Every week, Netflix expands its offer with new series and films. This week includes the first major new Netflix Original series of 2021 and a poignant film about an intense delivery.
Series
History of Swear Words (season 1)
Always wanted to know what the original meaning of ‘damn’ was? Curious how ‘bitch’ has changed over the years? Nicolas Cage presents History of Swear Words, a series that tells you exactly how the most famous swear words originated. read here the review of Superguide.
Lupin (season 1)
The first major new Netflix Original series of 2021 has arrived. The French Lupin revolves around the gallant thief Assane Diop (Omar Sy) who – inspired by the fictional master thief Arsène Lupine – tries to avenge his father for the injustice that a wealthy family has done to him.
Nailed It! Mexico (season 3)
The hysterical reality baking competition Nailed It! zhe bad bakers under pressure to make something of their wasters. Who still makes something of it and runs off with the cash prize? In this spin-off from the origin series, Mexican participants compete with each other.
Surviving Death (season 1)
This Netflix docuseries tries to answer the biggest question of all: What happens after we die? Mediums, people who had a near-death experience, children who talk about their ‘past life’; it all comes over.
Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons (season 5)
You know the concept of Inside The World’s Toughest Prisons probably. Investigative journalists voluntarily lock themselves up in the world’s most dangerous prisons. In the fifth season, the journalists travel to South Africa, the Philippines and Greenland.
The Netflix Afterparty: The Best Shows of The Worst Year (season 1)
Fortune Feimster, London Hughes and comedian David Spade present sketches around the best Netflix series of the past year. They also honor those top shows by interviewing the protagonists.
Films
The Witch
The Queen’s Gambitstar Anya Taylor-Joy previously starred in the critically acclaimed horror film The Witch from 2015. She plays one of the children in a Christian family that lives in 1630 somewhere on the edge of a remote forest. The relatives suspect that a witch is cursing them and begin to distrust each other.
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Pieces of a Woman
Vanessa Kirby and Shia LaBeouf star in the intense drama Pieces of a Woman. They play a couple – Martha and Sean – who deal with a tragic loss when their baby dies almost immediately after giving birth. What follows is a gripping story about loss and how two people deal with it completely differently.
The Wolf of Snow Hollow
In de horrorcomedy The Wolf of Snow Hollow we follow an exhausted deputy sheriff (Jim Cummings) as he investigates a series of gruesome murders. Interesting detail: the murders take place during a full moon. Would there be … werewolves after all?
The Boss Baby
This animation hit from 2017 is (again) on Netflix from this week and focuses on Boss Baby (Alec Baldwin). He tries to stop Francis Francis (Steve Buscemi), CEO of Puppy Co., from upsetting the balance of love in the world.
Show Dogs
Rottweiler Max (voice of rapper Ludacris) is forced to work with police officer Frank (Will Arnett). Together they travel to Las Vegas, where animal smugglers secretly gather at a prestigious dog show.
Documentaries
Tony Parker: The Final Shot
Netflix added a new sports document to its offer this week. The Final Shot is about the life and career of Tony Parker. His determination made him the best and most famous French basketball player ever.
Pretend It’s a City
Master director Martin Scorsese enters the mini documentary series Pretend It’s a City in conversation with the well-known ironic writer Fran Lebowitz. She shares her fascinating ideas and stories while wandering through New York.
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