Sarah Paulson teams up again with longtime collaborator Ryan Murphy for Ratched, the chilling new horror series he’s producing for Netflix. In the series, which serves as a prequel to Ken Kesey’s One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Paulson stars as the terrifying Nurse Ratched, as she begins work at a psychiatric hospital in the ’70s.
The whole family can enjoy Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices, a new original series that features Black celebrities and artists reading children’s books by Black authors about the Black experience. The series is hosted by Marley Dias, the author and founder of #1000BlackGirlBooks campaign and the books and conversations center around themes of identity, respect, justice, and action.
Those looking for a laugh will have no problem finding it on Netflix this month with new original comedy specials from Felipe Esparza, Afonso Padilha, Michael McIntyre, and Michelle Buteau. There’s also a wealth of new documentaries joining the platform, including Sophia Nahli Allison’s A Love Song for Latasha, an experimental short that reimagines a more nuanced narrative for Latasha Harlins, the 15-year-old Black teenager whose killing was a catalyst for the 1992 L.A. Riots.
Here’s everything new on Netflix this month—and everything set to leave the streaming platform. (Time)
