47 New Movies Coming To Netflix In 2023 That Are Definitely Worth Watching
It's finally 2023, folks. And that means New Year's resolutions, new celebs to obsess over, and — of course — new things to stream on Netflix.
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In the spirit of the new year, Netflix just shared all the new original movies they plan on releasing this year...so far.
1.Dog Gone
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "After a young man and his beloved dog are separated on the Appalachian Trail, he and his father must begin a desperate search to find him before it’s too late. Based on an incredible true story of humanity and everyday heroism."
Starring: Rob Lowe, Johnny Berchtold, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Nick Peine, and more
When it premieres: Jan. 13
2.Jung_E
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "In 2194, a civil war among those who survived the Earth’s catastrophe breaks out. A war heroine, Major Jung-e goes into a coma after a serious injury, and her family is forced to donate her brain data to Next Generation Lab. Next Generation Lab uses Jung-e’s data to make an AI robot, and using that robot, the lab continues to conduct a war simulation. During the simulation, Seo-hyun, daughter of Jung-e, participating as the robot research team leader, learns her mother's secret through repeated experiments."
Starring: Kim Hyun-joo and more
When it premieres: Jan. 20
3.You People
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "When a rideshare mix-up in Los Angeles brings Ezra Cohen (Jonah Hill) and Amira Mohammed (Lauren London) together, the two find themselves connecting over a shared love of streetwear and music. As they fall in love, their relationship is tested by their respective families: Ezra's progressive and semi-woke parents (Julia Louis-Dreyfus and David Duchovny) and Amira's unyielding yet concerned parents (Eddie Murphy and Nia Long) who inject themselves into their lives mercilessly. Kenya Barris’ feature film directorial debut is a modern love story set amidst clashing cultures and interfaith relationships."
Starring: Jonah Hill, Lauren London, David Duchovny, Nia Long, Sam Jay, Elliott Gould, Travis Bennett, Molly Gordon, Rhea Perlman, Deon Cole, Andrea Savage, Mike Epps, Emily Arlook, La La Anthony, Bryan Greenberg, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Eddie Murphy, and more
When it premieres: Jan. 27
4.Pamela, A Love Story
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "An intimate and humanizing portrait of one of the world’s most famous blonde bombshells, Pamela, A Love Story follows the trajectory of Pamela Anderson’s life and career from small-town girl to international sex symbol, actress, activist, and doting mother."
When it premieres: Jan. 31
5.True Spirit
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "When the tenacious young sailor Jessica Watson (Teagan Croft) sets out to be the youngest person to sail solo, nonstop, and unassisted around the world, many expect her to fail. With the support of her sailing coach and mentor, Ben Bryant (Cliff Curtis), and her parents (Josh Lawson and Academy Award winner Anna Paquin), Jessica is determined to accomplish what was thought to be impossible, navigating some of the world’s most challenging stretches of ocean over the course of 210 days."
Starring: Teagan Croft, Cliff Curtis, Bridget Webb, Vivien Turner, Stacy Clausen, Todd Lasance, with Josh Lawson, Anna Paquin, and more
When it premieres: Feb. 3
6.Bill Russell: Legend
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "The definitive documentary about the life and legacy of NBA legend and civil rights icon Bill Russell from award-winning director Sam Pollard (MLK/FBI). The film features exclusive interviews with Russell before his passing in 2022 as well as access to his sprawling personal archives. From the humblest of beginnings, Russell went on to lead each and every one of his basketball teams to championships — two back-to-back NCAA titles, a gold medal at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, and 11 championship titles in his 13-year career as a Boston Celtic (his last two as the first Black head coach in NBA history)."
Featuring: Steph Curry, Chris Paul, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and more
When it premieres: Feb. 8
7.Your Place or Mine
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "Debbie and Peter are best friends and total opposites. She craves routine with her son in LA; he thrives on change in New York. When they swap houses and lives for a week, they discover what they think they want might not be what they really need."
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Ashton Kutcher, Jesse Williams, Zo? Chao, Wesley Kimmel, Griffin Matthews, Rachel Bloom, Shiri Appleby, Vella Lovell, Tig Notaro, Steve Zahn, and more
When it premieres: Feb. 10
8.We Have A Ghost
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "Finding a ghost named Ernest haunting their new home turns Kevin's family into overnight social media sensations. But when Kevin and Ernest go rogue to investigate the mystery of Ernest's past, they become a target of the CIA."
Starring: David Harbour, Jahi Di'Allo Winston, Tig Notaro, Erica Ash, Jennifer Coolidge, Anthony Mackie, and more
When it premieres: Feb. 24
9.Luther: The Fallen Sun
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "In Luther: The Fallen Sun — an epic continuation of the award-winning television saga reimagined for film — a gruesome serial killer is terrorizing London while brilliant but disgraced detective John Luther (Idris Elba) sits behind bars. Haunted by his failure to capture the cyber psychopath who now taunts him, Luther decides to break out of prison to finish the job by any means necessary."
Starring: Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo, Andy Serkis, Dermot Crowley, and more
When it premieres: March 10
10.The Magician's Elephant
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "When Peter (voiced by Noah Jupe), who is searching for his long-lost sister Adele (voiced by Pixie Davies), crosses paths with a fortune teller in the market square, there’s only one question on his mind: is his sister still alive? The answer — that he must find a mysterious elephant and the magician (voiced by Benedict Wong) who will conjure it — sets Peter off on a harrowing journey to complete three seemingly impossible tasks that will change the face of his town forever and take him on the adventure of a lifetime. The Magician’s Elephant is based on the classic novel by two-time Newbery Award–winning author, Kate DiCamillo."
Starring: Sian Clifford, Pixie Davies, Natasia Demetriou, Dawn French, Brian Tyree Henry, Noah Jupe, Aasif Mandvi, Mandy Patinkin, Miranda Richardson, Cree Summer, Lorraine Toussaint, Benedict Wong, and more
When it premieres: March 17
11.Murder Mystery 2
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "Now full-time detectives struggling to get their private eye agency off the ground, Nick and Audrey Spitz find themselves at the center of an international abduction when their friend the Maharaja is kidnapped at his own lavish wedding."
Starring: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Aniston, Adeel Akhtar, John Kani, Mark Strong, Mélanie Laurent, Jodie Turner-Smith, Kuhoo Verma, Enrique Arce, Tony Goldwyn, Annie Mumolo, Zurin Villanueva, and more
When it premieres: March 31
12.A Tourist's Guide to Love
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "After an unexpected breakup, a travel executive accepts an assignment to go undercover and learn about the tourist industry in Vietnam. Along the way, she finds adventure and romance with her Vietnamese ex-pat tour guide when they decide to reroute the tour bus in order to explore life and love off the beaten path."
Starring: Rachael Leigh Cook, Scott Ly, Missi Pyle, Ben Feldman, Glynn Sweet, Alexa Povah, Jacqueline Correa, Nondumiso Tembe, Andrew Barth Feldman, Morgan Dudley, Lê Thi?nm, and more
When it premieres: April 27
13.The Mother
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "An assassin comes out of hiding to protect the daughter that she gave up years before, while on the run from dangerous men."
Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Joseph Fiennes, Omari Hardwick, Gael García Bernal, Paul Raci, Lucy Paez, and more
When it premieres: May 12
14.Extraction 2
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "Chris Hemsworth returns as Tyler Rake in Extraction 2, the sequel to Netflix's blockbuster action film, Extraction. After barely surviving the events of the first movie, Rake is back as the Australian black ops mercenary, tasked with another deadly mission: rescuing the battered family of a ruthless Georgian gangster from the prison where they are being held."
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Golshifteh Farahani, Adam Bessa, Daniel Bernhardt, Tinatin Dalakishvili, and more
When it premieres: June 16
15.They Cloned Tyrone
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "A series of eerie events thrusts an unlikely trio (John Boyega, Jamie Foxx, and Teyonah Parris) onto the trail of a nefarious government conspiracy in this pulpy mystery caper."
Starring: John Boyega, Jamie Foxx, Teyonah Parris, and more
When it premieres: July 21
16.Heart of Stone
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "Rachel Stone (Gal Gadot) is an intelligence operative, the only woman who stands between her powerful, global, peacekeeping organization and the loss of its most valuable — and dangerous — asset."
Starring: Gal Gadot, Jamie Dornan, Alia Bhatt, Sophie Okonedo, Matthias Schweigh?fer, Jing Lusi, Paul Ready, and more
When it premieres: Aug. 11
17.Lift
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "An international heist crew is recruited to prevent a terrorist attack and must pull off the heist on a plane mid-flight."
Starring: Kevin Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Vincent D’Onofrio, úrsula Corberó, Billy Magnussen, Jacob Batalon, Jean Reno, Sam Worthington, and more
When it premieres: Aug. 25
18.Happiness for Beginners
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "Helen (Ellie Kemper) has always lived as far from the edge as possible. Finding herself newly divorced and a little lost, Helen decides she needs a reset and signs up for the 'Adventure of a Lifetime!' The adventure is a backcountry survival course hiking the Appalachian Trail with a group of oddball strangers. From the beginning, Helen’s plan to be the best hiker is tested, and she finds more than just herself in the wilderness. Based on the popular novel by Katherine Center, Happiness for Beginners reminds us that sometimes you have to get lost before you’re found."
Starring: Ellie Kemper, Luke Grimes, Nico Santos, Blythe Danner, Ben Cook, Shayvawn Webster, Esteban Benito, Gus Birney, Julia Shiplett, and more
When it premieres: Summer 2023
19.The Perfect Find
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "Will a 40-year-old woman with everything on the line — her high-stakes career, ticking biological clock, bank account — risk it all for an intensely lusty secret romance with the one person who could destroy her comeback, for good?"
Starring: Gabrielle Union, Keith Powers, Aisha Hinds, DB Woodside, Janet Hubert, La La Anthony, Gina Torres, and more
When it premieres: Summer 2023
20.Love at First Sight
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "After missing her flight from New York to London, Hadley (Haley Lu Richardson) meets Oliver (Ben Hardy) in a chance encounter at the airport that sparks an instant connection. A long night on the plane together passes in the blink of an eye, but upon landing at Heathrow, the pair are separated, and finding each other in the chaos seems impossible. Will fate intervene to transform these seatmates into soulmates? Love at First Sight is from the producers of the To All The Boys franchise and based on the novel The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith."
Starring: Haley Lu Richardson, Ben Hardy, Jameela Jamil, Rob Delaney, Sally Phillips, Dexter Fletcher, and more
When it premieres: Sept. 2023
21.Damsel
When Netflix revealed about the movie: "A dutiful damsel agrees to marry a handsome prince, only to find the royal family has recruited her as a sacrifice to repay an ancient debt. Thrown into a cave with a fire-breathing dragon, she must rely on her wits and will to survive."
Starring: Millie Bobby Brown, Angela Bassett, Robin Wright, Ray Winstone, Nick Robinson, Brooke Carter, Shohreh Aghdashloo, and more
When it premieres: Oct. 13
22.Pain Hustlers
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "Upon losing her job, a blue-collar woman struggling to raise her daughter takes a job at a failing pharmaceutical startup, only to get involved in a dangerous racketeering scheme."
Starring: Emily Blunt, Chris Evans, Andy Garcia, Catherine O’Hara, Jay Duplass, Brian d’Arcy James, Chloe Coleman, and more
When it premieres: Oct. 27
23.The Killer
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "After a fateful near-miss an assassin battles his employers, and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn't personal."
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, Sophie Charlotte, Tilda Swinton, and more
When it premieres: Nov. 10
24.A Family Affair
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "A surprising romance kicks off comic consequences for a young woman, her mother, and her movie-star boss as they face the complications of love, sex, and identity."
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, Joey King, Liza Koshy, Kathy Bates, and more
When it premieres: Nov. 17
25.Leo
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "Actor and comedian Adam Sandler delivers signature laughs in this coming-of-age animated musical comedy about the last year of elementary school — as seen through the eyes of a class pet. Jaded 74-year-old lizard Leo (Sandler) has been stuck in the same Florida classroom for decades with his terrarium-mate turtle (Bill Burr). When he learns he has only one year left to live, he plans to escape to experience life on the outside, but instead gets caught up in the problems of his anxious students — including an impossibly mean substitute teacher. It ends up being the strangest but most rewarding bucket list ever…"
Starring: Adam Sandler, Bill Burr, Cecily Strong, Jason Alexander, Rob Schneider, Sadie Sandler, Sunny Sandler, Jackie Sandler, Heidi Gardner, Nick Swardson, Nicholas Turturro, Robert Smigel, and more
When it premieres: Nov. 22
26.Spaceman
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "As an astronaut sent to the edge of the galaxy to collect mysterious ancient dust finds his earthly life falling to pieces, he turns to the only voice who can help him try to put it back together. It just so happens to belong to a creature from the beginning of time lurking in the shadows of his ship."
Starring: Adam Sandler, Carey Mulligan, Paul Dano, Kunal Nayyar, and more
When it premieres: Fall 2023
27.NYAD
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "The remarkable true story of marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, who, at the age of 64, became the first person to complete the 'Everest of swims,' a 53-hour, 110-mile swim from Cuba to Florida through a dangerous open ocean without a shark cage."
Starring: Annette Bening, Jodie Foster, Rhys Ifans, Ethan Jones Romero, Luke Cosgrove, Jeena Yi, Eric T. Miller, and more
When it premieres: Fall 2023
28.Leave the World Behind
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "A family vacation on Long Island is interrupted by two strangers bearing news of a mysterious blackout. As the threat grows more imminent, both families must decide how best to survive the potential crisis, all while grappling with their own place in this collapsing world."
Starring: Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha’la Herrold, Farrah Mackenzie, Charlie Evans, Kevin Bacon, and more
When it premieres: Dec. 8
29.Rebel Moon
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "When a peaceful colony on the edge of the galaxy finds itself threatened by the armies of the tyrannical Regent Balisarius, they dispatch Kora, a young woman with a mysterious past, to seek out warriors from neighboring planets to help them take a stand."
Starring: Sofia Boutella, Djimon Hounsou, Ed Skrein, Michiel Huisman, Bae Doona, Ray Fisher, Charlie Hunnam, Anthony Hopkins, Cary Elwes, Corey Stoll, Jena Malone, Fra Fee, Cleopatra Coleman, Alfonso Herrera, Stuart Martin, Staz Nair, Sky Yang, Rhian Rees, E. Duffy, Charlotte Maggi, and more
When it premieres: Dec. 22
30.Players
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "New York sportswriter Mack (Gina Rodriguez) has spent years devising successful hookup 'plays' with best friend Adam (Damon Wayans Jr.) and their crew, but when she unexpectedly falls head over heels for one of her targets (Tom Ellis), they all must learn what it takes to go from simply scoring to playing for keeps."
Starring: Gina Rodriguez, Damon Wayans Jr., Tom Ellis, Joel Courtney, Liza Koshy, Augustus Prew, and more
When it premieres: Late 2023
31.Monkey Man
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "An unlikely hero emerges from prison to take on a world enmeshed in corporate greed and eroding spiritual values. He seeks revenge from those who took everything from him many years ago."
Starring: Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, and more
When it premieres: Late 2023
32.Kill Boksoon
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "Boksoon leads a double life — she is both a mother of a teenage daughter and a legendary professional killer at the top-tier killing agency MK. Caught between the mission of killing someone and the mission of raising someone, Boksoon refuses to complete an assigned mission and is thrown into an inevitable fight."
Starring: Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Kim Si-a, Esom, Koo Kyo-hwan, and more
When it premieres: Late 2023
33.Victim/Suspect
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "Investigative journalist Rae de Leon travels nationwide to uncover and examine a shocking pattern: Young women tell the police they’ve been sexually assaulted, but instead of finding justice, they’re charged with the crime of making a false report, arrested and even imprisoned by the system they believed would protect them."
When it premieres: Late 2023
34.Chupa
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "While visiting his family in Mexico, teenage Alex gains an unlikely companion when he discovers a young chupacabra hiding in his grandpa’s shed. In order to save the mythical creature, Alex and his cousins must embark on the adventure of a lifetime."
Starring: Demián Bichir, Evan Whitten, Christian Slater, Ashley Ciarra, Nickolas Verdugo, Adriana Paz, Gerardo Taracena, Julio Cesar Cedillo, and more
When it premieres: Late 2023
35.The Out-Laws
When Netflix revealed about the movie: "Owen Browning (Adam Devine) is a straight-laced bank manager about to marry the love of his life, Parker. When his bank is held up by the infamous Ghost Bandits during his wedding week, he believes his future in-laws who just arrived in town, are the infamous Out-Laws."
Starring: Adam DeVine, Pierce Brosnan, Ellen Barkin, Nina Dobrev, Michael Rooker, Poorna Jagannathan, Julie Hagerty, Richard Kind, Lil Rel Howery, Blake Anderson, and more
When it premieres: Late 2023
36.Nimona
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "A knight is framed for a crime he didn’t commit, and the only person who can help him prove his innocence is Nimona, a shape-shifting teen who might also be a monster he’s sworn to kill. Set in a techno-medieval world unlike anything animation has tackled before, this is a story about the labels we assign to people and the shape-shifter who refuses to be defined by anyone."
Starring: Chlo? Grace Moretz, Riz Ahmed, Eugene Lee Yang, and more
When it premieres: Late 2023
37.Reptile
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "Following the brutal murder of a young real estate agent, a hardened detective attempts to uncover the truth in a case where nothing is as it seems and, by doing so, dismantles the illusions in his own life."
Starring: Benicio del Toro, Justin Timberlake, Eric Bogosian, Alicia Silverstone, Domenick Lombardozzi, Frances Fisher, Ato Essandoh, Michael Carmen Pitt, Karl Glusman, Matilda Lutz, and more
When it premieres: Late 2023
38.The Deepest Breath
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "A champion free diver trains to break a world record with the help of an expert safety diver, and the two form an emotional bond that feels like fate. This heart-stopping film follows the paths they took to meet at the pinnacle of the free diving world, documenting the thrilling rewards — and inescapable risks — of chasing a dream through the silent depths of the ocean."
When it premieres: Late 2023
39.The Monkey King
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "The Monkey King is an action-packed family comedy that follows a monkey and his magical fighting Stick as they team up on an epic quest where they must go head-to-head against gods, demons, dragons, and the greatest enemy of all, Monkey’s own ego!"
Starring: Jimmy O. Yang, Bowen Yang, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Jo Koy, Ron Yuan, Hoon Lee, Stephanie Hsu, Andrew Pang, Andrew Kishino, Jodi Long, James Sie, BD Wong, and more
When it premieres: Late 2023
40.Untitled Wes Anderson/Roald Dahl Film
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "Wes Anderson’s adaptation of several Roald Dahl short stories including The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar."
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, Sir Ben Kingsley, Richard Ayoade, Rupert Friend, Asa Jennings, and more
When it premieres: Late 2023
41.Rustin
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "Bayard Rustin, the brilliant strategist behind 1963’s momentous March on Washington and close advisor to Martin Luther King Jr., dedicated his life to the tireless quest for racial equality, human rights, and worldwide democracy. But as an openly gay Black man, he was all but erased from the civil rights movement he helped build."
Starring: Colman Domingo, Chris Rock, Glynn Turman, Audra McDonald, Aml Ameen, Gus Halper, Johnny Ramey, CCH Pounder, Michael Potts, Carra Patterson, Adrienne Warren, Bill Irwin, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Jeffrey Wright, Lilli Kay, Jordan-Amanda Hall, Jakeem Dante Powell, Ayana Workman, Grantham Coleman, Jamilah Rosemond, Jules Latimer, Maxwell Whittington-Cooper, Frank Harts, Kevin Mambo, and more
When it premieres: Late 2023
42.Shirley
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "Shirley is the intimate portrayal of trailblazing political icon Shirley Chisholm, the first Black congresswoman and the first Black woman to run for president of the US, and the cost of accomplishment for Shirley herself. This film will tell the story of Chisholm’s boundary-breaking and historic presidential campaign, based on exclusive and extensive conversations with family, friends, and those who knew her best."
Starring: Regina King, Lucas Hedges, Christina Jackson, Michael Cherrie, Dorian Missick, Amirah Vann, W. Earl Brown, André Holland, Terrence Howard, and more
When it premieres: Late 2023
43.Choose Love
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "Cami Conway has it all. She’s got the job she wants and is headed towards engagement, marriage and kids with her wonderful boyfriend, Paul. And yet. She feels something is missing. Cami faces a kaleidoscope of tempting but tough choices: from serious ethical dilemmas to the frivolous Truth or Dare. What she chooses depends wholly on you, the viewer. But be careful! Things don’t always play out like you think! "
Starring: Laura Marano, Avan Jogia, Jordi Webber, Scott Michael Foster, and more
When it premieres: Late 2023
44.Best. Christmas. Ever!
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "Every Christmas, Jackie sends a boastful holiday newsletter that makes her old college friend Charlotte feel like a lump of coal. When a twist of fate lands Charlotte and her family on Jackie’s snowy doorstep just days before Christmas, she seizes the opportunity to prove her old friend’s life can’t possibly be that perfect."
Starring: Heather Graham, Brandy Norwood, Matt Cede?o, Jason Biggs, and more
When it premieres: Late 2023
45.Maestro
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "Maestro is a towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. A love letter to life and art, Maestro at its core is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love."
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Maya Hawke, Matt Bomer, Sarah Silverman, and more
When it premieres: Late 2023
46.Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
What Netflix revealed about the movie: "Having pulled off a death-defying escape from Tweedy’s farm, Ginger has finally found her dream — a peaceful island sanctuary for the whole flock, far from the dangers of the human world. When she and Rocky hatch a little girl called Molly, Ginger’s happy ending seems complete. But back on the mainland, the whole of chicken-kind faces a new and terrible threat. For Ginger and her team — even if it means putting their own hard-won freedom at risk — this time, they’re breaking in!"
Starring: Thandiwe Newton, Zachary Levi, Bella Ramsey, Jane Horrocks, Imelda Staunton, Lynn Ferguson, Josie Sedgwick-Davies, David Bradley, Romesh Ranganathan, Daniel Mays, Nick Mohammed, and more
When it premieres: Late 2023
47.And Chakda 'Xpress
What Netflix shared about the movie: "The film is inspired by the incredible story of one of the fastest female pacers in the history of world cricket, Jhulan Goswami, as she moves up the ladder, despite the countless hindrances, to fulfill her only dream: to play cricket."
Starring: Anushka Sharma, Renuka Shahane, Anshul Chauhan, Kaushik Sen, Mahesh Thakur
When it premieres: Late 2023
