Netflix Movie World: Netflix NEWS 12.04.2018

Netflix NEWS

Updates on Netflix original content releasing this week and the announcements from last week. You can always read more about what's coming out this week and in the future on our Upcoming page.
Netflix Originals Releasing This Week

Hero Mask Season 1 (December 3)
Netflix Distributed Animated Series
After a rash of mysterious deaths, Crown prosecutor Sarah Sinclair and SSC agent James Blood discover a conspiracy surrounding uncanny new bio-masks.

The Sound of Your Heart Reboot Season 2 (December 3)
Netflix Distributed Series
Webtoonist Cho Seok is back with more anecdotes of mix-ups, unintended antics, and bathroom blunders in this reboot starring an all-new cast.

Russell Brand: Re:Birth (December 4)

Netflix Comedy Special

Russell Brand is an English comedian, actor, radio host, author, and activist. After beginning his career as a stand-up comedian and later becoming an MTV presenter, Brand first achieved renown in 2004 as the host of Big Brother's Big Mouth, a Big Brother spin-off.
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Minecraft: Story Mode (November 27)
Netflix Original Animated Interactive Video - 2 episodes
Based on the popular video game, an episodic point-and-click graphic adventure video game developed and published by Telltale Games, based on the sandbox video game Minecraft.

The program will let viewers pick between branching narratives, giving them 10 to 15 seconds to make a choice with their remote, game controller, or touch screen.

Netflix's other interactive programs include Puss in Boots, Buddy Thunderstruck, and Stretch Armstrong.

5 Star Christmas (December 7)
Netflix Distributed Movie
When the Italian prime minister meets his lover and political rival while on an official trip to Budapest during Christmas week, things go topsy-turvy.

Bad Blood Season 1 (December 7)
Netflix Distributed Movie
This sprawling crime drama follows the true story of the Rizzuto family and its associates, who presided over organized crime in Montreal for decades.

Stars Anthony LaPaglia, Kim Coates, and Enrico Colantoni.

Dogs of Berlin Season 1 (December 7)

Netflix German Language Original Series - 10 episodes

This modern crime drama stars Felix Kramer and Fahri Yardim as two contrasting police detectives forced to team-up. The murder of a Turkish-German football super star which happens the night before a big international game in Berlin-Marzahn gets them caught up in a territorial battle with the underworld. Their own corruption and weaknesses push them to decide which side of the law they're really on.
Production begins
Details
Date Announcement
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Dumplin' (December 7)

Netflix Distributed Movie

A plus-sized teenage daughter of a former beauty queen enters a pageant in a small Texas town. The movie features original music from Dolly Parton. The cast includes Danielle Macdonald and Jennifer Anniston.
Will also release in select theaters.
Announcement
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Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas (December 7)

Netflix Original Teen Series - Holiday Speical

A coming of age story about American teen Zoe and her summer in the English countryside.
Zoe meets mysterious horse Raven. It's not about falling down, it's how you get back up.

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (December 7)

Netflix Distributed Movie

Netflix will release the movie digitally and in theaters. Directed by Andy Serkis, it's a darker version of "The Jungle Book," based on Rudyard Kipling's classic 19th century tale.
An orphaned boy raised by animals in the jungles of India seizes his destiny while confronting a dangerous enemy and his own human origins.
Benedict Cumberbatch voices Shere Khan, Christian Bale voices Mowgli's friend Bagheera.
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World Premiere

Nailed It! Holiday Speical (December 7)

Netflix Distributed Series

Everyday home bakers attempt to recreate amazing treats and don’t always get there. From gingerbread men that look like monsters to wedding cake disasters, if you’ve ever tried to make something epic and wound up with an epic fail, this is the show for you.
Turn Up music video
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Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas (December 7)

Netflix Original Animated Series

This animated series features the voice talents of Jaden Smith as melancholy man-about-town Kaz Kaan. Joined by his faithful mecha-manservant, he pursues deadly demons and beautiful ladies.
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Pine Gap Season 1 (December 7)

Netflix Original Series - 6 episodes

International political thriller set around the shared U.S.-Austrailian intelligence facility at Pine Gap. Aussie and American employees juggle on the job tensions and personal relationships at a joint intelligence facility.Filming will begin at multiple locations in South Australia in 2018.
Announcement
Casting Announcements
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ReMastered Season 1 - E3 Who Killed Jam Master Jay? (December 7)

Netflix Distributed Documentary Series - 8 episodes releasing monthly

This investigative series looks at icons from music history. The episodes explore Bob Marley, Johnny Cash, and Jam Master Jay. Victor Jara, Sam cooke, The Miama Showband, Robert Johnson, and the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight.
Announcement
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Super Monsters and the Wish Star (December 7)

Netflix Distributed Kids Special

Sing along and move to this groovy collection of music videos featuring monster friends Katya, Lobo, Zoe, Drac, Cleo and Frankie!

The American Meme (December 7)

Netflix Distributed Documentary

With support from social media moguls DJ Khaled, Hailey Baldwin and Emily Ratajkowski, The American Meme explores the days of four separate social media disruptors, Paris Hilton (@parishilton), Josh Ostrovsky (@TheFatJewish), Brittany Furlan (@brittanyfurlan) and Kirill Bichutsky (@slutwhisperer), as they hustle to build empires out of their online footprints, redefining the paradigm for the American Dream.
Announcement

The Hookup Plan Season 1 (December 7)

Netflix Distributed French Language Series - 8 episodes

Set in modern-day Paris, a group of friends are still trying to figure out life. In a misguided attempt to restore Elsa's faith in dating, they hire a male escort for her. This focuses on the challenges and doubts throughout the characters' lives. Announcement
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The Ranch Season 4 (Part 6) (December 7)

Netflix Original Series

Ashton Kutcher is washed up football player Colt Bennett. He moves back home to help his dad (Sam Elliott) and his brother (Danny Masterson) on the ranch.
Season 4 confirmed on October 31, 2018. It will be split into two parts.
13 Stories with Ashton Kutcher & Elisha Cuthbert
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Vir Das: Losing It (December 7)