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Netflix has announced the premiere dates for their next slate of stand-up comedy specials, which will include pre-recorded performances by Cedric the Entertainer, Dana Carvey, Joe Rogan, Reggie Watts and more. Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville will be the first to premiere on September 16, adding to the platform’s growing library of exclusive comedy features.
According to a press release, Dana Carvey: Straight White Male, 60 will follow with a premiere on November 4, after which Joe Rogan’s Triggered will premiere on October 21. Other newly-announced stand-up specials include Russell Peters: Almost Famous (October 7), Colin Quinn: The New York Story (November 18), Michael Che Matters (November 25), Reggie Watts: Spatial (December 6) and Gabriel lglesias: I’m Sorry For What I Said When I Was Hungry (December 20).
In other news…
Amazon has announced that a Prime Video original TV adaptation of Martin Scorsese’s 2006 Oscar-winning film The Departed is currently in development. The brand new series is being produced by Amazon Studios, as well as Vertigo Entertainment, Initial Entertainment Group and Plan B Entertainment (all of which produced the original film). [Deadline]
Cellular carrier Optus has just upped the ante by instituting unlimited mobile Netflix and Presto video streaming to top-tier plan subscribers. Plans starting at $85 per month offer no data limit when using the platforms, while lower-tiered plans starting at $40/mo offer the benefit for an extra $15/mo. [CNET]
Due to the Australian Government’s complex TV show classification system, Netflix subscribers on the continent should plan on experiencing significant delays in accessing newly-released content. Netflix global policy manager Josh Korn revealed that Australia will unfortunately continue to be one of the last markets to get the platform’s latest. [VICE]
Netflix has shared a first trailer dubbed #WhoKilledPablo for Season 2 of the platform’s hit original series, Narcos, premiering September 2. With the now escaped Pablo Escobar on the run, The DEA, Search Bloc, The Cali Cartel, and Los Pepes are all looking for justice against the infamous drug kingpin:
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