Entertainment New Netflix movies 2022: every original film coming to the streamer this year
Entertainment New Netflix movies 2022: every original film coming to the streamer this year
New Netflix movies 2022: every original film coming to the streamer this year
It’s rare that a major streamer lifts the lid on its entire annual movie slate ahead of time, but that’s exactly what Netflix has done with its impressive selection of original features heading to the platform throughout 2022.
There isn’t just a handful of new Netflix movies on the way, either. In a February press release (opens in new tab), the company revealed it would be dropping a new film every week until December 31 – that was, at the time of announcement, 71 upcoming titles.
We’ve already seen the likes of Windfall, The Adam Project, Spiderhead, Hustle, The Sea Beast, The Gray Man and Me Time arrive on Netflix this year, but we’re still excited for the (many) other original movies left to come over the next few months.
Below, we’ve collated details on the biggest of the lot, combining their official synopses (as provided by Netflix) with any confirmed release dates, trailers and promotional imagery to give you a better idea of what’s coming in 2022.
For a whistle-stop tour of the streamer’s schedule – which includes nods to Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery – check out the preview trailer below.
The School for Good and Evil
Release date: October 21
Best friends Sophie and Agatha find themselves on opposing sides of a modern fairy tale when they’re swept away into an enchanted school where young heroes and villains are trained to protect the balance of good and evil. This one is based on the bestselling book series by Soman Chainani and stars Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington and Laurence Fishburne.
The Good Nurse
Release date: October 26
Suspicious that her colleague is responsible for a series of mysterious patient deaths, a nurse risks her own life to uncover the truth in this gripping thriller based on true events (as documented in the book by Charles Graeber). Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain lead the cast in this prequel to The Good Doctor (that’s a joke).
Wendell & Wild
Release date: October 28
From the minds of Henry Selick and Jordan Peele comes Wendell & Wild, an animated tale about scheming demon brothers Wendell (Keegan-Michael Key) and Wild (Peele), who enlist the aid of a tough teen to summon them to the Land of the Living. This one is “an animated fantasy that defies the law of life and death,” according to Netflix, which has us excited to learn more. Wendell & Wild will hit Netflix on October 28 after a brief theatrical run beginning October 21.
Enola Holmes 2
Release date: November 4
Now a detective-for-hire like her infamous brother, Enola Holmes (Stranger Things‘ Milly Bobby Brown) takes on her first official case to find a missing girl, as the sparks of a dangerous conspiracy ignite a mystery that requires the help of friends – and Sherlock himself – to unravel.
The Wonder
Release date: November 18
After a brief theatrical run beginning on November 2, The Wonder comes to Netflix two weeks later. Fresh from her star turn in Don’t Worry Darling, Florence Pugh plays an English nurse called to the Irish Midlands in 1862 to observe a young girl who’s stopped eating, but remains miraculously alive and well.
Slumberland
Release date: November 18
A young girl discovers a secret map to the dreamworld of Slumberland, and with the help of an eccentric outlaw (Jason Momoa), she traverses dreams and flees nightmares, with the hope that she’ll be able to see her late father again. It looks like a cutesy family adventure, to be fair.
Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical
Release date: December 9
An adaptation of the Tony and Olivier award-winning musical. Matilda tells the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a sharp mind and a vivid imagination, dares to take a stand to change her story with miraculous results. Emma Thompson, Lashana Lynch and Stephen Graham all star in this inevitably cheerful feature, which will release theatrically in the UK and on Netflix overseas.
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Release date: December 9
Acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro reinvents Carlo Collodi’s classic tale of the wooden marionette who is magically brought to life in order to mend the heart of a grieving woodcarver named Geppetto. This whimsical, stop-motion musical follows the mischievous and disobedient adventures of Pinocchio in his pursuit of a place in the world. It also looks exceptionally creepy.
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Release date: December 23
In the follow-up to Rian Johnson’s hugely popular crime thriller, Knives Out, Daniel Craig returns as Detective Benoit Blanc (this time travelling to Greece) to peel back the layers of a mystery involving a new cast of colorful suspects. Hopefully it’ll be better than Death on the Nile.
The Mother
Release date: May 2023
Cue generic Netflix thriller plot: In The Mother, a deadly female assassin (Jennifer Lopez) comes out of hiding to protect the daughter she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men. A bit of a change of pace for Lopez after glitzy rom-com Marry Me…
This one was scheduled to release in 2022, but has since been delayed until May next year.
We Have a Ghost
Release date: TBA (now likely 2023)
Happy Death Day director Christopher Landon helms this spooky family adventure starring Anthony Mackie and David Harbour. After finding a ghost named Ernest haunting their new home, Kevin and his family turn into overnight social media sensations. But when Kevin and Ernest go rogue to investigate the mystery of the latter’s past, the family instead becomes a target for the CIA.
The Mothership
Release date: TBA (now likely 2023)
The Mothership is a sci-fi adventure that follows Sara Morse (Halle Berry) one year after her husband (Omari Hardwick) mysteriously vanishes from their rural farm. When she discovers a strange, extraterrestrial object underneath their home, Sara and her kids embark on a race to find their husband, father and most importantly – the truth. Sounds ominous.
You People
Release date: TBA (now likely 2023)
A new couple and their families find themselves examining modern love and family dynamics amidst clashing cultures, societal expectations and generational differences in this comedy from Kenya Barris. Jonah Hill (also a producer), Eddie Murphy and Julia Louis-Dreyfus all star here.
Spaceman
Release date: TBA (now likely 2023)
As an astronaut sent to the edge of the galaxy to collect mysterious ancient dust finds his earthly life falling to pieces, he turns to the only voice who can help him try to put it back together. It just so happens to belong to a creature from the beginning of time lurking in the shadows of his ship. Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan and Paul Dano star in this one, which has us more intrigued than the movie’s plot otherwise does.
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