Curating a vast library of content both original and licensed lies at the core of Netflix’s business model. In its latest march to embark upon the latter, the streaming giant has taken to unravel a Christmas surprise in the days of spring. Adding to its umbrella, it has now added the likes of Brian Cox under its umbrella while offering an insight as to why exactly it chose to ring the sleigh bells in March.

An upcoming production just received a green light and has the potential to tell a tale fit for the holidays.

A little more than a month after the streamer returned to full-fledged productions following the Hollywood strikes, it has taken active pursuit of embarking on new titles. In a post on X, Netflix announced its latest line-up featuring Brian Cox, Fiona Shaw, Jodie Whittaker, and Bill Nighy in an animated adaptation of the same name as a children’s book series, That Christmas by Richard Curtis. Additionally, it has Cox voicing Santa Claus in a story of a “Christmas that definitely doesn’t go according to plan!”

Labeling the tale as “heartwarming”, How to Train Your Dragon’s Simon Otto remains at the directorial helm as the animation takes viewers across the plot of Santa making a mistake. The veteran actor from Succession will get company from Lolly Adefope, Alex MacQueen, Katherine Parkinson, and a bevy of other voice actors. Lifting its story from the trilogy of books, the Christmas flick joins the likes of Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Nimona, and A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon as Netflix’s animated endeavors.

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In the meantime, many of its famed live-action adaptations and originals have also received promising updates.

Jonathan Bailey, playing Viscount Anthony Bridgerton in Netflix’s Regency-era drama, crossed over to Heartstopper for its upcoming season three and stands set to play the role of Jack Maddox. Moreover, the British coming-of-age rom-com stands ready with an October release date, whereas Bridgerton will drop in two parts with the first batch of episodes dropping on May 16 and the last four on June 13, 2024.

On the other hand, a long wait stands in the way of Stranger Things fans as per a release schedule disclosure from Finn Wolfhard. The Mike Wheeler actor admitted to more than nine months of productions still lying ahead of them, thereby keeping the series set for a likely late 2025 release, to craft a proper send-off.

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