‘Pop the Balloon’ Heads to Netflix & John Wick Is Back in “Ballerina”

Get all the details on the fascinating journey of how a simple YouTube show filmed in a Phoenix photo studio became Netflix’s newest dating show sensation. Listen to my podcast, More to the Story with Markette Sheppard find out how Pop the Balloon or Find Love creators Arlette Amuli and her husband, B.M., grew their YouTube show from an idea in their living room to making it a viral sensation with weekly appointment viewing. Now, for the best part: they are producing it for one of Hollywood’s biggest streaming networks. (Woo hoo!)

Pop the Balloon Live with Yvonne Orgi stepping in as host, will premiere April 10 on Netflix. But how did this happen? Again, you have to listen to my podcast to find out!  

Plus, get a preview of the fifth installment of the “John Wick” film franchise with an exclusive preview of Ballerina, courtesy of Lions Gate Films. It features Keanu Reeves (Wick) and Ana de Armas (Eve the assassin, a.k.a. “The Ballerina”). This much anticipated revenge-driven spin-off that promises to deliver the franchise’s signature action-packed thrills is set to release in theaters nationwide in June of 2025.  

Follow, rate and review More the Story with Markette Sheppard” to stay connected and to hear from listeners like you on their TV and film recommendations in a regular segment called, “What I’m Watching Right Now,” which will be back next week. Want to be on the show? Submit your movie reviews and show ideas to me via email at: info [at] glowstreamtv [dot] com, or via TikTok or Instagram.

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Markette Sheppard

Markette Sheppard is an Emmy award-winning TV host, children's book author, marketing executive and founder of Glow Stream TV. Follow her online @markettesheppard and @glowstreamtv.

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