Netflix hosted an event in Inglewood, Calif., where it shared exciting news about its upcoming lineup of shows and movies. Some highlights included Lady Gaga joining the cast of “Wednesday” as a teacher, along with the release dates for the final seasons of popular series like “Squid Game” and “Stranger Things.”
The event featured a star-studded lineup of actors such as Jenna Ortega, Oscar Isaac, Lee Jung-jae, Drew Starkey, Sofia Carson, Kerry Washington, Steven Yeun, Matt Damon, and Ben Affleck. The audience also enjoyed musical performances by Hanumankind and Lady Gaga, who not only performed a medley but also revealed her new acting role.
The event is named “Tudum” after the audio cue that accompanies the Netflix’s N logo in its trailers and at the start of its programming.
‘Squid Game’ Season 3
A gripping trailer for the last season of “Squid Game” was shown, announcing that the third season would premiere on June 27. The South Korean series, which gained immense popularity during the pandemic, follows a deadly competition where players risk their lives in children’s games. The show propelled Lee Jung-jae to international fame, making him the first Asian man to win an Emmy for best drama actor.
‘Stranger Things’ final episodes
The fifth and final season of “Stranger Things” will be parceled out over the winter holidays, with four episodes dropping Nov. 26, three more on Christmas Day and the series finale premiering New Year’s Eve. A new trailer highlights the history of the Duffer brothers’ nostalgia-soaked sci-fi, which over the past nine years has made stars out of Millie Bobby Brown, Sadie Sink, Joseph Quinn, David Harbour and Finn Wolfhard. The trailer teases a final confrontation with Vecna, concluding with Noah Schnapp’s Will Byers’ character yelling “RUN!”
‘Wednesday’
Netflix unveiled the first six minutes of the second season of “Wednesday,” featuring Ortega’s Wednesday Addams getting a helping hand from Thing as she confronts a serial killer played by Haley Joel Osment. Gaga’s first acting gig since last year’s “Joker: Folie a Deux” will be playing teacher Rosaline Rotwood at Addams’ school Nevermore. The first part of “Wednesday” season 2 lands on Aug. 6, and the second half will be released Sept. 3.
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