Netflix Geeked Week 2023 Announced: Stranger Things, Rebel Moon, More

Netflix’s annual Geeked Week digital showcase is again, providing glimpses at its upcoming tasks. 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 tasks corresponding 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 will probably be obtainable to stream on Netflix’s YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook accounts. With the streamer’s gradual pivot into gaming, followers can anticipate some thrilling growth 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 anticipate updates for the fifth and last season of the eponymous sci-fi sequence, nonetheless aiming for a 2025 launch regardless of the continuing Hollywood actors’ strike. In it, Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) is predicted to play a serious 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 sequence in growth at Netflix, whose occasions are supposedly set after the mainline present, with a method much like cartoons from the Nineteen Eighties. The firm is leaning closely on animated variations, promising new seems to be from Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft and the Devil May Cry sequence.

On November 9 at 1pm PT within the US —Nov 10, 2:30am IST in India —Netflix will deliver teasers for The Umbrella Academy season 4, The Dragon Prince, and Avatar: The Last Airbender live-action sequence. The studio simply dropped a primary take a look at its a number of Fire Nation characters, with Daniel Dae Kim (Stowaway) enjoying Fire Lord Ozai, Dallas Liu as Prince Zuko, and Elizabeth Yu (May December) as Princess Azula. The creators of the unique Nickelodeon sequence Bryan Konietzko and Michael DiMartino have been connected as government producers and showrunners, however later exited the undertaking attributable to artistic variations. I’m guessing Netflix will adapt the primary season of the anime-styled sequence 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 will probably 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 creator Cixin Liu’s guide, the place a younger girl’s fateful resolution in Sixties China reverberates throughout house and time. It’s from the creators of Game of Thrones — David Benioff and D. B. Weiss — so plenty of eyes will probably 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 house opera, Rebel Moon. The interstellar journey follows an enigmatic younger girl 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 further express cuts of each components as nicely. Bear in thoughts that the aforementioned titles are merely highlights and that Netflix is prone to have extra surprises in retailer for us.