As we get ready to usher in a new year, your viewing schedule should also form part of your prep with Netflix forming one of the key cornerstones thereof. As always there’s exciting new content to look forward to on the platform headlined by the latest in the local ‘Umjolo‘ series, the latest in the romantic drama trilogy is titled Umjolo: My Beginning, My End! which launches on January 3rd. It follows Mayi as she questions her upcoming wedding.
You can also ring in the new year with Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (also debuting on January 3rd) an animated adventure where Gromit must save Wallace from a rogue invention. More drama unfolds in Dubai’s most lavish friendship circle in Dubai Bling: Season 3, launching on January 8th. Lastly, XO, Kitty: Season 2 premieres on January 16th, as Kitty returns to Seoul for a fresh start, but drama and romance ensue.
Local Content
Umjolo: My Beginning, My End! – Netflix Film – 3 Jan
Caught between her family and her free spirit, Mayi begins to question her upcoming nuptials when she meets a charming and passionate saxophonist.
International Content
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl- Netflix Kids and Family – 3 Jan
Top dog Gromit springs into action to save his master when Wallace’s high-tech invention goes rogue and he’s framed for a series of suspicious crimes.
Dubai Bling: Season 3 – Netflix Series – 8 Jan
With friends like these, who needs enemies? Dubai’s most dysfunctional and lavish friendship circle is back as the drama unfolds in the latest season.
XO, Kitty: Season 2 – Netflix Series – 16 Jan
Kitty returns to Seoul ready for a fresh start, but her plan for a drama-free semester fizzles fast amid new faces, messy crushes and family secrets.
Non-Branded Titles
Ma – 1/1/2025
A woman agrees to buy booze for a group of teens and offers them her basement to party in. But her hospitality soon turns into obsession — and terror.
Escape Room – 1/1/2025
Six strangers use their wits to survive a series of deadly mystery rooms that cater to their worst fears — or die trying.
Tears of the Sun- 1/1/2025
When a coup plunges Nigeria into bloodshed, a Navy SEAL must rescue a doctor working in the jungle — and all the people in her care.
Check out the entire line-up here and start properly planning your viewing schedule to kick off your 2025 on an oh so cool note.
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