All those channels, and nothing to watch. A giant TV that seemed to take a note out of your wallet for every pixel, but you’re still turning to the same reruns and comfort movies you’ve watched for years. Enter Netflix.
The streaming giant has invested heavily in its original content for many years now, meaning Netflix is always chock full of brand new shows and movies to try out if you’re at a loss for what to watch.
But what’s the newest of the new? Rather than trawling through the thousands of options available on the service, or relying on an algorithmically-chosen, machine-selected recommendation system, we’ve hand-picked the best of the new titles heading to the service. And, for your viewing please, we’ll be updating this article every single week, so you’re always on top of what’s headed to a TV near you.
New TV shows on Netflix this week
Black Lightning
Can’t get enough of those super-heroic kicks? Netflix is back with more comic book action in the shape of Black Lightning. For once, it’s not a Marvel property, but a DC Comics one. And, also for once in recent times, it’s a DC property not starring Wonder Woman that doesn’t suck.
It follows a high-school teacher with the ability to conjure lightning and bend it to his will. And while the show makes good use of its superhuman effects budget, it’s real heart lies in its stories, which discuss racial tensions, gangland turf wars and the abuse of power in the justice system. Definitely worth a go.
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Fargo: Season 3 of the acclaimed crime drama, built upon the Cohen brothers film of the same name, hits Netflix. Starring Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead, it's a self-contained story arc, meaning you can jump right in, regardless of whether or not you caught the earlier series.
New movies on Netflix this week
The Zero Theorem
Now, we’re not going to pretend it’s an easy watch. But if you’re up for some real mind-bending, chin-scratching sci-fi action, you should definitely be giving The Zero Theorem a go.
Directed (somewhat unsurprisingly, in fact) by Monty Python Alumni Terry Gilliam, it’s a darkly comic, bittersweet and, to be honest, somewhat confusing story of a computer programmer (played by Christoph Waltz) tasked by a bureaucratic boss to solve ‘The Zero Theorem’. It’s purpose? To prove that the universe ends with nothing, and that life is meaningless. So, what, if anything, will he find?
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Jiro Dreams of Sushi: A fantastic documentary following the life of master chef Jiro Ono, whose 3-star Michelin restaurant is regularly considered the best in the world.
Pride: A wonderful, uplifting true story about how the UK's embattled gay community teamed up with downtrodden coal miners in the dark days of 1980s Britain's miner's strike to bring justice to those left isolated.
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