Netflix April 18 announced the dates (June 6-10) for its upcoming first-ever “Geeked Week” virtual marketing campaign promoting the streamer’s original offbeat content, including season four of “Stranger Things,” and animated and anime projects such as “Masters of the Universe: Revelation,” “Godzilla: Singular Point,” “Transformers: War for Cybertron” and “Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness,” among others.
More than 50 Netflix projects are slated to be discussed by show creators and producers, including: “The Sandman,” “The Umbrella Academy,” “The Witcher,” Gunpowder Milkshake, “The Cuphead Show!,” “Arcane,” “Lucifer,” Fear Street Trilogy, “Kate,” “Castlevania,” “Masters of the Universe: Revelation,” “La Casa de Papel,” “Cowboy Bebop,” “Cobra Kai,” “Godzilla: Singular Point,” “Sweet Tooth” and “Vikings: Valhalla.”
In addition to the Netflix platform, “Geeked Week” will stream across all major platforms, including YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, Facebook and TikTok. It starts every day at 9am PT/12pm ET/5pm GMT. With daily replay at 6pm PT/9pm ET/10am JST.
Schedule:
Day 1
Day one lineup focuses on spectacle and film titles like Shadow and Bone, Army of the Dead, Lupin, Kate, and Vikings: Valhalla.
- Army of Thieves release window announced.
- Deborah Snyder to reveal that the film is planned to premiere in Fall 2021 on Netflix.
- Shadow and Bone was renewed for a second season also consisting of eight episodes.
- First-look images from the upcoming Jason Momoa action film, Sweet Girl.
- An exclusive clip from Lupin’s Season 2 was released ahead of the mystery series’ Friday 11 June return.
- Director Peter Thorwarth debutes the never-before-seen teaser for his upcoming horror film, Blood Red Sky.
- Amber Midthunder introduces an exclusive clip from the film, The Ice Road.
- The debut of a vertical motion poster for the action thriller film, Kate starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead.
- An exclusive action-packed trailer for the upcoming Jean-Claude Van Damme action comedy, The Last Mercenary.
- Sam Corlett offers an exclusive behind the scenes look at the new world of the highly anticipated spinoff, Vikings: Valhalla.
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Day 2
Day two lineup of comic book-themed series includes The Umbrella Academy, La Casa de Papel, Locke and Key, Cowboy Bebop, and The Sandman.
- Creator and showrunner Steve Blackman unveils all 10 episode titles for the upcoming third season of The Umbrella Academy.
- First-look images from the forthcoming first volume of the fifth and final season of Money Heist.
- Exclusive laugh-out-loud bloopers from Netflix new adaptation of the acclaimed comic book series, Sweet Tooth.
- The cast of Locke and Key reunites to announce the show’s Season 2 October return date and share several first-look images.
- Katee Sackhoff offers an exclusive out-of-this-world first look at the second season of Another Life.
- Cowboy Bebop release date announcement, Yoko Kanno will be making original music for the Netflix live-action adaptation.
- An exclusive, early behind-the-scenes look at the first-ever screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed DC comic book series The Sandman.
Day 3
Day three lineup includes Stranger Things, Lucifer, Fear Street, and Gunpowder Milkshake and more.
- The upcoming Fear Street trilogy trailer.
- An exclusive sneak peek for The School for Good and Evil.
- Stars Gina Rodriguez and Shamier Anderson share a teaser from their new sci-fi film, Awake now on Netflix.
- The all-star cast and director introduces an exclusive clip from the forthcoming action film, Gunpowder Milkshake.
- Jaime King unveiles a special extended first look at the upcoming second season of the zombie apocalypse drama, Black Summer.
- Never-before-seen bloopers of Lucifer.
- Several new cast members for Season 4 of Stranger Things to be announced. A first taste of the series’ full-cast fiction podcast and companion YA novel based on Season 3 breakout character Robin Buckley (Maya Hawke).
Day 4
Day Four with even more exclusive announcements and first looks revolving around all our major animated and anime projects like Masters of the Universe: Revelation, Godzilla: Singular Point, Transformers: War for Cybertron and Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness, just to name a few.
- Showrunner and executive producer Kevin Smith introduces an exclusive teaser for the upcoming sequel to the 1980s cult classic series, Masters of the Universe: Revelation.
- An exclusive teaser for the upcoming movie The Loud House Movie, based on the beloved Nickelodeon family series.
- Voice cast for director Zack Snyder Norse mythology animated series Twilight of the Gods to be announced.
- The exclusive trailer for this new iteration of the legendary mecha series, Mobile Suit Gundam.
- Exclusive trailer for the new anime, Shaman King based on the lauded Japanese manga series.
- The exclusive trailer for the new series, EDENS ZERO from the creator of Fairy Tail and based on the Japanese science fiction manga series.
- Exclusive first look from the third and final chapter in the War for Cybertron trilogy, Transformers: War for Cybertron: Kingdom.
- Exclusive first look from space horror anime series, exception.
- The exclusive teaser for this newly announced series, Make My Day.
- Exclusive first look at the new Bright anime sequel, Bright.
- An exclusive clip from this all new anime series, Godzilla Singular Point.
- Nick Apostolides (Leon) and Stephanie Panisello (Claire), introduced the exclusive first look at the opening sequence of the anime series, Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness.
Day 5
The free five-day virtual event concludes with news and first looks about our gaming-related slate including Arcane, The Cuphead Show!, Castlevania, The Witcher, and Resident Evil.
- New images and a first-look clip from the highly anticipated animated series, Arcane set in the world of League of Legends, one of the most popular games in the world.
- Cuphead fan Wayne Brady introduces an exclusive new teaser for the game-turned-series, The Cuphead Show! and announces some exciting casting news.
- The Castlevania universe is expanding! Watch the exclusive announcement of the new series centered around Richter Belmont and set against the backdrop of the French Revolution.
- Executive Producer Adi Shankar and animation studio Bobbypills give a first look at this original anime, Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix featuring alter egos of Ubisoft characters in a highly referenced homage to the early ’90s.
- The first image from the upcoming show, Splinter Cell, based on Tom Clancy’s series of stealth video games and helmed by John Wick writer Derek Kolstad.
- An exclusive announcement of this new anime adaptation, Far Cry, of the Far Cry series best known for memorable villains.
- A brand new gameplay footage from the Smite X Stranger Things crossover.
- An exclusive teaser for Season 2 of The Witcher.
- Netflix and CD PROJEKT RED are so excited to celebrate our Witcher family and bring you the very first #WitcherCon on July 9! Stay tuned for more info in the coming weeks!
- Cast announcement in the highly anticipated live-action series, Resident Evil based.