Molly’s Game
Molly’s Game arrives on Netflix this April. The 2017 film tells the true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic skier who found herself running the world’s most exclusive poker game for 10 years before being arrested by the FBI. Based on the autobiographical book by the same name, the film stars Jessica Chastain as Molly, alongside Idris Elba and Kevin Costner amongst others.
Watch from 1 April
Freud
Set in Vienna in 1886, this new drama plays out the younger life of neurologist Sigmund Freud as, with the help of a psychic medium and police officer, he attempts to solve a grave murder. The eight-episode series shows how Freud’s innovative theories on psychoanalysis faced difficult opposition.
Watch from 1 April
The Perks of Being A Wallflower
Emma Watson stars in this 2012 coming-of-age film about the trials and tribulations of growing up through high school. Based on the best-selling novel by Stephen Chbosky (who also wrote and directed the film), The Perks of Being A Wallflower also sees actors Logan Lerman, Ezra Miller and Paul Rudd in the limelight.
Watch from 1 April
After Life: Season 2
The second season of this Netflix Original sees comedian Ricky Gervais (of hit British series The Office) return as local newspaper journalist Tony, who copes with the death of his wife by emotionally distancing himself from those around him. The resilient kindness of others, including his colleagues, produces human conflicts full of dark humour.
Watch from 24 April
Tigertail
Set in New York, this new Netflix Original film tells the story of Grover, a man who left his much-loved home in Taiwan to start a new life with a woman in America. Years later, he is attempting to reconnect with his estranged daughter through the telling of his story, with the heartwarming realisation that they are more similar than they think.
Watch from 10 April
Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-2020 – Part 3
The third installment of the hugely popular Japanese reality series follows the lives of six strangers who have willingly moved into a house together for one year. Big Brother-style, the show airs their day-to-day life, as relationships are formed, and put to the test.
Watch from 7 April
Dangerous Lies
A new thriller starring Camila Mendes as a former waitress who decides to take a job as a caretaker to a wealthy elderly man. When he unexpetedly passes away, she is named as the heir to his vast fortune.
Watch from 30 April
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