5 Completely New Shows Coming to Netflix This Week (February 5-11)

Netflix subscribers are in for a treat! Let's take a look at what premieres are in store for the week of February 5-11.

5. Luz: The Light of the Heart, Season 1

Release Date: February 7, 2024

Number of Episodes: 20

If you are wondering what to watch with your kids or family, the Brazilian series Luz can come to the rescue. The story revolves around an orphaned girl, Luz (Marianna Santos), growing up in the indigenous community of the Kaingang people. But as soon as 9-year-old Luz begins to realize that she is different from the others, she decides to run away and finds herself in a boarding school. There she must learn the secrets of her heritage.

4. Raël: The Alien Prophet, Miniseries

Release Date: February 7, 2024

Number of Episodes: 4

Extraterrestrial civilizations relentlessly capture the minds of people around the world, but sometimes fantasies and hobbies lead to mass psychosis and even the creation of entire sects. The Alien Prophet is a new documentary series that focuses on French journalist Claude Maurice Marcel Vorilhon, known as Raël. What began as Vorilhon's alleged encounter with aliens in 1973 quickly evolved into a movement called Raëlism, and then into a new religious movement (although some experts classify Raëlism as a cult).

Its followers believe in the extraterrestrial civilization of the Elohim, who appeared to humanity in the form of Buddha, Jesus and Mohammed, and now that the era of civilization's decline has come, we must look for new ways of development so that the Elohim will return. The documentary is based on interviews with experts and participants in the religious movement, including Raël himself.

3. One Day, Miniseries

Release Date: February 8, 2024

Number of Episodes: 14

What is the best way to describe the upcoming British TV series One Day, based on the eponymous novel by David Nichols? Probably by comparing it to Richard Linklater's Before trilogy, as the series shares a similar premise: two close souls in their college years are separated for years, only to reunite and rekindle their old feelings.

As the story unfolds, Dexter ( Leo Woodall) and Emma (Ambika Mod) continue to see each other over the years on that one momentous day when they first spent the night together. But while One Day is no less romantic than Linklater's films, expect much more drama and even tragedy.

2. An Incurable Case of Love, Miniseries

Release Date: February 9, 2024

Number of Episodes: 10

A Japanese medical rom-com that first aired on Japanese television back in 2022 debuts on Netflix on Friday. An Incurable Case of Love is an adaptation of the manga of the same name by Maki Enjōji and tells the story of the burgeoning feelings between an aspiring nurse and a cold doctor.

1. A Killer Paradox, Season 1

Release Date: February 9, 2024

Number of Episodes: 8

A Killer Paradox is probably the most high-profile premiere on Netflix this week. It will be the first television appearance in 7 years for one of the world's most famous South Korean actors, Choi Woo-shik, who has made a name for himself in iconic films like Train to Busan and Parasite — notably, the actor is once again starring in a dark comedy with thriller elements.

Choi Woo-shik will play a simple university student named Lee Tang whose life takes a dark turn when he accidentally kills a drunk man while working part-time at a convenience store. Only the man turns out to be a serial killer, and Lee Tang, shocked yet now deluded that the murder was justified, begins to hunt down other criminals and carry out brutal reprisals against them. Of course, his actions do not go unnoticed, and our budding vigilante finds himself pursued by detectives.