There are plenty of exciting things to come on Netflix in 2024, including a new Lindsay Lohan rom-com, Squid Game S2, and Umbrella Academy S4.
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Netflix has unveiled its trailer for 2024, which features the first looks of the return of cult-favorite series like Squid Game and Umbrella Academy, as well as a brand new romantic comedy starring Lindsay Lohan. Read to know more about them.
Squid Game S2
(L to R) Gong Yoo as the Recruiter and Lee Jung-Jae as Seong Gi-Hun. Photo: Courtesy of Netflix
The long-awaited first look of Squid Game‘s Season 2 is finally here. While the popular South Korean series is yet to have a release date, it is expected to hit the streaming giant this year. Netflix’s trailer for 2024 showcases a few exciting scenes from the series that have quickly taken over the internet. The most talked-about of them all is one that features the return of the Recruiter played by beloved actor Gong Yoo, sitting across Lee Jung-Jae’s Seong Gi-hun, the protagonist, as well as the Front Man played by Lee Byung Hun. It also shows a new character played by Park Gyu-Young holding a card with the infamous symbols, hinting that the games are continuing.
Umbrella Academy S4
(L to R) Robert Sheehan as Klaus Hargreeves, Emmy Raver-Lampman as Allison Hargreeves, Tom Hopper as Luther Hargreeves, Justin H. Min as Ben Hargreeves, Aidan Gallagher as Number Five, Elliot Page as Viktor Hargreeves, David Castañeda as Diego Hargreeves, Ritu Arya as Lila Pitts. Photo: Courtesy of Netflix
The Hargreeves siblings will return once again for the last time in the hit Netflix series Umbrella Academy. The first look of its fourth season sees the superpowered family reuniting after their various efforts to restore the timeline and ultimately save the world. Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, and Aidan Gallagher’s respective characters will go on one final adventure through six episodes—details of which are relatively under wraps. However, Raver-Lampman, who plays Allison Hargreeve told Netflix: “[It’s] really, really packed with classic Umbrella Academy family nonsense and shenanigans that you look forward to. There’s some unbelievable new characters and villains that are super exciting.”
Lindsay Lohan’s Irish Wish
Lindsay Lohan as Maddie. Photo: Courtesy of Netflix
Lindsay Lohan is gearing up for the release of her first Netflix project as part of her two-picture deal with the platform, which she signed after her comeback with the holiday flick Falling for Christmas. Titled Irish Wish, the romantic comedy’s first look sees Lohan fallen on the floor at a wedding with a cell phone to her ear. The official synopsis of the film reads: “When the love of her life gets engaged to her best friend, Maddie puts her feelings aside to be a bridesmaid at their wedding in Ireland. Days before the pair are set to marry, Maddie makes a spontaneous wish for true love, only to wake up as the bride-to-be. With her dream seeming to come true, Maddie soon realizes that her real soulmate is someone else entirely.”
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