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08th Dec 2018

5 new things on Netflix to spend your Saturday night watching

Keeley Ryan

Staying in this Saturday?

The weather this weekend is grim enough, which – combined with the whole lead-up to Christmas (and the festive parties) – is the perfect reason to curl up with a good movie.

Or even catch up with our favourite TV shows, maybe?

Thankfully, Netflix have saved the best for the last month of the year – and are providing plenty of good options to binge-watch over the coming weeks.

From Christmas classics to live-action Disney remakes, here are five of the best things arriving on Netflix this week.

Nailed It! Holiday!

Hosted by Nicole Byer and Jacques Torres, this holiday-themed competition sees home bakers with a terrible track record take a shot at recreating edible holiday masterpieces for a $10,000 prize. It’s part competition, part hot mess.

Dumplin’

Dumplin’ is the plus-size, teenage daughter of a former beauty queen, who signs up for her mom’s pageant as a protest that escalates when other contestants follow her footsteps, revolutionizing the pageant and their small Texas town.

Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle 

Mowgli has never truly belonged in either the wilds of the jungle or the civilized world of man. Now he must navigate the inherent dangers of each on a journey to discover where he truly belongs.

The Holiday 

Two women troubled with guy-problems swap homes in each other’s countries, where they each meet a local guy and fall in love.

The Big Lebowski

Jeff “The Dude” Lebowski, mistaken for a millionaire of the same name, seeks restitution for his ruined rug and enlists his bowling buddies to help get it.