5 of the latest original offerings on Netflix worth watching right now

A selection of sci-fi, dramas and thrillers streaming now on Netflix. [Image CCO / Pixabay]
A selection of sci-fi, dramas and thrillers streaming now on Netflix. [Image CCO / Pixabay]

A number of good films and series have recently started streaming on Netflix, including dramas, thrillers and sci-fi.

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'The Perfection' - Horror/dark comedy film

This horror film started streaming on 24 May, and if you haven’t already watched it, you might enjoy it. This twisted film is about two musical prodigies, one of which (Allison Williams) seeks out the new star pupil at her former musical school (Logan Browning). The consequences are shocking, as she tries to “save” the star pupil from the terrors of the school itself.

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'What/If' - Thriller limited series

Renée Zelwegger stars in this thriller, which gender-flips the plot of “Indecent Proposal.” A mysterious woman offers a cash-strapped newlywed couple something too extraordinary to refuse. However, this offer turns out to cause plenty of trouble for the couple down the line, instead of them having it all.

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'See You Yesterday' - Sci-fi adventure

Two high school best friends, C.J. and Sebastian, who are science prodigies, work together to create backpacks that enable time travel. When C.J.’s older brother Calvin dies from a police-related incident, the pair decide to use their unfinished tech in a desperate bid to save Calvin.

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'Good Sam' - Drama/thriller

A mysterious Good Samaritan starts leaving $100,000 on what seem to be random doorsteps in New York. Kate Bradley (Tiya Sircar) a TV news reporter, decides to set out to discover the true identity of Good Sam. This ends up turning her own personal life upside down.

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'The Society' - Sci-fi thriller series

“The Society” is a YA sci-fi drama, but is definitely watchable by older folks too. The story is about a group of teenagers who are going off to camp. They mysteriously get sent “home” to a facsimile of their home town, where they are the only residents. They then have to struggle to survive.

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