Netflix has announced a host of new films making their way to screens this year - and one comes very close to home.
The streaming service announced dozens of movies on social media this evening, including a much-awaited third installment of their popular Christmas original, The Princess Switch, which saw Vanessa Hudgens take to Edinburgh last year to film several scenes.
But it's not the only screening with links to Scotland. The streaming giant has announced another original based in the country.
'A Castle for Christmas' promises romance in a festive tale about an American author who wants to buy a castle in Scotland, but is met with opposition from the property's owner.
The romantic comedy, directed by Mary Lambert, features American actress and model Brooke Shields as protagonist Sophie and English actor Carys Ewes, who plays a Scottish Duke named Myles.
Here's the full list of movies coming to Netflix over November and December:
LOVE HARD (Nov 5)
An unlucky-in-love LA girl (Nina Dobrev) falls for a rugged East Coast guy (Darren Barnet) on a dating app and decides to surprise him for the holidays—only to discover that she’s been catfished by his childhood friend (Jimmy O. Yang).
A COP MOVIE (Nov 5)
An experiment in documentary and narrative storytelling sheds light on one of Mexico and the world's most controversial institutions, the police force and the causes of the impunity crisis plaguing the justice system.
PASSING (Nov 10)
Based on the novel by Nella Larsen, the movie follows two black women (Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga) who can pass as white and choose to live on opposite sides of the color line in 1929 New York.
RED NOTICE (Nov 12)
An Interpol-issued Red Notice is a global alert to hunt and capture the world’s most wanted. But when a daring heist brings together the top FBI profiler (Dwayne Johnson) and two rival criminals (Gal Gadot, Ryan Reynolds), there’s no telling what will happen.
tick, tick...BOOM! (Nov 19)
On the cusp of his 30th birthday, promising young theater composer Jonathan Larson (Andrew Garfield) navigates love, friendship, and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s feature directorial debut.
BRUISED (Nov 24)
In Halle Berry’s directorial debut, a disgraced MMA fighter (Berry) finds redemption in the cage and the courage to face her demons when the son she gave up as an infant unexpectedly reenters her life.
ROBIN ROBIN (Nov 24)
When her egg rolls into a rubbish dump, Robin is raised by a family of mice, but as she grows up her differences become clear. In Aardman’s beautiful tale, Robin sets off to prove that she can be a really good mouse—but ends up discovering who she really is.
14 PEAKS: NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE (Nov 29)
This documentary follows climber Nims Purja as he leads a team of Sherpas to climb all 14 of the world’s 8000m+ peaks in 7 months, shattering the previous record of 7 years.
7 PRISONERS (Nov)
To provide a better life for his family, a teenager accepts a job in a junkyard in São Paulo. But when he becomes trapped in the dangerous world of human trafficking, he's forced to consider the risks of his and his family’s future.
A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS (Nov)
A young boy named Nikolas sets out into the snowy north to find his missing father, accompanied by a headstrong reindeer and pet mouse. Nikolas soon meets his destiny in this magical origin story of Father Christmas based on the book by Matt Haig.
A CASTLE FOR CHRISTMAS (Nov)
An American author (Brooke Shields) finds herself wanting to buy a castle in Scotland, but its prickly owner (Cary Elwes) is reluctant to sell to a foreigner. Working to find a compromise, the pair butt heads and find more than they bargained for.
THE PRINCESS SWITCH 3 (Nov)
When a priceless relic is stolen, Margaret (Vanessa Hudgens) and Stacy (Vanessa Hudgens) enlist the help of audacious Fiona (Vanessa Hudgens) and a dashing man to retrieve it... sparking a tantalizing Christmas romance and a very unexpected switch.
THE POWER OF THE DOG (Dec 1)
Written & directed by Jane Campion. When his brother (Jesse Plemons) brings home a new wife (Kirsten Dunst) and son (Kodi Smit-McPhee), a fearsome rancher (Benedict Cumberbatch) torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.
THE UNFORGIVABLE (Dec 10)
Released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime, Ruth (Sandra Bullock) re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past and her only hope for redemption is finding the estranged younger sister she was forced to leave behind.
THE HAND OF GOD (Dec 15)
A young teenager's eccentric family & vibrant life in 1980s Naples are suddenly upended by the electrifying arrival of a soccer legend—& a shocking accident—in Paolo Sorrentino's personal story of fate & family, sports & cinema, & a search for the future
DON’T LOOK UP (Dec 24)
Written and directed by Adam McKay, two low-level astronomers (Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence) must go on a giant global media tour to warn mankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.
THE LOST DAUGHTER (Dec 31)
In Maggie Gyllenhaal feature directorial debut, a woman’s beach vacation takes a dark turn when her obsession with a young mother at her seaside resort forces her to confront the secrets of her past.
BACK TO THE OUTBACK (Dec)
Tired of humans gawking at them like they’re monsters, a ragtag group of Australia’s deadliest creatures plot a daring escape from their zoo to the Outback, a place where they’ll fit in without being judged for their scales and fangs.
MIXTAPE (Dec)
On the eve of Y2K, orphaned 12-year-old Beverly discovers a broken mixtape crafted by her teen parents. Raised by her grandmother (Julie Bowen)—who struggles talking about her late daughter—Beverly sees the mixtape as a chance to finally learn more about her parents
SINGLE ALL THE WAY (Dec)
Desperate to avoid his family’s judgment, Peter (Michael Urie) enlists his best friend (Philemon Chambers) to be his faux-boyfriend for the holidays. But when Peter’s mother (Kathy Najimy) preemptively sets him up on a blind date, the plan goes awry.
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