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“Stranger Things” is calling for extras near Atlanta, Georgia. Courtesy of The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

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‘Stranger Things’ is filming season 5 in Atlanta & they need extras. Here’s how to apply

Columbus is no stranger to show business, and now here’s another opportunity to find your way onto the small screen. The Emmy-winning Netflix hit, “Stranger Things” is cranking up for season five, and the production team is looking for people to play extras.

August 22, 2024
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Netflix announced it will no longer offer the basic plan, its cheapest ad-free subscription tier, for U.S. and French users. The plan had already been phased out in Canada and the U.K.

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  • Television

Netflix ends its cheapest ad-free subscription

Netflix says it will no longer offer its basic plan for U.S. and French subscribers, which had already been phased out of other markets.

July 19, 2024
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  • Lola Murti
Ari Shapiro hosts season 2 of The Mole on Netflix

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Ari Shapiro takes on hosting Season 2 of 'The Mole' on Netflix

This summer, Netflix is bringing back The Mole for its second season, the competition series with side of sabotage. NPR fans will probably recognize the host this season, too: Ari Shapiro, host of NPR's All Things Considered. He spoke with GPB's Pamela Kirkland about it.

July 03, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland
Joey Chestnut (L) and Takeru Kobayashi (R) compete in the Nathan's hot dog-eating contest on July 4, 2009, in New York. The longtime rivals haven't faced off again since — but are slated for a rematch this Labor Day.

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The biggest rivals in hot dog-eating are headed for a rematch 15 years in the making

Rivals Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi will reunite in September for their first hot dog-eating competition in 15 years. Here's why the competitors and their fans are so hungry for a rematch.

June 13, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
Glen Powell finds a star-making turn as Gary Johnson/"Ron" in <em>Hit Man</em>.

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As a fake 'Hit Man,' Glen Powell shows off his real star power

Glen Powell co-wrote Netflix's Hit Man alongside Richard Linklater, of the Before trilogy. The story is based on a Texas Monthly profile of a real undercover cop.

June 06, 2024
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  • Aisha Harris
Jon Stewart and John Mulaney.

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Can Netflix build a factory for appointment TV?

The streamer has tried to create an avalanche of appointment television this week. We analyze whether it succeeded.

May 10, 2024
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  • Eric Deggans
Atlanta comedian Heather McMahan has recorded two Netflix comedy specials.

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WATCH: Atlanta comedian Heather McMahan talks humor, grief and success on and off the stage

Atlanta-based comedian Heather McMahan speaks with GPB's Peter Biello about getting her start as a comedian, the death of her father, IVF, and maintaining a "joyful perspective."

April 30, 2024
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  • Peter Biello
Richard Gadd as Donny in <em>Baby Reindeer. </em>The new Netflix series is based on Gadd's autobiographical one-man show.

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Netflix's 'Baby Reindeer': A dark, haunting story bungles its depiction of queerness

The new series, based on creator and star Richard Gadd's one-man show, depicts queer sexuality as something that happens to people.

April 25, 2024
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  • Glen Weldon
Prince Andrew's 2019 BBC interview is now the subject of a Netflix film.

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'A masterclass in how to give terrible answers': Inside that Prince Andrew interview

Sam McAlister was the BBC booker who persuaded Prince Andrew to go on record about his friendship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It's the subject of new Netflix movie Scoop.

April 09, 2024
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  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • Courtney Dorning,
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Joe Wong

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Composer Joe Wong brings his cinematic flair to 'Mere Survival'

The film and TV composer talks about his second solo album, plus scoring hit shows like The Midnight Gospel.

March 14, 2024
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  • Stephen Kallao and
  • Miguel Perez

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  • Television

How to choose the streaming services that are right for you

Costs have gone way up and there are so many options — but we are here to help. NPR TV critic Eric Deggans suggests some streaming strategy best practices and looks carefully at the major providers.

February 01, 2024
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  • Eric Deggans
Queen Elizabeth II, as portrayed by Olivia Colman (left) Imelda Staunton (center) and Claire Foy (right).

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  • Television

As 'The Crown' ends, Imelda Staunton tells NPR that 'the experiment paid off'

Imelda Staunton was the third actress to portray Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown, which is ending its six-season run.

December 20, 2023
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  • Scott Detrow,
  • Linah Mohammad ,
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In <em>Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget</em>, the chicken factory is like a creepy Disneyland for chickens.

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  • Movies

It took 23 years, but a 'Chicken Run' sequel has finally hatched

It's Bond meets The Truman Show in Aardman's sequel to Chicken Run. This time, the chickens break in — not out — to save the flock. Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget premieres on Netflix this week.

December 13, 2023
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  • Elizabeth Blair
<em>Squid Game: The Challenge</em> is a reality game show based on the sensational 2021 South Korean drama series. But this gruesome, creatively misbegotten concept should never have made it past the first meeting.

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  • TV Reviews

'The Challenge' is understanding why this 'Squid Game' game show was green-lit

Squid Game: The Challenge is a reality game show based on the sensational South Korean drama series. But this gruesome, creatively misbegotten concept should never have made it past the first meeting.

December 02, 2023
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  • Linda Holmes
In <em>Leo</em> Adam Sandler voices a 74-year-old lizard who learns he has a gift for helping kids sort through their problems.

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  • Movie Interviews

'Leo' is an animated lizard with an SNL sensibility — and the voice of Adam Sandler

If the pets in a 5th grade classroom could talk, what would they say? That's the premise of Leo, the new coming-of-age movie musical from Netflix.

November 21, 2023
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  • Elizabeth Blair
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