Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
New York, NY - Netflix just held a jam-packed 2017 release schedule meeting with selected press yesterday in New York city. Announcing that it is going to bring 1,000 hours of new content to its 93 million accounts in 109 countries, it was the biggest focus on the company's original content.
Netflix, which began as a DVD subscription service, has pivoted to become the leading global provider of on demand streaming content. It has also become a powerhouse studio, bringing acclaimed original shows and series that manage to offer new perspectives in storytelling as well as fresh-new shows for all types of audiences.
At its NY event yesterday, Netflix brought out some of its biggest starts as well as many of its creative showrunners to discuss some of the original content that the company is developing. Here's a rundown of what's coming to Netflix.
Netflix provided a first look at some of the new original content coming this year that may appear in a “Recommended for You” row sometime soon.
- Bill Nye Saves The World will premiere April 21, 2017.
- Orange Is The New Black Season 5 will premiere June 9, 2017.
- Marvel’s Iron Fist First Look At Colleen Wing.
- The OA Part II Pick-up.
- Love Season 3 Pick-up.
- Anne will premiere May 12, 2017.
- Chef’s Table Season 3 Trailer.
- Dear White People will premiere April 28, 2017.
- Project MC2 will have a special episode launching on February 14, 2017, and has been picked up for seasons 4 and 5.
- Buddy Thunderstruck will premiere March 10, 2017.
- Castlevania Season 1, Part 1 Coming to Netflix in 2017
- Free Rein, Coming Soon to Netflix
- Girlboss will premiere April 21, 2017.
- 13 Reasons Why First Look Photos
- Travelers picked up for Season 2.
- Kate McKinnon will voice Ms. Frizzle in The Magic School Bus: Rides Again.
- Casting JonBenet will premiere April 28, 2017.
- Grace and Frankie will premiere March 24, 2017.
- Patricia Clarkson and Campbell Scott join House of Cards season 5.
- Julie's Greenroom Trailer.