Netflix has revealed its line-up of original films and series arriving in the first month of 2023.
Netflix knows that January is a tough month, as we’re all in a bit of a post-Christmas funk, and it is still too cold and dark outside to do anything fun.
Thankfully, Netflix will also be provided loads of new movies and shows to enjoy through the first month of 2023, starting with…
NETFLIX SERIES
Kaleidscope – 1 Jan
Spanning 25 years, this is an all-new anthology series following a crew of masterful thieves and their attempt to crack a seemingly unbreakable vault for the biggest payday in history.
Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street – 4 Jan
A documentary series that reveals the truth behind Bernie Madoff’s infamous $64 billion-dollar global Ponzi scheme, the largest in history, that shattered the lives of countless individual investors who had placed their trust in the revered Wall Street statesman.
The Lying Life of Adults – 4 Jan
A powerful and singular portrait of Giovanna’s transition from childhood to adolescence in the 1990s.
Woman of the Dead – 5 Jan
A story about the lengths a passionate woman will go to for vengeance after her husband’s death and the tug-of-war between good and evil that exists in all of us.
Copenhagen Cowboy – 5 Jan
A thrill-inducing, neon-drenched noir series set across six episodes which follows enigmatic young heroine, Miu.
Ginny & Georgia: Season 2 – 5 Jan
How do you live with the knowledge that your mother is a murderer? That’s what Ginny is going to have to figure out. Burdened with the new understanding that Kenny – her step-dad – didn’t die of natural causes, now Ginny must deal with the fact that Georgia not only killed, she killed to protect Ginny.
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House – 12 Jan
After graduating from junior high school, 16-year-old Kiyo leaves her home of Aomori and heads to Kyoto with her friend Sumire with dreams of becoming a beautiful apprentice geisha.
Vikings: Valhalla Season 2 – 12 Jan
Set over a thousand years ago, this show chronicles the heroic adventures of some of the most famous Vikings who ever lived.
Sky Rojo: Season 3 – 13 Jan
Coral (Verónica Sánchez), Wendy (Lali Espósito) and Gina (Yany Prado) discover that peace is nothing more than that deceptive feeling between periods of terror.
Break Point – 13 Jan
From the team behind F1: Drive to Survive, Break Point follows a select group of top tennis players on and off the court as they compete in gruelling Grand Slams and tournaments all over the world.
Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre – 19 Jan
The stories of horror manga master Junji Ito are set to receive an anime adaptation.
That ’90s Show – 19 Jan
Hello, Wisconsin! It’s 1995 and Leia Forman, daughter of Eric and Donna, is visiting her grandparents for the summer, where she bonds with a new generation of Point Place kids under the watchful eye of Kitty and the stern glare of Red. Sex, drugs and rock ’n roll never dies, it just changes clothes.
Represent – 20 Jan
The story of an idealistic educator who is inadvertently thrust into the French presidential race.
Physical: 100 – 24 Jan
In order to find the best, most physically powerful, 100 people who are proud to their personal fitness take part in an extreme survival game.
Lockwood & Co. – 27 Jan
In a world plagued by ghosts, where giant corporations employ psychic teens to battle the supernatural, only one company operates without adult supervision, and its name is Lockwood & Co.
NETFLIX MOVIES
The Pale Blue Eye – 6 Jan
West Point, 1830. A world-weary detective (Christian Bale) is hired to discreetly investigate the gruesome murder of a cadet. Stymied by the cadets’ code of silence, he enlists one of their own to help unravel the case — a young man the world would come to know as Edgar Allan Poe.
The Hatchet Wielding Hitchhiker – 10 Jan
The true story of Caleb “Kai” McGillvary, an unhoused nomad who, after saving a woman from a violent attack, became an overnight celebrity sought after by reality TV producers and adoring fans alike — until murder turned his fame into notoriety.
Noise – 11 Jan
Julia is a mother – or rather, one of many mothers, sisters, daughters, colleagues, who have had their lives torn by the widespread violence in a country gaging a war against its women.
JUNG_E – 20 Jan
In this gripping sci-fi thriller, humans have escaped Earth, which has been devastated by drastic climate change. And to end the war taking place at the shelters, the brain of the legendary mercenary Yun Jung-yi is cloned by those trying to develop the ultimate A.I. combat warrior.
Pamela: A Love Story – 31 Jan
An intimate and humanising portrait of one of the world’s most famous blonde bombshells, this documentary follows the trajectory of Pamela Anderson’s life and career from small town girl to international sex symbol, actress, activist and doting mother.
