The world took the stage in Los Angeles this week at a special event celebrating Netflix’s wide variety of films and series from creators and filmmakers around the globe. The international showcase, led by Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria, presented a lineup of returning hits, including Squid Game and Alice in Borderland, and coming attractions, like an adaptation of Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude, which script consultant Maria Camila Arias described at a recent Q&A as “a history of civilization and also of Colombia.” The Next on Netflix: International event also saw the unveiling of some future favorites, including Love Is Blind: France and Physical: 100 Asia, and shined a spotlight on some of the most anticipated films and series from around the world that will hit Netflix in the coming months.
From Korea to Brazil and from Norway to Colombia, these global offerings are sure to be the next must-watch in your queue — take a look at a sampling of the exhilarating, moving, and captivating titles below.
Based on the manga series of the same name by Haro Aso, Alice in Borderland follows the story of Arisu after he is transported to a parallel universe in which he has to play and win games to remain alive. The games are divided into four categories represented by suits on a deck of playing cards. For now, the Joker card has appeared, declaring the triumphant return of Alice in Borderland. Fans can expect nothing short of an adrenaline-fueled roller-coaster ride as the series continues to explore profound themes of humanity, sacrifice, and the pursuit of a meaningful existence.
Kento Yamazaki, Tao Tsuchiya
Shinsuke Sato
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After helping Embaixador break out of prison, Isaac and his Phantom Gang become the federal police’s main targets. With even more daring robberies, they become a legend among thugs. Chasing a criminal mind like that will demand everything from the agents, and during this hard investigation, Suellen will have to prove her leadership skills, while Benício goes into a crisis after losing another friend and learning that Sem Alma has escaped prison.
Maeve Jinkings, Thomás Aquino, Pedro Caetano, Rômulo Braga and Alex Nader
Maeve Jinkings, Thomás Aquino, Pedro Caetano, Rômulo Braga, Alex Nader
Heitor Dhalia, Pedro Morelli, Felipe Vellasco
Heitor Dhalia
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From renegade auteur Jacques Audiard comes Emilia Pérez, an audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations. Through liberating song and dance and bold visuals, this odyssey follows the journey of four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness. The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an unappreciated lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death so that Emilia can finally live authentically as her true self. Written and directed by Audiard (Rust and Bone, A Prophet), the double Cannes-winning film also stars Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, and Edgar Ramírez.
Jacques Audiard
Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Edgar Ramírez
Clément Ducol and Camille
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The international Emmy Award–winning drama returns. The first crisis is barely over and the young couple want to enjoy their fresh marital bliss when dark clouds gather over Schönbrunn Palace: Franz (Philip Froissant) unexpectedly faces a powerful adversary in Europe. And Elisabeth (Devrim Lingnau) comes under great pressure, because an heir to the throne is to secure the future of the empire as quickly as possible. When fate strikes with all its power, the couple’s love threatens to finally break apart. And Elisabeth must fight not only for her family, but also for the integrity of her soul.
Devrim Lingnau, Philip Froissant, Melika Foroutan, Johannes Nussbaum, Almila Bagriacik,Alexander Finkenwirth, Runa Greiner, Leopold Hornung, Josephine Thiesen, Christophe Favre, Jördis Triebel, Noëmi Krausz
Katharina Eyssen
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After a deadly snowstorm that kills millions, Juan Salvo, along with a group of survivors, fights against an alien threat, controlled by an invisible force.
Ricardo Darín, Carla Peterson, César Troncoso, Andrea Pietra, Ariel Staltari, Marcelo Subiotto, Claudio Martínez Bel, Orianna Cárdenas, Mora Fisz
Bruno Stagnaro
Bruno Stagnaro, Ariel Staltari
Héctor G. Oesterheld and Francisco Solano López
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Married against their parents’ wishes, cousins José Arcadio Buendía and Úrsula Iguarán leave their village behind and embark on a long journey in search of a new home. Accompanied by friends and adventurers, their journey culminates with the founding of a utopian town on the banks of a river of prehistoric stones that they baptize Macondo. Several generations of the Buendía lineage will mark the future of this mythical town, tormented by madness, impossible loves, a bloody and absurd war, and the fear of a terrible curse that condemns them, without hope, to one hundred years of solitude.
Published in 1967, One Hundred Years of Solitude is one of the emblematic works of Gabriel García Márquez, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1982. Considered a masterpiece of Spanish-American and universal literature and receiving enormous popular acclaim, it’s sold more than 50 million copies and been translated into more than 40 languages. The series is directed by Alex Garcia Lopez and Laura Mora and written by José Rivera, Natalia Santa, Camila Brugés, and Albatros González.
Claudio Cataño, Marleyda Soto, Susana Morales, Diego Vásquez, Marco Antonio González, Viña Machado
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The limited series about Ayrton Senna, the fastest and most daring racing driver of all time, is a drama about overcoming obstacles. Senna is trampled by tragedy in its bluntest form — the same virtue that drives the hero’s unlikely victory and overwhelming glory also causes his unjust, shocking death.
Gabriel Leone, Matt Mela, Kaya Scodelario
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Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 remains determined to find the people behind the game and put an end to their vicious sport. Using this fortune to fund his search, Gi-hun starts with the most obvious of places: looking for the man in a sharp suit playing ddakji in the subway. But when his efforts finally yield results, the path toward taking down the organization proves to be deadlier than he imagined: To end the game, he needs to reenter it.
Lee Jung-jae
Hwang Dong-hyuk
Hwang Dong-hyuk
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The anticipated action-adventure sequel to Troll, Netflix’s most watched non-English film. Roar Uthaug returns to the director’s chair.
Roar Uthaug
Espen Aukan
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