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T8 WHATS UP! November 28 - December 4, 2021 BY RAYE SMITH TV Media WHAT'S NEW ON NETFLIX "Money Heist" - Season 5, Vol. 2 The heist must go on as the sec- ond volume of "Money Heist's" fifth season releases Friday, Dec. 3, on Netflix. With the first five hourlong episodes of the season having been released in Septem- ber of this year, fans of the Span- ish-language crime drama have been anxiously awaiting the rest of the series' final season. The first half of Season 5 left the crew locked inside a Spanish bank for over 100 hours, with the situation looking more and more dire. Now, what should have been a robbery (albeit one of the greatest heists in history) is turning into an all-out war as the group fights to get out alive. Cre- ated and written by Álex Pina ("Los Hombres de Paco"), this season is directed by Jesús Col- menar ("Vis a vis") and Koldo Serra ("The Backwoods," 2006). Álvero Morte ("Mirage," 2018), Itziar Ituño ("Flowers," 2014), Úrsula Corberó ("Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins," 2021), Pedro Alonso ("Hospital Real"), Miguel Herrán ("Elite"), Jaime Lorente ("El Cid"), Esther Acebo ("Growing Up," 2018), Enrique Arce ("Knightfall"), Rodrigo de la Serna ("El Lobista"), Darko Peric ("A Perfect Day," 2015), Luka Peros ("Papillon," 2017) and Belén Cuesta ("Parking," 2019) return to star in the series' exciting conclusion. "Elves" - Season 1 Christmas gets creepy this year with the new Danish fantasy se- ries "Elves," premiering Sunday, Nov. 28, on Netflix. Titled "Niss- er" in the original Danish, the se- ries takes a darker spin on the holiday season and returns to the elves of myth and folklore — those more monstrous than the happy-go-lucky toymakers in hats and jackets. When a family of four heads out on an island va- cation to try to reconnect over the holidays, they quickly dis- cover the island is more than the quaint, remote community it ap- pears to be — it's inhabited by a strongly religious group of peo- ple who live in a delicate balance with a race of terrifying elves. When the family arrives, their actions upset this delicate bal- ance, turning what should have been a relaxing Christmas re- treat into a battle for their lives and everything they know to be real. This six-episode series comes from creator and writer Stefan Jaworski ("Those Who Kill") and is directed by Roni Ezra ("Everything's Gonna Be Pink," 2015). Lila Nobel ("The Rain"), Vivelill Søgaard Holm ("Harpiks," 2019), Ann Eleonora Jørgensen ("Italian for Begin- ners," 2000), Peder Thomas Pedersen ("The Lawyer"), Ras- mus Hammerich ("A Horrible Woman," 2017), Milo Toke Ben- dix Campanale ("Mit 50/50 liv"), Lucas Løkken ("The Rain") and newcomer Sonja Steen star in the series. WHAT'S NEW ON PRIME "Harlem" - Season 1 Tap into some big city dreams with Prime's new coming-of-age comedy "Harlem," premiering Friday, Dec. 3, on the streaming platform. Freshly graduated from college and looking to find themselves while pursuing their dream careers, best friends Ca- mille (Meagan Good, "Shazam!" 2019), Tye (Jerrie Johnson, "Mother's Milk," 2021), Quinn (Grace Byers, "Empire") and Angie (Shoniqua Shandai, "The Obituary of Tunde Johnson," 2019) aren't about to let anything get in the way of their goals. With four distinctly different personalities and career paths, the show follows their lives as they grow together and chase their dreams in the Big Apple. From "First Wives Club" and "Girl's Trip" (2017) creator Tracy Oliver, this fun new series is di- rected by Malcolm D. Lee ("Space Jam: A New Legacy," 2021), Stacey Muhammed ("Queen Sugar") and Neema Barnette ("Genius"), and co- written by Oliver and Britt Matt ("First Wives Club"). Tyler Lep- ley ("Baggage Claim," 2013), Juani Feliz ("Canal Street," 2018), Jonathan Burke ("Drawing a Blank," 2015) and Kadeem Ali Harris ("Bi") also star. WHAT'S NEW ON HULU "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" (2012) Halloween may be over, but it's never too late to settle into a su- pernatural thriller. The 2012 hit film "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" makes its way onto Hulu on Tuesday, Nov. 30. Fol- lowing the fictionalized adven- tures of America's 16th president as a young man, this fantasy-hor- ror flick finds Honest Abe (Ben- jamin Walker, "In the Heart of the Sea," 2015) on a decades-long quest for revenge. An evil, plana- tion-owning vampire named Jack Barts (Marton Csokas, "The Equalizer," 2014) killed Lincoln's mother years earlier. After learn- ing about the existence of vam- pires and their plot to take over the United States, Lincoln makes it his mission to eliminate them all. Directed by Timur Bekmam- betov ("Ben-Hur," 2016) and written by Seth Grahame-Smith ("Pride and Prejudice and Zom- bies," 2016), this unique thriller film also stars Dominic Cooper ("The Devil's Double," 2011), An- thony Mackie ("The Falcon and the Winter Soldier"), Mary Eliz- abeth Winstead ("Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," 2010), Rufus Sewell ("The Man in the High Castle"), Jimmi Simpson ("Date Night," 2010), Joseph Mawle ("Game of Thrones") and Robin McLeavy ("Hell on Wheels"). WHAT'S NEW ON DISNEY+ "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" (2021) It's an adventure through middle school and beyond with the new computer-animated children's film "Diary of a Wimpy Kid," premiering on Disney+ on Fri- day, Dec. 3. The fifth film based on the hit children's book series of the same name by Jeff Kinney (who also produced this film and wrote the screenplay), "Dia- ry" follows ambitious preteen Greg (Brady Noon, "The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers") as he attempts to become popular and learns how to navigate the in- timidating adventure that is life in middle school. With an active imagination and dreams of be- coming famous, the story chron- icles Greg's valiant attempts — and sometimes dismal failures — to fit in through his journal entries. From director Swinton O. Scott III ("Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?"), "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" also voice stars Chris Diamantopoulos ("The Three Stooges," 2012), Christian Convery ("Sweet Tooth"), Ethan William Childress ("Mixed-ish") and Jessica Mikayla ("Spider- Man: Into the Spider-Verse," 2018). Jaime Lorente, Belén Cuesta and Úrsula Corberó star in "Money Heist" Beginning of the end: Netflix prepares for final 'Heist' STREAMING Jerrie Johnson, Meagan Good, Grace Byers and Shoniqua Shandai in a scene from "Harlem"