Sunday, July 5, 2020

Netflix Added 103 New Movies And 23 New Shows This Past Week

In the days leading up to the Fourth of July, New York governor Andrew Cuomo took to social media urging state residents to avoid indoor parties and large gatherings. But it seems folks didn’t listen and after seeing pictures of packed beaches and stocked bars surface online, a second wave of coronavirus-induced quarantine and social distancing seems closer than ever before.

Should it come to that, at least Netflix will have you covered. Over the past week, the streamer added a whopping 103 new movies and 23 new shows. Yes, it seems they’re giving subscribers enough content to last a lifetime of isolation and here’s a quick overview of some of the best titles that arrived this week.

Let’s start with movies. If you’re aching for a familiar yet thrilling crime drama, look no further than Donnie Brasco. This film, which stars Johnny Depp in one of his first lead roles ever, follows an undercover cop infiltrating a mob operation only to find himself relating more to the mobsters than the officers he works with. It’s a great watch and given the rapidly-declining reputation of law enforcement, the pic’s central message is almost contemporary.

Donnie Brasco

Another film for the times is the 2016 documentary I Am Not Your Negro. Narrated by Samuel L. Jackson, it tells the story of African American author James Baldwin and his unfinished novel Remember This House. Illuminating the history of race and racism in modern America, it’s a must-watch for anyone who cares about politics and, well, humanity.

Moving on to TV series and Netflix added new seasons of two blockbuster productions. These are Kingdom, a Korean fantasy show that borrows from Game of Thrones as much as it does monster horror, and Warrior Nun, a freshly-released supernatural thriller about an orphan who discovers she’s the chosen one of a sacred cult of demon-slayers.

For the entire list of what hit the streaming site this week, see below:

103 New Movies Added This Week