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Netflix Reveals Trailers for BLOODLINE, THE CROWN & MARCO POLO

By: Apr. 11, 2016
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Netflix today released premiere date announcements and sneak peeks at the dramas THE CROWN, MARCO POLO and BLOODLINE. Check them out below!

The Crown reunites acclaimed writer Peter Morgan (The Queen, Frost/Nixon) with director Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours) and producer Andy Harries (The Queen). Based on the award-winning play, The Audience,The Crown tells the inside story of Queen Elizabeth II's early reign, revealing the personal intrigues, romances, and political rivalries behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th Century.

The Crown stars Claire Foy as Queen Elizabeth II, Matt Smith as Prince Phillip, John Lithgow as Sir Winston Churchill, Victoria Hamilton as the Queen Mother, Jared Harris as King George VI, Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret and Dame Eileen Atkins as Queen Mary, among others.

Series Description: A Netflix original series, The Crown focuses on Queen Elizabeth II as a 25-year-old newlywed faced with the daunting prospect of leading the world's most famous monarchy while forging a relationship with legendary Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill. The British Empire is in decline, the political world is in disarray, and a young woman takes the throne....a new era is dawning. Peter Morgan's masterfully researched scripts reveal the Queen's private journey behind the public facade with daring frankness. Prepare to be welcomed into the coveted world of power and privilege and behind locked doors in Westminster and Buckingham Palace....the leaders of an empire await.


MARCO POLO - The 10 episode series, created by John Fusco, stars Lorenzo Richelmy (Marco Polo), Michelle Yeoh (the Handmaiden), Benedict Wong (Kublai Khan), Joan Chen (Empress Chabi), Zhu Zhu (Kokachin), Tom Wu (Hundred Eyes), Olivia Cheng (Mei Lin), Claudia Kim (Khutulun), Rick Yune (Kaidu), Remy Hii (Prince Jingim), Mahesh Jadu (Ahmad) and Uli Latukefu (Byamba) among others.

Series description: In a world replete with greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry, Marco Polo, is based on the famed explorer's adventures in Kublai Khan's court in 13th Century China.

John Fusco, who wrote the Academy-Award nominated feature Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron is executive producer and showrunner along with Dan Minahan, whose previous work includes Homeland and Game of Thrones, with Patrick Macmanus, Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein and Elizabeth Sarnoff as executive producers.


BLOODLINE - Season 2 - Official trailer: You can't escape the past. The Rayburns struggle to conceal an unthinkable crime and begin to unravel in the midst of mounting lies, betrayal, and paranoia.

BLOODLINE, the unmissable thriller from the creators of Damages returns to the scene of the crime for a second season on Friday, May 27 at 12:01am PT. The critically-acclaimed cast are reunited in the Florida Keys for the next thrilling installment of this must-see series. All 10 episodes of Season 2 will launch only on the world's leading Internet TV network on Friday, May 27th and be available in 4K. Welcome to the family.....you still have time to re-watch or catch up season 1 currently streaming on Netflix.

Season 2 begins with the Rayburn family struggling to conceal their unthinkable crime. Mysterious strangers from Danny's past arrive with a dangerous agenda. Law enforcement is closing in on the truth behind Danny's murder. And the tight-knit family's once harmonious relationship is poisoned by paranoia and mistrust as it slowly begins to unravel. Lies mount. Alliances are betrayed. Relationship are destroyed. With their backs against the wall, good people may have to do some very bad things...

Created and executive produced by the Emmy® and Golden Globe® nominated writers/executive producers Todd A. Kessler, Daniel Zelman, and Glenn Kessler, BLOODLINE Season 2 stars Kyle Chandler ("Friday Night Lights"), Ben Mendelsohn ("The Dark Knight Rises"), Sissy Spacek ("Carrie"), Linda Cardellini ("Mad Men"), Norbert Leo Butz ("Dan in Real Life"), John Leguizamo ("Kick-Ass 2"), Andrea Riseborough ("Birdman"), Jamie McShane ("Sons of Anarchy"), Jacinda Barrett ("Suits"), Enrique Murciano ("Without a Trace") and Owen Teague ("Wild in Blue"). The series also includes Chloe Sevigny ("Big Love"), Steven Pasquale ("Rescue Me") and Katie Finneran ("The Michael J FOX Show").

MARSEILLES: Marseille will launch globally on May 5, 2016 at 12.01am CET.As the municipal elections approach inMarseille, Robert Taro, the city's Mayor for the last twenty years, prepares his last coup: push through the vote for the construction of a casino in the historic center of the Marina. Nothing has been left to chance, and his successor, Lucas Barrès, is already designated.

But the latter's all-consuming ambition and the secret interests of the city's leaders, whether they come from its opulent villas or from the cities of the northern suburbs, impede the Mayor's plans. The race for Mayor becomes a power struggle where no holds are barred. Only one question arises: how far will they go?

? ?Magnificent and hypnotic city that leaves nobody indifferent, Marseille unleashes the greatest passions and inevitably the worst crimes. Marseille. To conquer it, they are willing to destroy it.

The cast includes Gérard Depardieu (Robert Taro), Benoît Magimel (Lucas Barrès), Géraldine Pailhas (Rachel Taro), Nadia Farès (Vanessa d'Abrantès), Stéphane Caillard (Julia), Jean-René Privat (Cosini), Guillaume Arnault (Eric), Hedi Bouchenafa (Farid), Carolina Jurczak (Barbara), and Nassim Si Ahmed (Selim).

Marseille is written by Dan Franck who serves as Executive Producer. Florent Siri ('Cloclo'), director of episodes 1-4, also serves as Executive Producer. Thomas Gilou is the director of episodes 5-8.

Marseille is produced by Paris-based Federation Entertainment, led by Pascal Breton, producer of the hit French series Dolmen and Sous le Soleil.



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