Netflix Floods UK with Renewals While BBC Newsnight Faces Axe

Netflix just announced three major renewals in a single evening, doubling down on British crime and period dramas. The streamer’s content pipeline is overflowing with The Gentlemen, House of Guinness, and Legends all getting new seasons—even as BBC Newsnight staff fear their 46-year-old programme could be axed by next year amid £500 million in savings.

The Players

• Guy Ritchie: His gangster epic The Gentlemen lands a third season before season...