Netflix
From Central Park Five to beacon of hope
By Maina Mwaura — September 18, 2019
(RNS) — One of the Central Park Five, whose wrongful conviction is now the subject of a Netflix miniseries, Yusef Salaam talks about how a key moment in his arrest changed him forever.
God, Netflix and the Family: A conversation with Jeff Sharlet and Jesse Moss
By Bob Smietana — August 14, 2019
(RNS) — Religion News Service interviews two men behind the new Netflix documentary series about a secretive Christian group whose members have shaped U.S. politics for more than 50 years.
‘Red Sea Diving Resort’ dramatizes Israel’s daring rescue of Ethiopian Jews
By Josh Shepherd — August 9, 2019
(RNS) — A daredevil operation to rescue more than 8,000 Ethiopian Jews from Sudanese refugee camps in the early 1980s has become a fast-paced Netflix drama that turns Chris Evans into a dashing Israeli hero.
Marie Kondo and Kuyō: Is throwing things away really a religious experience?
By Hannah Gould — February 19, 2019
(RNS) — Kondo’s joy-driven minimalism is just the latest iteration of a Japanese domestic management practice intersecting with religion.
A TV God for the age of anxiety
By Cathleen Falsani — November 2, 2018
(RNS) — The surprise success of the CBS show 'God Friended Me' has some media watchers wondering whether the small screen is on the cusp of a religion renaissance.
Christian group asks Netflix to pull ‘13 Reasons Why’ after teen suicides
By Mark A. Kellner — April 11, 2018
(RNS) — The American Family Association and other critics say the popular series, which will soon begin its second season, glamorizes suicide.
Why the label ‘cult’ gets in the way of understanding new religions
By Mathew Schmalz — April 10, 2018
(The Conversation) — Cults are usually associated with beliefs and practices considered to be "unhealthy." But what is seen as healthy in one culture may be seen as unhealthy in another.
5 things Netflix’s ‘One of Us’ won’t teach you about Hasidic Jews
By Menachem Wecker — November 9, 2017
(RNS) — A new documentary falls short in its portrayal of an often misunderstood community, writes Menachem Wecker.
As atheist TV characters increase, here are 5 of the best
By Chris Stedman — February 17, 2014
'True Detective' and 'The Good Wife' are putting atheist characters in the spotlight. To celebrate the rise of atheists on TV, here are five of the best nontheist TV characters from the last five years.
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