Netflix Renews 7 TV Shows, Cancels 6 in 2022 (Full Recap So Far!)

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s Group Effort Initiative has partnered with Netflix on a new initiative that will expand underrepresented communities’ access to below-the-line career opportunities. Participants will secure access to on-set production training, as well as job placements this year on multiple Netflix productions throughout the United States and Canada.

Hopping their way to a happy Easter! Hilary Duff, Lauren Bushnell and more celebrities posted hilarious pictures of their kids posing with the Easter Bunny.

Kylie Jenner is enjoying some family fun time!

La Liga meeting between Cadiz and Granada back in October 2020, with Cadiz's Ivan Alejo getting into a heated altercation with Roberto Soldado of Granada.

Disney+ has just announced their second renewal of 2022!

Olivia Wilde supported her boyfriend Harry Styles at his Coachella headlining performance this past weekend!

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterRyan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s company Group Effort Initiative is working with Netflix to hire people from underrepresented communities in film and television production jobs.The partnership, which focuses on below-the-line career opportunities, aims to create training and entry-level job options for marginalized communities in the U.S. and Canada.

Bob Dylan has announced a number of new West Coast tour dates in North America this summer – see the full list below and pick up tickets here.The dates, an extension of the ‘Never Ending Tour’ that Dylan is currently out on the road for, come behind his lauded 2020 album ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’.The current set of dates began at the start of March in Arizona and finished up last week (April 14) in Oklahoma City.The new run of dates began in late May in Washington state, running through until mid-June when Dylan will play a host of Californian dates.Get tickets for the new shows here and see the full schedule below.MAY 202228 – Spokane, First Interstate Center for the Arts29 – Kennewick, Toyota Center31 – Portland, Arlene Schnitzer Concert HallJUNE 202201 – Seattle, Paramount Theatre02 – Seattle, Paramount Theatre05 – Eugene, Hult Performing Arts Center07 – Redding, Civic Auditorium09 – Oakland, Fox Theater10 – Oakland, Fox Theater11 – Oakland, Fox Theater14 – Los Angeles, Pantages Theatre15 – Los Angeles, Pantages Theatre16 – Los Angeles, Pantages Theatre17 – San Diego, Civic TheatreIn other Dylan news, Sony Music has acquired all of his back catalogue in a new deal.The agreement, which was concluded last year and announced in January, will see everything from Dylan’s self-titled debut to his last album ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways‘ jump over to Sony in a deal that’s reportedly worth millions.Speaking about the deal, Dylan said: “Columbia Records and Rob Stringer have been nothing but good to me for many, many years and a whole lot of records. I’m glad that all my recordings can stay where they belong.” Later this year, Dylan is set to release a collection of more than 60 essays in a new book.

Arcade Fire debuting new song ‘Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)’ at Coachella 2022 – check it out below.The band played a secret set at the Californian festival on Friday (April 15) ahead of the release of new album ‘WE’, which is due out next month. Over the last few weeks they’ve made their live comebacks with gigs in New York, New Orleans and elsewhere.The hour-long set saw the band open with recent single ‘The Lightning I, II’ before playing hits from their five studio albums to date including ‘Wake Up’, ‘Rebellion (Lies)’ and ‘Everything Now’.Before playing their new song, ‘Unconditional I (Lookout Kid)’, which was teased last week, frontman Win Butler dedicated the track to his son.

Prime Video, Hulu, Disney+, HBO Max, Paramount+, Netflix, Peacock, Discovery+ and even more streaming services, there’s no shortage of options when choosing what to binge-watch this weekend. However, sometimes the amount of great film and television available to stream can be overwhelming and lead to hours scrolling aimlessly — hoping to land on that perfect piece of content.  Scroll no more! To help you out, ET has rounded up the best movies and TV shows to stream this weekend, including new arrivals, nostalgia-filled favorites and titles you may have missed the (well-deserved) hype on that are worth circling back for.From the long-awaited return of the Kardashian family to reality TV to a new star-studded anthology series, we’ve got your content covered this week. For even more recommendations, make sure to check out our guide for everything new on Prime Video, Hulu, Peacock, Apple TV+ and more this month.Starring fan favorites including Pablo Schreiber, Rose Matafeo, Amy Schumer, Michael Cera, Jake Johnson, Zach Braff, Gabrielle Union, Jared Leto, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Kate McKinnon and more, here are the best TV shows and movies to stream this week: +This Apple TV+ anthology series explores the trials and tribulations of womanhood through wild and mystical avenues.

Police rushed to the scene of a shooting outside a Shake Shack restaurant inside a shopping centre, with footage showing the moment a man was gunned down. Authorities with the Houston Police Department responded to the reported shooting at The Galleria in Houston, Texas, on Saturday afternoon.According to officials, a person was shot in the leg near the Shake Shack restaurant inside the mall around 6.50 pm local time.

Final Fantasy 14, has provided clarification on the game’s ongoing housing lottery bug.With the arrival of patch 6.1, Final Fantasy 14 introduced the new Ishgardian residential district, the Empyreum, as well as a new feature that would allow players to join a lottery system in order to obtain a house.However, on April 16, there were reports from players who were met with messages saying that there were zero winners after the lottery countdown, which led Yoshida to release a statement apologising for the bugged system (on April 16).The problem has been ongoing for a couple of days since, but today (April 18) Yoshida released a new statement via the Final Fantasy 14 Lodestone, which provided further clarification and the next steps the team will be taking.Yoshida began by apologising for his earlier statement which led to some confusion among players, adding that he should have said that “there are many patterns involved for the lottery entry conditions” as opposed to his initial statement which said that “there are many patterns involved for the lottery conditions.”“Although the development team is continuing to put their full effort into investigating and verifying the housing lottery issue, we have yet to identify the root cause, and it appears we will require additional time to do so,” he explained.The director went on to say that there are three primary issues occurring with the lottery system.

Flume played a star-studded set at Coachella on Saturday night (April 16) – watch him be joined by Beck, Caroline Polachek, Vince Staples and more below.The Australian DJ is set to release new album ‘Palaces’ on May 20 via Transgressive/Future Classic, which will feature collaborations from the likes of Damon Albarn and LAUREL.For his Coachella set, Flume was joined by Sydney-based indie-pop artist MAY-A (aka Maya Cummings) to perform new single ‘Say Nothing’, while Polachek joined him for their 2022 track ‘Sirens’.Vince Staples also came on stage for a rendition of 2016 track ‘Smoke & Retribution’, while Beck was on hand to lend vocals to ‘Tiny Cities’ and Tove Lo hopped on stage for ‘Say It’.Watch footage of Flume’s collaboration-heavy Coachella 2022 set below.[Music]『Coachella(コーチェラ)』のFlume(フルーム)のステージに、Beck(ベック)がサプライズ出演。2016年にリリースしたコラボ楽曲“Tiny Cities”を披露し、Flumeはパフォーマンスを終えた。配信のアーカイブはこちらから。https://t.co/ObNmnXnbIG pic.twitter.com/zr3GoxS7ZL— Internet BoyFriends (@Internet_BF2020) April 17, 2022Servindo vocais angelicais, Caroline Polachek (@carolineplz) performou "Sirens" pela primeira vez durante o set de Flume (@flumemusic) no #Coachella pic.twitter.com/Mdfjq6W4wt— Caroline Polachek Brasil

Pretty in pink! Katharine McPhee and David Foster sweetly celebrated Easter with their 13-month-old son, Rennie.

Such sad news that five celebrity couples have broken up so far in April 2022!

CAROL Vorderman has set pulses racing with a sultry Easter selfie, showing off her curves in skin-tight leggings. The glamorous star took to her Instagram stories on Sunday afternoon to flaunt her figure to her 217,000 adoring followers.

Isaiah Rashad has for the first time addressed an apparent sex tape leak from last year which seemed to out him as gay, during his set at Coachella on Saturday (April 16).Last year, a tape seemingly of Rashad was leaked and showed the subject being intimate with other men.Until now, Rashad hadn’t publicly addressed the tape but opened his Coachella set with a powerful video that saw a host of artists discussing the alleged tape in the leak’s aftermath.The video montage saw The Game, DJ Akademiks and more discussing the leaked video, with one unnamed voice saying: “The purpose of doing that was to embarrass him. However, it backfired.

Madonna got into the Easter spirit in her latest social media post, wearing a playful outfit including a colourful pair of bunny ears, green fishnet cleavage-baring crop top and tie-dye pants.Her long blonde tresses were plaited into four thick braids, held with silver hair clips.She also blinged up her look with a chunky silver cross and several other chains around her neck.The star also accessorised with a pair of white-rim eyeglasses and some gold bracelets.The Like A Prayer hit maker painted eggs with her son David Banda, 16, daughter Mercy James, 16, and twins Stelle and Estere Ciccone, nine.'The Easter Bunny says Love First,' wrote Madonna on the sweet Instagram post, along with bunny and hatching chick emojis.David wore a long-sleeve white top and a pair of patterned blue and yellow pants, layered with some necklaces. His sister Mercy wore a black hoodie, blue pants with a yellow stripe running down the leg, and had her hair in braids.

It's the day parents wait anxiously for, to find out whether their child has got a place at their chosen primary school.

Holly Jones Netflix commemorated five years of local production releases in Brazil last November announcing a drive into production outside the country’s two traditional powerhouse bases of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.Last week, Netflix Brazil revealed more productions set across the country’s vast terrain to bring compelling and fresh narratives to the platform.“Ricos de Amor” relocates to Northern Brazil for a second season. Produced by São Paulo’s Prodigo Films, “Invisible City,” the first live action title from “Ice Age” creator Carlos Saldanha, has direction and production teams working out of Belém, Pará, in northern-most Brazil.“This is a very special series, with diverse artists, with accents from all over Brazil,” said Lucy Alves of “Só Se For Por Amor,” in which she stars.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentCritics Week (or La Semaine de la Critique), the selection dedicated to first and second films running alongside the Cannes Film Festival, will boast a jury presided over by Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania (“The Man who Sold his Skin”). Ben Hania has directed four features, including “Beauty and the Dogs” which competed in Un Certain Regard in 2017, and “The Man who Sold his Skin” which played at Venice in 2020 and was the first Tunisian film nominated for the Oscars’ international feature film race.