Netflix has landed a hit series and anyone who has just watched the actioner “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” on Amazon Prime Video will now get a counterpart from the competition. This and much more will be available next week.
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As we do every week, on Sunday we’ll give you a brief overview of what new titles you can expect on Netflix in the next few days. So you can put them directly on your watchlist and watch them when they launch.
This week shows, among other things, that Netflix is not only known for producing new hit series. Those responsible for the streaming service can also identify which ones are already running successfully, take them over and continue them. But the coming week has a lot more to offer.
As always, our presentation is sorted by weekday and contains a curated selection of titles that should be of particular interest to you. Enough of the preface, Here is our overview for the week of August 5-11, 2024.
Monday: First think of the children
As is often the case, Netflix starts the week with new content for the little ones. From the animated series „Gabby’s Dollhouse“ The tenth season of the series about cat lover Gabby and her faithful stuffed animal Panda Pfötchen is already available.
In addition, Netflix also released the movie „Happy Family 2“ aka “Monster Family 2” is new in the program. “Quite entertaining and technically convincing” is what we attest to the family entertainment in our 2.5-star FILMSTARTS review. The trailer tells you more:
Tuesday: Anime Day
Anime fans can enjoy the second season of „Rising Impact“ get their money’s worth. New adventures await us of a little boy who actually loves baseball more than anything, but reveals a huge talent for golf. But in this sport, there are soon some obstacles to overcome. If you don’t know the series yet, here is the trailer for the first season, which is already available on Netflix:
Wednesday: Touching cinema?
For Wednesday, Netflix has announced a Filipino film that sounds like it was made for fans of touching stories. In „Lolo And The Kid“ An old crook and a young boy struggle through life together. They quarrel, but above all they like each other… and together they rip off rich people. But then a unique opportunity presents itself that puts their lives to the test. The trailer gives hope for emotional cinema:
Thursday: A new series hit and farewell to an original
On Thursday, „The Umbrella Academy“ on Netflix. The comic adaptation was launched in 2019 with high advance praise and expectations, and found a lot of fans with its very special style. They are now getting another big finale with the fourth season. The trailer alone promises that this will be epic:
However, “Umbrella Academy” could be overshadowed by a series hit in the making – which is actually not all that new.Grind” became a mega success in its home country of Norway in 2021. In Germany, the series, which aired on MagentaTV, has so far remained under the radar. Netflix now wants to change that. They were so impressed by the global potential of “Pörni” that they simply adopted the comedy title. From Thursday, the streaming service will not only be broadcasting the first three seasons produced for the Norwegian streaming service Viaplay, but also the completely new fourth season, produced on behalf of Netflix.
The focus is on Pernille, known to everyone as “Pörni”, who has to fight on all fronts. Not only does she have to look after her two daughters alone, but after the death of her sister, she also has her hands full as a teacher in her daycare center. She is supported above all by her father, who suddenly comes out as gay, to everyone’s surprise. When will there be time for Pernille herself, who also has the right to have a little life of her own and a relationship again? The following original trailer with English subtitles gives you a first impression:
Friday: Action from Korea
Netflix has had many successes with titles from Korea. On Friday, the big film of the week will be „Mission Cross“ – a variation of “Mr. And Mrs. Smith”. The focus is on a couple who are happily married. She works as a police investigator, he runs the household. What she doesn’t know is that he used to be an agent in a special unit. When a former colleague asks him for help, he returns to his dangerous old world. On his heels: his wife. Because she thinks that her husband, who is suddenly behaving so strangely, is having an affair… Here is the trailer:
Saturday: Closed
Netflix has not yet announced any interesting new releases for Saturday.
Sunday: A fitting film for the current Amazon hit
Guy Ritchie’s “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” is currently running quite successfully on Amazon Prime Video. Even though the action film is deliberately extremely over-the-top, the secret missions really did take place (see our article on the true background). The later “James Bond” creator Ian Fleming was involved in them – as well as in “Operation Mincemeat”. That is the original title of a German „The deception“ titled film, which sheds light on this secret operation of the British against the Nazis.
This is done in a much more serious and serious manner than in Guy Ritchie’s film – but also with plenty of star power. Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, who is currently the villain in “Deadpool & Wolverine”, Kelly Macdonald, “Harry Potter” villain Jason Isaacs and Mark Gatiss are among those involved. Fleming is played by Johnny Flynn, who Netflix fans should definitely know from the series gem “Ripley”. So if you are looking for a counterpart to “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare”, “The Deception” is the right choice. Here is the trailer:
