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Just days before saying farewell to 2015 for good, let's look forward to our brighter Netflix future. It's one that includes the Keira Knightley version of Pride and Prejudice, the final season of seminal television program Parks and Recreation, the Degrassi reboot that Drake might watch, and something called Under Arrest: Put Some Clothes On. The mix of new additions promises equal parts romcom, action, animated, and reality for a well-rounded viewing experience in 2016. Below, find our picks to queue up first, and the full list below that.
Watch It First
Pride and Prejudice
The 2005 remake of Pride and Prejudice is a controversial pick among Jane Austen faithfuls, but one that's worth a re-watch ten years later. At the very least, Elizabeth Bennet, played by Keira Knightley, will encourage you to stick to the New Year's resolution of "suffer no Tinder fools."
Shout Gladi Gladi
Narrated by Meryl Streep, this documentary is about those who treat African women and girls for obstetric fistula, a medical condition developed during pregnancy. Specifically, it follows Ann Gloag and her work with patients in Malawi and Sierra Leone.
Parks and Recreation, Season 7
A final, bittersweet romp through one of the best shows on television's final season. The last episodes debut on January 13, so this is your prime opportunity to catch up on the previous six seasons (they're all on Netflix as well).
The Full List
January 1
Fast 2 Furious (2003)
Along Came Polly (2004)
American Girl: Grace Stirs Up Success (2015)
Angry Birds Toons, Season 1
Bring It On: Fight to the Finish (2009)
Bring It On: In It to Win It (2007)
Catwoman (2004)
The Celebrity Plastic Surgeons of Beverly Hills, Season 1
Constantine (2005)
Forensic Files: Collection 2
Friday Night Tykes, Seasons 1-2
The Good Road (2013)
House of Wax (2005)
How to Change the World (2015)
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (2006)
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Journey to Le Mans (2014)
Loins of Punjab (2007)
Meet the Fockers (2004)
Meet the Parents (2000)
Nanny McPhee (2006)
Piku (2015)
Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)
Pride and Prejudice (2005)
The Rundown (2003)
Shout Gladi Gladi (2015)
Smokin' Aces 2: Assassins' Ball (2009)
Something New (2006)
Stephen Fry Live: More Fool Me (2014)
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, Season 3
Swordfish (2001)
The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
Under Arrest, Season 1, "Put Some Clothes On"
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
The Wedding Date (2005)
The Whole Ten Yards (2004)
January 2
30 for 30: Four Falls of Buffalo
I'll Have What Phil's Having, Season 1
January 3
Sofia the First, Season 2
January 4
Blunt Force Trauma (2015)
Training Day (2001)
January 5
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Season 10
New Girl: Season 4
January 8
Adult World (2014)
Dragons: Race to the Edge, Season 2 — Netflix Original
Tom Segura: Mostly Stories (2015) — Netflix Original
January 10
Dos Hermanos (2010)
El Hombre de al Lado (2009)
Esperando La Carroza (1985)
The Marziano Family (2011)
Rosario Tijeras (2005)
Un Oso Rojo (2002)
January 11
Littlest Pet Shop, Season 4
January 12
The Ladykillers (2004)
January 13
Parks and Recreation, Season 7
January 14
The Testimony (2015)
January 15
Degrassi: The Next Class, Season 1 — Netflix Original
The Last Five Years (2015)
Moonwalkers (2015)
Occupied (2015)
The Overnight (2015)
Sirens, Season 2
January 16
Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
January 17
Z Nation, Season 2
January 19
Curve (2015)
January 20
Drone (2014)
January 21
When Calls the Heart, Season 2
January 22
Sharknado 3 (2015)
January 23
Chelsea Does (2016) — Netflix Original
January 25
From Dusk Till Dawn, Season 2
Turbo Kid (2015)
January 28
Frozen Planet (2011)
Frozen Planet: On Thin Ice (2011)
Frozen Planet: The Epic Journey (2011)
The Making of Frozen Planet (2012)
January 29
Ever After High: Dragon Games — Netflix Original
January 31
Words and Pictures (2013)