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Brainerd Dispatch • November 28 - December 4, 2021 •19 By Raye Smith TV Media WHAT'S NEW ON NETFLIX "Money Heist" - Season 5, Vol. 2 The heist must go on as the second volume of "Money Heist's" fifth season releases Friday, Dec. 3, on Netflix. With the first five hourlong episodes of the season having been released in September of this year, fans of the Spanish-language crime drama have been anxiously awaiting the rest of the series' final season. The first half of Season 5 left the crew locked inside a Span - ish bank for over 100 hours, with the situation looking more and more dire. Now, what should have been a robbery (albeit one of the greatest heists in history) is turning into an all-out war as the group fights to get out alive. Created and written by Álex Pina ("Los Hombres de Paco"), this season is directed by Jesús Colmenar ("Vis a vis") and Koldo Serra ("The Backwoods," 2006). Álvero Morte ("Mirage," 2018), Itziar Ituño ("Flowers," 2014), Úrsula Corberó ("Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins," 2021), Pedro Alonso ("Hospital Real"), Miguel Herrán ("Elite"), Jaime Lorente ("El Cid"), Esther Acebo ("Growing Up," 2018), Enrique Arce ("Knight - fall"), Rodrigo de la Serna ("El Lobista"), Darko Peric ("A Perfect Day," 2015), Luka Peros ("Papil- lon," 2017) and Belén Cuesta ("Parking," 2019) return to star in the series' exciting conclusion. "Elves" - Season 1 Christmas gets creepy this year with the new Danish fantasy series "Elves," premiering Sunday, Nov. 28, on Netflix. Titled "Nisser" in the original Danish, the series takes a darker spin on the holiday season and returns to the elves of myth and folklore — those more monstrous than the happy-go-lucky toymakers in hats and jackets. When a fam- ily of four heads out on an island vacation to try to reconnect over the holidays, they quickly discover the island is more than the quaint, remote community it appears to be — it's inhabited by a strongly religious group of people who live in a delicate balance with a race of terrifying elves. When the family arrives, their actions upset this deli- cate balance, turning what should have been a relaxing Christmas retreat into a battle for their lives and everything they know to be real. This six-episode series comes from creator and writer Stefan Jaworski ("Those Who Kill") and is directed by Roni Ezra ("Everything's Gonna Be Pink," 2015). Lila Nobel ("The Rain"), Vivelill Søgaard Holm ("Harpiks," 2019), Ann Eleonora Jørgensen ("Italian for Beginners," 2000), Peder Thomas Pedersen ("The Lawyer"), Rasmus Hamm- erich ("A Horrible Woman," 2017), Milo Toke Bendix Campanale ("Mit 50/50 liv"), Lucas Løkken ("The Rain") and newcomer Sonja Steen star in the series. "Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas" (2021) Shaun the Sheep is back with some wacky holiday cheer in "Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christ- mas," streaming on Netflix as of Friday, Dec. 3. Shaun, the beloved claymation sheep voiced by Jus- tin Fletcher ("Shaun the Sheep Movie," 2015), originally stole the world's hearts in the British Wal- lace and Gromit franchise. Now featured in his own "Shaun the Sheep" children's spinoff series, the mischievous flock leader makes an exuberant return in this new holi- day special. Filled with seasonal ex- citement, Shaun leads a farmhouse raid to get bigger stockings for the flock. But when things go awry and Timmy (also voiced by Fletcher) goes missing, it's up to Shaun to get Timmy back in time for Christmas. Directed by Steve Cox ("Shaun the Sheep: Adventures from Mossy Bottom"), the special is written by Mark Burton ("Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit," 2005) and Giles Pilbrow ("Shaun the Sheep: Adventures from Mossy Bottom"). Kate Harbour ("Shaun the Sheep Movie," 2015) also voice stars as Timmy's mother. WHAT'S NEW ON PRIME "Harlem" - Season 1 Tap into some big city dreams with Prime's new coming-of-age com- edy "Harlem," premiering Friday, Dec. 3, on the streaming platform. Freshly graduated from college and looking to find themselves while pursuing their dream careers, best friends Camille (Meagan Good, "Shazam!" 2019), Tye (Jerrie John- son, "Mother's Milk," 2021), Quinn (Grace Byers, "Empire") and Angie (Shoniqua Shandai, "The Obituary of Tunde Johnson," 2019) aren't about to let anything get in the way of their goals. With four distinctly different personalities and career paths, the show follows their lives as they grow together and chase their dreams in the Big Apple. From "First Wives Club" and "Girl's Trip" (2017) creator Tracy Oliver, this fun new series is directed by Malcolm D. Lee ("Space Jam: A New Legacy," 2021), Stacey Muhammed ("Queen Sugar") and Neema Barnette ("Ge- nius"), and co-written by Oliver and Britt Matt ("First Wives Club"). Tyler Lepley ("Baggage Claim," 2013), Juani Feliz ("Canal Street," 2018), Jonathan Burke ("Drawing a Blank," 2015) and Kadeem Ali Har- ris ("Bi") also star. "Burning" (2018) The award-winning Korean thriller "Burning" is making its way to international audiences on Prime beginning Monday, Nov. 29. Based on Haruki Murakami's short story "Barn Burning," the film follows young author Jong-su (Yoo Ah-in, "Hellbound"), who is living a sim- ple life, picking up odd jobs around town to make extra money. When he runs into former classmate Hae-mi (Jeon Jong-seo, "The Call," 2020) and she asks him for a favor, what he expects to be an ordinary request to feed a friend's cat while she's away turns into a chilling mystery. With a shady new friend hanging around Hae-mi and a host of unanswered questions begging to be answered, it's up to Jong-su to figure out exactly what's hap- pening in his friend's life. Directed by Lee Chang-dong ("Oasis," 2002) and featuring a screenplay by Lee and Oh Jung-mi ("Mr. Cowper," 2015), "Burning" also stars Ste- ven Yeun ("Minari," 2020), Choi Seung-ho ("Spy Nation"), Moon Sung-Keun ("Forgotten," 2017), Min Bok-gi ("Poetry," 2010), Ban Hye-ra ("Lost and Found," 2008), Cha Mi-Kyung ("A Taxi Driver," 2017), Lee Bong-ryun ("Run On") and newcomers Kim Soo-Kyung and Lee Soo-Jeong. WHAT'S NEW ON HULU "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" (2012) Halloween may be over, but it's never too late to settle into a supernatural thriller. The 2012 hit film "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" makes its way onto Hulu on Tuesday, Nov. 30. Following the fictionalized adventures of America's 16th president as a young man, this fantasy-horror flick finds Honest Abe (Benjamin Walker, "In the Heart of the Sea," 2015) on a decades-long quest for revenge. An evil, planation-owning vampire named Jack Barts (Marton Csokas, "The Equalizer," 2014) killed Lin- coln's mother years earlier. After learning about the existence of vampires and their plot to take over the United States, Lincoln makes it his mission to eliminate them all. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov ("Ben-Hur," 2016) and written by Seth Grahame-Smith ("Pride and Prejudice and Zombies," 2016), this unique thriller film also stars Domi- nic Cooper ("The Devil's Double," 2011), Anthony Mackie ("The Fal- con and the Winter Soldier"), Mary Elizabeth Winstead ("Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," 2010), Rufus Sewell ("The Man in the High Castle"), Jimmi Simpson ("Date Night," 2010), Joseph Mawle ("Game of Thrones") and Robin McLeavy ("Hell on Wheels"). WHAT'S NEW ON DISNEY+ "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" (2021) It's an adventure through middle school and beyond with the new computer-animated children's film "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," premiering on Disney+ on Friday, Dec. 3. The fifth film based on the hit children's book series of the same name by Jeff Kinney (who also produced this film and wrote the screen- play), "Diary" follows ambitious preteen Greg (Brady Noon, "The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers") as he attempts to become popular and learns how to navigate the intimidating adventure that is life in middle school. With an active imagination and dreams of becom- ing famous, the story chronicles Greg's valiant attempts — and sometimes dismal failures — to fit in through his journal entries. From director Swinton O. Scott III ("Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?"), "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" also voice stars Chris Diamantopoulos ("The Three Stooges," 2012), Christian Convery ("Sweet Tooth"), Ethan William Childress ("Mixed-ish") and Jessica Mikayla ("Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," 2018). Jaime Lorente, Belén Cuesta and Úrsula Corberó star in "Money Heist" Jerrie Johnson, Meagan Good, Grace Byers and Shoniqua Shandai in a scene from "Harlem" Benjamin Walker stars in "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"

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