Hulu will welcome back its most popular original series in April, along a trio of buzz-worthy documentaries and some ’90s-movie favorites. After a two-year layoff, “The Handmaid’s Tale” (April 28) returns for a fourth season. The Emmy-winning dystopian drama picks up with June (Elisabeth Moss) facing new challenges as she …
Read More »What’s Worth Streaming: Here’s what’s coming to Netflix in April 2021 — and what’s leaving
Netflix Inc. is releasing a slew of new stuff in April, including the return of a reality hit and a much-anticipated new fantasy series. That would be “Shadow and Bone” (April 23), the series adaptation of the hugely popular YA novels from Leigh Bardugo. Jessie Mei Li stars as Alina, …
Read More »What’s Worth Streaming: Here’s what’s coming to Hulu in March 2021, and what’s leaving
Hulu has a handful of new additions on tap for March, including a time-loop shoot-em-up and Season 2 of one of its more popular animated offerings. “Boss Level” (March 5), an original movie directed by Joe Carnahan, is a tongue-in-cheek, action-packed spin on the “Groundhog Day”-like time-loop trope, with a …
Read More »Therese Poletti’s Tech Tales: Some tech workers are leaving San Francisco. They won’t be missed
The post-recession tech boom in San Francisco appears to be reaching some form of an ending. Thank goodness. Amid much discussion about a potential tech exodus, recent data shows that, writ large, people are not moving away from Silicon Valley and the Bay Area. They are moving out of San …
Read More »What’s Worth Streaming: Here’s everything coming to Netflix in January 2021 — and what’s leaving
Netflix Inc. has a lighter-than-usual crop of new releases scheduled for January 2021. Original offerings include Season 3 of “Cobra Kai” (date TBA), the “Karate Kid” sequel series starring William Zabka and Ralph Macchio that aired its first two seasons on YouTube; “History of Swear Words” (Jan. 5), an “education …
Read More »What’s Worth Streaming: Here’s everything coming to Netflix in November 2020 — and what’s leaving
Hope you like holiday movies, because Netflix Inc. is going all-out for Christmas in November. Looking to outdo the Hallmark Channel, Netflix NFLX, -0.78% has a slew of sappy-sweet rom-coms and warm family fare on tap, including “Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey” (Nov. 13), a musical starring Forrest Whitaker …
Read More »: Some of Europe’s biggest travel companies are leaving consumers covering the cost of coronavirus — holding on to cash while handing out credit notes
Failing to hand over refunds to customers is a direct breach of guidance from European and U.K. authorities. Yet several tour operators have failed to refund customers their money. Some of Europe’s largest travel companies are holding on to their customers’ cash months after trips were canceled because of coronavirus. …
Read More »What’s Worth Streaming: Here’s everything coming to HBO Max in August 2020, and what’s leaving
HBO Max will welcome Batman in August 2020, while it says goodbye to Harry Potter. The streaming service, owned by AT&T Inc. T, -1.32% , will lose all eight Harry Potter movies on Aug. 25 as their licensing contract expires, but will add six Batman movies, including the 1989 Michael …
Read More »What’s Worth Streaming: Here’s everything coming to Netflix in May 2020 — and what’s leaving
Don’t worry, after more than a month under stay-at-home orders, it only feels like you’ve already watched everything on Netflix Inc. But May is bringing a new crop of shows and movies to binge, with some big names behind them. Among the most anticipated new offerings for Netflix NFLX, -0.40% …
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