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Welcome to a different weekly recap of the whole lot new that has hit Netflix within the US over the previous seven days. We’ll verify in with all 25 new motion pictures, sequence, and video games, plus what’s been trending within the every day high 10 charts.
Still, there may be loads to look ahead to for the remainder of May 2024, together with the affirmation in the present day that the Bryan Cranston Showtime sequence Your Honor will certainly be hitting Netflix on May thirty first.
Now, let’s get into the brand new arrivals, together with some what-to-watch picks, which received’t embrace Bridgerton season 3 – half 1, as we’ll already assume you’ve all binge-watched it!
What to Watch / Play on Netflix This Weekend
Thelma the Unicorn (2024)
Rating: PG
Language: English
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Director: Jared Hess, Lynn Wang
Writer: Aaron Blabey, Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess
Our first spotlight is the model new animated characteristic movie that comes out of the French studio Mikros Animation and is well one of the crucial visually placing motion pictures Netflix has put out thus far.
The musical, geared toward households, sees a pony hoping to make it large within the music enterprise however is struggling to interrupt by means of the noise and discovers one of the best ways to be seen is to grow to be a pink unicorn.
In our assessment printed this morning, we gave it a 3 out of 5 stars, concluding:
“Overall, Thelma the Unicorn may be a far cry from the books your child read in preschool, but the messaging still remains – Be yourself and be loyal to the people who stand by you no matter what. That message, Brittney Howard’s signature vocals, a deep cast of comedy veterans, and the quirky writing of Jared & Jerusha Hess make this film worth your family’s time.”
Upgrade (2018)
Rating: R
Language: English
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director: Leigh Whannell
Cast: Logan Marshall-Green, Melanie Vallejo, Steve Danielsen
Writer: Leigh Whannell
Runtime: 100 min / 1h 40m
The title on the high of the article is Upgrade, a 2018 sci-fi motion thriller that appeared to do one thing uncommon and happy each critics and audiences!
Coming from Blumhouse, the film sees you following a technophobe residing within the distant future the place most individuals have augmentations, and to enact revenge, he will get an experimental pc chip implant that grants him tremendous skills.
It’s kickass from the beginning, that includes wonderful struggle sequences and convincing CGI. It’s effectively price a watch!
The 8 Show (Season 1)
Number of episodes: 8
Rating: TV-MA
Language: Korean
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Cast: Ryu Jun-yeol, Chun Woo-hee, Park Jeong-min, Lee Yul-eum, Park Hae-joon, Lee Zoo-young
Runtime: 52 minutes
We’ve bought quite a bit driving on The 8 Show. Given its dystopian idea and the wackiness you’d anticipate from a present like this, we’ve already dubbed it the potential successor to Squid Game.
Here’s what you may anticipate from the brand new Okay-drama:
“Eight contestants in financial hardship take part in Money Game, a reality competition with 44.8 billion won up for grabs. To win they must endure 100 days in a sparse studio as all purchases carry a 1000x markup, subtracted from the prize”
Braid: Anniversary Edition
After a number of months of not receiving many new video games, May is bringing the products with 5 deliberate releases thus far, with certainly one of them being the marginally delayed remaster of the puzzle sport that has you manipulating each area and time.
The new launch has been getting rave evaluations up to now and in addition has the additional benefit of being fairly steady throughout all gadgets, one thing that may’t be stated for a lot of of Netflix’s different latest releases.
If you don’t fancy enjoying the sport in your cell gadget, the remaster additionally dropped on a slew of different gadgets this week, too, though it received’t be free like it’s on Netflix!
Full List of New Releases on Netflix This Week
13 New Movies Added This Week
- Adagio (2023) – TV-MA – Italian
- Dumb and Dumber To (2014) – PG-13 – English
- Kevin Hart: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (2024) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
- Madame Web (2024) – PG-13 – English
- Monster (2023) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Indonesian
- My Brother is up on the Tree () – TV-14 – Arabic
- Open Heart (2023) – TV-14 – English
- Power (2024) Netflix Original – R – English
- The Book of Clarence (2023) – PG-13 – English
- The Clovehitch Killer (2018) – TV-MA – English
- The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie (2022) – TV-G – Japanese
- Thelma the Unicorn (2024) Netflix Original – PG – English
- Upgrade (2018) – R – English
11 New TV Series Added This Week
- Archer (Seasons 1-13) – TV-MA – English
- Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal (Limited Series) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
- Bridgerton (Season 3 – Part 1) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
- Dr. Stone (Season 2) – TV-14 – Japanese
- LEGO DREAMZzz (Season 2) – TV-Y – English
- Maestro in Blue (Season 2) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Greek
- Mai () – TV-MA – Vietnamese
- Married at First Sight (Season 15) – TV-14 – English
- Overlord (Season 2) – TV-MA – Japanese
- The 8 Show (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Korean
- The Quintessential Quintuplets (Seasons 1-2) – TV-PG – Japanese
Most Popular Movies on Netflix US This Week
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Mother of the Bride put in a strong efficiency in its first weekend within the high 10s, and it appears prefer it continued that good efficiency all through this week, too. Rounding out the highest 3 is a Shrek one-two punch, proving that millennials and anybody else will watch these anytime Netflix will get its arms on them.
- Mother of the Bride (77 factors)
- Shrek (67 factors)
- Shrek Forever After (46 factors)
- Unfrosted (40 factors)
- The Judge (35 factors)
- El correo (33 factors)
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (33 factors)
- Madame Web (30 factors)
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie (21 factors)
- The Equalizer (16 factors)
- One More Shot (11 factors)
- War Dogs (9 factors)
- Dumb and Dumber To (8 factors)
- Upgrade (7 factors)
- The Peanut Butter Falcon (6 factors)
- The Great Wall (1 factors)
Most Popular Series on Netflix US This Week
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The outstanding story (each on and off display) of Baby Reindeer continues this week, with it taking the highest spot away from Bodkin, which ought to’ve hit its strike this week within the high 10s. Of course, it shouldn’t come as any shock on condition that the story continues to unfold earlier than our eyes, with even information popping out in the present day preserving the curiosity going.
Ahead of Bridgerton season 3, half 1 dropping in the present day, we additionally noticed Bridgerton spring into the highest 10 charts!
- Baby Reindeer (61 factors)
- Bodkin (50 factors)
- A Man in Full (44 factors)
- Cooking Up Murder: Uncovering the Story of César Román (31 factors)
- Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal (19 factors)
- Selling The OC (17 factors)
- Bridgerton (14 factors)
- Blood of Zeus (13 factors)
- Reba (11 factors)
- Evil (10 factors)
- The Asunta Case (2 factors)
- John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s In L.A. (1 factors)
What are you trying out on Netflix this weekend? Let us know within the feedback down under.