Hit pause with Netflix Australia’s first publication, Netflix Pause

We’ve just launched our first publication called Netflix Pause!

I’m Michael Sun, the Netflix Culture Editor at Junkee and general brain-worm-haver, and I’m very excited for you to hit pause with us on new Netflix releases by diving deep into niche obsessions, existential questions, and unexpected themes, all through the lens of film and TV.

First things first: what is this thing? Netflix Pause is an email publication, and we’re pretty chuffed to say that we’re the first Australian media brand to be publishing through Substack. Under the Netflix Pause umbrella, we’ve got three free newsletters, all sent out weekly and covering the latest in screen culture. Subscribe to get all three in your inbox.

Every Tuesday, we send out Scene & Heard, where a guest writer reflects on just one scene from a recent Netflix release. Read the first edition here, which featured Bec Shaw writing on The Circle’s poetry slam. Future editions will be drawn from a writers’ roster that includes Australia’s favourite cook and food writer Adam Liaw, pop culture maven and author of No Way! Okay, Fine Brodie Lancaster, modern polymath DJ/chef/writer/dad Andrew Levins, and YA expert and author of YA rom-coms You Were Made For Me and What I Like About Me Jenna Guillaume. 

Then, on Thursdays, you’ll get Close All Tabs, an Internet roundup of the best articles, interviews, memes, and ephemera from your favourite shows and films. We’re online 24/7 so you don’t have to be. Read the first edition here.

Finally, each Friday, I’ll unpack a new Netflix title in Now Streaming, alongside some related viewing recommendations, and — more generally — things I can’t stop thinking about. Consider this a cheat sheet on what to watch and/or a letter from your best friend who is also the Netflix Culture Editor. Our first edition will be out today (Friday). 

See you in your inboxes. And until then, happy viewing!

Michael