VOD news brings you the best news of the week on Netflix, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+… And we’re restarting the counter to start the journey in a new year that will undoubtedly bring a little bit of everything. If we say goodbye to the year 2022 with the last flight from Top Gun: Maverick2023 we started it with a special experiment Kaleidoscopewhich is not bad either.

Netflix

Netflix opens 2023 at the top, yes, but not like the last three, which sent the previous years to hell. So we don’t talk about it Kaleidoscope not just in flashy terms or we stress it out of elimination, but for more compelling reasons. Of course, you will find many other premieres on the platform.

Kaleidoscope

Of all of them, however, we decided to highlight Kaleidoscope for being a new Netflix original series with two important elements. The first of these is that it is indeed an original series, but original in every way: it is an original creation of the platform, but also a concept that is really bold. This is the line Kaleidoscope that you can see the order of the chapters changing without losing the logic of the story, but affecting the viewer’s point of view.

For more information on what is Kaleidoscoperead this article we published on the subject a few weeks ago, long before it saw the light of day and we were able to test the experience.

On the other hand, Kaleidoscope It stands out for being a powerful series even on a production level, it stands out, worth the redundancy, for the first-class cast led by Giancarlo Esposito (Breaking Bad, The Mandalorian), Rufus Sewell, (DarkCity, The man in the high castle), Jai Courtney (Terminator: Genesis, Suicide Squad), Paz Vega (Lucia and sex, Rambo V: Last Blood), among others. And the result? The result seems to be more irregular than would be desirable, but Kaleidoscope It’s an experiment and worth trying.

crimes of the academy

Second course, movie: crimes of the academyScott Cooper’s latest film (Wild heart, hostile) and one with a less-than-attractive premise: a mid-1800s crime investigation with a tone halfway between suspense and romantic terror being written at the time, as well as a cast that’s also remarkable, starting with veteran detective August Landora, played by Christian Bale (Batman, american psychopath) accompanied by Gillian Anderson (The X-Files, Crown) and among others Harry Melling (Harry Potter, queen’s gambit) in the role of young Edgar Allan Poe, no less.

More exclusive content:

• The best of Stand Up 2022. “The best stand-up jokes on Netflix in 2022 from comedians like Bill Burr, Ali Wong, Gabriel Iglesias, Trevor Noah, Taylor Tomlinson or Jo Koy.”
• Brown and his friends (T1). “Brown, expressionless but with a big heart, he works in a cozy cafe where a lot of friends hang out and want to have fun.”
• pressure cooker (T1). “Eleven chefs living under one roof use their culinary talents and cunning in this thrilling cooking competition where they vote on who will win $100,000.”
• The Copenhagen Cowboy (T1). “A woman with mysterious supernatural powers who has been sold her entire life as a human good luck charm decides to take revenge on those who wronged her.”
• how i became a gangster. “An ambitious mobster rising to the top of Warsaw’s criminal underworld decides to take a risk and seize a great opportunity.”
• From Yakuza to House Husband (T2). “After leaving the underworld, the legendary yakuza known as the Immortal Dragon re-emerges as a devoted husband and housewife.”
• Ginny and Georgie (T2). “Independent Georgia and her two children, Ginny and Austin, move north in search of a new life…but find that starting from scratch can be difficult.”
• Lady of the dead (T1). “A woman tries to find out who killed her husband for revenge and ends up uncovering the darkest secrets of her small community.”
• Mumbai Mafia: Police vs. Gang. “Mumbai, 1990s. A crime boss and his henchmen rule the city… until a team of cops who mercilessly murder their targets take matters into their own hands.”
• The adult life of lies (T1). “Naples, 1990s. Violent and daring Aunt Vittoria helps her niece discover a different side of the city… angering the young woman’s strict parents.”
• Live to lead (T1). “Several leaders committed to changing the world share their inspirations in this series, which features Prince Harry and Meghan as executive producers.”
• MADOFF: Monster of Wall Street (T1). This documentary series chronicles the rise and fall of investor Bernie Madoff, who orchestrated one of the largest Ponzi schemes in Wall Street history.
• curious eye (T1). “A quirky voyeuristic hacker finds herself drawn into a dangerous investigation when her prostitute neighbor goes away for the weekend.”

Access to the catalog:

• The Angry Birds Movie
• Annabelle
• a big fish
• good vibes
• fifty shades darker
• Colleagues in the forest 3
• how to train your dragon 2
• patriots day
• the other bodyguard
• The mummy returns
• The dream of my life
• Fighting Spirit (Hajime no Ippo) (T1)
• Everyone loves Alice
• geostorm
• Ghost Rider: Ghost Rider
• brothers at balls
• tip 2
• Jack the Giant Slayer
• Danish girl
• Cemara’s family
• Secretary
• Visit
• Misha and the wolves
• Monster (T1)
• incognito christmas
• Obsession
• Ocean’s 8
• Ocean’s Eleven. Create a game
• nanny dad
• Pokemon: Detective Pikachu
• Polar express
• Project X
• a web of lies
• murderous raid
• murderous raid 2
• rock and roll
• Santiago of the seas (T1)
• The Blind Side: A Possible Dream
• Troy

Amazon Prime Video

We continue with Amazon Prime Video, which is also launching a few things, while, like other platforms, it uses the turn of the year to renew the wardrobe with which it feeds its catalog beyond exclusive content.

Platform

And the featured content of the week on Amazon Prime Video is Platforma British series with a heavy Scottish accent, with a cast that will bring back memories Game of Thrones thanks to its protagonist Iain Glen, but also supporting characters like Owen Teale. Premise, very mysterious mysteries on an oil rig…

More exclusive content.

• After: endless love. Tessa and Hardin’s love was never easy. She is the only one who can understand and comfort him and he needs her, but she is no longer the kind and sweet girl she was when she came to university.
• Orphan: The First Murder. “Lena manages to escape from the Russian psychiatric hospital in which she is imprisoned and travels to the US. UU poses as the missing daughter of a wealthy family.” But her new life as Esther will not be what she expected, and she will face a mother who will protect her family at all costs.

Access to the catalog:

• aftershock
• Blood and Wine (Blood and Wine)
• collapse
• Pain and money
• Thunder days
• an honest spy
• Holy
• leg relaxed
• Fort Apache
• Brain drain
• brain drain 2
• War and Peace
• H2O (T1-T2)
• heroes out of orbit
• Ignatius of Loyola
• Input and output (input or output)
• justified (complete series)
• Krampus 2: Return of the Demon
• Krampus: The Christmas Devil
• Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
• imagination
• Life
• Limit: 48 hours
• Magic mountains
• mission impossible 2
• mission impossible 3
• Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
• Morning glory
• my fair lady
• Do not say anything
• A pact of silence
• rebels
• Sabrina
• smoking room
• Steve McQueen: The Man and Le Mans
• I long for you
• Jack in the box
• Score (A Masterstroke)
• The young pope (T1)
• Three meters above the sky
• Night shift (complete series)

Disney+

Disney+ is also bringing its own to highlight the new season Bad shipment or a document Abbey Road: if the walls could singbut just for reference.

More exclusive content:

• Abbey Road: if the walls could sing. “For over 90 years, Abbey Road Studios has been at the center of the music industry. In this personal documentary full of memories and discoveries, Mary McCartney showcases the creative magic that has made them the oldest and most celebrated studios in the world over the past nine decades.”
• drink. “A raw and poetic self-portrait in which a young New York-born Afro-Latina, Rebeca “Beba” Huntt, confronts historical, societal, and generational trauma.”
• Escape (T1). Mehmet, a war photographer, his journalist friend Ilker and a group of Germans, including activist Zeynep, cross the border illegally to visit a Yazidi village. A radical terrorist organization attacks the town and they are captured. Now they will have to resist like never before to escape.”
• Bad shipment (T2). “Months have passed since the events of Kamino, and the Bad Shipment continues its journey through the Empire after the fall of the Republic. They encounter friends and enemies, new and familiar, acting as mercenaries in a series of fast-paced missions that take them to explore places as surprising as they are dangerous.»
• small but a bully (T1). “Liu Lang is a cunning and greedy lawyer. One day his life is turned upside down when a boy named Liang-liang appears at his door and calls him “Daddy”. To add fuel to the fire, new lawyer Lin Xiao-yan has him fired from the firm.

Access to the catalog:

• elephant adventure
• cyber rock star
• upstream 2
• Drain the Ocean: World War II
• Street owners
• Boston Marathon Killer
• Pan’s Labyrinth
• The new exotic Marigold Hotel
• rise of the planet of the apes
• Dog in the manger
• delete me (T1)
• imprisoned abroad (complete series)
• Between the glasses
• Ghost Rider: Ghost Rider
• brothers to the load
• Hitler’s supergun
• Jennifer’s body
• Kim Possible
• LEGO Star Wars: The New Yoda Chronicles
• Prophecy
• The Secret of Jesus’ Tomb
• finally home alone
• charkatraz
• Shetan, horse of the desert
• Space Buddies: Puppies in space
• Stuber
• The Amazing Spider-Man 2: The Power of Electro
• storm
• Trip to Darjeeling
• Victor Frankenstein
• X Men: Apocalypse
• X-Men: Days of Future Past
• X-Men: Dark Phoenix

HBO Max

Finally, HBO Max begins the year as it bid farewell to the previous year, with very little in every respect.

exclusive content:

• Lizzo in concert. Ring in the New Year with three-time Grammy winner Lizzo, her band The Lizzbians and The Little Bigs, The Big Grrrls and special guests Cardi B, SZA and Missy Elliot. An amazing show full of love, positivity and great music.»
• Wahl Street (T2). “Wahl Street” follows the life of star Mark Wahlberg as he juggles the tight schedule of filming a movie and the demands of his many businesses.”

Access to the catalog:

• Those who wish me dead
• The Warren File 3: Bound by the Devil
• New Year
• Papillon
• Lost in time
• One hell of an obsession