The days (and nights) are getting colder and colder.
Which means it’s getting to the time of year where we need to break out the cosy jumpers, hot mugs of cocoa and spend an increasing number of nights catching up with Netflix.
Thankfully, the streaming service have read our minds – and added some absolutely brilliant options over the last few days (and with even more on the way).
So, if you’re looking for some options on what to watch, don’t worry – we’ve got you covered.
Original Series
The Innocents
When is it out? 24/08/2018
What’s it about?
When teenagers Harry and June run away from their repressive families to be together, they’re derailed by an extraordinary discovery: June’s ability to shape-shift. But their plans become dangerous when a mysterious professor reveals that June is not alone: there are more shifters out there like her, and he promises to cure June and reunite her with the mother who deserted her three years ago.
Marlon: Season 2
When is it out? 22/08/2018
What’s it about?
Inspired by his real life, comic Marlon Wayans finds comedy in the stories about friends and fatherhood. He balances his successful career as an internet superstar with his life co-parenting two kids alongside his smart and sassy ex-wife, Ashley.
Great News
When’s it out? 23/08/2018
What’s it about?
Ambitious cable news producer Katie faces a whole new set of problems when her overbearing mother lands an internship on the very same show.
https://youtu.be/OBnlC7oOxk4
Deadwind
When’s it out? 23/08/2018
What’s it about?
Just months after a tragic loss, detective Sofia Karppi investigates the murder of a woman with ties to a Helsinki construction company.
Ghoul
When’s it out? 24/08/2018
What’s it about?
From the makers of Insidious, Get Out and Udta Punjab – Ghoul is a chilling series about a prisoner who arrives at a remote military interrogation centre and turns the tables on his interrogators, exposing their most shameful secrets. You can fight the demons of this world but what about the ones that aren’t?
Films
Divergent
When’s it out? 8/21/2018
What’s it about?
Tris Prior lives in a futuristic world in which society is divided into five factions. As each person enters adulthood, he or she must choose a faction and commit to it for life.
Tris chooses Dauntless — those who pursue bravery above all else. However, her initiation leads to the discovery that she is a Divergent and will never be able to fit into just one faction.
Warned that she must conceal her status, Tris uncovers a looming war which threatens everyone she loves.
The Secret Life of Pets
When’s it out? 8/22/2018
What’s it about?
Max is a spoiled terrier who enjoys a comfortable life in a New York building until his owner adopts Duke, a giant and unruly canine.
During their walk outside, they encounter a group of ferocious alley cats and wind up in a truck that’s bound for the pound.
Luckily, a rebellious bunny named Snowball swoops in to save the doggy duo from captivity. In exchange, Snowball demands that Max and Duke join his gang of abandoned pets on a mission against the humans who’ve done them wrong.
That Awkward Moment
When’s it out? 8/22/2018
What’s it about?
Best pals Jason and Daniel indulge in casual flings and revel in their carefree, unattached lives.
After learning that the marriage of their friend Mikey is over, they gladly welcome him back into their circle. The three young men make a pact to have fun and avoid commitment.
However, when all three find themselves involved in serious relationships, they must keep their romances secret from one another.
The Lodgers
When’s it out? 8/23/2018
What’s it about?
1920, County Carlow, rural Ireland. Anglo-Irish twins Rachel and Edward share a strange existence in their crumbling family estate.
Each night, the property becomes the domain of a sinister presence which enforces three rules upon the twins: they must be in bed by midnight; they may not permit an outsider past the threshold; if one attempts to escape, the life of the other is placed in jeopardy.
When troubled war veteran Sean returns to the nearby village, he is immediately drawn to the mysterious Rachel, who in turn begins to break the rules set out by The Lodgers. The consequences pull Rachel into a deadly confrontation with her brother – and with the curse that haunts them.
https://youtu.be/3GGOYiHanP4
Bad Moms
When is it out? 8/26/2018
What’s it about?
Amy has a great husband, overachieving children, beautiful home and successful career. Unfortunately, she’s also overworked, exhausted and ready to snap.
Fed up, she joins forces with two other stressed-out mothers to get away from daily life and conventional responsibilities.
As the gals go wild with their newfound freedom, they set themselves up for the ultimate showdown with PTA queen bee Gwendolyn and her clique of seemingly perfect moms.
