Some heavy hitters here.
The days are getting shorter, it’s getting darker a lot quicker than this time last month and let’s not lie, it’s getting a tad bit colder too.
Netflix knows you don’t want to stir this weekend and as a result, they have added some fantastic pieces of television to keep you entertained this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
That’s us for the weekend.
Star Trek Discovery – New Episodes Every Monday
The series will feature a new ship, new characters and new missions while embracing the same ideology and hope for the future that inspired a generation of dreamers and doers. New Star Trek Discovery episodes will premiere on Netflix at 8am (Irish time) every Monday morning, following the US episode broadcast on CBS.
Clip via Netflix UK & Ireland
Designated Survivor (Season 2) – New Episodes Every Thursday
America’s fate rests in the hands of a low-level official after an attack on Washington decimates the government in this gripping political thriller. In the first episode of the season, a hijacked plane hands Kirkman an international crisis. A White House advisor shakes things up and Wells tracks Lloyd across the globe with a new ally.
Long Shot (Documentary) – 29 September
An innocent man is accused of murder, leading his dedicated attorney on a wild chase to confirm his alibi among thousands of people in a baseball stadium. To tell the whole story, the search would lead him from the LA Dodgers, to a cellphone tower, to the office of the entertainer Larry David. On the night in question, television cameras happened to be positioned throughout the stadium and captured a story of remarkable circumstance. Directed by Jacob LaMendola (Anosmia).
Gerald’s Game – 29 September
Breaking free will require more than keeping her sanity. Based on a novel by Stephen King, Gerald’s Game comes to Netflix. While trying to spice up their marriage in their remote lake house, Jessie must fight to survive when her husband dies unexpectedly, leaving her handcuffed to their bed frame.
Our Souls at Night – 29 September
Based on the novel written by Kent Haruf and adapted for the screen by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (The Fault in Our Stars), Our Souls at Night is set in Colorado and begins when Addie Moore (Jane Fonda) pays an unexpected visit to a neighbour, Louis Waters (Robert Redford). Her husband died years ago, as did his wife, and in such a small town they’d been neighbours for decades but had little contact. Their children live far away and they are all alone in their big houses. She seeks to establish a connection, and make the most of the rest of the time they have.
Real Rob – 29 September
Real Rob is an exaggerated yet brutally honest depiction of Rob Schneider’s real life, interspersed with Schneider’s Stand-Up Comedy performances. Managing the ups and downs of a Hollywood career and it’s celebrity treatment (with his younger Mexican wife, a new baby, an ever-present stalker and a completely incompetent assistant), this new comedy shows us the close to the bone real life of the internationally famous comedian.
Club De Cuervos (Season 3) – 29 September
The rivalry between brothers continues as Chava and Isabel Iglesias will share the presidency of “Cuervos de Nuevo Toledo” in the third season. Despite new initiatives, the Iglesias siblings will receive the shocking news that they will no longer be able to play in the Nuevo Toledo stadium, forcing them to move the team to Puebla. Chava and Isabel will have to do whatever it takes (even if that means working together) to save the team and restore the Cuervos and their family’s glory.
The Big Bang Theory (Season 10) – 1 October
Season 10 revolves around two university physicists, Leonard (Johnny Galecki) and Sheldon (Jim Parsons), their beautiful, free-spirited neighbour, Penny (Kaley Cuoco), and their friends, Howard (Simon Helberg) and Rajesh (Kunal Nayyar). In this season, Penny and Leonard arrange another wedding ceremony so all of their friends and family can attend, the military show an interest in Howard’s new invention and Howard and Bernadette (Melissa Rauch) prepare to become parents.
Big Daddy – 1 October
Thirty-two-year-old Sonny Koufax (Adam Sandler) has spent his whole life avoiding responsibility. But when his girlfriend dumps him for an older man, he’s got to find a way to prove he’s ready to grow up. In a desperate last-ditch effort, Sonny adopts five-year-old Julian (Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse) to impress her. She’s not impressed… and he can’t return the kid. Uh-oh for Sonny.
Clip via Martin Cooper
The Notebook – 1 October
This adaptation of author Nicholas Sparks’ bestselling novel revolves around Noah Calhoun’s regular visits to a female patron of an area nursing home. Rather than bore her with the inanities of everyday life, Calhoun reads from an old, faded notebook containing the sweeping account of a young couple whose love affair was tragically put to a halt after their separation in the midst of World War II.
Rain Man – 1 October
Selfish yuppie Charlie Babbitt’s father left a fortune to his savant brother Raymond and a pittance to Charlie; they travel cross-country. Directed by Barry Levinson and starring Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Gerald R. Molen, Jack Murdock, Michael D. Roberts. A sensible drama about the reunification of two very different brothers and their struggle to stay together. Dustin Hoffman won an Oscar for best actor for his memorable performance as the autistic Raymond.
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