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This week's movies and series – agent favorite back

One of Netflix's biggest action successes is back and in cinemas reunites Tom Hanks and Robin Wright from "Forrest Gump". Here are this week's films and series.

» Published: 15 January 2025, 07:27

This week's movies and series – agent favorite back
Photo: Siviroon Srisuwan/Netflix

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" (23/1, Netflix).

He was only supposed to answer the emergency phone at night in the basement of the White House – but Peter Sutherland (Gabriel Basso) became an action hero and the main character in one of Netflix's most popular series. Now, Sutherland discovers a leak within the CIA and soon, all of New York is threatened by someone who has stolen so much explosive material that the entire city can be wiped out.

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" (21/1, TV4).

Investigative journalists are the heroes in this Danish series. After a tip, the reporters discover a secret prison where the inmates are "hidden away" and receive no help. The tracks lead straight into the political power.

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" (22/1, AppleTv+).

He broke through in "The White Lotus", recently played the lead role in "One Day" on Netflix, and is soon featured in the new "Bridget Jones" film. Here, the currently very sought-after Leo Woodall plays a math genius who has discovered a solution to all the world's encryption. Therefore, he naturally becomes a hunted prey in this action-packed thriller series.

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" (17/1, AppleTv+).

The first season of the series three years ago received a cult stamp due to its spectacular premise: A company separates its employees' memories from work from those from their private lives with the help of an implanted chip. So, they become de facto two different people. The second season takes off when the company's methods are exposed.

FILM (premiere 17/1).

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"Forrest Gump" duo Tom Hanks and Robin Wright reunite in a film that, with much help from new digital "rejuvenation technology", tells the story of what has happened in a special house through generations.

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Werewolf horror about a father (Christopher Abbott) who, after close contact with something eerie during an outing in the wilderness with his family, suddenly gets bloodthirsty desires.

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Documentary filmmaker Simon Klose follows journalist My Vingren as she infiltrates right-wing extremists online.

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American director Lorna Tucker tells the story of our Swedish film icon Greta Garbo, who left everything at the height of her career and then just wanted to be left alone.

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Cameron Diaz makes an acting comeback as a former agent whose action-packed life lies behind her. But when her real identity is revealed, she – and Jamie Foxx – must fight for their lives.

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