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The best additions to Netflix in April 2019

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The best additions to Netflix in April 2019

We are a third of the way into 2019 and the Netflix content is only heating up.

This month’s offerings include the second season of tense family drama Doctor Foster (April 3) the second part of horror adaptation The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (April 5) and the return of Samantha! (April 19).

After the success of interactive Black Mirror special Bandersnatch, Netflix’s new interactive survival special You vs. Wild debuts on April 10. Netflix users will get the chance to direct top British survivalist Bear Grylls around in a virtual fight for survival.

Here are our top Netflix picks for April 2019:

1. Doctor Foster (Season 2)

Available on April 3

2. Our Planet

Available on April 5

3. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Part 2)

Available on April 5

4. Unicorn Store

Available on April 5

5. Quick Sand

Available on April 5

6. You vs. Wild

Available on April 10

7. Black Summer

Available on April 11

8. Jurassic Park 1-3

Available on April 16

9. Someone Great

Available on April 19

10. Samantha! (Season 2)

Available on April 19

The best additions to Netflix in February 2019

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The best additions to Netflix in February 2019

The shortest and most romantic month of the year is here and Netflix is continuing to deliver the goods.

For hungry Game of Thrones fans, check out creator George RR Martin’s newest series Nightflyers on February 1. Also available from the first is Darren Criss’s acclaimed turn as Andrew Cunanan in American Crime Story‘s second season, The Assassination of Gianna Versace.

Later in the month we have the seventh season of Homeland on February 18, while Shadowhunters makes its way towards its final conclusion on February 26.

Here are our top Netflix picks for February 2019:

1. Velvet Buzzsaw

Available on February 1

2. Nightflyers

Available on February 1

3. American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianna Versace

Available on February 1

4. One Day at a Time: Season 3

Available on February 8

5. Dirty John: Season 1

Available on February 14

6. The Umbrella Academy: Season 1

Available on February 15

7. Homeland: Season 7

Available on February 18

8. Paddleton

Available on February 22

9. Get Out

Available on February 24

10. Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments: Season 3, Part 2

Available on February 26

The best additions to Netflix in January 2019

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The best additions to Netflix in January 2019

Out with the old, and in with the new. The new year is finally here, and how better to celebrate than with multiple cosy evenings in front of the telly.

2019 is already shaping up to be a good year with Netflix’s January offerings, which include new episodes of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend and The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, as well as season three of A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Here are our top Netflix picks for January 2019:

1. A Series of Unfortunate Events (Season 3)

Available on January 1

2. Comedians of the World (Season 1)

Available on January 1

3. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Season 13)

Available on January 6

4. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (Season 4, Part 2)

Available on January 12

5. Riverdale (Season 3 Part 2)

Available on January 17

6. Star Trek: Discovery: Season 2

Available on January 18

7. Grace and Frankie (Season 5)

Available on January 18

8. Trigger Warning with Killer Mike

Available on January 18

9. Suits (Season 8 Part 2)

Available on January 24

10. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Season 4 Part 2)

Available on January 25

The best additions to Netflix in December 2018

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The best additions to Netflix in December 2018

Christmas might not typically be the time of year we associate with on demand, but this year Netflix has taken a step up.

Prepare to be spoilt for choice over the festive season with festive specials, top notch drama and the returns of some of our favourite Netflix Originals.

Here are our top Netflix picks for December 2018:

1. Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle

Watch from December 7

2. Nailed It! Holiday!

Watch from December 7

3. A Monster Calls

Watch from December 9

4. How to Get Away with Murder (Season 4)

Watch from December 9

5. Roma

Watch from December 14

6. Peaky Blinders (Season 4)

Watch from December 19

7. Bird Box

Watch from December 21

8. 3Below: Tales of Arcadia

Watch from December 21

9. Alexa and Katie (Season 2)

Watch from Boxing Day

10. You

Watch from Boxing Day

The best additions to Netflix in November 2018

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The best additions to Netflix in November 2018

Halloween is over and we’re sort of heading towards (dare I say it) the festive season.

Fortunately, the change in the weather is just another reason to be cuddled under a duvet watching Netflix.

And with a November line up including House of Cards, Narcos and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, there’s no need to be anywhere else!

Here are our top Netflix picks for November 2018:

1. House of Cards: Season 6

Watch from 2nd November

2. The Holiday Calendar

Watch from 2nd November

3. Outlaw King

Watch from 9th November

4. Westside: Season 1

Watch from 9th November

5. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Watch from 11th November

6. The Kominsky Method

Watch from 16th November

7. Narcos: Mexico

Watch from 16th November

8. The Christmas Chronicles

Watch from 22nd November

9. 1983

Watch from 30th November

10. A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding

Watch from 30th November

The best ongoing sitcoms on Netflix

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The best ongoing sitcoms on Netflix

We all know Netflix is the home of old classics when it comes to sitcoms, but how about some of the newer comedy offerings?

Here are our top picks of all the best ongoing sitcoms on Netflix to sink your teeth into this September:

1. The Good Place

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2. Jane the Virgin

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3. BoJack Horseman

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4. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

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5. Brooklyn Nine Nine

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6. Master of None

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7. Fuller House

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8. Glow

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9. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

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The best additions to Netflix in September 2018

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The best additions to Netflix in September 2018

Summer is over, holidays are over, and frankly we’re all feeling a little glum heading into the autumn season.

Not to worry however, as Netflix has a thrilling season of television treats ready improve our cooler evenings.

Sitcom The Good Place is back this month, not to mention the new season of American Horror Story and Jack Whitehall’s latest set of adventures with his father. September’s looking better already, right?

Here are our top Netflix picks for September 2018:

1. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

Watch from 1st September

2. Atypical: Season 2

Watch from 7th September

3. American Horror Story: Cult

Watch from 8th September

4. BoJack Horseman: Season 5

Watch from 14th September

5. American Vandal: Season 2

Watch from 14th September

6. The Good Cop: Season 1

Watch from 21st September

7. Maniac

Watch from 21st September

8. Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father: Season 2

Watch from 28th September

9. The Good Place: Season 3

Watch from 28th September

10. Chef’s Table: Season 5

Watch from 28th September

The Crown cast new Prince Charles and Queen Mother for season 3

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The Crown cast new Prince Charles and Queen Mother for season 3

New actors have been selected to play the roles of Prince Charles and Queen Mother in the third season of The Crown.

The Netflix series will be entering a new era upon its third instalment and so certain actors have been replaced as the characters get older.

While we might be sad to wave goodbye to certain famous faces, viewers can now look forward to some fresh, new talent on The Crown. Especially after the revelation that showrunner Peter Morgan has cast Josh O’Connor and Marion Bailey to appear in the new season as Prince Charles and the Queen Mother.

Bailey said: “It’s a brilliant show and we have a tough act to follow but what a gift to be playing the fascinating and greatly loved Queen Mother. Thrilled to be on board and working with such a top-notch team.”

Bailey and O’Connor will be joining the likes of Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham Carter, who were recently announced as the new Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret.

Taking over Matt Smith’s role as Prince Phillip is Tobias Menzies.

The Crown seasons 1-2 are available to watch on Netflix.

Petition for Netflix to remove ‘fat-shaming’ Insatiable series reaches 100,000 signatures

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Petition for Netflix to remove ‘fat-shaming’ Insatiable series reaches 100,000 signatures

A petition to remove Netflix series Insatiable from the streaming site has reached over 100,000 signatures.

The show, starring Debby Ryan, revolves around a young girl called Patty who is bullied at school because of her weight, but is able to exact revenge on her classmates after shedding some pounds over the summer.

The trailer, which features Ryan wearing a fat suit, received serious backlash after landing last week, with many viewers arguing the “fat-shaming” series might perpetuate unrealistic beauty standards for women and encourage eating disorders.

A Change.org petition has requested the series be taken down and has already reached over 130,000 signatures.

Organiser Florence Given wrote: “The toxicity of this series, is bigger than just this one particular series. This is not an isolated case, but part of a much larger problem that I can promise you every single woman has faced in her life, sitting somewhere on the scale of valuing their worth on their bodies, to be desirable objects for the male gaze. That is exactly what this series does. It perpetuates not only the toxicity of diet culture, but the objectification of women’s bodies.

“This series needs to be cancelled. The damage control of releasing this series will be far worse, insidious and sinister for teenage girls, than it will be damaging for Netflix in their loss of profit.”

Insatiable‘s lead actress Debby Ryan has since responded to the wave of criticism, arguing the show in fact tackles these difficult issues “through satire”.

“As someone who cares deeply about the way our bodies, especially women’s, are shamed and policed in society, I was so excited to work on Insatiable because it’s a show that addresses and confronts those ideas through satire,” she wrote.

“Satire is a way to poke fun at the hardest things, bring darkness into the light, and enter difficult conversations.”

Ryan continued: “I have to laugh at my pain, otherwise I’ll dissolve and weep and get stuck instead of working through it. It’s a coping mechanism and, for a lot of people who are telling these stories, a healing mechanism.

“Over the last few days I’ve seen how many voices are protective and fiercely outspoken about the themes that come into play in this story. I’m grateful for that, and comforted by it, because I want those stories told right too.”

Netflix introduces new anti-harassment training for film crews in wake of #MeToo movement

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Netflix introduces new anti-harassment training for film crews in wake of #MeToo movement

Netflix has introduced new anti-harassment training for productions after the many Hollywood sexual misconduct scandals over recent months.

Many instances of workplace harassment were brought to light when the #MeToo movement encouraged women in the entertainment industry to start coming forward with their stories. Kevin Spacey was among those accused of sexual misconduct, which meant filming for Netflix’s House of Cards was quickly pulled to a halt.

The streaming service has now implemented new training for film and production crews to ensure “a safe and respectful working environment”.

New rules imposed on set reportedly include no prolonged staring, no lingering hugs, no flirting and no asking for a colleague’s phone number.

An on-set runner working on the new season of Black Mirror told The Sun: “Everyone was spoken to about #MeToo.

“Senior staff went to a harassment meeting to learn what is and isn’t appropriate. Looking at anyone longer than five seconds is considered creepy.

“You mustn’t ask for someone’s number unless they have given permission for it to be distributed. And if you see any unwanted behaviour, report it immediately.”

They continued: “It has sparked jokes, with people looking at each other, counting to five, then diverting their eyes.”

Netflix has refused to comment on the truth of the report, but did say in a statement: “We’re proud of the anti-harassment training we offer to our productions. We want every Netflix production to be a safe and respectful working environment. We believe the resources we offer empower people on our sets to speak up, and shouldn’t be trivialised.”

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