It’s the weekend once again, which can only mean a host of exciting new films and shows have dropped on streaming services. If you’re looking for something to keep you occupied this week while you avoid the cold snap, we know just the thing.
Here, we have compiled the best new content dropping on Netflix to keep you entertained this week. Whether you fancy a hilarious, nostalgia-filled trip back to the ‘90s, or a futuristic South Korean sci-fi, there is plenty to choose from in January.
Here are the new films and shows available to stream on Netflix this weekend:
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That ‘90s Show
It’s 1995 and Leia Forman – daughter of That ‘70s Show’s Eric and Donna – is desperate for some adventure in her life. When she arrives in Point Place to visit her grandparents, Red and Kitty, Leia finds what she’s looking for right next door when she meets the dynamic and rebellious Gwen.
With the help of Gwen’s friends, Leia realises adventure could happen there just like it did for her parents all those years ago. Excited to reinvent herself, she convinces her parents to let her stay for the summer.
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Bling Empire: New York
Meet a fresh group of wealthy, sophisticated and hilarious Asian-Americans from New York City, where the quality of real estate is measured by address, not acreage. In this hit reality series, conversations are direct, not coded.
And competition – for love, for money, and for power – is fierce. Billionaires, CEOs, and fashion icons – it’s a city where you can be anything you want to be.
Fauda – Season four
This Israeli action series – drawn on creators Lior Raz and Avi Issacharoff’s experiences in the Israel Defense Forces – tells the story of an undercover Israeli operative who returns from retirement to hunt a Palestinian militant he thought he’d killed, setting a chaotic chain of events into motion.
JUNG_E
In this South Korean sci-fi thriller, Earth has been devastated by climate change and humankind migrates to new shelters in outer space. During a decades-long civil war, Yun Jung-yi (Kim Hyun-joo) becomes a legendary mercenary and military strategist with countless victories to her name – but one failed mission puts her in a vegetative state.
Kronoid, a military A.I. development company, attempts to create the ultimate combat warrior by cloning her brain. 35 years later, Jung-yi's daughter Yun Seo-hyun (Kang Soo-youn) participates in this effort as the head researcher of the JUNG_E project.
When little progress is made despite numerous cloning and simulation attempts, Kronoid abandons the research to launch another project. Seo-hyun learns of their plans and resolves to save JUNG_E.
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