New this week on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Videoland, Storytel and Spotify (week 33)
It’s the weekend again and we are only too happy to delve into all the beauty that the streaming services have in store for us. From movies and series to e-books and music on Spotify. Here you will discover the best new films, series, music and e-books.
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Netflix
SCHWARZE INSEL
An orphaned boy threatens to become entangled in the dark secrets of a seemingly peaceful island when he bonds with a mysterious new teacher.
→ watch SCHWARZE INSEL
SWEET GIRL
He lost the love of his life to the greed of a pharmaceutical company. Now his daughter is without a mother and he without justice. For now then.
→ watch SWEET GIRL
MEMORIES OF A MURDERER: THE NILSEN TAPES
Serial killer Dennis Nilsen recounts his life and horrific crimes on a series of chilling tapes recorded from his prison cell.
→ Watch MEMORIES OF A MURDERER: THE NILSEN TAPES
Amazon Prime Video
NINE PERFECT STRANGERS (S01)
Nine Perfect Strangers tells the story of nine stressed-out city dwellers who try to find their way to a better way of life in a spa town that promises healing and transformation. During this ten-day retreat, the resort director, Masha (Kidman), watches over them. She is on a mission to revive their weary minds and bodies. However, these nine strangers have no idea what awaits them.
→ Watch NINE PERFECT STRANGERS
THE GREEN KNIGHT (available August 21)
Sir Gawain is sent by King Arthur to confront The Green Knight, a monstrous emerald knight who has brought many a hero to their knees. To do so, he must overcome various obstacles, while supernatural powers seem to threaten his journey.
→ watch THE GREEN KNIGHT
Ziggo
100% WOLF
Freddy and his family have been keeping a big secret for centuries. During the day they are ordinary people, but at night they transform into werewolves.
→ 100% WOLF watching
Pathé Home
WALLACE AND GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT
In the village where our cheese lover and inventor Wallace and his clever dog Gromit live, the annual vegetable contest is threatened by rabbits. Rabbits love vegetables, after all, and of course they are eager for the beautiful courgettes, pumpkins, cucumbers, cauliflowers and watermelons that compete in the competition. Fortunately, Wallace and Gromit found something to do with that. They offer with their Anti-Pesto warning system for the protection of the allotments and greenhouses of all their customers.
→ Watch WALLACE AND GROMIT: THE CURSE OF THE WERE-RABBIT
storytel
UNDER THE BANKS OF BROWN MASS
Drug lord Klaas Bruinsma, alias De Lange, or De Dominee was liquidated in 1991 in the parking lot of the Amsterdam Hilton hotel, but there is now more talk about him than ever. The mafia boss – in the 1980s associated with at least ten liquidations in the criminal circuit – received a lot of attention in the Mabel affair and in the recent series of liquidations in Amsterdam. His reputation as ‘the first godfather of organized crime in the Netherlands’ only seems to be growing. . In this book, those involved (family, friends, criminals, police and journalists) talk about Bruinsma’s life and their experiences with him.
→ LISTEN TO BRUINSMA
Kobo
FC BARCELONA – THE EMPIRE
FC Barcelona is the highest earning football club in the world and also one of the most influential. With approximately 214 million followers on social media, Barça has more in common with major multinationals than with many other football clubs.
Simon Kuper unravels the secret of this Catalan empire of millions, with special attention to Johan Cruijff and Lionel Messi, the two biggest stars in club history. Messi has been a constant factor in the club’s success since he was 13. Can the club also extend the top performances without him?
Kuper spoke exclusively with dozens of employees who do everything they can every day to keep Barça at the top. His compelling and personal portrait shows that FC Barcelona is not just another football club, but a unique social, cultural and political phenomenon.
→ FC BARCELONA – Reading THE EMPIRE
More new this week!
We have already given you a nice selection of the new range of streaming services, but there is of course much more New This Week. Are you looking for other new movies, series and music on these streaming networks? On our sister site Nieuw Deze Week you will find everything new on Netflix, Film1, Videoland, Ziggo, Kobo Plus, Pathé Thuis and Spotify! Our Belgian readers can visit Nieuw DezeWeek.be for the latest films and series on Netflix.
