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Every beginning of the month, we present you the new series, or the new seasons, expected.
Here is the program for January 2021.
NETFLIX
"24 Hours chrono", the integral
The first fiction to deal with anti-terrorism after the attacks of September 11, 2001, “24 Heures chrono” is a fiction that has marked the history of television series.
In particular by its format, in near real time, where a 42-minute episode corresponds to one hour in the story.
Each 24-part season thus represents a full day during which the hero Jack Bauer, played by Kiefer Sutherland, must save the United States, and even the world, from a terrorist threat.
The rhythm and the almost unbearable suspense captivate from start to finish, even if some seasons are much less successful than others.
Available from January 1st.
Kiefer Sutherland has something to tell you.
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- Netflix France (@NetflixFR) December 16, 2020
EDITOR'S RATING: 4/5
"Cobra Kaï", season 3
Season 3 of the series which continues the “Karate Kid” saga with the same actors as in the 1990s has just arrived on Netflix.
Mixing his sequences with pictures of "old" films, the series makes us live the emotional reunion, amazing, instructive ... In the vein of previous seasons, this latest glad, moves and hangs input set.
Available since January 1st.
EDITOR'S RATING: 4/5
"Lupine"
Fifty years after the cult series "Arsène Lupine", Netflix attacks the hero of Maurice Leblanc.
But Omar Sy does not succeed Georges Descrières.
He plays Assane Diop whose father was accused of a crime he did not commit and died of it.
To avenge him, he will be inspired by his hero, the gentleman-burglar ...
Available January 8.
"Disenchanted", part III
Everything is chaos on the side of "Disenchanted".
A year and a half after season 2, the ten new episodes of Matt Groening's animated series will take Princess Bean to another world, Steamland, seen at the end of the last unreleased ones, which will allow us to introduce some newcomers.
And the heroine's problems with her mother and part of the kingdom will continue…
Available January 15th.
"Dawson", the integral
This is a series for teens that has marked a whole generation.
At the end of the 1990s, “Dawson” and his hero arrived who sought to analyze everything rather than live in the present moment.
Her romantic dilemmas between her lifelong friend Joey and high school newbie Jen.
And his mate Pacey, all excited by his hormones.
An extremely well written series full of cinematographic references which is rediscovered with happiness by ignoring the really dated looks.
Available January 15th.
Team Dawson or Team Pacey, there will be something for everyone!
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- Netflix France (@NetflixFR) November 19, 2020
EDITOR'S RATING: 4/5
"Riverdale", season 5
Return to the small town of Riverdale for fans of the series of the same name, at the rate of one episode per week, following the American broadcast (on the CW channel and not on Netflix across the Atlantic).
This pop and black series in which the heroes are teenagers with the preoccupations of adults who are measured against serial killers has blown hot and cold since its inception.
After a particularly laborious season 4, we are waiting for a new lease of life.
On the plot side, the two flagship couples of the series, Betty and Jughead on one side, Veronica and Archie on the other, are more than ever shaken by the feelings that resurface between the first and the last ...
Available January 21.
"Ten percent", season 4
After its broadcast in the fall on France 2, the fourth and normally final season of the brilliant French series “Ten percent” arrives on Netflix.
The guest stars of this new season shine in the spotlight, especially women: Sandrine Kiberlain, Charlotte Gainsbourg or Sigourney Weaver.
On the program: always a lot of self-mockery but also new difficulties within the ASK agency.
Special mention to Laure Calamy, in the role of Noémie, Mathias' assistant and companion who is now embarking on production.
Available January 21.
EDITOR'S RATING: 4/5
"Destiny: The Winx Saga", season 1
They have enchanted many children since 2004. But for the first time, the fairies of the "Winx Club" will come to life.
After a spin-off in 2016 and 2017, Netflix commissioned a live-action series.
"Destiny: the Winx saga" thus takes up the original story of the cartoon, by focusing on the arrival of five girls at the fairy university of Alféa to learn how to use their powers.
Available January 22.
"Snowpiercer", season 2
Launched in early 2020, and adapted from the film by Bong Joon-Ho (the director of “Parasite”), himself transposed from the French anticipatory comic “Le Transperceneige”, the series “Snowpiercer”, after a somewhat slow start , had ended up seducing thanks to its delusional and suspenseful stories, its stunning special effects and its very successful casting.
The new season, which always tells how a gigantic train carrying the last human survivors goes around an Earth ravaged by freezing cold without being able to stop, is still produced by the brilliant Korean filmmaker.
It should accentuate the social side of the story, with its wealthy upper-class travelers trying to dominate the poor at the back of the train, even though reversals had started at the end of season 1…
Available January 26.
AMAZON PRIME VIDEO
"American Gods", season 3
The spooky adaptation of the novel "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman continues with this season 3. The hero, Ombre Moon, has now understood that he is the son of Odin and wants to cut ties with all the deities while the war is more and more imminent between old and new gods.
After a mind-blowing first season and a less inspired second, “American Gods”, like its main character, still seems to be looking for itself.
However, we remain attached to this story thanks to Ian McShane in the skin of the Traveler, alias Odin.
Available January 11.
EDITOR'S RATING: 3.5 / 5
"New York, special unit", seasons 11 to 13
The longest-running evening series on American television is in its 22nd season across the Atlantic.
While seasons 8-10 were already available on Amazon Prime Video, the platform is adding the following three in mid-January.
It is still far from the integral of this thriller devoted to sexual crimes, but the effectiveness of the series cannot be denied and it is always rediscovered with pleasure.
The actress Mariska Hargitay, present from the start, still plays the leading role and expertly leads her team.
Available January 15th.
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EDITOR'S RATING: 4/5
"South Park", season 23
The most irreverent cartoon kids are back.
With its season 23, "South Park" does not change a recipe that works, between trash humor and swear words at will.
A tone that even displeased China, to the point that all mention was removed from the Internet locally after the second episode, caricaturing the Middle Empire.
The creators even had to apologize… while making fun of Xi Jinping!
Available January 21.
"Star Trek: Lower Decks", season 1
The “Star Trek” galaxy continues to unfold on Amazon.
After "Picard" at the start of 2020, it's the turn of "Lower Decks" to make its appearance.
But this time it is an animated series with a significantly different tone.
She is interested in the USS Cerritos, a vessel welcoming very young recruits who, while they think they can do like their elders, find themselves performing thankless tasks ... and not without blunders.
Available January 22.
"Jessy and Nessy"
Far away is the frightening lake creature that has terrified entire generations.
In "Jessy & Nessy", the famous Loch Ness monster is a purple being full of good intentions.
From the top of his 5000 years, he helps answer the questions of his young friend, Jessy, curious about the world around him, thanks to magic glasses.
What to seduce the youngest.
Available January 22.
MYCANAL
"The Fall", season 1
The Irish series of 2013 which gave the French remake “Insoupçonnable” is a jewel which cannot be reduced to its 4-star cast: Gillian Anderson, the star of “X-Files” seen recently in “The Crown”, opposite Jamie Dornan, sublime actor of the saga “Fifty Shades of Gray”, revelation of this series, whose dark side is obvious.
From the start, we know that Paul Spector, the perfect father, is a predator who rapes and kills young brunette women.
It remains to be seen if Stella Gibson, a cold-blooded investigator, will succeed in arresting him.
Perfectly written, with ellipses and a maximum of suspense, the series is especially valid for its realization, which connects the back and forth between the stalking of the cop and the crimes of the maniac, whose scenes obviously respond to each other.
Except that Paul Spector is always one step ahead…
Available January 2 (for Polar + subscribers)
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EDITOR'S RATING: 4.5 / 5
"The Machinery", season 1
Total blackout.
In this Norwegian-Swedish novelty, an uneventful father wakes up in his car, on a ferry between the two countries, without knowing what happened to him.
His only belongings are a balaclava, a gun and a suitcase with money.
If he has nothing to be ashamed of, he decides despite everything to flee when the police arrive.
A decision that will prove to be fraught with consequences.
Available January 3 for Polar + subscribers.
"Masantonio: office of the missing", season 1
Back in Genoa, his hometown, Elio Masantonio starts a new job: leading the specialized search squad for missing persons.
This investigator with a complex personality, that few manage to identify, has a certain gift for probing the human soul and helping to solve its puzzles.
Ten episodes make up this series from the producer of "Gomorra".
Available January 4.
"The Good Lord Bird"
In the mid-19th century in the United States, John Brown was an abolitionist who preached wherever he went to convince crowds to end slavery.
Inhabited by his convictions, almost enlightened, he does not hesitate to use force to convey his ideas and free those he can ... A young black boy finds himself embarked on his gang and delivers his story in this series adapted from novel "L'Oiseau du bon Dieu" by James McBride, published in 2013, which combines historical facts and fiction.
Ethan Hawke is the co-creator of this fiction in seven episodes and lends his features to John Brown, whom he embodies with powerful energy in this fresco as incongruous as it is funny.
Available January 7.
EDITOR'S RATING: 4/5
"UFO (s)"
In 1978, Didier Mathure, a rocket scientist, had to accept, after a failed launch, to head GEPAN, a new cell, mocked by all, responsible for studying the signs of extraterrestrial presence in the French sky. at CNES.
But Mathure will quickly fall under the spell of his new, passionate and a little strange acolytes, then start to believe in UFOs himself, while a mysterious head of the gendarmerie makes him miserable ... With his short 30-minute episodes, the care taken in its decorations and places of the time, its amazing casting, its dazzling soundtrack, its completely goofy humor and its lively staging, "OVNI (s)" is the best surprise of the beginning of the year.
A funny and moving series, ideal for relaxing but also for learning a lot about UFOs and this GEPAN which still exists, carried by a formidable Melvil Poupaud in the role of the hero.
Available January 11.
EDITOR'S RATING: 4.5 / 5
"Dead Pixels"
Unpretentious British comedy, “Dead Pixels” features two young adult video game enthusiasts who spend several hours each day (including when they are at the office) in the fantastic world of “Kingdom Scrolls”, their favorite title at the moment.
Meg and Nicky form a trio with Usman, a father who is also devoured by the consuming passion for online and community gaming.
We often laugh in front of this series where the obsession with heroes gives rise to absurd situations.
Available January 22.
EDITOR'S RATING: 3.5 / 5
"Your Honor"
Bryan Cranston, whose role as Walter White in "Breaking Bad" marked the history of the series, returns in a leading role on the small screen with "Your Honor".
In this American fiction adapted from an Israeli format (a French version is also currently in development with Gérard Depardieu), he plays Michael Desiato, a respected judge.
But when his son kills another young man by hitting him behind the wheel of his car and leaves the scene without waiting for help, he denies all his beliefs in order to protect his son, even if it means having someone else accused of the crime.
Unsurprisingly, the 64-year-old actor is excellent and manages to convey all the contradictions of the title role.
Too bad the scenario is sorely lacking in credibility.
Available January 28.
EDITOR'S RATING: 3.5 / 5
OCS
"Euphoria: F * ck Anyone Who's Not A Sea Blob"
While waiting for the second season of the excellent series "Euphoria" with its adrift teens, here is the second special episode shot during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Where the first (available since early December) was centered on Rue, addicted to drugs, this one features Jules, a young transgender woman.
She takes advantage of the Christmas holidays to take stock of the year that has just passed.
Actress Hunter Schafer, who plays Jules, co-wrote and co-produced this episode.
Available January 25.
"CB Strike: Lethal White"
The investigations of private detective Cormoran Strike and his assistant Robin Ellacott, published in novels by Robert Galbraith, pseudonym of JK Rowling, are once again adapted in series.
The fourth volume, "Mortal White" ("Lethal White" in the original version) is entitled to a televised version in four parts, where the previous ones were adapted in two or three episodes.
This intrigue is set when a man with mental health problems tells Cormorant that he witnessed a murder as a child.
Well made, the series is a new success.
Available January 21.
EDITOR'S RATING: 4/5
"Tin Star", season 3
End clap for "Tin Star".
Two years after the season 2 broadcast, the British series is preparing to say goodbye to its fans.
Six final episodes will be offered as a return to Liverpool for Jack Worth, his wife Angela and their daughter Anna.
After the revelation of their dark family secret, all three are determined to confront their past and take revenge.
Available January 30.
DISNEY +
"Legends of Marvel Studios"
It can be difficult at times to navigate the Marvel universe and its dozen of characters.
But Disney + has the solution with the “Legends” of its heroes, starting with Scarlet Witch and Vision, soon in “WandaVision”.
This collection allows you to relocate the characters with a detailed return on their adventures and their journey within the Marvel universe.
Available January 8.
"WandaVision"
The first major series from the Marvel universe to be launched on Disney +, “WandaVision” features two key characters from the “Avengers”, Wanda Mawimof, alias the Scarlet Witch, with unlimited powers of destruction, and Vision, being of synthesis also endowed with powers as diverse as they are imposing.
They were in town together, a relationship abruptly ended after Vision's death.
But in the series, Wanda creates an imaginary world, with an aesthetic close to the sitcom, in which she brings back her ex-companion to live happy days with him.
Except that this parallel universe has negative consequences for the real world… The first images of the series, in which Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany take their roles from the “Avengers” saga, intrigue with this very sitcom imagery and a very deliberately offbeat tone …
Available January 15th.
"Raven", season 3
She hasn't said her last word.
A year and a half after its American broadcast, season 3 of “Raven”, a spin-off of “Phenomenon Raven” with Raven-Symoné, finally arrives in France.
Always ambitious, the young woman wants to launch her clothing line, not without problems.
Twenty-six episodes are to be discovered before a season 4 already being broadcast across the Atlantic.
Available January 22.
SALTO
"All American", season 3
After putting the first two seasons of “All American” online, Salto will continue by offering each episode of season 3 the day after its broadcast in the United States.
The young hero, an American football prodigy, continues to be torn between his humble origins and the upscale milieu he has frequented lately while playing for the Beverly Hills high school team.
But now he is back in his old establishment in a popular district.
Available January 19.
"A Million Little Things"
Nice surprise for the start of the 2018 academic year across the Atlantic, “A Million Little Things” finally arrives on French screens.
It is about a group of close-knit friends of which each member, between thirties and forties, puts into perspective his choices and his convictions when one of them commits suicide.
After a somewhat hesitant start, the series finds its way through the first season, making each of its protagonists endearing.
Available in January.
EDITOR'S RATING: 4/5
"Beecham House"
Created by the director of "Play it Like Beckham", Gurinder Chadha, "Beecham House" is a British historical fiction set in India in 1795. The country then arouses the envy of the United Kingdom and France.
A former English soldier, reconverted in the import-export, comes to settle in Delhi in a rich residence.
His mysterious past intrigues serving staff and the local community, especially as he is accompanied by a Métis baby and his housekeeper.
The rich sets and costumes ensure a beautiful reconstruction in the absence of a thrilling plot.
Note the presence in the credits of Grégory Fitoussi, who embodies a French general particularly hostile to the hero.
Available in January.
EDITOR'S RATING: 3.5 / 5
"The Cry"
Joanna and Alistair are parents of a baby and travel from Scotland to Australia to visit family.
On the last part of the journey, as they stop on the road between Melbourne and the coast, their boy is kidnapped.
A destructive drama that brings to light pre-existing flaws in the lives of both parents.
Beyond the thriller side around the disappearance of the child, "The Cry" is a heartbreaking psychological thriller served by two formidable performers: Jenna Coleman (seen in "Doctor Who" and "Victoria") and Ewen Leslie ("Top Of The Lake ”).
Available in January.
EDITOR'S RATING: 4/5
"Cryptid"
A seemingly quiet small Swedish town.
In appearance only, because many strange events disrupt the lives of its inhabitants.
In an attempt to uncover and put an end to these horrors, high school students will put their fears aside and face a supernatural force which has the ambition to plunge humanity into terror and misery…
Available in January.
"The Secrets She Keeps"
Butterfly Effect.
This six-episode Australian psychological thriller sees two women meet who have nothing in common: the first is an influencer married to a sports journalist, the second is a cashier in a supermarket.
But both are hiding a heavy secret that will come to light and threaten their lives and their relationships with their loved ones.
Available in January.