Five brand-new thrillers that will leave you breathless

BarcelonaIf at night, when you're settled on the sofa, you still need to release a little adrenaline, nothing beats one thriller of those where each episode ends with a cliffhanger that practically forces you to... play In the next chapter. It's a genre that's a hit on streaming platforms, with a new offering of this type premiering practically every week. We'll review some of the latest. thrillers that can be found on streaming services.

The skyscrapers of the City of London are the first image of this thriller With a breakneck pace and plenty of plot twists, what seems like a normal day at Lochmill Capital, a firm dedicated to managing pensioners' investments, turns into a nightmare when a gang of violent robbers bursts into the offices with a very specific demand: to transfer a multi-million dollar sum to unknown investment funds—in other words, to steal the savings of thousands of pensioners. Under pressure from the robbers, Zara, one of the firm's employees, is tasked with carrying out the heist. She thus becomes one of the key witnesses in the case, which is being investigated by Detective Rhys, who, in turn, has a gambling problem. Besides being a powerful thriller, The robbery It's an opportunity to reaffirm that Sophie Turner, the Sansa of Game of ThunderShe could be a very good actress.

Sam Nelson, the protagonist of Hijack Played by Idris Elba, transportation only brings him headaches. If in the first season he experienced firsthand the hijacking of a plane flying from London to Dubai, in the second season he's involved in the hijacking of a Berlin subway train full of passengers. At the start of the new season, we see a distraught subway driver, Otto, divert the train's route and manage to make it disappear from the central tracking system. Nelson immediately springs into action, albeit with a suspicious demeanor. Is he the hero who will save the passengers or the one responsible for the hijacking? With the first season, Hijack It already proved to be an addictive series, and now it aims to captivate viewers once again with its formula of thrilling action in cramped and tense spaces. Idris Elba earned an Emmy nomination for best lead actor in a drama series.

Technically, The night manager It's not exactly brand new, since its first season premiered ten years ago. But so much time has passed between the first and second seasons, and Prime Video has barely launched, that many viewers will surely be discovering the adventures of this accidental spy created by John le Carré. Tom Hiddleston returns as a hotel concierge who ends up working for British intelligence and tries to catch an arms dealer played by Hugh Laurie. This time, the action moves to Colombia.

The first scene of His worst nightmare It's enough to make your blood run cold. Marissa (Sarah Snook) picks up her son Milo from another family's house at school, where he's supposedly playing. The person who answers the door is an elderly woman who tells her she doesn't know Milo and has no idea who Marissa is talking about. The family Marissa is looking for doesn't live there, and no child named Milo has ever been there. This is where the protagonist's nightmare begins: with the boy missing, an investigation is launched to find out who took him and why. Everyone is a suspect, especially those close to Marissa. Besides being a thriller of powerful mystery, His worst nightmare It also takes aim at the myth of work-life balance, inequality in relationships, and the mental burden that mothers still face. Sara Snook won the Critics Choice Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries and was also nominated for a Golden Globe.

Critics have panned it from all sides, but this hasn't stopped this miniseries from being among the most-watched on Netflix in the last three weeks. It's one of those thrillers which plays on the accumulation of plot twists, some implausible, a strategy that serves as a drug for the most devoted fans of this genre. The setting ofHe and she It's a small town in the southern United States, specifically in the state of Georgia, very close to Atlanta. In this insignificant town, a gruesome murder takes place: a woman is found stabbed to death on the hood of a car in a wooded area. The detective assigned to the case is Jack Harper, an officer who doesn't seem particularly bright and who is also withholding information related to the case. The tension rises when Anna, a journalist determined to uncover the truth, and Harper's estranged wife, with whom he lost contact some time ago, enter the picture. He and she It's as addictive as it is forgettable, especially considering the resolution and some of its interpretations.