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02nd Oct 2016

Five brand new shows that you can watch on Netflix this weekend

Luke Cage is back baby.

Paul Moore

Netflix has added 5 great new Original shows that you can watch watch this weekend.

Tune in, drop out and enjoy your Sunday.

Amanda Knox

Plot: Was she a cold-blooded psychopath who brutally murdered her roommate or a naive student that was trapped in an endless nightmare?

Twice convicted and twice acquitted by Italian courts of the brutal killing of her British roommate,  Amanda Knox became the subject of global speculation as non-stop media attention fed the public’s fascination through every twist and turn of the nearly decade-long case.

In a world that remains strongly divided on the legal findings, Amanda Knox goes beyond guilt or innocence to shed new light on the events and circumstances of the past nine years.

Marvel’s Luke Cage

Plot: After a sabotaged experiment leaves him with super strength and unbreakable skin, Luke Cage (Mike Colter) becomes a fugitive trying to rebuild his life in modern day Harlem, New York City.

But he is soon pulled out of the shadows in a fight for the heart of his city – forcing him to confront a past he had tried to bury.

https://youtu.be/gtHTnuqlTVY

Audrie & Daisy

Plot: Audrie & Daisy is a topical real-life drama that examines the ripple effects of bullying on families, friends, schools and communities when two underage young women find that sexual crimes against them have been caught on camera.

From acclaimed filmmakers Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk,the candid feature takes a hard look at America’s teenagers who are coming of age in this new world of social media bullying.

https://youtu.be/gtfBoHPaZek

Easy

Plot: Easy is an anthology series that explores the lives of a diverse bunch of Chicago characters as they fumble through the modern maze of love, sex, technology and culture.

From a husband and wife reigniting their sex life, to a couple soliciting a partner for a threesome, Easy is a comedic look at the landscape of modern relationships.

Orlando Bloom, Malin Akerma, Dave Franco, Hannibal Buress, Emily Ratajkowski and more star in this one.

https://youtu.be/2MRnZzfbmI4

White Helmets

Plot: A Netflix original short documentary, set in Aleppo, Syria and Turkey in early 2016.

As the violence intensifies, The White Helmets follows three volunteer rescue workers as they put everything on the line to save civilians affected by the war, all the while wracked with worry about the safety of their own loved ones.