Puppet monsters and rogue AI: new on Netflix until May 31

Puppet monsters and rogue AI: new on Netflix until May 31

Benedict Cumberbatch befriends the creature under his son's bed in 'Eric', while Jennifer Lopez and Simu 'Shang Chi' Liu face off in the sci-fi thriller 'Atlas'.

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Benedict Cumberbatch is a puppeteer searching for his missing son in ‘Eric’, premiering May 30. (Netflix pic)

Today, May 22

• ‘Buying London’ (series)

Follow high-end agent Daniel Daggers and team as they navigate London’s luxury property market, where the drama is as jaw-dropping as the price tags.

• ‘Toughest Forces on Earth’ (documentary)

This docuseries surveys military combat forces across the world to see how they train for dangerous missions using specialised equipment.

Tomorrow, May 23

• ‘Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf’ (series)

On the run from a past crime, Juzo Fujimaki is blackmailed into joining an illicit tournament and has to face top martial artists in deadly match-ups. An anime.

• ‘Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs’ (film)

When Sid’s attempt to adopt three dinosaur eggs gets him abducted by their real mother to an underground lost world, his friends attempt to rescue him. Don’t miss this fun animated adventure for all the family, the fourth instalment of this icy-cool franchise.

Also premiering today: “Ice Age: Collision Course”.

Friday, May 24

• ‘Atlas’ (film)

A brilliant but misanthropic data analyst with a deep distrust of artificial intelligence finds it may be her only hope when a mission to capture a renegade robot goes awry. Nothing like a cautionary tale about AI, eh?

Jennifer “from the Block” Lopez and Simu “Shang Chi” Liu star in this sci-fi thriller.

• ‘Jurassic World: Chaos Theory’ (series)

The Camp Cretaceous gang comes together to unravel a mystery when they discover a global conspiracy that brings danger to dinosaurs – and to themselves!

• ‘Mulligan’, part 2 (series)

New episodes of this animated series drop today, as Mulligan and his cabinet work together to keep what’s left of America afloat while battling cruise ships, power outages – and their own incompetence.

• ‘My Oni Girl’ (film)

A shy teenage boy’s inability to say no is tested when a headstrong girl drags him on a mystical journey amid summer snow to find her missing mum. Another anime.

Wednesday, May 29

• ‘Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult’ (documentary)

In this compelling documentary, a group of prominent TikTok dancers are trapped in a cult masquerading as a management company called 7M.

As other dancers and former members escape and work to rebuild their lives, it isn’t until they come together to try and put a stop to the cycle of their abuser that the real healing begins.

• ‘The Titan Games’, season 2 (series)

With pro athletes and everyday people now competing in three divisions, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson searches for challengers worthy of Mount Olympus.

Thursday, May 30

• ‘Eric’ (series)

In this thriller set in the 1980s, puppeteer Vincent clings to his missing son’s drawings of a blue monster puppet named Eric, while working with a tenacious New York cop to find his boy.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Gaby Hoffmann star in this limited series.

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