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Dave Boyle on How Netflix Hit ‘House of Ninjas’ Ducked Genre Stereotypes and Deflected Cultural Appropriation


Dave Boyle explains how Netflix hit series ‘House of Ninjas’ ducked genre stereotypes and deflected cultural appropriation issues.

But the Dave Boyle-directed “ House of Ninjas,” which Netflix launched in February, stands out not only as a hit, but as a seemingly happy blend of East and West. The thing that made it relevant to modern times, to me, were not necessarily the skills or the tricks that ninjas can perform. It was the one of the folks at Netflix who I’d worked with on my past film ‘Man from Reno,’ who had the idea that I might be able to come up with a good story engine for the show.

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