One month of winter down, two to go so let’s jump into all the toasty warm new offerings on Netflix this month.
Raise your hand if you’ve been missing Winona Ryder (Reality Bites) so much it hurts. I know, I know, it’s been a long time between drinks. But happily, she returns to our screens from July 15 in the eerie new series, Stranger Things. As the mother of a boy who has gone missing, Ryder’s Joyce discovers everything is not as it seems in her small town as she fights to get her son back. Set in the 1980s, don’t be surprised if the vibe is Spielberg-esque.
And while we’re talking about spooky things, stay tuned for weekly episodes of the Netflix Original series, Scream, based on the popular movie franchise. Season 2 kicks off from July 12 and stars relative newbies Willa Fitzgerald and John Karna.
From Oscar nominated filmmaker, Joe Berlinger (Metallica: This Monster Lives), comes a documentary about the original self-help author and motivational speaker, Tony Robbins. Going behind the scenes on his “Date With Destiny” seminar, Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru not only gives unprecedented access to the man himself but captures the real-life transformations of the participants as they happen. Robbins is coming to the Gold Coast in 2017 but given that the discount price is more than four grand, it might be more cost effective to take notes during this doco.
And if there’s one thing that’s bound to thrill my husband, it’s the addition of all 7 seasons of Gilmore Girls. No, I’m not kidding. He really has a soft spot for those girls and he’s not alone. The much beloved series about young mother, Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and het teenaged daughter, Rory (Alexis Bledel), is the perfect opportunity to binge-watch and bond with your significant other. Lock in date night from July 1.
If your partner is playing hard to get when it comes to Gilmore Girls, perhaps a series generating loads of buzz will win them over. Look no further than How To Get Away With Murder: Season 1. Starring Viola Davis (The Help) as brilliant criminal defense professor, Annalise Keating, this legal thriller and Golden Globe nominee from producer Shonda Rhimes (Scandal, Grey’s Anantomy) delivers on suspense and mystery.
Need a fluffy Hollywood film? Check out Raising Helen starring Kate Hudson (Almost Famous). A terrible family tragedy leaves Helen, a New York career woman living a fabulous, child-free life, suddenly shackled with her sister’s three kids. What does she know about raising kids? She’s a fabulous New York career woman!! But don’t panic because though there are sure to be trials and tribulations, feel good schmaltz is the winner in the end.
Check out the list of highlights being added to Netflix this month below:
Netflix Originals:
Deep: Season 1 - 1/7/2016
Between: Season 2 - 1/7/2016
Marcella: Season 1 - 1/7/2016
Marco Polo: Season 2 - 1/7/2016
Jim Jefferies: Freedumb - 1/7/2016
Stranger Things: Season 1 - 15/7/2016
BoJack Horseman: Season 3 - 22/7/2016
Degrassi: Next Class: Season 2 - 22/7/2016
Netflix Originals (Weekly Episodes):
Scream: Season 2 (New Episodes) - July 12, July 19, July 26
Netflix Original Documentaries:
Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru - 15/7/2016
Last Chance U - 29/7/2016
Netflix Original Film:
Brahman Naman - 7/7/2016
Rebirth - 15/7/2016
Tallulah - 29/7/2016
Netflix Original Series For Kids:
Word Party: Season 1 - 8/7/2016
Puss in Boots: Season 3 - 15/7/2016
Popples: Season 3 - 24/7/2016
LEGO: Bionicle: The Journey to One: Season 2 - 29/7/2016
Home: Adventures with Tip & Oh - 29/7/2016
Netflix Original Anime:
Kuromukuro: Season 1 - 4/7/2016
Magi: The Adventures of Sinbad: Season 1 - 15/7/2016
Highlights:
Blue is the Warmest Colour - 1/7/2016
Dom Hemingway - 1/7/2016
Free Willy - 1/7/2016
Gilmore Girls: Complete Season 1-7 - 1/7/2016
Sensitive Skin: Season 2 - 1/7/2016
When Harry Met Sally - 6/7/2016
The Invitation - 8/7/2016
How to Get Away with Murder: Season 1 - 15/7/2016
Teen Wolf: Season 5 - 17/7/2016
Cruel Intentions - 20/7/2016
Also Added:
What A Girl Wants - 1/7/2016
A Decent Arrangement - 1/7/2016
Dirt game: Season 1 - 1/7/2016
A Family Affair - 1/7/2016
Eastsiders: Season 1 -2 - 1/7/2016
Father Ted: Season 1-3 - 1/7/2016
John Safran’s Race Relations: Season 1 - 1/7/2016
Judith Lucy’s Spiritual Journey: Season 1 - 1/7/2016
Queer As Folk: Series 1-2 - 1/7/2016
Review with Myles Barlow: Season 1-2 - 1/7/2016
Shame - 1/7/2016
The Wiggles: Season 5 - 1/7/2016
Toast of London: Season 1-3 - 1/7/2016
Very Small Business: Season 1 - 1/7/2016
Making the American Man - 1/7/2016
Gridlocked - 14/7/2016
The Negotiator - 15/7/2016
Holidays - 15/7/2016
Gladiator 20/7/2016
Half Baked 27/7/2016
Raising Helen 27/7/2016
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