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Netflixis currently neck - deep in awards season , pushing its two biggest contenders , Bradley Cooper’sMaestroand Todd Haynes’May December , for Oscar condition . By now , the king of the streamers is a well - oiled machine that succeeds even without try , and 2024 does n’t seem to be an exception .
It must be said , though , that Netflix ’s 2024 movie slating seems a shade more subdued than in previous days as the ramifications of the 2023 Hollywood ten-strike will be feel throughout this year . However , Netflix has several highly anticipated shows in 2024 , plus a healthy collection of original and acquired content . Indeed , Netflix always has several pop moviesin the grapevine , and its original slate for this year is promising . From long - awaited sequel to refreshing original wager , Netflix ’s most prognosticate movies of 2024 will sure keep it on top of the streaming wars .
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8. Good Grief (January 5)
Dan Levy is quite a gifted author . A four - time Emmy winner , Levy rose to stardom as the cobalt - creator , author , managing director , and star of the CBC seriesSchitt ’s Creek . Now , he ’s on the Netflix train with the dramedyGood Grief , about a man who is reeling over the recent death of his partner and mother , and who goes on a Paris getaway with his friends .
Joined by Academy Award campaigner Ruth Negga and the ever - underestimate Himesh Patel , Levy leads what seems to be a feel - good dramedy about grief and acceptance . Good Grieflooks apotheosis for a later - night vigil , collide with all the same vibes as photographic film likeUnder the Tuscan SunandEat Pray Love . Powered by Levy ’s appeal , Good Griefmight be the palpate - good film this January .
7. Irish Wish (March 15)
A newfangled contender forthe best Latinian language movies on Netflixarrives in March . Lindsay Lohan stars in the romantic fantasy movieIrish Wishopposite Ed Speelers ofEragonfame . The cinema follows Maddie , a young woman who check to be the bridesmaid at the hymeneals of the evident beloved of her animation , who ’s marrying her best friend . After make a wish while in Ireland , Maddie wakes up as the St. Bridget , but realizes her true soulmate is someone else entirely .
With a assumption as delightfully ludicrous as this , Irish Wishcould be a so - sorry - it’s - good classic in the making . The film stigmatize Lohan ’s 2nd quislingism with Netflix after 2022 ’s read-only storage - comFalling for Christmas . Perhaps it ’s the millennial in me , but I ’m all for LiLo claiming the statute title of Netflix read-only storage - com queen mole rat , andIrish Wishseems like the perfect vehicle to do it .
6. Damsel (March 8)
Millie Bobby Brown is doubtless Netflix ’s reigning nance . The 19 - year - oldStranger Thingsbreakout has carved a place for herself at the streamerthanks to her role in the aforesaid show and hits like the Enola Holmes series . This year will see her starring in yet another Netflix film , the fantasy - adventureDamsel .
The plot center on Princess Elodie , a young adult female who espouse a handsome prince , only to discover she ’s being offered as a sacrifice to ante up an ancient debt . Thrown into a cave with a dragon , Elodie must rely on her mentality to survive . Damselco - stars Oscar nominee Angela Bassett , plus Robin Wright , Ray Winstone , and Nick Robinson . The moving picture arrives on March 8 and promises to be another steppingstone in Brown ’s blossoming career .
5. Rebel Moon Part 2: The Scargiver (April 19)
Zack Snyder’sRebel Moonreceived assorted reviews from critics and audiences . Its numbers were also quite ho - hum , especially considering Netflix was promoting it as the long-neck clam ’s version ofStar Wars . Still , Zack Snyder ’s movies do good from being see , and there ’s no better place to do that than Netflix . With three months to go until the press release of the subsequence , Rebel Moon – Part 1 : A Child of Firecan still sneak into audiences ’ hearts .
Part 2 – The Scargiverwill arrive on April 19 and continue the story by centering on the ongoing battle against the Motherworld . Only time will tell ifRebel Moonis indeed theStar Wars - esque franchise Netflix desire it to be . One thing is for sure : you may expecttwodirector ’s cuts because that ’s just how Snyder stray .
4. Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (no release date announced)
Thirty years after he last played Axel Foley , Oscar - nominee Eddie Murphy returns to the office that made him a virtuoso in Netflix’sBeverly Hills Cop : Axel F. The plot of land will see Foley returning to Beverly Hills after the death of an old friend . join by his alienated daughter and her ex - beau , Foley will investigate rottenness within the Beverly Hills Police Department .
Axel F.will mark Murphy ’s third collaboration with Netflix afterDolemite Is My NameandYou People . arithmetic mean are gamy , considering the original trilogy remains extremely beloved , Murphy ’s previous nostalgia continuation , Amazon Prime’sComing 2 America , somewhat underperformed , however . But if anyone can make this piece of work , it’sMurphy , and who does n’t need to see Axel Foley back in action at law ?
3. The Old Guard 2 (no release date announced)
Gina Prince - Bythewood ’s 2020 superhero filmThe Old Guardwas an telling smash . It features an ensemble cast lead by Oscar - winner Charlize Theron as a group of immortal mercenaries on a revenge mission . Over a class after its release , Netflix give the green igniter to a sequelto be directed by Victoria Mahoney .
Details about the plot remain obscure , but most of the original cast , including Theron , KiKi Layne , Marwan Kenzari , Matthias Schoenaerts , and Oscar - candidate Chiwetel Ejiofor , will return . Joining them are Oscar - campaigner Uma Thurman and Henry Golding in undisclosed roles . The Old Guardis among Netflix ’s most successful action at law films , and the sequel has everything go for it to be even dependable .
2. The Electric State (no release date announced)
Simon Stålenhag ’s graphic novelThe Electric Statewill find a resilient - action adaptation good manners of Netflix and the Russo Brothers ( Citadel ) . Millie Bobby Brown will star opposite an all - star cast , including Chris Pratt , Oscar - success Ke Huy Quan , and Oscar - nominee Stanley Tucci . Set in an alternate , dystopian version of 1997 , where Earth has been ravaged by a machinelike war , the patch follows Michelle , a adolescent lady friend who travels the countryside with her toy golem in lookup of her buddy .
The Russo Brothers have been very hit - or - miss for Netflix . The Electric Statehas an likeable premise , a promising mold , and a studio apartment willing to throw money at it to make Stålenhag ’s vision come to living . If the Russos can rein in in their worst impulses , this can potentially be a major winnings for Netflix .
1. A Family Affair (no release date announced)
Speaking of smash - and - miss theater director , Richard LaGravenese is back behind the tv camera for the upcoming Netflix romantic comedyA Family Affair . A gifted author behind hits likeThe Fisher King , The Bridges of Madison County , andBehind the Candelabra , LaGravenese is a more spotty music director . His efforts , from the zany rom - comP.S. I Love Youto the underrated YA gemBeautiful Creatures , are never quite as great as they could be .
LaGravenese will directA Family Affair , which follows a young adult female working as an assistant for a movie star whose life story modify when he falls for her female parent . The game sound utterly silly , but a cast admit Zac Efron ( The Iron Claw ) and Nicole Kidman might elevate the stuff . We will always necessitate a expert read-only storage - com , andA Family Affaircould very well be just that .
