INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Netflix showcased its Hollywood influence at a live event where it revealed exciting details about its upcoming streaming lineup. The announcements included Lady Gaga joining the cast of “Wednesday” as a teacher, alongside premiere dates for the concluding installments of popular series “Squid Game” and “Stranger Things.”
The streaming service gathered a star-studded lineup with the presence of actors such as Jenna Ortega, Oscar Isaac, Lee Jung-jae, Drew Starkey, Sofia Carson, Kerry Washington, Steven Yeun, Matt Damon, and Ben Affleck for its annual Tudum event on Saturday in Inglewood, Calif. The event featured musical acts, opening with Hanumankind performing “Run It Up” and closing with Lady Gaga delivering a medley and revealing her new acting role.
The event is named “Tudum” after the audio cue that accompanies the Netflix’s N logo in its trailers and at the start of its programming.
‘Squid Game’ Season 3
The announcement for the final season of “Squid Game” was paired with a bloody trailer, revealing that the third season will be available for streaming starting June 27. The South Korean drama, which centers on a deadly game for adults disguised as children’s games, became a global sensation during the pandemic. It catapulted Lee Jung-jae to international fame, earning him the distinction of being the first Asian man to win an Emmy for best drama actor.
‘Stranger Things’ final episodes
The fifth and final season of “Stranger Things” will be parceled out over the winter holidays, with four episodes dropping Nov. 26, three more on Christmas Day and the series finale premiering New Year’s Eve. A new trailer highlights the history of the Duffer brothers’ nostalgia-soaked sci-fi, which over the past nine years has made stars out of Millie Bobby Brown, Sadie Sink, Joseph Quinn, David Harbour and Finn Wolfhard. The trailer teases a final confrontation with Vecna, concluding with Noah Schnapp’s Will Byers’ character yelling “RUN!”
‘Wednesday’
Netflix unveiled the first six minutes of the second season of “Wednesday,” featuring Ortega’s Wednesday Addams getting a helping hand from Thing as she confronts a serial killer played by Haley Joel Osment. Gaga’s first acting gig since last year’s “Joker: Folie a Deux” will be playing teacher Rosaline Rotwood at Addams’ school Nevermore. The first part of “Wednesday” season 2 lands on Aug. 6, and the second half will be released Sept. 3.
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