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How to Get to Heaven from Belfast Official Trailer

Netflix released the official trailer for their new series, How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, from the creators of Derry Girls. Here’s how they describe it:

Clever, chaotic TV writer Saoirse; glamorous, stressed-out mother of three Robyn; and dependable, inhibited carer Dara have been a tight-knit group since school. Now in their late 30s, but still as close as ever, these three friends are about to embark on the most thrilling adventure of their lives. When an email arrives, telling them about the death of the estranged fourth member of their childhood gang, a series of eerie events at her wake sets them on a dark, dangerous, and hilarious odyssey through Ireland and beyond as each tries to piece together the truth about the past.

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast premieres on Netflix on February 12.

Heel Official Trailer

Magnolia Pictures and Magnet Releasing shared the trailer for Heel, starring Stephen Graham (Pirates of the Caribbean) and Andrea Riseborough. Here’s how they describe it:

“HEEL is a twisted thriller that follows 19-year-old hooligan Tommy, who revels in a life of drugs, parties, and violence. One night, on a bender with his reckless friends, he becomes separated from the group and is abducted by an unknown figure. Though he is no stranger to inflicting violence, he is enraged and horrified when he wakes to find himself chained in the basement of the isolated suburban family home of Chris, his wife Kathryn, and their young son Jonathan. The family sets out to reform Tommy’s unruly behavior, forcing him to comply with their relentless mind games or seek escape at any cost.”

Heel premieres in theaters on March 6.

Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Free Update

Nintendo announced a new free update for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD. The trailer gives us a glimpse at all the new improvements and expansions. The free update for Donkey Kong Country Returns HD is on Switch and Switch 2 now.

The Night Agent Season 3 Trailer

Netflix released the official trailer for The Night Agent Season 3.

“Picking up after the explosive events of Season 2, Peter is sent to track down a young Treasury agent who has fled to Istanbul with sensitive government intel after killing his boss. What begins as a high-stakes manhunt quickly spirals into something far more dangerous as Peter uncovers a dark money network, evades paid assassins, and crosses paths with a relentless journalist whose pursuit of the truth puts them both squarely in the crosshairs.”

The Night Agent Season 3 premieres on Netflix on February 19.

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