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Ron Taylor Wins Kevin Hart’s Netflix Comedy Competition Series ‘Funny AF’
Ron Taylor has been announced as the winner of 'Funny AF,' the Netflix comedy competition series from Kevin Hart that just wrapped its first season.
Deadline
Oscar Isaac to Lead Las Vegas Casino Series at Netflix
Oscar Isaac is set for the lead role in an upcoming Netflix drama set in a Las Vegas casino.
Variety
Oscar Isaac And Netflix Double Down On Partnership As The ‘Beef’ Star Will Lead Untitled Vegas Series; Signs Production Pact With Streamer
Oscar Isaac is in final negotiations to star in the Untitled Vegas casino series at Netflix with Martin Scorsese exec producing.
DeadlineIf you enjoyed The Queen's Gambit, you owe it to yourself to watch The Queen Of Chess, the Judit Polgar documentary.
My review:
https://letterboxd.com/danyoder/film/queen-of-chess/
#Chess #Netflix #Letterboxd

A ★★★★ review of Queen of Chess (2026)
The documentary itself is decent, but the subject matter is both fascinating and important, especially in a world that embraced The Queen's Gambit. One of the things that annoyed me about that film is its implicit erasure of Judit Polgar and the discrimination she faced and overcame. There was never any need to invent Beth Harmon out of whole cloth when Polgar's story was right there. So I'm glad Netflix decided to make this documentary…and maybe that was only possible because of the popularity of its fictional counterpart. In any event, I hope people embrace this documentary with the same

The Hunting Wives Submits as Comedy at Emmys
"The Hunting Wives" will compete as a comedy at the Emmys, with Brittany Snow and Malin Åkerman submitted as co-leads ahead of its Netflix Season 2.
Variety