Get out your blankets and cocoa cups, because early December is going to be Christmassy and wintry on Netflix. The streaming service brings you a slew of Christmas movies just in time for the contemplative season — including the star-studded comedy “Family switch”, in which Christmas is turned upside down when parents and children suddenly switch bodies. But one of the most successful action franchises of our time is also being added to the streaming program with its eighth part…
…and with that we want to get to the point: Here are the new film and series highlights of the week from November 27 to December 3, 2023 on Netflix.
Monday: Four-legged fun for the kids
The week starts with new additions from the animation sector and brings the fourth season of the series “A nice dog’s life” to the streaming service. In it, the smart dog Tatze experiences all kinds of adventures with her animal friends Scotty, Gerald, Bernd and Frank in her hometown of Pfotstadt and discovers the sky, the mountains and other exciting places.
Tuesday: Mystical serialized anime action
Tuesday has a new anime series in store from Japan: “Onmyoji” comes to Netflix with twelve episodes. In it, the exorcist Minamoto no Hiromasa must battle a demon that threatens the capital Hian-kyo, ruled by his uncle. He turns to an oracle who feels a special bond with the demons. However, this means that two worlds collide. Because while Minamoto sees demons as bitter enemies, oracle Abe No Seimei has a fascination with dark creatures. To save the city, the two men must learn to understand each other.
Wednesday: Documentary about a master composer
In the Netflix documentary “American Symphony” tells the special story of master composer Jon Batiste and his partner Suleika Jaouad at the turning point of their lives. While Batiste will be nominated for a total of eleven Grammys in 2022 after winning the Oscar for best film score for the Pixar film “Soul” a year earlier, his partner, best-selling author Suleika Jaouad, is starting chemotherapy. cancer. Filmmaker Matthew Heinemann, who received an Oscar nomination in 2016 for his documentary ‘Cartel Land’, portrays the couple’s musical and emotional journey.
Thursday: Something to laugh about – with the stars “Wednesday” and “Hangover”.
The highlight on Thursday is the Netflix film “Family switch”, which, in the tradition of comedies like 1976’s “A Completely Crazy Friday” and 2003’s new edition “Freaky Friday,” has its protagonists swapping their carnal shells. This affects couple Bill (“Hangover” star Ed Helms) and Jess Walker (Jennifer Garner, “Alias”) with their children CC (Emma Myers, “Wednesday”) and Wyatt (Brady Noon, “Good Boys”).
Shortly before Christmas, after a nerve-wracking trip together and an encounter with a mysterious old lady, the family wakes up to find that not only father and son have swapped bodies, but also mother and daughter – as well as baby Miles and the family dog. This means that chaos is inevitable, especially as each family member has an extremely important event coming up that will require his or her personal skills…
Friday: Christmas movies, action and the film adaptation of a cult novel
What would the holidays be without some bad Christmas movies? Netflix is quenching our thirst for romantic Christmas comedies with a template plot just in time for early December on Friday, adding a total of seven films to its schedule that should get us in the pre-Christmas spirit. The titles are as interchangeable as their storylines and include ‘The Perfect Christmas Dinner’, ‘A Picture-perfect Christmas’, ‘A Merry Christmas Wish’, ‘The Glad Christmas’, ‘Christmas with Breakfast’, ‘In Love in Winter ‘, ‘ and ‘Christmas Drive.’ In”.
If you prefer action, you can start the weekend with us “Fast and furious 8” served a real blast. In the eighth installment of the fast-paced franchise, Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham once again get into their fast cars and this time face off against a cyber-terrorist (Charlize Theron) who has not only used Dom (Vin Diesel) for her own purposes , but also causes a lot of unrest in the world. The 2017 action spectacle received a whopping 4 out of 5 stars in our FILMSTARTS review – and is even considered “crazier and crazier than all previous installments”.
We can still make a loud recommendation for the film adaptation “Fabian or Going to the Dogs” from ‘In the Face of Crime’ director Dominik Graf. Based on the cult novel by Erich Kästner, the life of young looter Jakob Fabian (Tom Schilling) in Berlin in 1931 is turned upside down when he falls in love with an aspiring actress (Saskia Rosendahl) – while losing his job. The almost three-hour fairy tale about the Weimar Republic, love and morality received no less than 4.5 out of 5 stars in our FILMSTARTS review 2021, making it one of the best films of recent years for us.
The second season of the Korean horror series can also be seen on Friday “Sweet home“ in his luggage, as well as the fifth season of the medical drama “The good doctor“ and the fifth season of the action series “SWAT“.
Saturday: After the dog comes the wolf
After going to the dogs on Friday, Saturday comes “100% wolves” to Netflix, in which a young werewolf turns into a pink poodle on his 13th birthday. The Australian animated film by director Alexs Strademann was released in German cinemas in July 2021 and received a good 3.5 out of 5 stars in our FILMSTARTS review as a humorous and exciting story.
Sunday: Romantic fantasy series from South Korea
There is only one new title in the Netflix program on Sunday: the Korean series “Story of the nine-tailed ones”, in which young TV producer Ji Ah (Jo Bo Ah) meets the attractive Lee Yeon (Lee Dong Wook), who harbors some secrets. Because Lee Yeon is actually a former god who has recently settled among the people and is causing a lot of destruction in the process. When his bloodthirsty brother shows up, Lee Yeon must protect not only Ji Ah, but himself as well.