Must-See February Series & Film Premieres (2021)

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February is going to be a big month for pop culture junkies. Several films already in the awards conversation will finally be streaming (ie: Nomadland, Judas and the Black Messiah) and there are plenty of other titles of note with big-time potential. Personally, I’m happy to see Rosamund Pike back in a sinister lead role (I Care A Lot. on Netflix) and for Lily Rabe to get a chance to headline Tell Me Your Secrets on Amazon Prime. Oh yeah, if you’re not sick of the Tekashi 69 story, I’m sure Showtime is gonna hit that project out of the park.

Malcolm & Marie

  • Network: Netflix (Film)
  • Premiere: Feb. 5, 2021
  • Starring: Zendaya, John David Washington

As a filmmaker and his girlfriend return home from his movie premiere, smoldering tensions and painful revelations push them toward a romantic reckoning. (via Netflix)

Bliss

  • Network: Amazon Prime (Film)
  • Premiere: Feb. 5, 2021
  • Starring: Owen Wilson, Salma Hayek

A mind-bending love story following Greg who, after recently being divorced and then fired, meets the mysterious Isabel, a woman living on the streets and convinced that the polluted, broken world around them is a computer simulation. (via IMDb)

Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel

  • Network: Netflix (Docuseries)
  • Premiere: Feb. 10, 2021

From housing serial killers to untimely deaths, the Cecil Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles is known to many as LA’s deadliest hotel. The latest chapter in the Cecil’s dark history involves the mysterious disappearance of college student Elisa Lam. (via Netflix)

Judas and the Black Messiah

  • Network: HBO Max (Film)
  • Premiere: Feb. 12, 2021
  • Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, Jesse Plemons, Martin Sheen

Fred Hampton, a young, charismatic activist, becomes Chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party — putting him directly in the crosshairs of the government, the FBI, and the Chicago Police. But to destroy the revolution, the authorities are going to need a man on the inside. (via HBO)

If I Can’t Have You: The Jody Arias Story

  • Network: Discovery+ (Documentary)
  • Premiere: Feb. 12, 2021

Discovery+’s original crime documentary will show the crime scene, scenes of the trial and excerpts from Arias’ journal. It also will feature interviews with Arias’ defense attorney, friends of Alexander and family members of Arias as it aims to answer the question: “Is Jodi Arias a sociopathic murderer, or is she a misunderstood woman who acted in self-defense?” (via The Hollywood Reporter)

Nomadland

  • Network: Hulu (Film)
  • Premiere: Feb. 19, 2021
  • Starring: Frances McDormand, David Strathairn

After losing everything in the Great Recession, a woman embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad. (via IMDb)

I Care A Lot.

  • Network: Netflix (Film)
  • Premiere: Feb. 19, 2021
  • Starring: Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Dianne Wiest

A court-appointed legal guardian defrauds her older clients and traps them under her care. But her latest mark comes with some unexpected baggage. (via Netflix)

Tell Me Your Secrets

  • Network: Amazon Prime (TV Series)
  • Premiere: Feb. 19, 2021
  • Starring: Lily Rabe, Amy Brenneman

Emma is ready to start her new life in witness protection. When Mary, a mother searching for her missing daughter, discovers that Emma might be responsible for her daughter’s disappearance she hires an ex-serial predator to track Emma down. And no one is safe. (via Amazon Prime Video)

Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine

  • Network: Showtime (Docuseries)
  • Premiere: Feb. 23, 2021

This three-part documentary series profiles hip-hop artist Tekashi 6ix9ine’s epic rise to notoriety. Through an exclusive interview with the incendiary rapper after his release from prison earlier this spring, director Karam Gill (Ice Cold, G-Funk) examines the culture of manufactured celebrity through 6ix9ine’s mastery of social media. (via Showtime)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKeH1THBBEU

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

  • Network: Hulu (Film)
  • Premiere: Feb. 26, 2021
  • Starring: Andra Day, Natasha Lyonne, Garrett Hedlund

Follows Holiday during her career as she is targeted by the Federal Department of Narcotics with an undercover sting operation led by black Federal Agent Jimmy Fletcher, with whom she had a tumultuous affair. (via IMDb)

Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry (Apple TV+)

  • Network: Apple TV+ (Documentary)
  • Premiere: Feb. 26, 2021

This documentary offers a deeply intimate look at extraordinaire teenage Billie Eilish. Award-winning director RJ Cutler follows her journey on the road, on stage, and at home with her family as the writing and recording of her debut album changes her life. (via Apple TV)