New & note-worthy additions to Netflix over the last week 4/1-9/14 min read

Whats new on Netflix? Check back here weekly for the latest note-worthy additions to Netflix. Today’s post is covering additions between the 28th of December and 3rd of January. Please note that this is not a full, comprehensive list and merely a list of the most interesting.

New on Netflix

8th January

Teen Wolf

An animal bite turns a high schooler into a werewolf and he suddenly becomes a star athlete and chick magnet. But he also faces a new set of problems.

Certificate: 15

Year: 2016

Duration: 5 Seasons

Episode Length: 41min

Cast: Linden Ashby, Tyler Posey, Tyler Hoechlin, Crystal Reed, Dylan O’Brien, Holland Roden, JR Bourne, Melissa Ponzio

6th January

Degrassi: Next Class

Season 3 Added

Degrassi’s next generation of high-tech newbies and returning students navigates real-world high school drama. If you’re a teen, this is your life.

Certificate: 15

Year: 2017

Duration: 3 Seasons

Episode Length: 24min

Cast: Stefan Brogren, Jamie Bloch, Soma Bhatia, Amanda Arcuri, Amir Bageria, Chelsea Clark, Sara Waisglass, Ana Golja, Ricardo Hoyos, Reiya Downs, Ehren Kassam, Andre Kim, Eric Osborne, Nikki Gould, Lyle Lettau, Spencer MacPherson, Olivia Scriven, Richard Walters, Dante Scott

Golden Years

“The Golden Years” have new meaning for an aging retiree turned accidental robber whose wife becomes his accomplice on a small-town crime spree.

Certificate: 12

Year: 2016

Duration: 1hr 36m

Director: John Miller

Cast: Simon Callow, Bernard Hill, Sue Johnston, Alun Armstrong, Virginia McKenna, Phil Davis, Mark Williams, Ellen Thomas, Una Stubbs, Brad Moore

5th January

50/50

An otherwise healthy twentysomething has a comically early midlife crisis when he gets slapped with a cancer diagnosis and a 50-50 chance of survival.

Certificate: 15

Year: 2011

Duration: 1hr 39m

Director: Jonathan Levine

Cast: Anjelica Huston, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Serge Houde, Anna Kendrick, Seth Rogen, Bryce Dallas Howard, Matt Frewer, Philip Baker Hall, Andrew Airlie, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Marie Avgeropoulos

Attack on Titan

With his hometown in ruins, young Eren Yeager becomes determined to fight back against the giant Titans that threaten to destroy the human race.

Certificate: 15

Year: 2013

Duration: 1 Season

Episode Length: 25min

Cast: Yu Kobayashi, Kisho Taniyama, Yu Shimamura, Marina Inoue, Yui Ishikawa, Yuki Kaji, Keiji Fujiwara, Hiroshi Kamiya, Romi Park, Daisuke Ono, Hiro Shimono, Ryota Osaka, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Saki Fujita, Shiori Mikami, Tomohisa Hashizume

Backstrom

A smart but obnoxious cop heads up Portland, Oregon’s new Special Crimes Unit, where his unorthodox methods rile up co-workers and civilians alike.

Certificate: G

Year: 2015

Duration: 1 Season

Episode Length: 43min

Cast: Rainn Wilson, Thomas Dekker, Page Kennedy, Kristoffer Polaha, Beatrice Rosen, Genevieve Angelson, Dennis Haysbert

Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey

This comic sequel finds Bill and Ted entering the Battle of the Bands to save the future — and heavy metal — while fending off a dastardly tyrant.

Certificate: PG

Year: 1991

Duration: 1hr 33m

Director: Peter Hewitt

Cast: Joss Ackland, George Carlin, Pam Grier, Keanu Reeves, William Sadler, Alex Winter, Sarah Trigger, Hal Landon Jr., Amy Stock-Poynton, Jim Martin

Gandhi

Ben Kingsley stars as the diminutive attorney who stood up against British rule in India and became a global symbol of nonviolence and understanding.

Certificate: PG

Year: 1982

Duration: 3hr 8m

Director: Richard Attenborough

Cast: Candice Bergen, Edward Fox, John Gielgud, Trevor Howard, Ben Kingsley, John Mills, Ian Charleson, Martin Sheen, Athol Fugard, Günther Maria Halmer

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

A wild teenage boy and his late foster mother’s cantankerous husband get lost in the wilderness after social services threatens to take the boy away.

Certificate: 12

Year: 2016

Duration: 1hr 41m

Director: Taika Waititi

Cast: Sam Neill, Rachel House, Oscar Kightley, Rima Te Wiata, Julian Dennison, Tioreore Ngatai-Melbourne, Rhys Darby, Cohen Holloway, Stan Walker, Troy Kingi, Mike Minouge

Maid in Manhattan

Sparks fly when a chambermaid and a rising politician literally collide at a posh New York City hotel. The only problem? He assumes she’s a guest.

Certificate: PG

Year: 2002

Duration: 1hr 45m

Director: Wayne Wang

Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Stanley Tucci, Jennifer Lopez, Frances Conroy, Tyler Posey, Bob Hoskins, Chris Eigeman, Marissa Matrone, Priscilla Lopez, Amy Sedaris

Witches of East End

Besides being an artist and the mother of two daughters, Joanna Beauchamp harbors an identity she hides from the world: that of a centuries-old witch.

Certificate: G

Year: 2014

Duration: 2 Seasons

Episode Length: 43min

Cast: Julia Ormond, Mädchen Amick, Rachel Boston, Eric Winter, Jenna Dewan Tatum, Daniel DiTomasso

4th January

Unbroken

Olympic track star Louis Zamperini becomes a pilot during World War II and endures a brutal struggle for survival when he is captured by the Japanese.

Certificate: 15

Year: 2014

Duration: 2hr 17m

Director: Angelina Jolie

Cast: Garrett Hedlund, Finn Wittrock, Jack O’Connell, Domhnall Gleeson, Jai Courtney, Miyavi, Vincenzo Amato, Luke Treadaway, John Magaro, Maddalena Ischiale