Happy Memorial Day weekend! If you’re planning on watching Netflix, we’ve put collectively the total record of recent arrivals for the weekend, highlighting 4 choices and checking in on what’s been trending within the US high 10.
Before we dive in, a fast bit concerning the future. This week, Netflix introduced the full record of June 2024 arrivals, and at present, we realized of some new films and collection which are resulting from drop all through the month. Keep that web page bookmarked for the newest!
You could also be questioning why Atlas isn’t featured in our highlights beneath. That’s as a result of not like The Mother, to which we gave a middle-of-the-road rating, Atlas is far worse, as evidenced by Andrew’s 1-star evaluate at present. Of course, The Mother went on to develop into the greatest film of 2023, so we’re not going to imagine Atlas is useless within the water by any stretch; we simply battle to suggest it.
What to Watch and Play on Netflix This Weekend
Act Your Age (Season 1)
Number of episodes: 16
Rating: TV-14
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Yvette Nicole Brown, Nathan Anderson, Mariah Robinson
Runtime: 22 minutes
Midway by the week, the sadly canceled Bounce TV comedy collection Act Your Age was added with its total first season. It first aired final 12 months and now has the possibility to be uncovered to an enormous viewers courtesy of Netflix.
Featuring some nice performances from its leads, the sitcom follows three ladies dwelling within the prime of their lives.
Wildfire (Seasons 1-4)
Number of episodes: 52
Rating:Â TV-PG
Language:Â English
Genre:Â Drama, Family, Mystery
Cast:Â Genevieve Padalecki, Nicole Tubiola, Nana Visitor
Writer:Â Michael Piller, Christopher Teague
Runtime:Â 43 minutes
Looking for extra episodes to binge by? Then the mid-2000s household drama collection Wildfire may very well be for you. Featuring loads of nostalgia, the collection follows younger Kristine, who has simply served time in a juvenile detention heart and finds a brand new objective in life engaged on a farm.
Reviews for this collection proceed to be sturdy although it’s actually one of many lesser-known exhibits of the 2000s, having aired on ABC Family again within the day. Courtesy of Lionsgate Television, the collection arrives on Netflix for the primary time.
Butterfly within the Sky: The Story of Reading Rainbow (2022)
Rating:Â TV-G
Language:Â English
Genre:Â Documentary
Director:Â Bradford Thomason, Brett Whitcomb
Cast:Â LeVar Burton, Alisa Reyes, Kenny Blank
Runtime:Â 87 min / 1h 27m
Sticking with nostalgia for our third decide, we transfer on to Butterfly within the Sky, which we first introduced was coming to Netflix a few weeks again.
Featuring LeVar Burton himself, you’ll see the origins of the hit youngsters present on PBS by interviews and particular archival footage. If you grew up on PBS, this documentary is an absolute must-watch.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 & 2
Directors: Jonathan Liebesman and Dave Green
Cast: Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Tyler Perry, Laura Linney, Stephen Amell, Noel Fisher
Rounding out our picks for the weekend are the 2 live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films launched over the previous decade. Are these films successful any awards past Razzies? Absolutely not. But for those who’re on the lookout for some dumb enjoyable based mostly on beloved IP for Memorial Day, these two films might fill the hole and maintain the children busy, too!
While the primary film has beforehand streamed on Netflix, that is the primary time Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows has been made out there. So get your turtle masks prepared and dive in!
Full List of New Releases on Netflix This Week
An expanded model of this record may be discovered on our What’s New on Netflix hub web page.
16 New Movies Added This Week
- 4 Kings 2 (2023) – TV-MA – Thai
- A Simple Favour (2018) – R – English
- Atlas (2024) Netflix Original – PG-13 – English
- Butterfly within the Sky: The Story of Reading Rainbow (2022) – TV-G – English
- Crew (2024) – TV-14 – Hindi
- Franco Escamilla: Ladies’ man (2024) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Spanish
- Golden Kamuy (2024) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Japanese
- I Am Not Big Bird (2024) – TV-MA – Filipino
- Illusions for Sale: The Rise and Fall of Generation Zoe (2024) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Spanish
- In Good Hands 2 (2024) Netflix Original – TV-14 – Turkish
- My Oni Girl (2024) Netflix Original – TV-PG – Japanese
- Rachel Feinstein: Big Guy (2024) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) – PG-13 – English
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 (2016) – PG-13 – English
- Tires (2019) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
- Yesterday After Tomorrow (2023) – TV-14 – Arabic
12 New TV Series Added This Week
- Act Your Age (Season 1) – TV-14 – English
- Buying London (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-14 – English
- Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
- Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-PG – English
- MeatEater (Season 10 – Part 2) Netflix Original – TV-14 – English
- Mulligan (Season 1 – Part 2) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
- Princess Power (Season 3) Netflix Original – TV-Y – English
- Rosario Tijeras (Seasons 1-3) – TV-MA – Spanish
- Seven Orifices (Season 1) – TV-14 – Japanese
- The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties (Season 4) Netflix Original – TV-14 – French
- Toughest Forces on Earth (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-14 – English
- Wildfire (Seasons 1-4) – TV-PG – English
2 New Games
- Katana ZERO – Available on each iOS and Android
- Paper Trail – Available on each iOS and Android
Most Popular Movies on Netflix US This Week
Say what you’ll about Madame Web, however Netflix clearly noticed into the long run when it made the Sony first image window deal, understanding that it could make fairly an influence. It did simply that, taking house probably the most factors, beating our Mother’s Day rom-com Mother of the Bride, starring Brooke Shields and Miranda Cosgrove.
- Madame Web (77 factors)
- Mother of the Bride (56 factors)
- Thelma the Unicorn (54 factors)
- Upgrade (51 factors)
- A Simple Favor (48 factors)
- Shrek (47 factors)
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie (32 factors)
- Dumb and Dumber To (30 factors)
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (13 factors)
- Shrek Forever After (12 factors)
- Anyone But You (10 factors)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (6 factors)
- War Dogs (3 factors)
- The Courier (1 factors)
Most Popular Series on Netflix US This Week
Moving over to the collection, and no surprises right here: Bridgerton takes house probably the most factors within the high 10s. However, the documentary collection about Ashley Madison has been gaining momentum, because of good phrase of mouth and the shock issue of a number of the revelations all through.
- Bridgerton (79 factors)
- Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal (71 factors)
- Baby Reindeer (53 factors)
- A Man in Full (26 factors)
- Bodkin (23 factors)
- Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (19 factors)
- Act Your Age (14 factors)
- Tires (10 factors)
- Toughest Forces on Earth (8 factors)
- Young Sheldon (6 factors)
- Buying London (4 factors)
- Cooking Up Murder: Uncovering the Story of César Román (4 factors)
- Reba (2 factors)
What are you watching on Netflix this weekend? Let us know within the feedback down beneath.