“The Beautiful Game” (2024)
Get an up-close-and-personal look at the beauty and dedication that soccer brings out in fans all over the world when the new sports drama film, “The Beautiful Game,” premieres Friday, March 29, on Netflix. Based on the real-life Homeless World Cup soccer tournament, which has been highlighting the talents of unhoused athletes from nearly 70 countries since 2001, the film stars Bill Nighy (“About Time,” 2013) as Mal, the manager of England’s homeless football team.taking his players to Rome for the Homeless World Cup and hoping to win it all, Mal makes a last-minute decision to bring talented striker Vinny (Michael Ward, “Empire of Light,” 2022), who could give them a real shot a winning. But, for their dreams to come true,vinny will have to let go of his past and become a part of the team. Made with the support of the Homeless World Cup, the film also stars Susan Wokoma (“Enola Holmes,” 2020), Callum Scott Howells (“It’s a Sin”), Kit Young (“Shadow and Bone”), Sheyi Cole (“Full Circle”),
Tom Vaughan-lawlor (“The Ipcress File”), Robin Nazari (“Snabba Cash”),aoi Okuyama (“Giri/ Haji”),valeria Golino (“The Morning Show”) and Jessye Romeo (“Pennyworth”). From director Thea Sharrock (“Wicked Little Letters,” 2023), “The Beautiful Game” is written by Frank Cottrell Boyce (“The Railway Man,” 2013).
“Testament: The Story of Moses”
Just in time for Easter, catch the epic retelling of how Moses saved the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and went on to record the Ten Commandments in “Testament:the Story of Moses,” which premieres Wednesday, March 27, on Netflix. Narrated by Charles Dance (“Game of Thrones”), this three-part docu-drama weaves together expert interviews and dramatic scenes to document Moses’ (portrayed by Avi Azulay, “Manayek”) quest from a coward fleeing the judgment of his adopted Egyptian family to being central to the creation of a set of principles fundamental to Christianity, Judaism and Islam. From God’s calling as a burning bush to the crossing of the Red Sea, each episode dives far deeper into the tale than anything that has come before.at the moment, not much is known about the remaining cast and crew.the few tidbits include Mehmet Kurtulus (“Big Game,” 2014) playing the Pharoah and Tulay Gunal Goncu (“Ruzgarda Salinan Nilufer,” 2016) playing the Pharoah’s daughter, Bithiah, while Emre Sahin (“Rise of Empires: Ottoman”) and Kelly Mcpherson (“Midnight at the Pera Palace”) serve as producers.
“Vikings” - Complete Series
If you enjoy watching sequel series “Vikings: Valhalla” already available on the streamer, be sure to check out its predecessor, “Vikings,” when the complete series makes its debut on Netflix Saturday, March 30. Over its six seasons, the series tells the tale of legendary Viking chieftain Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel, “Warcraft,” 2016) and his crew, family and descendants. Later seasons follow Ragnar’s sons Ubbe (Jordan Patrick Smith, “Lovecraft Country”), Hvitserk (Marco Ilso, “Wild Men,” 2021), Bjorn (Alexander Ludwig, “Bad Boys for Life,” 2020) and Ivar (Alex Hogh Andersen, “Skyggen i mit oje,” 2021) as they go about their lives following their father’s death. From creator and showrunner Michael Hirst (“The Tudors”), “Vikings” also stars Katheryn Winnick (“Big Sky”), Gustaf Skarsgard (“Oppenheimer,” 2023), Georgia Hirst (Five Dates), Peter Franzén (Alan Wake II), Clive Standen (“Taken”), John Kavanagh (“The Last Duel,” 2021), Jennie Jacques (“Shank,” 2010), Maude Hirst (“The Tudors”), Moe Dunford (“Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” 2022), Alyssa Sutherland (“Evil Dead Rise,” 2023), Linus Roach (“Batman Begins,” 2005), George Blagden (Rubikon,” 2022) and Adam Copeland (“Haven”). Additionally, the series is directed by Winnick, Ciaran Donnelly (“The Wheel of Time”), Ken Girotti (“Orphan Black”), Steve Saint Leger (“Barbarians”), Jeff Woolnough (“Battlestar Galactica”), Helen Shaver (“Poltergeist: The Legacy”), Daniel Grou (“Cardinal”), David Frazee (“Da Vinci’s Inquest”), Joshua Zimmerman (“Roots: A New Vision”), David Wellington (“Rookie Blue”), Johan Renck (“Chernobyl”), Kari Skogland (“The Falcon and the Winter Soldier”), Kelly Makin (“Less Than Kind”), Sarah Harding (“Queer as Folk”), Ben Bolt (“Doc Martin”), Paddy Breathnach (“Viva,” 2015), Anthony Karkosza (“PITTV”) and Karla Braun.