New Black, but we just like the idea of these fictional worlds intersecting. It seemed funny to us.”

    He was just joking about a “Fuller House” crossover, so don’t get your hopes up too high. That said, here’s a crossover pitch to consider:

    It could be called “Jail Bait,” with Titus, Kimmy, Lillian, and Jacqueline of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” breaking Gretchen out of the Litchfield prison of “Orange Is the New Black,” as the Underwoods of “House of Cards” watch the drama on television and decide what response would best boost them in the polls. While in prison, Cindy could even get inside tips on what really happened to Sister Cathy in “The Keepers,” and the whole thing could be presented with a narrator like “Arrested Development” or even via tapes like “13 Reasons Why.” One big twist would be a “Stranger Things” tie-in that reveals Barb has been ALIVE THE WHOLE TIME and she’s former Litchfield corrections officer Wanda Bell.

    Give it some thought, Netflix! In the meantime, “Orange Is the New Black” Season 5 arrives June 9.

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