Once again we look forward to another month of new content on the US version of Netflix. To watch US Netflix here in Australia, you'll need a geo-unblocking service, which also allows you to access Netflix Canada, UK, and dozens of other Netflix regions, switching between each region instantly. There are many geo-unblocking services, but Unblock-Us is highly recommended due to its reliability, performance and ease of use (a simple change to your DNS settings is all that's needed - ensuring this works on devices that don't support VPNs). The same subscription also allows you to sign up to and watch Hulu (additional subscription fees may be needed for Hulu Plus), and dozens of other streaming services from around the world.
February may not be a treasure trove of sparkly new content on Netflix USA, but there are definitely some notable additions worth checking out.
Judd Apatow fans will welcome the debut of the Netflix Original series, Love. Apatow’s previous work includes cult classic films, Superbad and The 40 Year-Old Virgin, which typically celebrate the underdog while examining their follies with embarrassingly close scrutiny. Love sticks to this format as it follows twenty-somethings, Mickey and Gus, through the pitfalls of intimacy and commitment. As is also Apatow’s style, the lead roles are inhabited by actors of relative obscurity, but fans of Lena Dunham’s incredible Girls (Apatow is also attached as a writer and executive producer) will recognise Gillian Jacobs who had a small but pivotal role in Season 4.
And anyone feeling nostalgic for the 1980s and in particular, long running series, Full House, will no doubt be thrilled that Netflix has resurrected the much beloved series in the form of Fuller House. Candace Cameron Bure (D.J.) and Jodie Sweetin (Stephanie) along with a host of original cast members reprise their roles although the story is now centred around a new generation so John Stamos (Jesse) and Dave Coulier (Joey) make a token appearance only. The Olsen twins are conspicuously absent.
Foodies can feast on Cooked, the four-part docu-series based on food writer Michael Pollan’s book of the same name. With the ultimate aim to get people back into their kitchens, preparing their own food, the series explores how ancient cooking practices have evolved over time and the impact this has had on humankind.
Two new stand-up specials will be on offer - Hannibal Burress: Comedy Camisado (Feb 5) and Theo Von: No Offense (Feb 26). Though markedly different comedians, each is known for their straight shooting style. Prepare to laugh AND be challenged.
Better Call Saul, a prequel to Breaking Bad, will have a built in audience of fans keen to know just who Saul was before he became Walter White’s dodgy lawyer. Season 1 arrives on 1st of February.
Movies on offer include Armageddon, the ‘save the planet’ sci-fi action film starring Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck, Charlie’s Angels (the sexy remake of the TV classic) starring Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu, and Full Metal Jacket, director Stanley Kubrick’s brilliant and brutal depiction of the Vietnam War.
Rather laugh? Check out comic geniuses Rowan Atkinson in Johnny English and Will Ferrell in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.
And nothing lasts forever with Classic Dr Who: Collections 1-18 leaving as the new month begins, along with classics like The Terminator, Bad Santa, Rain Man, The Firm, The Hurt Locker and The Naked Gun trilogy (and a third). There will also be a lot less Pokemon and Sonic the Hedgehog.
The full list of added titles and those that are leaving are listed below.
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Available on Netflix February 1:
A Picture of You
Armageddon
Better Call Saul (Season 1)
Charlie's Angels
Collateral Damage
Cruel Intentions
A Faster Horse
Full Metal Jacket
Game Face
Jennifer 8
Johnny English
The Little Engine That Could
The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (Season 1)
Losing Isaiah
Masha's Tales (Season 1)
My Side of the Mountain
Para Elisa
Pokemon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction
Pokemon: XY (Season 1)
Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Sin City
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Stardust
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby
Teen Witch
Tin Man: “Search for Emerald”
The Year Dolly Parton Was My Mom
February 2
Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave
February 3
I Love You Phillip Morris
February 4
Love
February 5
Care Bears & Cousins (Season 2)
Hannibal Buress: Comedy Camisado
Mad Men (Season 7, Part 2)
Turbo: F.A.S.T. (Season 3)
February 6
Lila & Eve
February 10
Dope
The Girl in the Book
February 13
The Face of Love
February 15
Open Season
XXY
February 16
Athsma
Atonement
February 17
The Returned (Season 2)
February 19
Cooked (Season 1)
Love (Season 1)
February 22
3rd World Cops 2
February 23
Bare
February 24
Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Frost Fight!
February 26
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny
Fuller House (Season 1)
Theo Von
February 27
Finding Vivian Maier
February 29
Ashes and Embers
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Leaving Netflix on February 1
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein
Asylum
Bad Santa
Benny and Joon
Big Fish
Blue Crush
Classic Doctor Who: Collections 1-18
Crocodile Dundee 2
The Dancer Upstairs
Daylight
Doctor Who (Season 1-8)
The Firm
Fletch
Gifted Hands
Gothika
The Hurt Locker
The Naked Gun
The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
Rain Man
Ray
Secrets and Lies (Season 1)
Sorority Row
The Terminator
Terms of Endearment
February 2
Pokemon the Movie: Black and White: BW Adventures in Unova and Beyond
Pokemon the Movie: Black: Victini and Reshiram
Pokemon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened
Pokemon the Movie: Kyumen vs. The Sword of Justice
Pokemon the Movie: White: Victini and Zekrom
Pokemon: Black & White (Seasons 1-2)
Pokemon: Indigo League (Season 2)
February 3
Bottle Shock
February 7
Compliance
Jack and Diane
February 11
Bridezillas (Season 10)
Stephen King’s Bag of Bones
United 93
Were the World Mine
February 13
The Fourth Kind
February 15
Kitten Party
February 16
The Pitch (Season 2)
February 17
Violet & Daisy
February 19
North Sea Texas
Problem Child: Leslie Jones
Side by Side
February 21
Jesus Camp
Marriage Boot Camp: Bridezillas (Season 1)
Nobody Walks
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning
February 24
Chicagoland (Season 1)
Death Row Stories (Season 1)
February 25
The Guild (Season 1)
February 27
Crooked Arrows
Halloween: Resurrection
February 28
Sabrina, The Animated Series (Seasons 1-2)
The Sea Inside
Sonic the Hedgehog: The Complete Series
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