The largest streaming giant in the world, for its part, is closing out the 12 months strong with a slate of thrilling new Netflix releases to hold subscribers bingeing nicely into 2023 — with the upcoming titles which include the whole lot from a noticeably expected adaptation of Lady Chatterley’s Lover to documentary projects, TV dramas, and much more.

We’ll break down some of the many Netflix releases set to debut over the coming days below.

Lady Chatterley’s Lover

Perhaps the highest-profile of the Netflix releases coming subsequent week is the aforementioned Lady Chatterley’s Lover, an adaptation of the landmark novel from D.H. Lawrence that caused shockwaves upon its release for its frank depiction of sex.

Lady Chatterley's Lover on Netflix

Emma Corrin in Netflix’s “Lady Chatterley’s Lover.” Image source: Netflix

The film — starring Emma Corrin as Lady Constance Chatterley, Jack O’Connell as Mellors, and Matthew Duckett as Lord Clifford Chatterley — is coming to Netflix on December two And it additionally marks the first feature-length film model of Lady Chatterley’s Lover in almost 20 years.

“Basically, I suppose everyone desires to locate love,” producer Laurence Mark said about the film in a Netflix interview. “And nobody is aware of where it’s going to come from. And I suppose forbidden love is additionally even greater desirable in terms of literature and movies … finding someone that you can’t have. Finding anyone that you’re destined to be with — it’s an ideal for everyone, isn’t it really?”

Among other things, the book stays one of the most-talked-about of the twentieth Century and the first novel to explore the notion of woman sexual pleasure so directly.

Lady Chatterley's Lover on Netflix

(L to R) Emma Corrin as Lady Chatterley and Jack O’Connell as Oliver Mellors in “Lady Chatterley’s Lover.” Image source: Netflix

In terms of the story, Connie is set for a lifestyles of wealth and privilege upon marrying Clifford Chatterley, which affords her the title of Lady Chatterley.

Everything is upended, however, when her husband returns from the war, so injured that he’s unable to walk. Connie turns into a caregiver of varieties for her husband and soon meets and falls in love with Oliver Mellors, the gamekeeper on the Chatterley family estate.

Sr. extra Netflix releases

Moving proper alongside on our listing — Chris Smith has been concerned with some of Netflix’s biggest and splashiest documentary tasks of the last various years, like 2020’s Tiger King and this year’s Bad Vegan. And on December 2, the documentarian is bringing his “lovingly irreverent portrait” of the life and work of Robert Downey Sr. to Netflix.

The film Sr. used to be shot over three years and had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival. Producers include Team Downey’s Susan Downey and Robert Downey Jr., who formerly collaborated on the myth collection Sweet Tooth which is heading into its second season. “On the first day of filming, Sr. stated ‘Trust anything, and something can happen,'” Smith recounted in an interview with Netflix. “And that ended up being the guiding light for the project.