2020 hasn't been off to the greatest start. With an ongoing pandemic responsible for millions of infections and a quarter million deaths, we really don't need much else on our plate right now. But that hasn't stopped one deadly insect from spreading to Washington from its original home of Asia, ensuring that this year only becomes even more stressful.
Every day that we're all stuck inside is another day we all hope for new content to stream on our service of choice. Luckily for us, Netflix has been doing a great job of keeping everyone satisfied with substantial drops all throughout the pandemic, and although we lost some great stuff at the end of April, May is shaping up to be yet another excellent month for the streamer. As a matter of fact, the platform is adding a few new things that you might want to check out today.
Are you getting tired of rewatching The Office yet? No, of course you're not. Even so, the show's creator Greg Daniels is teaming back up with Michael Scott himself, Steve Carell, to give you something brand new to binge later this month – and you're not going to want to miss this one.
Netflix has been the saving grace of millions during the quarantine that has forced everyone inside in the midst of our ongoing global pandemic. As a matter of fact, US Netflix subscribers are averaging 3+ hours a day on the streaming service, indicating that a fairly substantial part of everyone's lives is catching up on movies or binging their favorite shows. The virus has even caused an all-time high for Netflix stocks, resulting in the company becomeing worth more than Disney. If that doesn't blow your mind, nothing will.
Harrison Ford has had one hell of a career. He's played the eponymous archaeologist in Indiana Jones, cocky smuggler Han Solo in Star Wars, and Rick Deckard in both Blade Runner films – and that's only scratching the surface of his 50 years in acting. Even so, those movies show that Ford has a history of starring in genre-defining, world-changing franchises that span decades and touch the lives of hundreds of millions of people.
May 4th is Star Wars Day, and that's pretty exciting all on its own. However, it also means that many places are celebrating the cultural phenomenon with a variety of sales and promotions, making it a wonderful opportunity to stock up on various franchise-related content you may have been putting off.
The online population is known for making a lot of memes regarding how each year is a frustrating, exhausting mess that needs to end. We probably all remember the bevy of 2019 memes that permeated every social media platform all the way up to 2020, promising that the new year would be a fresh start. Except that, instead, they were met with a dose of reality – every year for the rest of their lives will have awful things happen within it.
Being stuck inside during this pandemic hasn't been the most exciting situation, but it's all the more reason for gamers to be thankful for services like Xbox Live Gold and PlayStation Plus, which bring with them free titles to download every month. And the month of May has now kicked off with Games with Gold's first two offerings.
The Netflix Original film, Extraction, has been a massive success for the streaming service. It's retained a high spot on the Top 10 Movies list since its release, and a statement from the Netflix Twitter account on Friday claims it's now on track to be the biggest film premiere the platform has ever seen, as it's projected to hit 90 million viewers in only its first 4 weeks.
