Musicals and mysteries: new on Netflix until the end of the year

Musicals and mysteries: new on Netflix until the end of the year

Premieres in the final stretch of 2022 include the highly anticipated 'Knives Out' sequel, and the film adaptation of the 'Matilda' musical.

‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ makes its streaming premiere after a limited run in US cinemas. (Netflix pic)

Today, Dec 22

‘Alice in Borderland’, season 2 (series)

As this popular Japanese sci-fi thriller returns, the games are deadlier, this world more wild and cruel… but will Arisu ever make it back to the real world – and will it be worth everything he’s lost?

Tomorrow, Dec 23

‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ (film)

In the follow-up to Rian Johnson’s “Knives Out”, detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) travels to Greece to peel back the layers of a mystery involving a new cast of colourful suspects. The star-studded cast also includes Kate Hudson, Ethan Hawke, and Edward Norton.

Sunday, Dec 25

• ‘The Witcher: Blood Origin’ (series)

More than a thousand years before the world of The Witcher, seven outcasts in the elven world unite in a blood quest against an unstoppable power. Malaysia’s own Michelle Yeoh stars.

‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical’ (film)

An extraordinary girl with a sharp mind and a vivid imagination takes a daring stand to change her story – with miraculous results.

Meet Matilda, the titular character of the beloved children’s book by the Norwegian author, which was turned into a smash Broadway musical by Tim Minchin.

Alisha Weir (middle) plays the titular character in ‘Matilda the Musical’. (Netflix pic)

Wednesday, Dec 28

‘The Circle’, season 5 (series)

Eight new players set up single profiles to sniff out catfishing, form friendships, and make the most of second chances in this fifth trip around The Circle. Episodes 1-4 premiere today.

Thursday, Dec 29

‘Brown and Friends’ (series)

In a cozy little neighbourhood coffee shop, a group of fun-loving friends get together and get up to all kinds of adventures. A series for kids.

‘Rise of Empires: Ottoman’, season 2 (series)

Years after conquering Constantinople, Sultan Mehmed II consolidates power – but a merciless ruler in Wallachia threatens to bring down his empire. A Turkish docudrama.

Friday, Dec 30

‘Chicago Party Aunt’, part 2 (series)

Chicago Party Aunt Diane is an idolised troublemaker with a talent for avoiding adulthood – and a soft spot for her soul-searching nephew. Lauren Ash (“Superstore”) and Bob Odenkirk (“Better Call Saul”) are among the voice talents of this animated sitcom.

‘Aaah, it’s the end of the year!’ Check out the family antics in ‘White Noise’. (Netflix pic)

‘Hell’s Kitchen’, season 21 (series)

A team of up-and-coming chefs in their 20s and a squad of accomplished 40-somethings face off in this season’s sizzling “Battle of the Ages” competition.

‘The Glory’ (series)

In this thrilling K-drama, a young woman, bullied to the point of dropping out of school, decides to exact revenge. After becoming a primary school teacher, she takes in the son of the man who tormented her the most to enact her vengeance.

‘White Noise’ (film)

“Hilarious, absurd and apocalyptic, ‘White Noise’ dramatises an American family’s attempts to deal with the mundane conflicts of everyday life while grappling with love, death, and the possibility of happiness in an uncertain world,” reads the description of this comedy based on the book by Don DeLillo.

Saturday, Dec 31

‘Wok of Love’, season 1 (series)

Down on his luck and in need of a kitchen, a star chef turns to reforming a shoddy Chinese restaurant staffed by former gangsters. A K-romantic comedy.

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