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Every Series & Film Landing on Netflix this February

Here’s what you can pick from

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2 months ago

Feb 3, 2021

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2 February 2021

Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready: Season 2 – Netflix Original Comedy

“Once again, Tiffany Haddish will introduce six of her favorite comedians to Netflix members around the world with a second season of the Emmy-nominated stand-up comedy series They Ready.

Each comedian, all of whom were again personally chosen by Haddish, will perform a 15-20 minute set.

The second season of Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready features a bold new collection of hilarious stand-up comedians showcasing their raw humor.

This season features: Dean Edwards (Saturday Night Live), Kimberly Clark (Last Comic Standing), Tony Woods (Comedy Central Presents), Barbara Carlyle (Def Comedy Jam 25), Godfrey (Our Cartoon President), and Erin Jackson (Late Night with Seth Meyers).

Haddish serves as executive producer for She Ready Productions alongside Wanda Sykes and Page Hurwitz.”

Kid Cosmic – Netflix Kids & Family

In this animated series from the creator of “The Powerpuff Girls,” an odd, imaginative boy acquires superpowers after finding five cosmic rings.

Mighty Express: Season 2 – Netflix Kids & Family

The mega missions continue for the Mighty Express trains — from hauling giant dinosaur bones and a baby octopus to tracking down a hidden treasure!

3 February 2021

Firefly Lane – Netflix Original Series

Tully and Kate meet as young girls on Firefly Lane and become inseparable best friends throughout 30 years of ups and downs

Black Beach – Netflix Original Film

A lawyer with a promising future is forced to deep dive into his past when he agrees to negotiate with an old friend turned kidnapper.

All My Friends Are Dead – Netflix Original Film

Friends at a New Year’s Eve party go through a whirlwind of events that exposes secrets, breaks hearts — and leads to a shocking outcome.

5 February 2021

Hache: Season 2 – Netflix Original Series

One year later, Hache grabs a chance to start up a heroin production lab, but conspiring associates and a troublemaking relative complicate her plans.

Invisible City – Netflix Original Series

While investigating a mysterious death, a man is drawn into a battle between the human world and a realm inhabited by mythical creatures.

The Last Paradiso – Netflix Original Film

In 1950s Italy, a passionate free spirit dreams of love, justice and a better life till a forbidden affair threatens everything. Based on real events.

Little Big Women x – Netflix Original Film

A family grapples with the passing of their estranged father and the remnants of the life he led during his absence.

Malcolm & Marie x – Netflix Original Film

As a filmmaker and his girlfriend return home from his movie premiere, smoldering tensions and painful revelations push them toward a romantic reckoning.

Space Sweepers x – Netflix Original Film

Chasing after space debris and faraway dreams in year 2092, four misfits unearth explosive secrets during the attempted trade of a wide-eyed humanoid.

The Yin-Yang Master: Dream Of Eternity – Netflix Original Film

When a demonic serpent reawakens, the Yin-Yang Masters must solve a murder mystery and protect their realms from a dark conspiracy at the royal court.

Strip Down, Rise Up – Netflix Original Documentaries

In an effort to reclaim their bodies and lives, a group of women explore the intersections of movement and meaning in a powerful pole dancing program.

10 February 2021

News of the World – Netflix Original Film

A Civil War veteran who travels from town to town reading the news undertakes a perilous journey across Texas to deliver an orphaned girl to a new home.

The Misadventures of Hedi and Cokeman – Netflix Original Film

In Paris, two dysfunctional dealers use family ties to try to boost their small drug business in this crass comedy based on the webseries.

Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel – Netflix Original Documentaries

“From director Joe Berlinger (Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes, Paradise Lost), Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel is the first season in a new documentary series that deconstructs the mythology and mystery surrounding infamous locations in contemporary crime.

For nearly a century the Cecil Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles has been linked to some of the city’s most notorious activity, from untimely deaths to housing serial killers.

In 2013 college student Elisa Lam was staying at the Cecil when she vanished, igniting a media frenzy and mobilizing a global community of internet sleuths eager to solve the case. Lam’s disappearance, the latest chapter in the hotel’s complex history, offers a chilling and captivating lens into one of LA’s most nefarious settings.

11 February 2021

Layla Majnun – Netflix Original Film

While in Azerbaijan, Layla, an Indonesian scholar, falls for Samir, an admirer of her work — but her arranged marriage stands in the way.

Red Dot – Netflix Original Film

On a hiking trip to rekindle their marriage, a couple find themselves fleeing for their lives in the unforgiving wilderness from an unknown shooter.

Squared Love – Netflix Original Film

A celebrity journalist and renowned womanizer starts to rethink his life choices after he falls for a mysterious model who leads a double life.

Capitani – Netflix Original Series

Detective Luc Capitani investigates the mysterious death of a teenager after her body is found in the forest near a village in northern Luxembourg.

12 February 2021

Nadiya Bakes – Netflix Original Series

Delightful cakes and heavenly breads pop from the oven as Nadiya Hussain returns to baking, her happy place, and spotlights creative kindred spirits.

Buried by the Bernards – Netflix Original Series

In 2017, Ryan Bernard opened the doors to R Bernard Funeral Services, offering complete, yet affordable funeral packages to help his community deal with exponentially high funeral costs. With family dra-medy at the center, the family-owned and operated business provides their community top tier care, service and comfort with a side of laughter in the toughest of times.

In this line of work, the Bernards can’t neglect supporting each other and have their own special recipe for preserving their relationships – it’s one part understanding, a pinch of sarcasm, and a heaping spoonful of blatant honesty. This unorthodox funeral home is only outmatched by the unconventional Bernard family themselves.

Xico’s Journey – Netflix Kids & Family

A girl, a dog and her best pal set out to save a mountain from a gold-hungry corporation. But the key lies closer to home, with her sidekick pup, Xico.

Hate by Dani Rovira – Netflix Original Comedy

From the Soho Theater in Málaga, actor Dani Rovira presents his most honest, unfiltered and preposterous vision of today’s human being.

14 February 2021

Namaste Wahala – Netflix Original Film

An Indian man and a Nigerian woman fall in love and must overcome cultural challenges in order to be with each other.

15 February 2021

The Crew – Netflix Original Series

The crew chief in a NASCAR garage finds himself at odds with the tech-reliant millennials brought in to modernize the team. Starring Kevin James.

16 February 2021

Animals on the Loose: A You vs. Wild Movie – Netflix Kids & Family

When a protective fence enclosing a South African animal sanctuary unexpectedly loses power, Bear Grylls gets called in to help. An interactive special.

17 February 2021

Behind Her Eyes – Netflix Original Series

A single mom becomes entangled in a twisted mind game when she begins an affair with her psychiatrist boss while bonding with his mysterious wife.

MeatEater: Season 9 Part 2 – Netflix Original Series

Steve sets his sights on game such as mule deer, duck, wild turkey, bear and moose in travels that take him to hunting hot spots across the US.

Hello, Me! – Netflix Original Series

Miserable and unsuccessful, a woman thinks she’s lost all her spark — until one day, her spunky younger self appears in front of her demanding change.

18 February 2021

Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan

A popular manga creator becomes enmeshed in paranormal events while conducting research: Stand User Kishibe Rohan visits Italy, goes bankrupt and more.

19 February 2021

Tribes of Europa – Netflix Original Series

In 2074, three siblings set out to change the fate of Europe after a global catastrophe fractures it into countless microstates fighting for dominance.

I Care A Lot – Netflix Original Film

A professional legal guardian of aging adults discovers that her seemingly perfect client is not who they appear to be.

20 February 2021

Classmates Minus x – Netflix Original Film

It started with an old love letter — and turned into a new romance. What does the future hold for Lara Jean and Peter?

23 February 2021

Brian Regan: On The Rocks – Netflix original Comedy

“Comedian Brian Regan is trying to understand absurdities around him. In his second Netflix comedy special, Brian Regan: On The Rocks, the legendary comedian confronts his befuddlement with animals, people, dinner parties, Reiki healers, and his recent realization that he has O.C.D.

Directed by Troy Miller, who also serves as Executive Producer with Rory Rosegarten, Brian Regan: On The Rocks premieres globally on Netflix on February 23, 2020.”

Pelé – Netflix Original Documentaries

This documentary tells the story of world-renowned footballer Pelé, his quest for perfection and the mythical status he has since attained.

24 February 2021

Canine Intervention – Netflix Original Series

A renowned dog trainer uses his unique methods and techniques to fix obedience and behavior issues in a variety of dogs.

25 February 2021

Geez & Ann – Netflix Original Film

A sensitive and independent girl falls for a mysterious dream boy and yearns for the one thing everyone wants in a relationship — commitment and love.

High-Rise Invasion

A teen girl is teleported to a high-rise rooftop where she must choose between four dangerous options in a battle for her survival.

26 February 2021

The Girl on the Train – Netflix Original Film

She’s lost everything and drinks away her woes. Now her foggy memory is the only thing that can save her, and others. Watch trailers & learn more.

Crazy About Her – Netflix Original Film

After spending a wild night together, Adri discovers the only way to see Carla again is to become a patient at the psychiatric center where she resides.

COMING SOON

Sisyphus – Netflix Original Series

An unfathomable incident introduces a genius engineer to dangerous secrets of the world — and to a woman from the future who’s come looking for him.

Vincenzo – Netflix Original Series

A man caught in the middle of an Italian mafia war flees his adopted home for his South Korean birthplace where he finds more than one reason to stay.

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New SA Crime Drama Series ‘I Am All Girls’ Coming to Netflix in May

A relentless detective finds common ground with a killer.

Published

4 days ago

Apr 7, 2021

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May 14th 2021 will mark the premiere of I Am All Girls, a brand South African streaming series that focuses on the dark world of a global child sex trafficking syndicate operating in the country.

Produced by Nthibah Pictures, the series will star amongst others Hlubi Mboya, who’s work is most noted for her performances on Isidingo and Rhythm City. She will be playing the role of a certain ‘Ntombizonke’, a troubled but powerful detective with a dark and ugly secret.

There’s also Erica Wessels (Warrior and Waterfront, Vloekstte) who appears on the show as Ntombizonke’s confidant and emotionally-troubled colleague, ‘Jodie Synman. Other main cast members include Brandon Daniels, Mothusi Magano, Masasa Mbangeni and Nomvelo Makhanya

The Donovan Marsh directed story chronicles the mission of the two detectives as they embark on an all-consuming journey to find justice and bring down a global human trafficking ring. Simon Swart, Wayne Fitzjohn, Jozua Mahlerbe, Lucia Meyer-Marais are all producers on the crime thriller.

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Why Rége-Jean Page Won’t be Back for Season 2 of ‘Bridgerton’

What’s the tea?

Published

5 days ago

Apr 5, 2021

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News that Bridgerton‘s breakout star won’t be returning for the second season sent fans of the period series into a frenzy over the weekend. It comes after Netflix and Shondaland both announced the news on Friday, revealing that Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings, will not be part of the show’s highly anticipated season.

But while the news riled up the show’s fans, many who instantly swore they wouldn’t be tuning in for the second season, it was never going to be any other way. Conspiracies of a rift between the British-Zimbabwean actor and producers may have been fun to dive into, but nothing could be further from the truth.

Sometimes, things must be done by the book. In this case, things are flowing in the direction of the Julia Quinn novels on which the series is based. The character’s storyline is concluded in the first book “The Duke and I.”

That’s why despite everyone (myself included) freaking out, the end of Page’s journey came as no surprise to him and all involved. Talking to Variety, the 31 year actor explained how he’d be contracted to do the show for one season as per the book.

“It’s a one-season arc. It’s going to have a beginning, middle, end – give us a year,” Page said to the publication. “[I thought] ‘That’s interesting,’ because then it felt like a limited series. I get to come in, I get to contribute my bit and then the Bridgerton family rolls on.”

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6 Things That Will Happen When Melusi Finds out Langa is his Son on ‘Gomora’

So many, so screwed.

Published

5 days ago

Apr 5, 2021

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We’ve been waiting for this moment for almost a year, wondering when the writers and producers of Gomora would leverage on some of the show’s darkest secrets to deliver killer storylines. And now that the secrets are spilling out, and threatening lives along the way, they’ve made these moments worth the wait.

Just weeks after Thathi finally found out that its her mom Sonto who was behind the murder of her late husband Mbongeni, Gomora has moved on to the next big mess. Where Thathi almost killed Sonto after finding out how she lied to cover up the blood on her hands, Thathi’s very own skeleton almost took the life of both her son, and Melusi.

See? Lies can never be kept buried forever! It’s a chilling fact.

But even scariers, is the terror in Thathi’s eyes as she gets to watch how she can do absolutely nothing to stop the truth about her son Langa’s paternity coming out. If anything, her desperate attempts at undermining Melusi and Langa’s relationship have only made things worse for the lady.

Sabotaging the one thing she thought strengthens their bond – their passionate collaboration on Langa’s app, our fiery sister thought she’d cut the umbilical cord when she spilled water on the iPad. Little did she know the two would jump in the car on their way to purchasing a new laptop to retrieve the work in project from a cloud. And on their way, got involved in an accident that left them in the hospital.

It’s here that Gladys overheard Thathi and Pretty talking about Melusi being Langa’s biological father. Again, the clown came back to bite.

We’re feeling quite stressed for Gladys because the bond between her husband and his ex’s son had her all worked up and acting out of character. She’s supposed to have a big heart, always out to help the youngsters in Gomora who need mentorship and guidance. But this is the hubby’s ex’s son, and she thought Thathi could be using that relationship to get closer to Melusi.

“Tell your son Melusi is not his father, and he will never be!”, she yelled at Thathi this one time. It was comical to us, viewers of course because we knew the tea.

Now that she knows, it’s eating her up. Keeping secret from Melusi is only making things worse for Gladiator. Both her and Thathi are afraid of what might happen should Melusi and Langa find out they are father and son. We are afraid they might be absolutely right in all scenarios.

GLADYS & MELUSI’S MARRIAGE SUFFERS

Gladys already knows. We’d feared that Melusi would find out first and upon breaking the news to her, she’d pack up her bags and leave. This time for good! But there might be hope there, since she’s doing all she can to keep this secret under wraps. Still, however, once everyone knows, it must place a new level of strain on her marriage. It might really get serious.

LANGA FALLS OUT WITH THATHI

He’s typically such a gentleman! But lately, Thathi’s childish antics have turned Langa into the master of shade. He’s been telling her off left right and centre. Not only that, Langa has already been alluding how he wishes Melusi were his dad. In one scene, he jokingly asks Thathi why she chose Mbongeni over Melusi. She freaks out as always, going for the angry parent thing. Wait until Langa finds out that his whole life has been a big fat lie.

LANGA MOVES IN THE DOUBLE STOREY

Gladys will soon find out that all those breakfasts Langa used to eat in her house were actually contributions to the upbringing of her step son. We love how the writers have been building this storyline for almost a year, placing little crumbs everywhere. We don’t see Melusi wanting his son growing up so close to the tavern, and being so intimately linked to a well known crime family. Teddy is definitely losing that extra bedroom.

THATHI AND GLADYS MUST NOW COOPERATE

They’ve kept their rivalry going for decades, but Thathi and Gladys will have to learn to co-parent Langa. It’s going to be awkward and funny at the same time. Gladys will have to finally face her feelings of being inadequate as well because as far as we’re concerned, Melusi has done nothing to indicate that he’s still into Thathi like that.

MELUSI’S ANGER TOWARDS THATHI

That goes without saying. Thathi’s lies kept Melusi in the dark for 17 years! She lied and took his son as part of someone else’s family. How could she do this?

THE SCANDAL

When everyone finds out that Langa is Melusi’s son, it’s going to get the streets buzzing in absolute shock. They will be looking at that double storey with a side eye, wondering what other secrets undermine their perfect display. They will be looking at Sonto’s household, thinking ‘just when we thought you lot couldn’t sink any lower with your world of lies and craziness.’ They will be looking at the social worker, judging her for missing things in her own household. Pitying her. Melusi for being played for so long. Thathi for lying to keep her Sandton life rolling.

This is going get very, very interesting and we are here for it.

Gomora airs weekdays at 19:30 on Mzansi Magic, DStv channel 161.