Classics, crime and chocolate: new Netflix releases this week

Classics, crime and chocolate: new Netflix releases this week

The new 'Masters of the Universe' continues, while Kevin Hart and Wesley Snipes get up to no good.

A larger-than-life edible version of Groot, as featured in the non-scripted series ‘School of Chocolate’. Drool away. (Netflix pic)

Welcome to another week of fresh fare on Netflix. Here’s what’s coming up over the next seven days:

Today, Nov 22

  • ‘Outlaws’ (series)

In this Spanish series, what starts off as a crush leads a bullied teenager to a new group of friends and a summer of burglaries, heists, love and more in 1978 Girona.

Tomorrow, Nov 23

  • ‘Masters of the Universe: Revelation’, part 2 (series)

After a calamitous battle fractures Eternia, Teela and an unlikely alliance must prevent the end of the Universe in this sequel to the 1980s classic.

  • ‘Waffles + Mochi’s Holiday Feast’ (film)

Guests arrive at Waffles and Mochi’s home to celebrate Freezy Day, the puppets’ winter holiday. There’s just one problem: Freezy Day doesn’t exist! Oh dear!

Wednesday, Nov 24

  • ‘True Story’ (limited series)

A tour stop becomes a matter of life and death for a comedian when a night with his brother threatens to destroy everything he’s built. Kevin Hart and Wesley Snipes star in this tale of two siblings entangled in a world of celebrity, crime, and lies.

By the power of Grayskull! The sequel to the classic cartoon ‘Masters of the Universe’ returns! (Netflix pic)
  • ‘A Boy Called Christmas’ (film)

Young Nikolas meets his destiny in a magical land inhabited by elves, on a quest to find his father and bring home the gift of hope. Starring Dame Maggie Smith and based on the book by Matt Haig.

  • ‘Robin Robin’ (short film)

In this stop-motion short, a bird raised by mice begins to question where she belongs and sets off on a daring journey of self-discovery. Good luck, bird!

Thursday, Nov 25

  • ‘F is for Family’, season 5 (series)

The raunchy and nostalgic animated comedy, about a short-tempered veteran who lives with his wife and three children, returns for a fifth season.

  • ‘Super Crooks’ (series)

In this anime series, Johnny Bolt recruits a group of ragtag supervillains for one last heist. Their target: a ruthless superpowered crime boss. What could go wrong?

Friday, Nov 26

  • ‘Light the Night’ (series)

In Taipei’s red-light district during the 1980s, mama-san Rose and the hostess ladies of a popular nightclub navigate love, friendship, heartbreak and betrayal.

‘Dig Deeper’ examines the 1989 disappearance of Birgit Meier and the repeated failure of local police to progress in their investigation. (Netflix pic)
  • ‘School of Chocolate’ (series)

Famed chocolatier Amaury Guichon mentors eight top talents hoping to take their work to the next level, but only one will win a career-changing opportunity.

  • ‘Dig Deeper: The Disappearance of Birgit Meier’ (documentary)

A true-crime series. When Birgit Meier vanishes in Germany in 1989, police missteps plague the case for years. But her brother never wavers in his painstaking quest to find the truth.

  • ‘Green Snake’ (film)

While trying to free her sister from a villain’s clutches, Xiao Qing ends up in a dystopian city and meets a man who can’t remember his past life. An animated movie from director Amp Wong.

  • ‘Spoiled Brats’ (film)

In this French comedy, three spoiled siblings are forced to earn their living after their wealthy and well-meaning father pretends he’s lost everything to teach them a lesson.

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