Netflix Movie World: Netflix NEWS 01.15.2019

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

Revenger (January 15)
Netflix Distributed Movie
Hell-bent on avenging the murder of his family, a former detective infiltrates a remote island that serves as a prison for vicious death row criminals.

Sebastian Maniscalco: Stay Hungry (January 15)

Netflix Comedy Special

Sebastian Maniscalco brings an acerbically unique approach to peacocks on planes, life hacks, rich in-laws, and life's annoyances in this comedy special.
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Carmen Sandiego Season 1 (January 18)

Netflix Animated Series - 20 episodes

Based on the educational computer game where Carmen Sandiego travels the world stealing national treasures, Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin) will voice the main character in the 22 minute episodes that explore the origins of the super thief. Finn Wolfhard is also in the cast.
Gina Rodriguez is also working on a live action Carmen Sandiego movie for Netflix.

Announcement
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Close (January 18) - U.S., U.K., Australia

Netflix Distributed Movie

Inspired by the life of bodyguard Jacquie Davis, bodyguard and counter-terrorism expert Sam (Noomi Rapace) takes a job protecting Zoe (Sophie Nelisse), a rich young heiress. Neither party is keen on the arrangement, but when a violent kidnap attempt goes wrong, the pair are forced to work together and go on the run. Together they need to unravel who was behind the kidnap and hunt them down. This was shot in Morocco and the U.K.
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Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened (January 18)

Netflix Distributed Documentary

An exclusive behind the scenes look at the infamous unraveling of the Fyre Music Festival. Created by Billy McFarland and rapper Ja Rule, Fyre had been promoted as a luxury music festival on a private island in the Bahamas featuring bikini-clad supermodels, A-List musical performances, and posh amenities. Guests arrived to discover the disastrous reality. It's organizer ended up in jail.
Announcement
Teaser video
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Girl (January 18)
Netflix Exclusive Movie - Available in North America & Latin America
Winning for best first movie and best actor for Vincent Polster at Cannes 2018, determined 15-year-old Lara is committed to becoming a professional ballerina. With the support of her father, she throws herself into this quest at a new school. Lara's teenage frustrations and impatience are heightened as she realizes her body does not bend so easily to the strict discipline because she was born a boy.
Nominated for the 2018 Golden Globes Best Foreign Language film
Announcement
Featurette: Nora - The Inspiration Behind The Golden Globe Nominee video

Grace and Frankie Season 5 (January 18)

Netflix Original Series

Grace and Frankie become friends when they discover their husbands aren't just business partners, they're romantically involved.
Rupaul joins the cast for season 5 as an adversary for Grace and Frankie.

IO (January 18)

Netflix Original Movie

Originally scheduled for 2017.
In this sci-fi film, a teenage girl is one of the last survivors on a post-cataclysmic Earth and must decide whether to stay or board a space shuttle and join a distant colony. Anthony Mackie from Captain America, Danny Huston from Wolverine, and Margaret Qualley from The Leftovers star.
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Soni (January 18)
Netflix Distributed Movie
This film revolves around the titular Soni, a hotheaded young policewoman, and her superintendent, Kalpana, who decide to take on the growing crisis of violent crimes against women in Delhi — a task that becomes difficult when Soni is transferred out for alleged misconduct.

Marvel's The Punisher Season 2 (January 18)

Netflix Original Series

After exacting revenge on those responsible for the death of his wife and children, Frank Castle uncovers a conspiracy that runs far deeper than New York’s criminal underworld.
Josh Stewart, Floriana Lima & Giorgia Whigham join the season 2 cast.
Josh Stewart will play John Pilgrim, a man whose calm exterior belies a ruthless interior. Despite having left behind a life of violence, circumstances will force him to Frank Castle's world. Floriana Lima will play Krista Dumont, a smart, compassionate and driven psychotherapist for military veterans. Giorgia Whigham will play Amy Bendix, a street-smart grifter with a mysterious past.
Corbin Bernsen and Annette O'Toole join the cast as reported on May 10, 2018.
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Season 2 Date Announcement
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The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes: Season 2 Part B (January 18)

Netflix Distributed Series

Award-winning architect Piers Taylor and actress and property enthusiast Caroline Quentin explore extraordinary homes built in mountain locations around the world, meeting the owners and architects brave enough to take on the challenges.

Trigger Warning with Killer Mike Season 1 (January 18)

Netflix Original Series - 6 episodes

Examines cultural taboos and gives viewers the space to examine the ‘what ifs’ and ‘why nots’ that limit how some people move and operate in the world, hosted by Michael Render, aka Killer Mike.
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Trolls: The Beat Goes On Season 5 (January 18)

Netflix Animated Series

The upbeat adventures of Trolls Poppy, Branch, and all of Troll Village keep the party going in their fantastical forest home.
Amanda Leighton and Skylar Astin will voice Poppy and Branch. This is based on the 2016 movie Trolls starring Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake.