Netflix Lands Rob Lowe's 'Literally!' Podcast and a Documentary About a 'St. Elmo's Fire' Star

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Netflix Expands Its Rob Lowe Slate

Netflix is clearly expanding its collaboration with Rob Lowe. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the streaming service has secured the video podcast "Literally! With Rob Lowe" — another addition to the actor's growing slate at the world's largest subscription streamer.

At the same time, Netflix has ordered a documentary that, according to the headline of the report, spotlights a star of the 1985 classic "St. Elmo's Fire". The report does not yet make it clear which actor from the ensemble of the day will be profiled. The context suggests that it may be Lowe himself, who is among the film's best-known faces as one of the "Brat Pack" actors. The report does not yet provide a release date, runtime or specific platform details.

Parallel Project: Holiday Comedy "In a Holidaze"

Independently of the podcast and documentary, Lowe is already appearing in a third Netflix project. The Hollywood Reporter confirms in the report:

Lowe also stars in the previously announced Netflix holiday-comedy film 'In a Holidaze,' based on the novel by Christina Lauren.

This means the actor is involved in three Netflix formats simultaneously: as a podcast host, a potential documentary subject and a film star. "In a Holidaze" is based on the novel of the same name by the author duo Christina Lauren and has been announced as a holiday comedy — part of Netflix's proven strategy of using star-studded casts to generate attention during the holiday season.

What Is Still Unclear — and What You Get

The original report is notably tight-lipped about the operational details. It gives neither a release date nor an episode count for the podcast, and no premiere date for the documentary or holiday film. The report also does not address which other "St. Elmo's Fire" actors — the film brought together a seven-person ensemble of rising Hollywood stars of the 1980s — will play a role in the documentary.

What you, as a viewer, get from this is therefore clearly defined: With this three-pronged push, Netflix is binding an actor with built-in nostalgic resonance to itself across several formats. Whether you are a Rob Lowe fan, nostalgic for the Brat Pack or a fan of holiday films, you get three separate entry points into the programming lineup — all within a single subscription model. Once Netflix or the production companies involved provide a premiere, platform strategy or episode plans, the package could quickly become a set of concrete streaming highlights.