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Happy Friday! Welcome alongside to your end-of-week recap of the whole lot new that hit Netflix over the previous 5 days and a have a look at what’s been trending within the Netflix prime 10s over the previous seven days.
Only one title is scheduled to drop on Netflix this weekend with that being the debut of the brand new Korean drama sequence Doctor Slump.
On the removals entrance this weekend, Hotel Transylvania 2 will quickly be making its departure from Netflix US, as will two Netflix Originals early subsequent week within the type of Close Enemies and Journey to Greenland.
With a brand new month across the nook, don’t overlook to take a look at all of the February 2024 new releases deliberate.
Best New Movies and Series on Netflix for January twenty sixth, 2024
Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017)
Rating: TV-MA
Language: English
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director: S. Craig Zahler
Cast: Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Carpenter, Don Johnson
Writer: S. Craig Zahler
Runtime: 132 min / 2h 12m
Our must-watch decide of at present is the frankly career-defining efficiency for Vince Vaughn, during which he performs Bradley Thomas, a drug mule who has to kill a person in a safety max jail to rescue his spouse.
Brian Formo for Collider concluded in his evaluate again in 2017, “The acts of violence that must be committed to be sent down multiple levels within the maximum-security prison are indeed gruesome but everything is grounded in the best performance of Vaughn’s lifetime.”
The Novice (2021)
Rating: R
Language: English
Genre: Drama, Sport
Director: Lauren Hadaway
Cast: Isabelle Fuhrman, Amy Forsyth, Dilone
Writer: Lauren Hadaway
Runtime: 97 min / 1h 37m
A number of IFC Films hit Netflix this week, and on the prime of our watch record is The Novice, which makes its Netflix debut.
The plot revolves round a first-year faculty scholar who identifies as queer and turns into a member of her college’s rowing crew, embarking on an intense journey that challenges each her physique and thoughts with a relentless drive to safe a spot within the elite varsity boat membership.
Certified Fresh on RottenTomatoes, the characteristic was praised for being the debut characteristic for the author/director, with many evaluating it to the likes of Whiplash.
Badland Hunters (2024)
Rating: TV-MA
Language: Korean
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Director: Heo Myeong Haeng
Cast: Lee Joon-young, No Jeong-ee, Jun Hee Lee
Writer: Kim Bo-Tong, Kwak Jae-Min
Runtime: 107 min / 1h 47m
Netflix has had some good success with its bigger-budget Korean titles set within the sci-fi and motion style, and merging the 2 collectively at present is Badland Hunters.
In our evaluate of the film, revealed this morning, Andrew Morgan solely gave it a two out of five-star score, concluding:
“Badland Hunters may give the Don Lee faithful & action film superfans some moments of joy, but the more discerning action fans who want a little more from its plot, direction, & performances will be left wanting.”
Just in case you wanted a double whammy of Korean motion this week, Netflix US additionally added the unbelievable zombie movie Train to Busan.
Full List of New Releases on Netflix for This Week
19 New Movies Added Today
- American Girl: Corinne Tan (2023) – TV-G – English
- Animal (2023) – TV-MA – Hindi
- Badland Hunters (2024) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Korean
- Bogeyman (2023) – TV-14 – Arabic
- Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017) – Not Rated – English
- Dinner (2016) – TV-MA – English
- Dumb Money (2023) – R – English
- Jacqueline Novak: Get on Your Knees (2024) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
- My All American (2015) – PG – English
- Open Wide (2024) – TV-14 – English
- Silent Night (2021) – TV-MA – English
- Sit Down with Stand Up Udom Taephanich (2024) Netflix Original – TV-14 – Thai
- Society of the Snow: Who Were We on the Mountain? (2024) Netflix Original – TV-14 – Spanish
- The Babadook (2014) – TV-MA – English
- The Hill (2023) – PG – English
- The Novice (2021) – R – English
- The Postcard Killings (2020) – TV-MA – English
- The Rental (2020) – R – English
- Train to Busan (2016) – TV-MA – Korean
12 New TV Series Added Today
- Captivating the King (Season 1 – New Episodes Weekly) Netflix Original – TV-PG – Korean
- Dinner Time Live With David Chang (Season 1 – LIVE) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
- Griselda (Limited Series) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
- It’s OK (Season 1) – TV-PG – Arabic
- Love Deadline (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-14 – Japanese
- Masters of the Universe: Revolution (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-PG – English
- Monsters 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation (Season 1 – New Episodes Weekly) – TV-MA – Japanese
- Not Quite Narwhal (Season 2) Netflix Original – TV-Y – English
- Queer Eye (Season 8) Netflix Original – TV-14 – English
- Royal Pains (Seasons 1-8) – TV-PG – English
- Six Nations: Full Contact (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
- The UnXplained with William Shatner (Season 4) – TV-14 – English
Top 10 Movies and Series on Netflix for January twenty sixth, 2024
| # | TV Shows | Movies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Nightmare | The Hill |
| 2 | Fool Me Once | Dumb Money |
| 3 | Love on the Spectrum U.S. | The Legend of Tarzan |
| 4 | Loudermilk | Lift |
| 5 | The Trust: A Game of Greed | The Super Mario Bros. Movie |
| 6 | The Brothers Sun | Queenpins |
| 7 | Beef | Queen Bees |
| 8 | Queer Eye | Erin Brockovich |
| 9 | Young Sheldon | Blood and Bone |
| 10 | Dusty Slay: Workin’ Man | Escape Plan: The Extractors |
Most Popular Movies on Netflix US This Week
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- The Legend of Tarzan (74 factors)
- Lift (60 factors)
- Queenpins (57 factors)
- The Hill (50 factors)
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie (45 factors)
- Dumb Money (37 factors)
- Queen Bees (33 factors)
- Escape Plan: The Extractors (23 factors)
- Cowboys & Aliens (18 factors)
- Escape Plan 2: Hades (14 factors)
- The Kitchen (8 factors)
- Blood and Bone (7 factors)
- Erin Brockovich (6 factors)
- The Equalizer 3 (3 factors)
- The Nest (3 factors)
- Fried Green Tomatoes (2 factors)
Most Popular Series on Netflix US This Week
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- American Nightmare (79 factors)
- Fool Me Once (71 factors)
- Love on the Spectrum U.S. (54 factors)
- Loudermilk (52 factors)
- The Brothers Sun (37 factors)
- The Trust: A Game of Greed (17 factors)
- Young Sheldon (16 factors)
- Beef (13 factors)
- Griselda (10 factors)
- Forst (9 factors)
- Queer Eye (7 factors)
- Masters of the Universe: Revolution (5 factors)
- Bequeathed (4 factors)
- Captivating the King (4 factors)
- Boy Swallows Universe (3 factors)
- This Is Us (2 factors)
All the highest 10 stats above come courtesy of FlixPatrol – a knowledge analytics firm that trades the each day prime 10s in over 90 nations globally.
What are you watching on Netflix this weekend? Let us know within the feedback down beneath.