Winter continues and, once again, Netflix continues to supply its catalog of films, series and anime with productions of all kinds. Despite the shorter duration of this month of February, the list of releases on Netflix is ​​rather substantial. Moreover, this month promises to be particularly rich in original programs: here is a small selection of the content that will punctuate the coming weeks on the SVOD platform.
The Privilege
In 2017, the series Dark opens the way to a whole salvo of German creations which have had the merit of thinking outside the box or trying new things (Unorthodox, The perfume, How To Sell Drugs Online (Fast), …). Like some of them, The Privilege intends to leave a trace of its passage in the memory of subscribers to the SVOD platform who have a penchant for scary and horrifying atmospheres. Propelled by the success of Dark, we find part of its cast, with the presence of Max Schimmelpfennig and Lea van Acken, who therefore swaps the genre of science fiction for psychological and disturbing horror. The Privilege tells us about Finn’s life as she prepares to experience a real turning point: on the one hand because the youngster has just turned 18, but also because of mysterious events that occur in his entourage.. For many, these are psychological consequences related to the tragic death of his sister Anna, who died several years ago, but Finn realizes that all this is very and very real despite his recurring nightmares. Determined to lift the veil on all this, he decides, in the company of his best friend, to lead the investigation into the appalling secret that his past conceals and what his family tries to hide from him.. Between the marketing campaign around a strange drug, mystical manifestations and fungal remains reminiscent of the cordyceps of The Last of Us, The Privilege invites us to be wary of everything: as the film’s producer, Markus Zimmer, reminded us, ” evil is everywhere, even where we least suspect it “.
Disenchanted – Season 4
In August 2018, the illustrious creator of the series The Simpsons and of Futurama, Matt Groening, embarks on a brand new adventure by telling us the story of the princess of Dreamland, Tiabeanie Mariabeanie de la Rochambeau Grunkwitz or, more succinctly, Bean. However, this atypical princess does not really want to fulfill her royal duties: while she is promised an arranged marriage, the latter is much more motivated by adventure, partying and alcohol than by her future duties. of Queen. But, fortunately for her, everything falls apart despite the sometimes hasty attempts of King Zøg and Queen Dagmar to find her a husband. Instead of a life in a castle, Bean finds himself wandering the kingdom in the company of Luci, a demon with the false airs of a kitten who has taken a liking to her when he was supposed to corrupt her, and Elfo. , an unhappy elf weary of life in the idyllic lands of Elfwood. For more than thirty episodes now, Bean, his acolytes and the many characters who have crossed their paths have not had time to breathe and are therefore preparing to start a fourth season at top speed. Speaking of which, while Bean has long tried to shirk his responsibilities, this new batch of episodes will place her in a very special situation with, at the same time, yet another marriage to manage and the usual lot of complications that will make life hard for the characters and the entire kingdom of Dreamland.
BigBug
Platform subscribers have noticed this for many months now: the American SVOD giant is taking an increasing interest in French heritage cinema to both expand its catalog and also appeal to an audience eager for cinematic discoveries or rediscovering certain classics, all while enjoying the comfort of their couch. But, further still, Netflix does not hesitate to make eye to certain great French directors, in particular Jean-Pierre Jeunet whose career has been marked by films like Delicatessen, The fabulous destiny of Amelie Poulain and A long engagement Sunday. With such an aura – we find him behind the camera for the fourth installment of the Alien saga (Alien, the resurrection), but will refuse, for example, the position for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix —, Netflix did not think long before offering to host its next film on the platform, namely BigBug. If it takes the form of a retrofuturist film, Jeunet’s latest creation seems less to question the relationship to technology than to probe the human, his behavior and his soul. In 2045, the world is steeped in the misuse of artificial intelligence but is under threat from Yonyx androids. Caulked at home, a gallery of individuals must suddenly face the astonishing reaction of their domestic robots, serving them to realize all their fantasies and many other vital needs, who take them hostage giving rise to a very particular atmosphere which escalates and ubiquitous situations.
Space Force – Season 2
For those who have already swallowed all nine seasons of The Office and who are currently lacking the creatives behind this iconic series and Steve Carell, the arrival of the second season of SpaceForce should make them smile. Moreover, the actor who lends his features to Michael Scott is multi-hatted on this project: creator, producer and, also, actor since he embodies the character of General Mark Naird, parachuted in at the head of a new section of the United States Armed Forces, on the orders of President Donald Trump, namely the United States Space Force. But obviously, as in any production stamped Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks & Recreation), we find ourselves more on the side of an atypical work environment, whose employees are made fun of, rather than a skillfully orchestrated headquarters. The casting left us, at the time, with few doubts about the comic aspect (Lisa Kudrow (Friends), Ben Schwartz (Parks & Recreation, sonic: the movie)), even if the final achievement was below expectations around the series. Be that as it may, here it is back for a second season which will perhaps find the right formula to concretize the essay and rectify the trajectory of this series which oscillates between comedy and satire of old conflicts between the United States. United, Russia and China around the race for space conquest. We bet that the duo Mark Naird and Adrian Mallory (the scientific director of the program, camped by John Malkovitch) will still be able to offer us hilarious sequences between two lunar missions, the realization and the result of which are often sources of mockery.
The Cuphead Show
In September 2017, Microsoft got its hands on a particularly original game: this one is none other than Cuphead, a run ‘n gun with a licked artistic touch and taking up the very cartoonish style of the first Disney productions. Critically acclaimed and endowed with endearing characters, the game of the Moldenhauer brothers – which we discussed creation last September in a dedicated article — quickly proved its entertainment potential. So much so that it caught the attention of Netflix, the American SVOD giant having been quick to contact, during the summer of 2019, the MDHR studio to offer them the opportunity to develop an animated series. The project, both headed by the two brothers and developed by Dave Wasson, features Cuphead and Mugman, two brothers with very different characters, for a new round of adventures through the islands of Inkwell. Thirsty for thrills, the two brothers will quickly be attracted to a fairground but, as always with them, everything quickly takes on enormous proportions and the many characters they will meet, including Miss Chalice, will learn it at their expense. Like the game, the format of the series also relies on speed since the different episodes, twelve in number, will be carried out at full speed during an interval of twelve minutes: enough binge watcher this creation in one evening!
Vikings: Valhalla – Season 1
For more than seven years, on the History channel, the series vikings, created by Michael Hirst, occupied the second parts of the evening for many Americans before landing on the platform of the SVOD giant. If the epic of Ragnar Lothbrok and his sons ended on a cold evening at the end of December 2020, Netflix had the idea of ​​continuing the very popular success of the series by developing a spin-off called Vikings: Valhalla. If we do not find the original creator Michael Hirst directly behind this derivative series, the latter is however present, as a producer, to support the screenwriter Jeb Stuart. To restart on a fresh basis, even though filming took place in the same location, the spin-off series jumps back in time by a century to focus on the stories of new vikings and their descendants during the 1000s. Among the illustrious warriors who will have the right to a place of choice in this new series, we find the muscular Leif Eriksson, who left his Greenlandic lands in search of power, accompanied by his sister Freydis Eiriksdottir, devoting a cult to the old gods, but also Harald Hardrada and the Norman King William the Conqueror who would, in reality, be a distant descendant of a certain Rollo: a name well known to fans of the original series! For this first season, we will have to be satisfied with little: only eight episodes are on the program, but the teams are already at work not on a season 2, but of course on a season 3 and, according to the showrunner , the teams did not have a light hand on the action and the fights!
It also comes out in February 2022
