'La La Land' director Damien Chazelle making a 'musical drama' for Netflix

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It's pretty strange that Netflix and major filmmakers keep running into each other. Maybe it means something.

Ah, and this just in: La La Land and Whiplash director Damien Chazelle has signed on to create The Eddy, an eight-episode series for Netflix described as a "musical drama" set in "contemporary multi-cultural Paris revolving around a club, its owner, the house band, and the chaotic city that surrounds them."

This isn't Netflix's first foray into musical territory with a big screen auteur — the streaming network previously partnered with Baz Luhrmann for hip-hop drama The Get Down, which was unceremoniously cancelled after Season 1 following rumors of production woes and a ballooning budget. Perhaps second time's the charm? Read more...

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via Zero Tech Blog

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