Love is in the air, and it smells like chocolate and roses!
Whether you are one half of a couple or a third wheel on Valentine's Day, it's a good day to binge-watch. In honor of making the season of love last throughout the year, Netflix has rounded up 9 titles to add to your watchlist, and they diversely cater to the hopeless romantic, the self-love advocate, and the justice warrior.
Before you snuggle up with your Valentine and a bowl of popcorn, keep in mind that the greatest love stories of all time aren't always sunshine. Sometimes, they get tested by storms, but the real ones stick around for the rainbow. That being said, we totally won't judge you if you use that bowl of popcorn to catch your tears too!
So, flex your cuddle muscles and steel your heart, because these romantic (and anti-romantic) Netflix shows will steal your heart.
For the Brave Hearts
The road to love, freedom, and happiness are all battlefields—it takes courage to both pick up your weapon and know when to put it down.
Damsel
Launch date: March 8, 2024
Kicking off this category is Damsel, where our protagonist, Princess Elodie (Millie Bobby Brown), finds herself in a fiery predicament that’s more dragon’s lair than castle honeymoon suite. After agreeing to marry a handsome prince, she’s thrown into danger and must rely on her wits to survive.
2. Rebel Moon: Part Two — The Scargiver
Launch date: April 19, 2024
Next on the list for brave hearts is Rebel Moon: Part Two — The Scargiver. The epic saga continues as Kora and the surviving warriors gear up for an intense battle to safeguard their newfound homeland. Make sure to have the volume on max as you dive into this fight for love, justice, and a place to call home.
For the Journey of Love from Within
True love begins with self-love, and this endearing category is a colorful celebration of that notion. After all, you've gotta love your cute self before you can love anyone else.
3. Bridgerton Season 3
Launch date: May 16, 2024
You know what they say; third time's a charm, and Bridgerton is set to return for season number 3! Polin fans will be thrilled as we shift focus to wallflower (and secret scandal sheet writer) Penelope Featherington, as she navigates her long-time crush on Colin Bridgerton. But ultimately, it’s a story of self-discovery that reminds us to love ourselves before we love someone else.
4. Players
Launch date: February 14, 2024
Premiering on Valentine's Day itself, Players will invite you fall in love with the story of a New York sports writer armed with a playbook of clever hookup schemes and a little help from her friends. However, as most great love stories go, plot twists are where the magic begins. Things take a turn for the unexpected when she falls for a fling.
Will this player stop playing the field and finally start to win the game of hearts?
5. One Day
Now streaming exclusively on Netflix
Reimagined as a British series, One Day is here to make your Hearts Day even sweeter. Originally a novel adapted into a 2011 feature film starring Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess. This masterpiece tells the tale of Dex and Em, who reconnect on the same day each year, navigating life’s highs and lows and learning about the importance of self-love. Tune in to see how this ordinary day shapes their lives, year after year.
6. Let’s Talk About CHU
Now streaming exclusively on Netflix
Adding a pinch more flavor to our self-love category is the Taiwanese comedy series, Let's Talk About CHU. This show serves up a hearty slice of life, exploring the multifaceted themes of romance and family dynamics through the lens of the Chu family. From the youngest daughter, Chu Ai, juggling her sex education social media channel, to her siblings navigating their own relationship dilemmas, this show depicts love in all its forms. Sit back for a rollercoaster ride of life, love, and everything in between.
7. Irish Wish
Launch Date: 15 March
In the blink of an eye, Lindsay Lohan has gone from being the luckiest girl in the world in Just My Luck to making her wishes come true in Irish Wish!
When the love of her life gets engaged to her best friend, Maddie puts her feelings aside to be a dutiful 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 to a completely different reality.
Chasing That Feeling
Love is not a game, but it definitely feels great when you win!
8. Love Deadline
Now streaming exclusively on Netflix
Japanese reality dating series, Love Deadline, proves that in the game of love, it’s not about who finishes first, but who dares to play. In a set-up where women are encouraged to take the reins, watch as they make the first move to propose to their ideal guy. Being whisked away on a 30-day trip while all this unfolds? That’s just the cherry on top!
9. Ready, Set, Love
Launch date: February 15, 2024
Rounding off our list is the Thai series titoed Ready, Set, Love. Set in a world where men are vastly outnumbered, women must compete for the perfect gentlemen in a government-sponsored game show. It’s a playful exploration of the lengths we go to in the name of love.
Happy Valentine's Season!
In all its forms, colors, and aspects, love is worth celebrating. From the battlefield of love to self-discovery and playing your cards right in the gane of love, each story is worth telling.
Keep your hearts set on Netflix this month of hearts and beyond, because
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