Netflix and Dark Horse Announce Idris Elba’s Thriller Bang!

Netflix and Dark Horse Entertainment, a comic book publisher, have extended their partnership. A multiyear agreement will give Netflix access to its IP for film and television. They’ve also announced several new projects, including “Bang!,”Idris Elba stars in the feature directed by David Leitch. It is based upon the comic series by Matt Kindt, Wilfredo Torres.

The new arrangement comes as the third season of Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy,”The Netflix Global Top 10 in TV reached 91 countries with 283.55 millions hours viewed in its initial four weeks.

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There are currently several projects in active development. “Bang!,”This is called a “stylish spy thriller” and is being written by Kindt and Zak Olkewicz (Leitch’s “Bullet Train,” Netflix’s “Fear Street Part 2: 1978”). According to the official logline: “When a terrorist cult sets out to start the apocalypse with a series of novels meant to brainwash their readers, the world’s most celebrated spy is sent to track down and kill the author responsible.”

Netflix also announced a project based on Kindt’s “Mind MGMT.”Curtis Gwinn will executive produce this series.“Stranger Things”). It’s described in the official logline: “A young woman stumbles onto the top-secret Mind Management program. Her ensuing journey involves weaponized psychics, hypnotic advertising, talking dolphins and seemingly immortal pursuers, as she attempts to find the man who was MIND MGMT’s greatest success – and its most devastating failure. But in a world where people can rewrite reality itself, can she trust anything she sees?”

Additional projects by Netflix and Dark Horse are listed below “Revenge Inc.,”Described as “a drama series focused on a secret, underground company that specializes in revenge,”Matthew Arnold serves as executive producer and showrunner. There’s also “Lady Killer,”Blake Lively will star and produce the series. Blake will play a “a 1950s housewife leading a secret life as a highly-trained killer for hire.”Based on the comic series of Joelle Jones, Jamie S. Rich. Animation adaptation “The Goon”Producor Tim Miller, San Diego Comic Con, also announced that Netflix would be available for the service.

What’s interesting about this deal is that Netflix already owns a comic book publisher, Millarworld, which is run by comic book writer Mark Millar. Millar has also created many properties that have been successfully adapt by other studios (“Wanted,” “Kick-Ass,” “Kingsman”However, Netflix has not been able to connect with its viewers.

These are some of the previous Dark Horse adaptations “Dr. Giggles,” “Timecop,” “300,” “The Mask,” “Hellboy” “Sin City.”

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