Netflix held its first Tudum on Saturday. The three-hour event was live-streamed and featured a lot of content as well as announcements and previews for coming shows.
In addition to teaser trailers, first looks and exclusive clips – the dates of when shows such as Tiger King (November 17), Emily in Paris (December 22) and Cobra Kai (December 31) would return were also announced.
While it may be a lot to take in, we’ve made it easier by picking the 10 biggest announcements to get excited over from the event.
‘Stranger Things’ new teaser trailer
After more than two years since season 3 aired, Netflix teased a return to Stranger Things by revealing a new teaser trailer. At just over a minute-and-a-half, the new clip introduces the Creel House in the 1950s, where a family moves in, with Ella Fitzgerald’s Dream A Little Dream of Me playing in the background.
Things then get progressively worse with lights mysteriously flickering, dead animals and what eventually appears to be a family murder. Fast forward a few decades later, and Steve, Dustin, Max and Lucas are exploring the house, now covered in cobwebs and dust.
While there’s been no exact date announced yet for season four, it is expected to be released sometime in 2022.
‘The Crown’ season 5 date announcement
Fresh off of winning Outstanding Drama Series at the Emmys, Netflix announced that The Crown season five would premiere in November 2022.
The award-winning show will return with an entirely new cast playing the British royal family, including Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth, Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip, Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret, Dominic West as Prince Charles, Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana, and Olivia Williams as Camilla Parker Bowles. Jonny Lee Miller will also appear as prime minister John Major.
Rather than a first look or teaser trailer, the 45-second video showed Staunton sitting at the Queen’s desk on set announcing the premiere date while also praising Clare Foy and Olivia Colman, the actresses who previously played Queen Elizabeth on the show.
'Money Heist' exclusive clip from last half of final season
With just five episodes left in the hit Spanish show, Netflix revealed a first look at the second part of the season five, which will air on Friday, December 3.
After ending the first part of season five on a cliffhanger and with the death of a major character, the exclusive clip picks up with the team still trapped inside the Mint of Spain. It shows that The Professor has seemingly left them or is no longer around to help, causing some mild panic about how they will escape and what they should do with the gold.
The scene shows Lisbon, Palermo, Denver, Stockholm, Manila and Rio discussing whether they should use the 90 tonnes of gold they melted from the bank to escape, or leave it behind and save their lives.
Fourth and final season of 'Ozark'
Ozark fans were in for a treat as the streaming platform not only revealed a first look at the fourth and final season but also announced that the 14-episodes that made it up would be split into two parts, coming in 2022. The new clip picked up right after season 3’s shocking finale, showing a bloody Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman) and his wife, Wendy (Laura Linney) in Mexico.
The Emmy-winning Netflix Original tells the story of a talented financial adviser (Bateman) who gets roped into laundering money for a Mexican drug cartel. He drags his wife (Linney) and their two children from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks, where they plan to open a casino.
Kanye West documentary ‘Jeen-Yuhs’
Netflix also announced a documentary about Kanye West was on the way by sharing a clip. While no specific release date was announced, it is set to come to the streaming platform sometime in 2022. The film was reportedly acquired for roughly $30 million and has been in the making for 21 years. It features rare and never-before-seen footage of the rapper, including home videos.
First look at ‘Bridgerton’ season 2
The wildly popular period romance returns and this time with a focus on a different Bridgerton. Fans of the Shonda Rhimes-produced show were introduced to a new character Kate Sharma, played by Simone Ashley during the first look clip. The new season will focus on eldest son Anthony Bridgerton and his quest to find a suitable partner.
First look at ‘The Sandman’ live-action adaptation
Neil Gaiman’s comic book The Sandman is being turned into a live-action series and fans got a first look at the coming show during the event. In the nearly one-minute video, a pivotal scene is shown of an occult ritual capturing Morpheus (aka Dream, played by Tom Sturridge) and sets the story for the show in motion. The first season will contain 10 episodes, although a release date has not yet been announced.
‘Cowboy Bebop’ opening sequence
Live-action anime remakes have not always hit the mark, but that hasn’t stopped Netflix from trying with Cowboy Bebop.
The popular anime, which first premiered in Japan in 1998, has been widely acclaimed with some calling it one of the greatest anime series ever. Netflix unveiled the opening credits scene for the show, with fans applauding how well it compared to the animated version.
Cowboy Bebop takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in 2071 and follows a crew of bounty hunters as they chase down the galaxy’s most dangerous criminals. The series stars John Cho, Mustafa Shakir and Daniella Pineda. The show will premiere on Friday, November 19.
‘Don’t Look Up’ exclusive clip
A new clip from the platform’s anticipated film Don’t Look Up was also shown. The film features a star-studded cast that includes Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Meryl Streep, Chris Evans, Timothee Chalamet, Cate Blanchett and Ariana Grande among others.
In the video, DiCaprio and Lawrence play two low-level astronomers who try to convince the US president (Streep) and her Chief of Staff (Hill) that a comet is fast approaching Earth and to warn mankind. The clip offers another look at the talent-filled satire film which will be released on Friday, December 10.
'The Witcher' season 2 trailers and teasers
It was a big day for The Witcher. During the event, Netflix announced that the fantasy drama, which stars Henry Cavill, was renewed for a third season while also previewing the second season and announcing an anime film and a spin-off aimed and children and families were in the works too.
The first teaser trailer shows Cavill’s Geralt conversing with a monster pal about what he really needs to tell Ciri. The other clip also features Geralt and Ciri as they drink elixer and prepare for battle.
The second season will hit Netflix on Friday, December 17.
The show first aired back in December 2019, so fans have been patiently waiting for quite a while.
KILLING OF QASSEM SULEIMANI
WHAT IS A BLACK HOLE?
1. Black holes are objects whose gravity is so strong not even light can escape their pull
2. They can be created when massive stars collapse under their own weight
3. Large black holes can also be formed when smaller ones collide and merge
4. The biggest black holes lurk at the centre of many galaxies, including our own
5. Astronomers believe that when the universe was very young, black holes affected how galaxies formed
PULITZER PRIZE 2020 WINNERS
JOURNALISM
Public Service
Anchorage Daily News in collaboration with ProPublica
Breaking News Reporting
Staff of The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky.
Investigative Reporting
Brian M. Rosenthal of The New York Times
Explanatory Reporting
Staff of The Washington Post
Local Reporting
Staff of The Baltimore Sun
National Reporting
T. Christian Miller, Megan Rose and Robert Faturechi of ProPublica
and
Dominic Gates, Steve Miletich, Mike Baker and Lewis Kamb of The Seattle Times
International Reporting
Staff of The New York Times
Feature Writing
Ben Taub of The New Yorker
Commentary
Nikole Hannah-Jones of The New York Times
Criticism
Christopher Knight of the Los Angeles Times
Editorial Writing
Jeffery Gerritt of the Palestine (Tx.) Herald-Press
Editorial Cartooning
Barry Blitt, contributor, The New Yorker
Breaking News Photography
Photography Staff of Reuters
Feature Photography
Channi Anand, Mukhtar Khan and Dar Yasin of the Associated Press
Audio Reporting
Staff of This American Life with Molly O’Toole of the Los Angeles Times and Emily Green, freelancer, Vice News for “The Out Crowd”
LETTERS AND DRAMA
Fiction
"The Nickel Boys" by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday)
Drama
"A Strange Loop" by Michael R. Jackson
History
"Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America" by W. Caleb McDaniel (Oxford University Press)
Biography
"Sontag: Her Life and Work" by Benjamin Moser (Ecco/HarperCollins)
Poetry
"The Tradition" by Jericho Brown (Copper Canyon Press)
General Nonfiction
"The Undying: Pain, Vulnerability, Mortality, Medicine, Art, Time, Dreams, Data, Exhaustion, Cancer, and Care" by Anne Boyer (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
and
"The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America" by Greg Grandin (Metropolitan Books)
Music
"The Central Park Five" by Anthony Davis, premiered by Long Beach Opera on June 15, 2019
Special Citation
Ida B. Wells
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela
Edited by Sahm Venter
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Jetour T1 specs
Engine: 2-litre turbocharged
Power: 254hp
Torque: 390Nm
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The flights
Emirates and Etihad fly to Johannesburg or Cape Town daily. Flights cost from about Dh3,325, with a flying time of 8hours and 15 minutes. From there, fly South African Airlines or Air Namibia to Namibia’s Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport, for about Dh850. Flying time is 2 hours.
The stay
Wilderness Little Kulala offers stays from £460 (Dh2,135) per person, per night. It is one of seven Wilderness Safari lodges in Namibia; www.wilderness-safaris.com.
Skeleton Coast Safaris’ four-day adventure involves joining a very small group in a private plane, flying to some of the remotest areas in the world, with each night spent at a different camp. It costs from US$8,335.30 (Dh30,611); www.skeletoncoastsafaris.com
FIGHT INFO
Men’s 60kg Round 1:
Ahmad Shuja Jamal (AFG) beat Krisada Takhiankliang (THA) - points
Hyan Aljmyah (SYR) beat Akram Alyminee (YEM) - retired Round 1
Ibrahim Bilal (UAE) beat Bhanu Pratap Pandit (IND) - TKO Round 1
Men’s 71kg Round 1:
Seyed Kaveh Soleyman (IRI) beat Abedel Rahman (JOR) - RSC round 3.
Amine Al Moatassime (UAE) walk over Ritiz Puri (NEP)
The Lowdown
Kesari
Rating: 2.5/5 stars
Produced by: Dharma Productions, Azure Entertainment
Directed by: Anubhav Singh
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Parineeti Chopra
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Engine: 1.5-litre turbo
Power: 181hp
Torque: 230Nm
Transmission: 6-speed automatic
Starting price: Dh79,000
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'Worse than a prison sentence'
Marie Byrne, a counsellor who volunteers at the UAE government's mental health crisis helpline, said the ordeal the crew had been through would take time to overcome.
“It was worse than a prison sentence, where at least someone can deal with a set amount of time incarcerated," she said.
“They were living in perpetual mystery as to how their futures would pan out, and what that would be.
“Because of coronavirus, the world is very different now to the one they left, that will also have an impact.
“It will not fully register until they are on dry land. Some have not seen their young children grow up while others will have to rebuild relationships.
“It will be a challenge mentally, and to find other work to support their families as they have been out of circulation for so long. Hopefully they will get the care they need when they get home.”
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WOMAN AND CHILD
Director: Saeed Roustaee
Starring: Parinaz Izadyar, Payman Maadi
Rating: 4/5
Red Sparrow
Dir: Francis Lawrence
Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Egerton, Charlotte Rampling, Jeremy Irons
Three stars
Porsche Macan T: The Specs
Engine: 2.0-litre 4-cyl turbo
Power: 265hp from 5,000-6,500rpm
Torque: 400Nm from 1,800-4,500rpm
Transmission: 7-speed dual-clutch auto
Speed: 0-100kph in 6.2sec
Top speed: 232kph
Fuel consumption: 10.7L/100km
On sale: May or June
Price: From Dh259,900
UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
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UAE central contracts
Full time contracts
Rohan Mustafa, Ahmed Raza, Mohammed Usman, Chirag Suri, Mohammed Boota, Sultan Ahmed, Zahoor Khan, Junaid Siddique, Waheed Ahmed, Zawar Farid
Part time contracts
Aryan Lakra, Ansh Tandon, Karthik Meiyappan, Rahul Bhatia, Alishan Sharafu, CP Rizwaan, Basil Hameed, Matiullah, Fahad Nawaz, Sanchit Sharma
Indoor cricket in a nutshell
Indoor cricket in a nutshell
Indoor Cricket World Cup - Sept 16-20, Insportz, Dubai
16 Indoor cricket matches are 16 overs per side
8 There are eight players per team
9 There have been nine Indoor Cricket World Cups for men. Australia have won every one.
5 Five runs are deducted from the score when a wickets falls
4 Batsmen bat in pairs, facing four overs per partnership
Scoring In indoor cricket, runs are scored by way of both physical and bonus runs. Physical runs are scored by both batsmen completing a run from one crease to the other. Bonus runs are scored when the ball hits a net in different zones, but only when at least one physical run is score.
Zones
A Front net, behind the striker and wicketkeeper: 0 runs
B Side nets, between the striker and halfway down the pitch: 1 run
C Side nets between halfway and the bowlers end: 2 runs
D Back net: 4 runs on the bounce, 6 runs on the full
Killing of Qassem Suleimani
The Specs:
The Specs:
Engine: 2.9-litre, V6 twin-turbo
Transmission: 8-speed automatic
Power: 444bhp
Torque: 600Nm
Price: AED 356,580 incl VAT
On sale: now.
