Netflix Movie World: Netflix NEWS 12.18.2018

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

Baby Mama (December 16)
Netflix Distributed Movie
When straight laced Kate learns she's infertile, she hires immature Angie to be her surrogate, inviting hilarity as both women deal with pregnancy.

Springsteen on Broadway (December 16)

Netflix Special

Springsteen's solo acoustic show opened October 2017 to rave reviews and sold-out crowds causing Springsteen to extend the tour. The two-hour show also features Springsteen's wife, singer Patti Scialfa. Springsteen is a singer-songwriter and musician nicknamed "The Boss." Known for his work with the E Street Band, he is widely known for his brand of poetic lyrics, his Jersey Shore roots, his distinctive voice, and his lengthy and energetic stage performances.
Announcement
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Baki Season 1 (December 18)

Netflix Distributed Japanese Language Series - 26 episodes

In this anime, Baki is a fighter training to be the best in the world. Based on a manga, Baki will take on death row inmates with his friends.
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Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable (December 18)

Netflix Comedy Special

It's been fifteen years since her last special aired on HBO, now she's back. Since then she's voiced Dory for the Finding Nemo franchise and hosted The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
Her performances in Seattle on August 22 & 23 will be filmed for Netflix.
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Terrace House: Opening New Doors Season 5 (December 18)

Netflix Distributed Series

Terrace House: Opening New Doors follows Boys and Girls in the City and Alopha State, documenting the daily lives of six men and women living together in a shared house.

3Below: Tales of Arcadia Season 1 (December 21)

Netflix Original Animated Series

Guillermo del Toro's Trollhunters will expand into a trilogy featuring trolls in Trollhunters, wizards in Wizards, and aliens in 3Below.
Two royal teenage aliens and their bodyguard escape a surprise takeover of their home planet by an evil dictator and crash land in Arcadia. They struggle to blend in and adapt to the bizarre world of high school.
Announcement

7 Days Out (December 21)

Netflix Distributed Documentary Series

This eries captures the excitement and drama that play out behind the scenes in the days leading up to major live events like the Kentucky Derby.

Back with the Ex Season 1 (December 21)

Netflix Distributed Series

In a series of emotional reunions, four singles reconnect with their exes and attempt to reignite their romantic pasts.

Bad Seeds (December 21)

Netflix Distributed French Language Movie

Troubled by his past, a scam artist who runs a petty racket with his adoptive mom finds redemption while mentoring a group of difficult students.

Bird Box (December 21)

Netflix Original Movie

Sandra Bullock is set to star, with a script by Arrival screenwriter Eric Heisserer and Susanne Bier directing.
When a mysterious force decimates the world’s population, only one thing is certain: if you see it, you take your life. Malorie flees with her two children down a treacherous river to the one place left that may offer sanctuary. But to survive, they'll have to undertake the perilous two-day journey blindfolded.
David Dastmalchian has been cast as villain, the Whistling Marauder. Sarah Paulson, Rosa Salazar, Danielle Macdonald, John Malkovich, Trevante Rhodes, and Machine Gun Kelly also star.
It will release in select theaters on December 12 before being released on Netflix.
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Derry Girls Season 1 (December 21)

Netflix Distributed Series - 7 episodes

Features the personal exploits of a 16 year old girl, her family, and friends during the the early 90s.

Diablero Season 1 (December 21)

Netflix Spanish Language Series

Based on the 2010 book El Diablo me obligó, this horror fantasy thriller centers around Father Ramiro Ventura, a fallen priest who finds himself seeking the aid of legendary "diablero" or demon hunter Elvis Infante. With the help of Nancy Gama, a modern day superhero, this improbable trio sets in motion a series of events that could determine the fate of mankind. This series will be filmed entirely in Mexico.
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Last Hope Part 2 (December 21)

Netflix Distributed Asian Language Series - 7 episodes

After causing the near extinction of mankind seven years ago, genius scientist Leon Lau must now fight the ecological disaster he unwittingly created.

Perfume (December 21)

Netflix Distributed German Language Movie

Patrick Süskind’s best-selling novel about smell, passion and serial killing gets a shocking contemporary spin. While in boarding school, a group of six become friends through their intense passion for scent. When one is brutally murdered years later, disturbing secrets about the group are revealed when the police investigates each as a suspect.
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Sirius the Jaeger (December 21)
Netflix Animated Japanese Language Series
In imperial Tokyo, a group calling themselves "Jaegers" secretly hunt the vampires seeking the Ark of Sirius. Among them is young werewolf, Yuliy.

Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski (December 21)

Netflix Distributed Documentary

Underground artists in L.A. discover the work of a forgotten Polish sculptor, a mad genius whose true story unfolds chapter by astounding chapter.

Tales by Light Season 3 (December 21)

Netflix Exclusive Series

Follow photographers around the world as they capture the natural beauty of the world.

The Casketeers Season 1 (December 21)

Netflix Distributed Documentary

Follow funeral directors Francis and Kaiora Tipene and their quirky employees as they help families cope with loss in this heartfelt docuseries.

Wolf (BÖRÜ) Season 1 (December 21)

Netflix Distributed Series - 6 episodes

A time when the enemies are growing on the border, the circle of danger inside is becoming narrower. The Republic of Turkey faces the greatest threats of recent history. Tasked with risky operations across Turkey, members of a special-operations police unit confront danger and tragedy both on the field and at home.

Demon's Path Season 1 (December 22)

Netflix Distributed Japanese Series

The series follows a forensic pathologist who has the ability to see the last 10-seconds of life of the dead. Working together with a friendly exorcist and a policeman, they solve homicide cases. But as their investigations proceed, they become the target of a murderer.

Netflix Trailers

A Series of Unfortunate Events Season 3 trailer - January 1
Aggretsuko: We Wish You A Metal Christmas trailer - December 20
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski - December 21
Bird Box trailer #2 - December 21
3Below: Tales of Arcadia Season 1 trailer - December 21
Pinky Malinky Season 1 trailer - January 1
Tidying Up with Marie Kondo Season 1 - January 1
7 Days Out trailer - December 21

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