Christmas has come early for Netflix. While the streaming giant rarely reports viewing numbers for original television and film offerings, chief content officer Ted Sarandos announced at the December 3 UBS Global Media and Communications Conference (via Business Insider) that “The Christmas Chronicles,” a holiday adventure movie starring Kurt Russell as Santa Clause, earned a massive 20 million streams in its first week on Netflix.
Identity is a prevalent theme in Russell Peters’ stand-up, and it also serves as the launch pad for the laughs in “The Indian Detective,” his new four-episode series now streaming on Netflix.
“Identity comedy is universal. I may be talking about my Indian parents, but I know that my ‘Indian’ parents are the same as everyone’s parents in some way — Greek, Italian, Arab, Chinese,” Peters said. “That’s what my audience is responding to. I’m also exploring race and culture, and a lot of people aren’t comfortable with that.”
