- Title: Oscar-winning Coen brothers to bring Western anthology series to Netflix
- Date: 9th August 2017
- Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FILE - NOVEMBER 14, 2013) (REUTERS) ***WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** VARIOUS OF JOEL AND ETHAN COEN POSING FOR PHOTOS
- Embargoed: 23rd August 2017 20:24
- Keywords: Joel and Ethan Coen Coen brothers Netflix television The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
- Location: LOS ANGELES AND LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
- City: LOS ANGELES AND LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Television
- Reuters ID: LVA0016TFS8CT
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- Story Text: Oscar-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen are transitioning to the small screen with a new Western anthology for Netflix, the online streaming company said on Wednesday (August 09), the latest talent to join the platform's growing roster.
The Coen brothers, known for witty crime thrillers such as "Fargo" and "No Country For Old Men," will write and direct "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs," a six-part anthology series set in the American frontier and starring Tim Blake Nelson as Buster, Netflix said in a statement.
The series will debut in 2018, and comes after the success of cable network FX's anthology series "Fargo," an expansion of the Coen brothers' 1996 film of the same name. The Coens are executive producers on the "Fargo" series but did not write or direct any episodes. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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