2023 was a decent year as far as Netflix’s original feature films go. From Bradley Cooper’s somewhat controversial Leonard Bernstein biopic, Maestro, Sam Esmail’s creepy apocalyptic nightmare, Leave the World Behind, or David Fincher’s return to the thriller with The Killer, there were some highly respectable contributions made by the streaming giant.
While improvements are still to be made if Netflix has any aspirations of replicating 2018 and 2019’s levels of output, which produced the likes of The Irishman, Roma, The King, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, and Klaus, the streaming platform will, no doubt, be seeking to ramp up their collection of high-quality original movies in its portfolio, especially with the theatrical release schedule looking rather sparse for the year ahead. With that in mind, let’s take a look at what’s in store for original releases in February 2024…
Orion and the Dark (2024)
Coming to Netflix on Feb. 2
Netflix has, once again, made real strides in its output of new and original animated content over the last few years. From The Sea Beast and Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio to the critically acclaimed Klaus, the streaming giant has made real inroads in catching up with the competition.
On Feb. 3, another title will be added to the growing collection of Netflix Animation movies, this time in the form of Orion and the Dark, a film that tells the story of a young boy, Orion, who has an overwhelming fear of the dark and is taken by the dark on a reformative adventure, to demonstrate there is nothing to fear.
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Lover, Stalker, Killer (2024)
Coming to Netflix on Feb. 9
The world of the Netflix true-crime documentary occupies a chunk of the platform all by itself. This portal of murder, mayhem, and evil has tapped into our innate morbid curiosity on countless occasions, from The Confession Tapes and Conversations with a Killer docuseries to Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez and American Murder: The Family Next Door, there have been thousands of hours worth of fascinating insight into the minds of serial killers and the murders that made them so infamous.
Lover, Stalker, Killer is another title that will be added to that impressive portfolio in February. The documentary concerns the love life of David Kroupa and how his ex-girlfriend murdered his current love interest following a period of stalking, abusive messages, and threats to kill.
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Players (2024)
Coming to Netflix on Feb. 14
Surprise, surprise, for the singletons out there, Netflix has another romantic comedy in store for Valentine’s Day. Trish Sie’s Players is set to premiere on the streaming service and follows the story of a sports correspondent, Mack (Gina Rodriguez), a serial dater who creates hook-up schemes with her best friend, Adam. However, after meeting Nick (Tom Ellis), Mack has an important decision to make about whether this is more than just a casual hook-up.
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The Heartbreak Agency (2024)
Coming to Netflix on Feb. 14
Based on author Elena-Katharina Sohn’s self-help book of the same name, Die Liebeskummerer, or The Heartbreak Agency for those of us less-acquainted with the German language, is the upcoming romantic comedy that traverses the life of a skeptical journalist who decides to embark on an investigative case into the founder of a heartbreak agency. As he looks into exposing what he believes is just a fraudulent scheme, he begins to break down his own boundaries, demons, and misconceptions around love and soon finds himself becoming attached to his newfound therapist.
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Einstein and the Bomb (2024)
Coming to Netflix on Feb. 19
2023’s blockbuster, Oppenheimer, explored the events leading up to Robert J. Oppenheimer’s creation of the atomic bomb to great effect, and now, the Netflix original documentary Einstein and the Bomb is set to examine Albert Einstein’s involvement, but more pertinently, his thoughts and feelings around fleeing Nazi Germany. Anthony Philipson’s part-dramatization part-documentary employs both archival footage and reenactments as well as utilizing both written and spoken words of the great physicist Albert Einstein. The one-part documentary is set to take a deep dive into the life and mind of this 20th-century genius.
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Through My Window: Looking at You (2024)
Coming to Netflix on Feb. 23
The third installment of this Netflix franchise, Through My Window: Looking at You, sees several primary cast members reprise their roles, including Julio Pena and Clara Galle as protagonists Raquel and Ares. This Spanish-language film is set to explore the relationship of our principal characters and how they confront the realization that their long-distance relationship may not be able to withstand the test of time.
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