Netflix Launches Special Lunar New Year (LNY) Collection

Netflix, the world’s leading internet entertainment service, has launched a special Lunar New Year collection (www.netflix.com/888) today, highlighting more than 100 Chinese films and shows to commemorate the Lunar New Year. 

Available exclusively in Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore and Vietnam until February 8, the Lunar New Year collection will feature beloved Chinese classics such as comedian Stephen Chow’s Flirting Scholar, Fight Back to School series, Kung Fu Hustle and King of Beggars as well as Jackie Chan’s Police Story series, Lydia Shum’s It’s a Mad Mad World series and Chow Yun-fat’s A Better Tomorrow series. 

Also included in the list are Netflix Original Chinese shows such as Nowhere Man, Triad Princess, Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventures and the upcoming The Ghost Bride (launching on January 23), together with acclaimed movies such as The Wandering Earth and A Sun (launching on January 24). 

Netflix viewers can simply enter “888” (the number “8” represents wealth and prosperity in Chinese culture) into the search bar to access this list. 

“Lunar New Year is a time of celebration and getting together with friends and families.

We are excited to curate this collection to make it easier for members to discover and enjoy our growing library of Chinese-language films and shows, from perennial and evergreen Lunar New Year favourites, to award-winning films as well as original shows.

Whether with the whole family, during commutes from one household to another, or alone, we want Netflix to be the go-to destination for finding the best shows and films to enjoy during this festive holiday,”

– Jerry Zhang, Manager of Content Acquisition, Netflix.   

Below are some of the shu-perb titles Netflix is recommending to usher in the Year of the Rat. 

Lunar New Year Series and Movies 

• A Sun (launching on Jan 24) 
• Cities of Last Things
• Handsome Siblings
• Mayday Life
• Nowhere Man 
• The 9^th Precinct
• The Ghost Bride (launching on Jan 23)
• The Wandering Earth 
• Triad Princess
• Yanxi Palace: Princess Adventures 

The Evergreen Classics

• A Better Tomorrow series 
• The Accidental Spy
• A Chinese Odyssey 
• The Conman 
• Double Fattiness
• Fat Choi Spirit 
• Fight Back to School series
• Flirting Scholar
• Fly Me to Polaris 
• Future Cops 
• Initial D
• Ip Man series 
• It’s a Mad Mad World series 
• Look Out, Officer! 
• Love on Delivery 
• Kungfu Hustle 
• Once Upon a Time in China series
• Para Para Sakura 
• Police Story series 
• The Romancing Star series 
• The Storm Riders 
• Tokyo Raiders