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The Pale Blue Eye starring Christian Bale is the most interesting addition to the Netflix schedule for January 2-8.

On Friday, January 6, the streaming service will add The Pale Blue Eye to its available content. Based on the gothic thriller novel by Louis Bayard, The Pale Blue Eye is written, directed, and produced by Scott Cooper. It revolves around the attempt to solve a series of murders that took place in 1830 at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Bale will play a veteran detective in the film who investigates the murders, assisted by a detail-oriented young cadet who will later become a world-famous author, Edgar Allan Poe.

Joining Bale are Harry Melling, Gillian Anderson (The Crown), Oscar winner Robert Duvall, Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody), Toby Jones (First Cow), Charlotte Gainsbourg (Antichrist), Harry Lawtey (Industry), Simon McBurney (Carnival Row), and Timothy Spall (Mr. Turner), Fred Hechinger (Fear Street trilogy), Hadley Robinson (Moxie), Joey Brooks (Molly’s Game), Brennan Keel Cook (Encounter), Gideon Glick (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Matt Helm (The Tragedy of Macbeth), Steven Maier (The Plot Against America), and Charlie Tahan (Ozark).

The Pale Blue Eye is financed and produced by Cross Creek (The Trial of the Chicago 7). Bale is also producing along with Grisbi Productions’ John Lesher and Cross Creek’s Tyler Thompson. Meanwhile, Tracey Landon and Grisbi’s Dylan Weathered are serving as executive producers.

Netflix Schedule January 2-8 | New TV & Movie Additions

Wednesday, January 4

  • How I Became a Gangster
  • The Kings of the World: Season 1
  • The Lying Life of Adults: Season 1
  • MADOFF: The Monster of Wall Street: Season 1

Thursday, January 5

  • 10 Minutes Gone
  • Mars One
  • Stealing Raden Saleh
  • Copenhagen Cowboy: Season 1
  • Ginny & Georgia: Season 2
  • Woman of the Dead: Season 1

Friday, January 6

  • Love Island USA: Season 2
  • Mumbai Mafia: Police vs The Underworld
  • The Pale Blue Eye
  • Pressure Cooker
  • The Ultimatum: France Season 1 Part 2
  • The Walking Dead: Season 11

By Dave Jenks

Dave Jenks is an American novelist and Veteran of the United States Marine Corps. Between those careers, he’s worked as a deckhand, commercial fisherman, divemaster, taxi driver, construction manager, and over the road truck driver, among many other things. He now lives on a sea island, in the South Carolina Lowcountry, with his wife and youngest daughter. They also have three grown children, five grand children, three dogs and a whole flock of parakeets. Stinnett grew up in Melbourne, Florida and has also lived in the Florida Keys, the Bahamas, and Cozumel, Mexico. His next dream is to one day visit and dive Cuba.