Netflix’s annual Geeked Week digital showcase is again, providing glimpses at its upcoming initiatives. The digital occasion kicks off November 6, marked Stranger Things Day, and continues all through the week till November 12, with information and sneak peeks from extremely anticipated initiatives comparable to Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon, Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action adaptation, and extra. In addition to the official Geeked Week web site, the present might be out there to stream on Netflix’s YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook accounts. With the streamer’s gradual pivot into gaming, followers can count on some thrilling improvement on that finish as nicely — presumably, the power to cloud stream video games onto a TV.
The streamer has dropped a partial schedule for what to anticipate from every Geeked Week showcase, in various lengths. We kick off with Stranger Things Day, the place I’d count on updates for the fifth and closing season of the eponymous sci-fi collection, nonetheless aiming for a 2025 launch regardless of the continuing Hollywood actors’ strike. In it, Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) is anticipated to play a significant position as our heroes discover the historical past behind the parallel realm of the Upside Down universe — the place the place the Demogorgon and Mind Flayer popped out of. There’s additionally a Stranger Things animated collection in improvement at Netflix, whose occasions are supposedly set after the mainline present, with a mode much like cartoons from the Nineteen Eighties. The firm is leaning closely on animated diversifications, promising new seems from Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft and the Devil May Cry collection.
On November 9 at 1pm PT within the US —Nov 10, 2:30am IST in India —Netflix will carry teasers for The Umbrella Academy season 4, The Dragon Prince, and Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action collection. The studio simply dropped a primary have a look at its a number of Fire Nation characters, with Daniel Dae Kim (Stowaway) taking part in Fire Lord Ozai, Dallas Liu as Prince Zuko, and Elizabeth Yu (May December) as Princess Azula. The creators of the unique Nickelodeon collection Bryan Konietzko and Michael DiMartino had been connected as govt producers and showrunners, however later exited the mission resulting from inventive variations. I’m guessing Netflix will adapt the primary season of the anime-styled collection akin to how they tailored One Piece live-action from the primary East Blue Saga arc from the manga and anime. Speaking of which, it seems that One Piece might be part of Geeked Week as nicely, seeing because it was not too long ago renewed for a second season.
November 10 brings extra information on the live-action tackle Yu Yu Hakusho — out December 14 — the favored spirit detective anime from Hunter x Hunter creator Yoshihiro Togashi. Then there’s 3 Body Problem, an adaptation of writer Cixin Liu’s e book, the place a younger lady’s fateful determination in Nineteen Sixties China reverberates throughout area and time. It’s from the creators of Game of Thrones — David Benioff and D. B. Weiss — so numerous eyes might be on this one. On November 11, we get extra particulars on the long-gestating fantasy movie starring Millie Bobby Brown, Damsel, alongside some unique footage to prime us for the Scott Pilgrim anime, coming November 17.
Closing issues off on November 12 at 4:30pm PT — Nov 13, 6am IST — is Snyder’s highly-anticipated dystopian area opera, Rebel Moon. The interstellar journey follows an enigmatic younger lady Kora (Sofia Boutella), who embarks on a visit to hunt out warriors from close by planets to assist take a stand in opposition to the oppressive empire led by the Regent Balisaurus. For the uninitiated, the movie has been divided into two halves, with Part 1: A Child of Fire eyeing a December 22 launch on Netflix, and Part 2: The Scargiver out on April 19, 2024. In an interview, the director additionally promised additional specific cuts of each elements as nicely. Bear in thoughts that the aforementioned titles are merely highlights and that Netflix is more likely to have extra surprises in retailer for us.
