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Netflix has taken on the second season of The Sidemen’s YouTube reality series.

The streamer has greenlit a second season of the Big Brother-esque Inside, which will air early next year. The first season aired on YouTube, with the first ep having amassed 14 million views via the Sidemen YouTube channel, which has 21.8 million subscribers while the group have nearly 150 million subs between them. Netflix taking on the second season marks a rare occurrence of a YouTube-originated show moving to a streamer.

In collaboration with Netflix and The Sidemen, UK studio Cowshed Collective will produce the seven-part show that features prolific influencers locked inside a house, where they compete in a series of challenges for a prize worth up to £1m ($1.26M).

The Sidemen told the BBC they have “hit the limit” of what they can achieve on YouTube. “Netflix is the gold standard and part of us working...

Fans might not know to look on YouTube for some great series. For almost two decades, YouTube has been a place where creativity and entertainment from the ground level can flourish into iconic staples of pop culture. Creators like Mr. Beast, Pewdiepie and Dude Perfect, to name a small few, have flourished on the platform and become household names. As it's so accessible, anyone can find anything that piques their interest. And some creators are so efficient and intricate with their creative process, that their videos feel of similar quality to movies and television. And while YouTube videos are a completely different medium with different standards, some YouTubers are able to exceed those expectations and create something that feels like a genuine television show.

Popular gaming personality and all-around YouTube sweetheart Markiplier is producing and directing a feature film called Iron Lung. Similarly, hes joined alongside YouTube movie reviewer and appreciator Chris Stuckmann,...

If the Sidemen get their wish, September 9, 2023 is a date that will go down in YouTube history. That’s when the U.K.-based septet will host their annual charity football match, which will be held this year at London Stadium. The 2012 Olympic venue holds about 62,000 people, and all those seats are expected to fill up when the Sidemen take on a squad filled with high-profile creators.

Charity matches have become an annual tradition for the Sidemen, who have built their brand into “Disney for Gen Z born from YouTube,” according to their manager Jordan Schwarzenberger. As the seven Sidemen — Ksi, Miniminter, Zerkaa, Tbjzl, Behzinga, Vikkstar123, and W2S — have raised their shared profile, their football events have risen with them.

The 2022 match filled up the home stadium of professional side Charlton Athletic, and the 2023 tilt will occupy an even bigger venue. Since serving as England’s Olympic hub, London...

After William Shatner went to space in 2021, filmmaker Joshua Brandon co-write the Star Trek legend's newest memoir, Boldly Go: Reflections on a Life of Awe and Wonder. In Boldly Go, the 91-year-old Shatner shares numerous stories and philosophical views on his life and career, including soaring into orbit aboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin spaceship.

Joshua Brandon is a writer and director whose credits include Haven, Miles and Ben, and Houdini and Doyle. Brandon's feature film, A Thousand Little Cuts, is streaming on Showtime and stars Marina Sirtis from Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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Screen Rant had the pleasure of interviewing Josh Brandon about his experience co-writing Boldly Go with William Shatner, Bill's sad falling out with the late Leonard Nimoy, whether Josh thinks Shatner will ever play Captain Kirk again, and what William Shatner is really like.