Pablo Scarpellini Los Angeles
The Angels
Updated Thursday, February 1, 2024-19:37
These are happy days for
Netflix
. A week ago they confirmed that they have reached 260 million subscribers worldwide and their shares have returned to the bullish path, flirting again with the $600 barrier. It seemed like the perfect setting to present a new binge of series and movies in Los Angeles, the calendar of what's coming to the streaming platform
for
2024, with an
eye on live events and sports as the main novelty
, a reef that they have just begun to exploit.
After insisting for years that they did not see the path of live sports clear, the Californian company announced last week that they have reached an agreement with
World Wrestling Entertainment
(WWE) to broadcast live the matches of professional wrestlers every Monday. In March, they will also
broadcast an exhibition match between Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz in Las Vegas
. It is just the beginning of a business with which they hope to continue adding subscribers.
"Sports are the quintessential soap opera," said Brandon Riegg, head of non-fiction content, who confirmed that they are exploring the option of broadcasting more live programs, including awards ceremonies - such as the SAGs on February 24 - or finals. from some of their shows.
That's in addition to the formula that has given them the best results so far: series and movies. In that aspect, the main attraction will be the second season of
The Squid Game
, the Korean mass phenomenon. Netflix shared a small scene of its protagonist,
Lee Jung-jae
, with his hair dyed pink and thirsty for revenge after surviving the first season.
They will also download the third season of
Bridgerton
in two batches of chapters, in May and June, the latest installment of
Kobra Kai
, the sixth, the fourth of
Emily in Paris
, with Lili Collins as the protagonist, the fourth of
Outer Banks
or the second from
The Diplomat
. There will also be a second installment of
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
, Ryan Murphy's true crime anthology, with Javier Bardem in the cast. And the Spanish
Elite
will close its eighth season.
As new proposals ,
3 Body Problem
stands out , a thriller from the creators of
Game of Thrones
, David Benioff and DB Weiss, "straddling the line between thriller and science fiction," in the words of Bela Bajaria, head of content at Netflix. And
Black Doves
, starring
Keira Knightley
as a family mother and professional spy.
The television adaptation of
One Hundred Years of Solitude ,
Gabriel García Márquez
's masterpiece, is being filmed in Colombia
. It will have 8 episodes that will premiere in 2024, and another 7 for 2025, a production that is counting on the collaboration of the writer's children. Netflix rebuilt Macondo in a town half an hour from Ibagué, in the department of Tolima.
The other big bet from Latin America is
El Eternauta
, an adaptation of the graphic novel by Héctor Germán Oesterheld. Ricard Darín stars in this apocalyptic series marked by a blizzard that kills millions and the subsequent alien threat.
Bajaria stressed from the Tudum room in Los Angeles that his commitment increasingly involves diversity. "
We have a complex audience, full of contradictions
. Everyone's idea of fun is very different," she said.