The best additions to Netflix in January 2021

It’s a new year, with new hopes, resolutions and Netflix specials.

The start of 2021 brings with it some returning favourites such as Cobra Kai (January 1) and Riverdale (January 21), star-studded new drama including The Dig starring Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes (January 29), as well as the Nicolas Cage documentary series we didn’t know we wanted: History of Swear Words (January 5).

What can we say apart from the year is off to a good start?

Here are our top Netflix picks for January 2021:

1. Cobra Kai (Season 3)

Available on January 1

2. History of Swear Words (Season 1)

Available on January 5

3. Pieces of a Woman

Available on January 7

4. Lupin: Part 1

Available on January 8

5. Crack: Cocaine, Corruption and Conspiracy

Available on January 11

6. Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer

Available on January 13

7. Outside the Wire

Available on January 15

8. Riverdale (Season 5)

Available on January 21

9. White Tiger

Available on January 22

10. The Dig

Available on January 29

The best additions to Netflix in September 2020

The summer is over, and we’re stuck spending more and more of our time inside again. Fortunately, Netflix has brilliant selection of new content for the colder months.

This September, enjoy the crime prequel series Young Wallander (September 3) as well as new Kenny Ortega musical series Julie and the Phantoms (September 10).

Comedian Katherine Ryan returns to the platform with a new sitcom based loosely off her stage persona, The Duchess, on September 11. Meanwhile, you won’t want to miss Tom Holland and Bill Skarsgård in new thriller The Devil All the Time (September 16).

Here are our top Netflix picks for September 2020:

1. Chef’s Table: BBQ

Available on September 2

2. Young Wallander: Season 1

Available on September 3

3. Away (Season 1)

Available on September 4

4. I’m Thinking of Ending Things

Available on September 4

5. The Social Dilemma

Available on September 9

6. Julie and the Phantoms (Season 1)

Available on September 10

7. The Duchess (Season 1)

Available on September 11

8. The Devil All the Time

Available on September 16

9. Ratched (Season 1)

Available on September 18

10. Enola Holmes

Available on September 23

The best additions to Netflix in May 2020

In May 2020, Netflix are bringing back the big guns with a new interactive special of hit series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (May 12). Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe appears in the final outing of the series, wherein viewers can choose what happens next.

Also this month, Glee creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan are back with a new series focused on the lives of some very different performers. Hollywood (May 1) tells the story of would-be actors and filmmakers in the 1940s, dubbed the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Elsewhere, there are some big returns, including Medici for a third and final series on May 1, and Workin’ Moms for a fourth series on May 8. Jerry Seinfeld is also in the mix for May with an exclusive comedy special on May 5.

Here are our top Netflix picks for May 2020:

1. Hollywood

Available on May 1

2. Medici (Season 3)

Available on May 1

3. Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill

Available on May 5

4. Becoming

Available on May 6

5. Dead to Me

Available on May 8

6. Workin’ Moms (Season 4)

Available on May 8

7. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Interactive Special)

Available on May 12

8. White Lines

Available on May 15

9. Snowpiercer

Available on May 25

10. Space Force (Season 1)

Available on May 29

The best additions to Netflix in February 2020

Better Call Saul is back again this February, as well as a whole host of big name releases.

We start the month with the arrival of seven Studio Ghibli classics on the streaming platform, including Castle in the Sky (1986), My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989), Only Yesterday (1991), Porco Rosso (1992), Ocean Waves (1993) and Tales from Earthsea (2006).

Later in February, we catch up with some Netflix classics, including a new series of Narcos: Mexico on February 13 and season twelve of RuPaul’s Drag Race on February 29.

Here are our top Netflix picks for February 2020:

1. Studio Ghibli collection

Available on February 1

2. Pose (Season 1)

Available on February 1

3. The Pharmacist

Available on February 5

4. Locke & Key (Season 1)

Available on February 7

5. Horse Girl

Available on February 7

6. Van Helsing (Season 4)

Available on February 8

7. Narcos: Mexico (Season 2)

Available on February 13

8. Better Call Saul (Season 5)

Available on February 24

9. Altered Carbon (Season 2)

Available on February 27

10. RuPaul’s Drag Race (Season 12)

Available on February 29

The best additions to Netflix in December 2019

The most fun time of the year is here and this month’s Netflix is filled with fittingly festive treats.

In the lead up to Christmas on December 20, stay tuned for two of Netflix’s biggest releases: season one of new fantasy series The Witcher and a new historical drama about a moment that changed everything in The Two Popes.

If you’re after a bit more sparkle, then look no further than RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars, hitting Netflix on December 4. Not to forget a shiny night at the Palladium with Jack Whitehall: Christmas with My Father on December 12.

Here are our top Netflix picks for December 2019:

1. RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars

Available on December 4

2. Marriage Story

Available on December 6

3. The Confession Killer: Season 1

Available on December 6

4. Fuller House: Season 5 Part 1

Available on December 6

5. How to Get Away with Murder: Season 5

Available on December 9

6. Jack Whitehall: Christmas with My Father

Available on December 12

7. The Witcher: Season 1

Available on December 20

8. The Two Popes

Available on December 20

9. Lost in Space: Season 2

Available on December 24

10. The Neighbor

Available on December 31

The best additions to Netflix in November 2019

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for: Olivia Colman’s debut as Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II premieres on Netflix on November 17.

November’s biggest Netflix release sees Harold Wilson’s term as Prime Minister, the Apollo 11 moon landing, the decolonisation of Africa and the Caribbean, and the first appearance of Lady Diana Spencer.

Also returning this month is feel-good makeover series Queer Eye (November 1), and the hilarious cookery competition Nailed It! (November 22)

Here are our top Netflix picks for November 2019:

1. The King

Available on November 1

2. Queer Eye: We’re in Japan

Available on November 1

3. Holiday in the Wild

Available on November 1

4. American Son

Available on November 1

5. Atypical: Season 3

Available on November 1

6. The Devil Next Door

Available on November 4

7. The Crown: Season 3

Available on November 17

8. Nailed It! Holiday: Season 2

Available on November 22

9. The Irishman

Available on November 27

10. Atlantics

Available on November 29

The best new additions to Netflix in October 2019

Get ready for one of the biggest Netflix releases of the year this October.

That’s right, Breaking Bad‘s sequel film, El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, premieres on Netflix this month (October 11), spearheading a whole host of Autumn treats.

El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie stars Aaron Paul is his iconic role as Jesse Pinkman and follows the aftermath of the events from the last season of the hit crime series.

Also returning to Netflix this month are hit series Ash vs. Evil Dead (October 3) and The Kominsky Method (October 26).

Here are our top Netflix picks for October 2019:

1. Ash vs. Evil Dead (Season 2)

Available on October 3

2. In The Tall Grass

Available on October 4

3. Rhythm + Flow (Season 1)

Available on October 9

4. Riverdale (Season 4)

Available on October 10

5. El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

Available on October 11

6. Fractured

Available on October 11

7. The Laundromat

Available on October 18

8. Living with Yourself

Available on October 18

9. Dolemite Is My Name

Available on October 25

10. The Kominsky Method (Season 2)

Available on October 26

The best additions to Netflix in July 2019

The summer holidays are finally here and how better to spend them than with Netflix’s exciting July offerings?

This month, old favourites like Stranger Things (July 5) and Orange is the New Black (July 26) are back for brand new seasons.

Alongside them are some exciting new dramas, such as Channel 4’s Derry Girls (July 9) and the return of DC comics-inspired drama Gotham (July 24).

Be sure also to check out the fantastic Katherine Ryan’s new Netflix special Glitter Room on July 1.

Here are our top Netflix picks for July 2019:

1. Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room

Available on July 1

2. Stranger Things (Season 3)

Available on July 4

3. Derry Girls (Season 1)

Available on July 9

4. You Me Her (Season 4)

Available on July 12

5. Money Heist: Part 3

Available on July 19

6. Queer Eye (Season 4)

Available on July 19

7. Gotham (Season 5)

Available on July 24

8. Orange Is the New Black (Season 7)

Available on July 26

9. The Worst Witch (Season 3)

Available on July 26

10. In Bruges

Available on July 30

The best additions to Netflix in June 2019

As we head into the point of the year where TV channels switch focus to sports, fans will be thrilled Netflix isn’t letting up with the quality programming.

This month sees the return of Marvel hero Jessica Jones for her third and final season (June 14). Speaking of returns, the dark and thought-provoking Charlie Brooker series Black Mirror is back on June 5.

Prepare for a blast from the past with all six seasons of Glee from June 30, while David Attenborough’s beautiful nature docuseries Blue Planet II premieres on Netflix on June 10.

Here are our top Netflix picks for June 2019:

1. Black Mirror (Season 5)

Available on June 5

2. The Chef Show

Available on June 7

3. Tales of the City

Available on June 7

4. Designated Survivor (Season 3)

Available on June 7

5. Blue Planet II

Available on June 10

6. Murder Mystery

Available on June 14

7. Jessica Jones (Season 3)

Available on June 14

8. Dark (Season 2)

Available on June 21

9. Girls Incarcerated (Season 2)

Available on June 21

10. Glee (All seasons)

Available on June 30

The best additions to Netflix in May 2019

We’re well and truly into spring now (and maybe the start of BBQ season? maybe?) and like the planet, Netflix just keeps getting hotter.

This month brings an intriguing mix of powerful documentaries (Knock Down the House, May 1), returning comedies (Nailed It!, May 17) and conflict-heavy drama (What If?, May 24).

Be sure to check out Renee Zellweger’s turn in a Netflix series in the aforementioned What If?, as well as new Lord of the Flies-inspired drama The Society on May 10.

Here are our top Netflix picks for May 2019:

1. Knock Down the House

Available on May 1

2. People Just Do Nothing (Season 4)

Available on May 5

3. Derry Girls (Season 1)

Available on May 8

4. Lucifer (Season 4)

Available on May 8

5. The Society

Available on May 10

6. 1994

Available on May 17

7. Nailed It! (Season 3)

Available on May 17

8. What if? (Season 1)

Available on May 24

9. Good Girls (Series 2)

Available on May 31

10. When They See Us

Available on May 31