Victoria was watching the new Christmas action movie when her husband, Chris, spotted something that had her "cackling."

On Dec. 17, Netflix released its first Squid Game video game, Squid Game: Unleashed. The multiplayer battle royale game (a format familiar to Fortnite fans) is, in a first for Netflix, available for free to everyone, regardless of whether they are Netflix subscribers.

Netflix is gearing up for an exciting slate of new shows in 2025, and one of the standout titles is “Zero Day,” a conspiracy thriller that marks Robert De Niro’s first proper TV role. This highly anticipated show is already on my must-watch list when it lands on the streaming service on February 20, 2025.

True crime documentaries once again dominated streaming services in 2024 — in fact, there were so many compelling series, even die-hard fans could feel overwhelmed by all the new debuts. If you’re getting some down time over the holidays,

So Riegg and Bela Bajaria, another longtime TV executive who joined Netflix around the same time and is now its chief content officer, began making the case around Netflix for why it should invest in the tech required to make live content work.

The success of the show’s first season surprised Netflix executives, reaffirming the company’s global strategy.

Chris Pratt plays a former fighter in the war dealing with his own issues, who agrees to help Millie Bobby Brown, who believes her brother died in the war, but learns he is still alive and in need of rescue. This will send them into the Exclusion Zone referenced by Joe Russo, that will put them in contact with Mr. Peanut, and other robots.

The second season of "Squid Game" launches Thursday and Netflix is doing everything to get viewers to start watching as soon as it premieres.

Those tuning in to Netflix on Christmas Day risk being fined £1,000 for not having a TV Licence. For UK residents, knowing when you need to have a TV Licence can be confusing. Get it wrong and you can end up in court with a £1,000 fine coming your way.

Live sports are big on Christmas Day and streaming is really starting to get in on the action. The NFL will be hitting Netflix and the NBA is all over Disney+. But if sports isn’t your thing there’s still a lot to watch with new Marvel, the annual Doctor Who holiday special, and more.

As another turbulent year in media and tech comes to an end, VIP+ analysts are revisiting their 2024 forecasts — and what they got right and wrong. First up: Tyler Aquilina assesses how studio and streamer strategies played out in a time he predicted would be the year of “any means necessary” for legacy media.