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What to watch on Netflix Canada in January 2021
NOW critics pick the best movies and TV shows coming to the streaming platform By NOW Staff
Courtesy of Netflix
Some big titles hitting Netflix Canada in January 2021 include season 3 of Cobra Kai, an infotainment show about swear words, the buzzy film Pieces Of A Woman, and documentaries about the serial killer Richard Ramirez and the crack epidemic of the 1980s.
What we can’t wait to watch
History Of Swear Words
Ring in the new year with some good old-fashioned cursing, as Funny Or Die and Netflix celebrate the greatest profanities in the English language – the F-word, the S-word, the B-word, the D-word, the P-word and another, less contentious D-word (damn). This six-part series mixes chatty asides from comedians with serious etymological investigation by literary professionals, kind of like those old Comedy Central shows that remembered the 90s. But this show is hosted by Nicolas Cage, in the role h
Everything New on Netflix in January
January’s offerings on Netflix include
History of Swear Words, with Nicolas Cage hosting a series about the origins of your favorite profanity. In other words, it’s going to be a big f ing month for streaming.
The other highlights include the new original movie
The Dig, starring Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes, a documentary series on the crack epidemic in the United States in the 1980s, and a new season of the animated series
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous. Older library titles getting added to Netflix in January include
Bonnie and Clyde,
Mud, and
USA TODAY
If you re looking for a fresh start in 2021 – and, frankly, who isn t? – Netflix kicks the New Year off with resolution-friendly programs designed to help you focus your mind, get rid of clutter and consider ideas for a dream home makeover.
If you can t attend a traditional New Year s Eve party due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it s just a short wait until the January premiere of The Netflix Afterparty, a weekly comedy panel show about the buzziest shows and films hosted by David Spade, Fortune Feimster and London Hughes.
There s even the promise of new knowledge, if you re interested in learning about the History of Swear Words, a documentary series hosted by Oscar winner Nicolas Cage.