New on Netflix: Top TV shows and movies to watch in January 2019

New on Netflix: Top TV shows and movies to watch in January 2019

Godzilla: The Planet Eater (Japanese Movie): January 9

This 2018 Japanese animated kaiju film featuring Godzilla is a co-production between Toho Animation, Polygon Pictures, and Netflix. The third and final film in the anime trilogy, it follows on from Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle and is co-directed by KÅbun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita. The film was released in Japan on November 9, 2018, and will be released worldwide on Netflix on January 9, 2019.

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When Heroes Fly (Israeli TV series, in Hebrew): January 10

Starring Tomer Kapon, Ninet Tayeb, Michael Aloni, the Hebrew series When Heroes Flycenters around four Israeli military veterans who reunite after a bitter falling out and travel to Colombia in search of a loved one they'd presumed to be dead. The show was a success in Israel on the Keshet 12 network, and claimed the best series award earlier in the inaugural Cannes series festival in April 2018. The first season plays out over 10 episodes, and has been renewed for season two.