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As we head into the first full week of January, let’s take a look back at everything that went up on Netflix over the past seven days.

Across the end of December and the first few days of 2021, a total of 50 new titles debuted on the streaming giant. That number includes a load of original content and in case you missed some real gems, here’s the full list of everything that was new on Netflix this past week.

December 28

A Love So Beautiful: Season 1 (New episodes weekly) *Netflix Original

Cops and Robbers *Netflix Original

Rango (2011)

December 30

Best Leftovers Ever! Season 1 *Netflix Original

Bobby Jasoos (2014)

Equinox: Season 1 *Netflix Original

Gameboys Level-Up Edition: Season 1

The Rope Curse 2 *Netflix Original

Transformers: War for Cybertron: Chapter 2 *Netflix Original

December 31

Alaska is a Drag (2017)

Best of Stand-Up 2020 *Netflix Original

Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Part 4 *Netflix Original

Tarung Sarung (2020)

Too Handsome to Handle...

So long, 2020, 2021 is here! Now that we’ve entered the New Year, the various major streaming services are starting January with a bang as they all have hefty hauls arriving this weekend. The first day of the month always sees a load of newly licensed titles go up across the platforms and that’s especially the case in January, as Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu and Prime Video have tons of great new movies and TV shows debuting this weekend.

For starters, there’s something for all tastes becoming available on Netflix on January 1st. We’ve got Steven Spielberg’s Catch Me If You Can, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, animated comedy Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, both Sex in the City movies, Superbad, Bruce Lee classic Enter the Dragon, horror flick Gothika and not one but two films directed by Martin Scorsese, Goodfellas and The Departed, featuring DiCaprio again.

It’s finally time to start shedding off the terrible year of 2020 and begin thinking positively about 2021, and Netflix is making that fairly easy by starting the new year off the right way. With its first content drop of the month, the world’s most popular streaming service is proving how it got that title with a massive selection of movies and shows that are certain to tickle the fancy of subscribers looking for new stuff to watch.

If you’re a fan of Robert Downey Jr., today is a really great day for you, as the prolific actor has had two additions added to Netflix in a single drop. His 2009 take on the world’s most popular detective can be seen in the simply-titled Sherlock Holmes, and you can also catch him as a doctor in the 2003 supernatural thriller Gothika.

Meanwhile, some other big drama and suspense films have also dropped on the service,...

The first month of a new year is a good time to make a new impression. And that’s just what Netflix seems set on doing with its list of new releases for January 2021.

The streamer is coming out strong with a third season of Cobra Kai, formerly of YouTube Premium. The next installment in Daniel Larusso and Johnny Lawrence’s story is set to arrive…eventually. Netflix has not unveiled a released date yet but it will be during this month. While Cobra Kai is the highlight among Netflix’ original series, it’s not the only one by a long shot. Last year’s fun Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous returns for a second season on Jan. 22 and it will be accompanied by Fate: The Winx Saga. Also, if you’re a fan of things that will one day be .gif’ed to death, the Nicolas Cage-hosted History of Swear Words drops on Jan.

Christmas may be over, but this coming week will still deliver a lot of gifts in terms of new Netflix releases. The streaming giant has got a bunch of titles arriving over the last couple days of the year and then it’s dropping more than 40 fresh releases on New Year’s Day. In total, then, there are 58 movies and TV shows making their way to Netflix subscribers this week and you can take a look at the full list below and then scroll down for a few of our highlights.

December 28th A Love So Beautiful (Season 1 – New Episodes Weekly) N Cops and Robbers (2020) N Rango (2011) December 30th Best Leftovers Ever! (Season 1) N Bobby Jasoos (2014) Equinox (Season 1) N Gameboys Level-Up Edition (Season 1) The Rope Curse 2 (2020) N Transformers: War for Cybertron (Chapter 2) N December 31st Alaska is a Drag (2017) Best of Stand-Up 2020 (2020) N Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Season 4) N...

January is usually referred to as the theatrical industry’s dumping ground, where projects destined to fail are shoved out into the world to die a slow and painful death at the box office. Obviously, next month could see almost every new release face a similar fate as business is still showing no signs of recovery, but Netflix are looking to buck the trend and rehabilitate January’s reputation as a safe haven for fresh content, and the streaming service have some major original movies and TV shows on the horizon.

The most exciting without a doubt is History of Swear Words, which sees Nicolas Cage hosting a six-episode series that delves into the origins and multiple uses of profanity. Anyone who doesn’t have their curiosity immediately piqued by the idea of Hollywood’s most manic and memeable actor fronting a show where the episodes are titled “F*ck...

With 2020 now coming to an end – thank goodness – and a new year finally in sight, it’s time to begin looking forward to what all the various streaming platforms will be bringing us to kick off 2021 with. And after Disney Plus was first out of the gate to announce their lineup yesterday, Netflix has now followed, revealing a huge range of content set to drop in January that consists of hit movies, beloved TV shows and a whole lot more.

Of course, the 1st of the month is the busiest day and brings mostly licensed titles with it, as is often the case. But the following days look to keep up the momentum, with a ton of exciting films and television series on the way, all combining for what appears to be a fantastic month of new content.

See below for the full list:

Released January Tba

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In the days leading up to the Fourth of July, New York governor Andrew Cuomo took to social media urging state residents to avoid indoor parties and large gatherings. But it seems folks didn’t listen and after seeing pictures of packed beaches and stocked bars surface online, a second wave of coronavirus-induced quarantine and social distancing seems closer than ever before.

Should it come to that, at least Netflix will have you covered. Over the past week, the streamer added a whopping 103 new movies and 23 new shows. Yes, it seems they’re giving subscribers enough content to last a lifetime of isolation and here’s a quick overview of some of the best titles that arrived this week.

Let’s start with movies. If you’re aching for a familiar yet thrilling crime drama, look no further than Donnie Brasco. This film, which stars Johnny Depp in one of his first lead roles ever,...

The first of the month is always a big one for any streaming service and July is no different in that regard. The big four – that’s Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and HBO Max – all brought their A-games today, delivering hundreds of new titles between them comprising movies and TV shows from all different decades, genres and backgrounds.

Indeed, no matter which one you subscribe to, you’re in for a treat today as there’s a plethora of fresh content on each platform to dig through and in case you wanted to check it all out in one handy list, we’ve got just that for you down below. Yes, starting with Netflix, below you’ll find every new release for July 1st across all of the aforementioned streaming services.

Ready to dive in?

Netflix

#AnneFrank – Parallel Stories (2019)

A Bridge Too Far (1977)

A Thousand Words (2012)

A Walk to Remember...

It was only a few hours ago that we told you about Netflix‘s July 1st content drop, which contained over 50 new movies and TV shows for viewers to dig into. But it seems the streaming giant still had more up its sleeve for us.

What’s On Netflix has shared an updated list of everything that hit the platform today and as you can see down below, it includes quite a few titles that weren’t on the original list. For instance, we’ve got Will Ferrell’s classic comedy Elf, forgotten Robert De Niro movie Heist, Denzel Washington’s hugely underrated The Taking of Pelham 123 and several more.

In total, there were over 70 new pieces of content added today and below, you can see the complete list. Ready to dive in?

61 New Movies Added Today

#AnneFrank – Parallel Stories (2019) A Bridge Too Far (1977) A Thousand Words (2012) A Walk to Remember...

Unprecedented times call for innovative measures and U.K. public service broadcasters are exploring a range of means to keep a nation in lockdown engaged.

The BBC’s extremely popular “The Graham Norton Show,” for example, will be filmed at the host’s (pictured) home for the first time in its 13-year history with virtual guests, rather than in a studio setting with an audience.

Speaking to Variety, BBC director of content Charlotte Moore describes “an ever moving challenge in trying to work out how to keep our services going.”

“We want to make sure we keep as much of our services going for people. Because, obviously, the need to feel connected, to feel you have information that is relevant to your local area when people are isolated either as families or on their own (is important). Particularly (for) our elderly audience, we need to really make sure that they understand what’s going on,...

It may have been a quieter MipTV this year, with attendee numbers down 5% from 2018 and key players BBC Studios, Fox Networks Group and Endemol Shine all absent from the market, but there has still been a buzz of activity over the past week. Variety looks back at some of the key television deals and announcements that were causing a stir on the Croisette.

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*In one of the biggest deals of MipTV, Telefonica’s pay TV unit Movistar+ closed a multi-year distribution-production alliance with Germany’s Beta Film. Beta already distributed Movistar+ series on a title-by-title basis but the new deal transforms the arrangement into a partnership which will play through all stages of the value chain from early development. It provides Beta Film exclusive international distribution rights, excluding Spain and sometimes Latin America, to approximately six Movistar+ series a year. The two companies will also look to finance, develop...