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Manuel Uriza Pulls Double Duty in Gentefied and Narcos: Mexico     Manuel Uriza is an in-demand Mexican-American character actor on the rise. He will soon be seen on Netflix for two series, simultaneously! First, he is recurring in Netflix’s “Narcos: Mexico” (November 5, 2021) where he portrays the non-fictional Mexican businessman and politician as well as drug trafficker and money launderer ‘Carlos Hank Gonzalez.’ A week later, he will be seen recurring in Netflix’s   “Gentefied” (November 2021) as ‘Ernesto Morales’. This season, Ernesto returns to Boyle Heights to help his family after having left to live the American Dream in Idaho – a character...

Which country watches the most Netflix? Rebecca Moody Data journalist At the end of 2020, Netflix passed the 200 million paid memberships mark, meaning 2.7 percent of the world’s population pay for a Netflix account. But which country is binging the most Netflix and how much content has the average person in each country consumed since their Netflix subscription began? Results are based on the 24,796 Netflix viewing histories uploaded through our Time Spent Streaming tool. Key findings Since opening their Netflix account, the average user has spent: 67,796 minutes watching Netflix (equivalent to 1,130 hours or 47 days) 11,824...

Netflix acquires Adam McKay’s asteroid comedy ‘Don’t Look Up,’ Jennifer Lawrence will star Image Credits: Rich Fury / Getty Images Netflix  announced today that it has acquired “Don’t Look Up,” a comedy written and directed by Adam McKay, with Jennifer Lawrence attached to star. The story sounds like a funhouse reflection of one of today’s other headlines, focusing on two “low-level astronomers” who try to warn the world about the dangers of an asteroid that’s approaching Earth. Netflix has an aggressive timeline in place, with shooting scheduled to start in April, followed by a planned release later this year. While McKay started his career as...

The Haunting of Hill House creator reveals his next Netflix horror series TINA ROWDEN/NETFLIX; VALERIE MACON/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Mike Flanagan, the modern horror maestro behind The Haunting of Hill House on the small screen and Doctor Sleep on the big screen, is conjuring up more scares for Netflix. Flanagan struck a deal with the streaming company to develop multiple shows, and it already includes a second season of the Hill House anthology series focused on the Bly Manor setting from The Turn of the Screw. On Wednesday, Netflix revealed the next project added to the list: Midnight Mass. According to an official series logline, “an isolated island community experiences miraculous...

 Teen Lead of New Netflix Family Series Tackling Mental Health Starring as one of the leads in  Netflix 's highly anticipated teen and family feel good comedy series " Healing Power of Dude " (premiering on January 13th), we would love to arrange an interview with you and one to watch emerging actor  Mauricio Lara on his upcoming project. Mauricio is available to discuss the impact of the upcoming series that tackles social anxiety disorder, surviving middle school awkwardness, as well as other teen issues. Having already starred in heavy hitting series such as CBS' "Young Sheldon," ABC's "The Conners," and TV Land's "Teachers," Mauricio, is one of the...