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Nervous About Netflix’s Narnia
Netflix teams up with director Greta Gerwig to bring Narnia to audiences in new and potentially problematic ways.
September 17, 2026
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Netflix teams up with director Greta Gerwig to bring Narnia to audiences in new and potentially problematic ways.
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