Netflix NEWS 01.02.2018

Netflix NEWS

Updates on Netflix original content releasing this week and the announcements from last week.
Netflix Originals Releasing This Week

The Frozen Dead [Glacé] Season 1 (January 1)

Netflix Distributed French Language Series

A grisly find atop a mountain in the French Pyrenees leads investigator Martin Servaz into a twisted dance with a serial killer in this icy thriller.
Watch the trailer 

Lovesick Season 3  (January 1)

Netflix Series Continuation

Dylan contracts an STD and has to contact all of his former partners
Watch the Season 2 trailer - From Flatmates to Soulmates

Before I Wake (January 5)

Netflix Distributed Movie

Foster parents Mark and Jessie welcome 8-year-old Cody into their home. The boy tells Jessie that he's terrified to fall asleep, but she assumes it's just a natural fear for any young child. They discover Cody's dreams can magically become real but so can his nightmares.
Stars Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane, Jacob Tremblay, and Annabeth Gish.

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (January 5)

Netflix Exclusive Continuation - 24 episodes

Jerry Seinfeld picks up a comedian and they grab a cup of coffee in a classic car. Netflix has exclusive rights to new episodes and the 59 previous episodes.
Seinfeld is also working on two comedy specials for Netflix, Jerry Before Seinfeld and an untitled project.
Read the announcement 

Devilman Crybaby Season 1 (January 5)

Netflix Original Japanese Language Series - 10 episodes

In this anime adaptation of the manga, a shy teenager obtains a mask from an ancient Mayan temple. The mask is a demon skull that permits the wearer to see what the Earth was like thousands of years ago when demons reigned. The teen becomes a demon to stop them from ruling Earth again.
Watch the Japanese trailer
Watch the English trailer 
Watch the Japanese Release Date video 

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Season 2 (January 5)

 

Netflix Series Exclusive with BBC American and AMC Studios

Not in the U.S. Douglas Adams is best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, but this is based on his other series. Detective Dirk Gently time travels with sidekick Todd (Elijah Wood).
Watch the Season 2 trailer 

Rotten Season 1 (January 5)

Netflix Distributed Documentary Series

Local farming is fading as profit margins decide what food makes it to our plates. Rotten exposes the fraud, corruption, and the consequences on our health of today’s global food industry. Nobody’s hands are clean.
Watch the trailer 

The End of the F****** World Season 1 (January 5)
Netflix Series - 8 episodes
Based on the award-winning series of comic books by Charles Forsman, this explores the dark and confusing lives of teen outsiders James (Alex Lawther – Black Mirror, The Imitation Game) and Alyssa (Jessica Barden – The Lobster, Ellen, Penny Dreadful) as they embark on a road trip to find Alyssa’s father, who left home when she was a child.
Watch the trailer
 
Netflix Trailers
Lovesick Season 3 trailer
Somebody Feed Phil Season 1 trailer
The Open House trailer
The End of the F***ing World trailer

Netflix Previews & Videos
The Crown - A Christmas Speech video
Bright Movie Review by Two Orcs video
The Couple - Gossip video 
Black Mirror Happy New Year video
Bright History of Magic video

Netflix News & Announcements
11 Million U.S. viewers for Bright in First 3 Days
Stranger Things David Harbor Guesses February 2019 for Season 3
A Series of Unfortunate Events Season 2 Returns March 30

Hype List
Black Mirror Season 5 (2019, projected)
Altered Carbon Season 1 (February 2)
Disenchantment Season 1 (2018)
Dark Season 2 (2018, projected)
Stranger Things Season 3 (2018, projected)
The Witcher Season 1 (TBA)
Ratched Season 1 (2019)
Mindhunter Season 2 (2018)
Arrested Development Season 5 (2018)
The Umbrella Academy Season 1 (2018)