| USA TODAY
Netflix is back to its family collection of videos about the New Year’s countdown, and you can start watching them.
If you’re unfamiliar with the annual tradition, Netflix is releasing a series of short videos with children’s favorite characters so younger members of the household can also celebrate the turn of a new year.
Parents like that videos can be played at any time of the day.
This means children still get a New Year’s Eve countdown at midnight and can go to bed early.
This year, there are 14 videos (five more than last year), and some are aimed at older siblings thanks to YPulse research that showed that 70 percent of Generation Z and millennials prefer to stay in home on New Year’s Eve, Netflix said in a statement.
What you need to know
- The broadcast begins on Wednesday, December 26th.
- To find the videos, type “countdowns” in the Netflix search option.
- All videos are about five minutes long.
- Each video ends with a New Year’s Eve countdown that sounds like 2020.
Videos from this year
Alexa and Katie
A female comedy about best friends during the first year. When the daring Alexa has cancer, the shy Katie finds herself in a role she didn’t expect.
All Hail King Julien
King Julien must protect the kingdom from secret agents and stamped clones, among other things, by keeping the rock party going.
Beat Bugs
Five happy insects use Beatles songs to learn great lessons about the world around them.
Boss Baby
Boss Baby, the vice president dressed as Field Operations, will do everything he can to make sure babies keep most of the love cake. Dealing with designer puppies and furry kittens is nothing he can’t stand with his big, faithful brother by his side.
Fuller House
Kimmy and Stephanie move in to help DJ raise their three children after the loss of her husband. Based on the comedy of the 90s.
Larva Island
Yellow and red are shipwrecks of the islands. They compete with animals, insects and an unintelligent man on an exotic island for food, shelter and survival. Also, the opportunity to escape.
Motown Magic
Ben uses his imagination and the Master Piece (a magic brush) as his “chosen one” to bring street art characters and murals to life in his city. Each of the stories is inspired by a Motown song.
Pinky Malinky
This animated documentary follows Pinky Malinky, a positive hot dog, who lives in a human world. With the help of their friends, Babs and JJ, they accept life in their beloved city and school in Sackenhack.
Prince of Peoria
A 13-year-old prince named Emil poses as an exchange student and maintains an unlikely friendship with an American surplus named Teddy, who is his opposite.
Skylanders Academy
A group of labels with elemental skills must learn to stifle their egos to protect the Skylands from evil. They must learn to trust each other and fight as a team in order to balance the earth and maintain harmony.
Spirit Riding Free
The wild mustang spirit meets his partner when he meets a girl named Lucky. Follow their adventures as they push the boundaries, learn about friendship, and find out what it means to be free.
Super Monsters
Six daytime preschoolers and night monsters work together with their teachers to master what appears to be their indomitable superpower.
Tales of Arcadia
A teenage girl, a Latin boy, and an old man are aliens disguised as humans who develop an affection for humans and the primitive Earth as they search their way home.
True and the Rainbow Kingdom
True, guardian of the magical Rainbow Kingdom, and his best friend, a cat named Bartleby, solve problems through his ingenuity and creativity to bring harmony to the kingdom.
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