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Netflix continues to solidify its spot as the biggest streaming platform, having released a handful of high-caliber content โ and itโs only the fourth month of the year. From big-budget blockbusters to arthouse indie titles, thereโs always something for everyone. Check out Netflixโs best releases in the last few weeks:
“Beef” (2023)
Director: Lee Sung Jin
Cast: Steve Yeun, Ali Wong
Genre: Comedy, drama
Runtime: 30 minutes
Plot: Already dubbed the best series of the year, “Beef” features award-winning actor Steven Yeun and stand-up actress Ali Wong in a heated road rage encounter that leads to a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse as they obsess about destroying each otherโs lives.
“The Diplomat” (2023)
Director: Debora Cahn
Cast: Keri Russel, Rufus Sewell, David Gyasi
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Runtime: 50 minutes
Plot: Holding the top spot on Netflix in several countries, “The Diplomat” features Kate Wyler, who lands a high-profile diplomatic job sheโs underqualified for in the middle of an international crisis.
“Better Call Saul Season 6” (2015-2023)
Director: Vince Gilligan, Peter Gould
Cast: Bob Odenkirk, Rhea Seehorn, Jonathan Banks
Genre: Crime, Drama
Runtime: 46 minutes
Plot: Before there was Saul Goodman, there was Jimmy McGill. The sixth and final season of the “Breaking Bad” spin-off “Better Call Saul” is finally on Netflix and will determine whether itโs freedom or prison for everyoneโs favorite morally-challenged lawyer.
“Love is Blind Season 4” (2023)
Director: Chris Coeleen
Cast: Nick Lachey, Vanesa Lachey,
Genre: Reality TV, Romance
Runtime: 48 minutes
Plot: Love is Blind is back for a fourth season and continues to change the landscape of reality dating TV with its unique way of matchmaking: proposing marriage to a stranger in less than a month after getting to know each other through a wall.
“Murder Mystery 2” (2023)
Director: Jeremy Garelick
Cast: Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler
Genre: Action, comedy, crime
Runtime: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Plot: Comedy powerhouses Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler are back to solve international crimes while on holiday โ this time in Paris and Hawaii.
“The Night Agent” (2023)
Director: Adam Arkin, Guy Ferland, Seth Gordon, Ramaa Mosley, Millicent Shelton
Cast: Gabriel Basso, Luciane Buchanan, Fola Evans-Akingbola
Genre: Action, drama, thriller
Runtime: 50 minutes
Plot: Low-rank FBI agent Peter Sutherland works a rather dull job manning a phone that never rings in the basement of the White House โ until it did โ luring him into a series of conspiracies about the highest levels of the United States government.
“Hunger” (2023)
Director: Sitisiri Mongkolsiri
Cast: Nopachai Chaiyanam, Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, Gunn Svasti Na Ayudhya
Genre: Drama, thriller
Runtime: 2 hours, 26 minutes
Plot: Follow the journey of aspiring chef Aoy in this Thai thriller as she accepts an invitation to join Hunger, an elite, private culinary team led by the notorious Chef Paul.
“Sweet Tooth” Season 2 (2021-2023)
Director: Jim Mickle, Ben Schwartz
Cast: Nonso Anozie, Christian Convery, Adeel Akhtar
Genre: Action, adventure, drama
Runtime: 50 minutes
Plot: A virus called โThe Great Crumbleโ ravaged the world in this post-apocalyptic series as it caused the emergence of hybrids: babies born part animal, part human.
“Chupa” (2023)
Director: Jonas Cuaron
Cast: Sean Kennedy Moore, Joe Barnathan, Marcus Rinehart
Genre: Action, adventure, drama
Runtime: 1 hour 35 minutes
Plot: Teenage boy Alex discovers a young chupacabra hiding in his grandfatherโs shed while on vacation in Mexico. As his fondness for the creature grows, Alex and his cousins begin the adventure of a lifetime to save the mythical creature.
“Mission Impossible: Fallout” (2018)
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
Cast: Tom Cruise, Henry Cavill, Ving Rhames, Alec Baldwin
Genre: Action, adventure, thriller
Runtime: 2 hours 27 minutes
Plot: The sixth installment of the Mission Impossible franchise features the IMF team fighting CIA assassins while trying to prevent a nuclear war.