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We’re halfway through May, and although Netflix slows down its pace of releases a little, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have attractive proposals for this week. On the one hand, a curious mystery and science fiction film with a seal of distinction: the Duffer Brothers from ‘Stranger Things’, tireless in their search for new veins. And it’s not the only thing: the occasional exclusive film and a documentary about a true diva. Let’s review everything. series Kylie Three-episode documentary series that covers five decades of Kylie Minogue’s career, from her beginnings on television to her consolidation as a global pop icon with more than 80 million records sold. She starts from her now-forgotten beginnings as an actress in the series ‘Neighbors’ to becoming one of the most influential pop figures worldwide. The director of the series is a renowned specialist in celebrity documentaries, with titles such as ‘Beckham’ and ‘Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie’ to his credit. The series not only reviews the milestones of her career but also moments as difficult as the breast cancer diagnosis that interrupted her career, in footage punctuated by statements from close friends such as Nick Cave, Jason Donovan and producer Pete Waterman. Premiere: Wednesday, May 20 The Boroughs: Rebel Retirement Matt and Ross Duffer, creators of ‘Stranger Things’, take us this time as producers to a luxurious retirement complex in the middle of the New Mexico desert. The creation of this nice ‘The Boroughs: Rebel Retirement’ has been left to Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, from ‘Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance’, and it stars Alfred Molina, who plays a newcomer who soon faces a mysterious monster that stalks the residents of the idyllic community. To do this, he allies himself with a group of misfits from the neighborhood, with whom he will unravel what the complex hides. The cast includes names such as Bill Pullman, Geena Davis and Jena Malone. The brothers’ reference, as they have said, is the legendary ‘Cocoon’ by Ron Howard. Premiere: Thursday, May 21 Other series Very expensive – Wednesday, May 20 James – Thursday, May 21 One Tree Hill – Thursday, May 21 Season of zeal – Friday, May 22 Future desert – Friday, May 22 Movies Ladies first British adaptation of the French comedy ‘I’m not an easy man’, which addressed the reversal of gender roles with a satirical tone. Here we will meet an arrogant and successful man who, after suffering an accident, wakes up in an alternative reality where women dominate all spaces of power, from companies to social life, experiencing firsthand the dynamics of inequality that he was previously unaware of. Katie Silberman, writer of the wonderful ‘Super Nerds’, co-writes this story that mixes humor and social criticism and whose cast is headed by Sacha Baron Cohemn and Rosamund Pike. Premiere: Friday, May 22either In Xataka | One of the most brilliant films and also the most ignored by the last Oscars arrives today on Prime Video