New Movies & Series on Netflix This Week & Top 10s: May 2nd, 2025

The Walk is now on Netflix – Picture: Sony Pictures

Happy Friday, and welcome to May! With a brand new month comes a flood of contemporary content material, and this week has been no exception. Netflix US has simply added 66 new titles throughout sequence, films, and cellular video games, making it one of many busiest weeks we’ve seen to date this 12 months. Below, we’ve damaged down among the standout picks price your time, the entire listing of latest arrivals now streaming, and a take a look at what’s been performing finest within the every day US high 10 charts. Ready to dive in? Let’s have a look.

There’s nonetheless loads to look ahead to all through the rest of May 2025. We simply received phrase of a bunch extra titles developing, together with youngsters’ titles like Peppa Pig and LEGO Friends, films like Paddington in Peru, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and the Korean film The Match.

What to Watch on Netflix This Weekend

FireAid Benefit Concert (2025)

Rating: TV-MA
Language: English
Director: Martin Pasetta, Joe DeMaio, Joel Gallen
Runtime: 360 min / 6h 0m

Picture through Netflix

Earlier this 12 months, among the most outstanding artists on this planet got here collectively to carry out to boost cash for the victims of the Los Angeles wildfires that precipitated devastation throughout the town at first of the 12 months. The effort was an enormous collaboration throughout a number of broadcasters and streamers. Although Netflix did stream the live performance initially, it wasn’t on the principle Netflix web site however relatively confined to an embed on Netflix TUDUM.

All six hours of the 2 live shows on the Intuit Dome and the Kia Forum (the similar location as TUDUM, FYI) featured essentially the most outstanding performers and legends from music historical past. Among the largest international superstars and legends from the listing are Stevie Wonder, Rod Stewart, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Sting, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stevie Nicks, Earth, Wind & Fire, Joni Mitchell, Green Day, and No Doubt. Among present main stars, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Lil Baby, Pink, John Mayer, and Anderson .Paak. Netflix has the rights to the live performance by way of January thirty first, 2026.

The Eternaut (Season 1)

Number of episodes: 6
Rating: TV-MA
Language: Spanish
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Director: Bruno Stagnaro
Cast: Ricardo Darín, Carla Peterson, César Troncoso, Andrea Pietra, Ariel Staltari, Marcelo Subiotto

One of the very best issues about Netflix is that they will make large swings all all over the world and produce tales to your front room that may’ve in any other case gone untold. This week, The Eternaut burst onto Netflix, and whereas it’s received a combined response, you possibly can’t deny the ambition. Serving as the primary display adaptation of the long-lasting Argentine sci-fi graphic novel of the identical identify, the sequence follows Juan Salvo and his pals embarking on their journey of survival after a mysterious snowfall kills many of the inhabitants. It’s atmospheric, well-produced, and visually beautiful. 

In our evaluate for the sequence, we gave it a 3-star score, concluding, “A visually dazzling rendition of a snowed-in Buenos Aires and a strong flair for drama, The Eternaut runs high on emotions. But it may be set back by the audience fatigue and well-trodden themes of post-apocalyptic movies and shows.”

The Four Seasons

Number of episodes: 8
Rating: TV-MA
Language: English
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Cast: Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Colman Domingo, Will Forte, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Marco Calvani

Netflix’s first massive English-language sequence of the month dropped on the primary, and it’s one which the streamer has been doing quite a lot of press for. We’re referring to the brand new reboot/remake of The Four Seasons, which first landed in cinemas again within the Nineteen Eighties. Updated for the trendy day, the sequence largely follows the identical plot: three {couples} are vacationing collectively throughout 4 completely different seasons of the 12 months, however there’s been a wrench thrown into their plans: one of many {couples} is on the verge of an enormous breakup. Comedy royalty makes up the solid of the brand new eight-episode sequence, which the streamer suspects may be considered one of their Emmy performs for this 12 months, and opinions from audiences and critics appear to counsel they could have a winner. 

The Twilight Saga 

Cast: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Billy Burke

Picture: Lionsgate Films

As a part of Netflix’s first-of-the-month refresh, the streamer has added a wave of licensed films, and among the many largest this May is the total Twilight saga. The five-film franchise, which as soon as dominated the field workplace and have become a cultural phenomenon, is now accessible in its entirety. Based on Stephenie Meyer’s best-selling novels, the sequence follows Bella Swan as she’s pulled into the supernatural world of vampires, werewolves, and centuries-old rivalries. While typically the topic of parody, the saga stays beloved by followers and provides the form of nostalgic, binge-worthy escape good for a weekend watch.

To watch the Twilight films so as, comply with the discharge (and chronological) order under:

• Twilight (2008)
• The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
• The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
• The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011)
• The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 (2012)

We do have some dangerous information: you solely have a few months to look at the film sequence on Netflix, with all 4 entries set to run out on July 1st, 2025. On the opposite hand, Netflix continues to be full steam forward on a brand new animated sequence that adapts Stephanie Meyer’s Midnight Sun.

Full List of New Releases on Netflix This Week

Note: You can discover a full expanded listing of latest releases full with trailers, posters, extra particulars about every title and filters by way of our What’s New on Netflix hub web page.

53 New Movies Added This Week

• 30 for 30: June seventeenth, 1994 (2010) – TV-14 – English
• Airport (1970) – G – English
• Airport 1975 (1974) – PG – English
• Airport ’77 (1977) – PG – English
• Ali (2001) – R – English
• American Gangster (2007) – R – English
• American Graffiti (1973) – PG – English
• Burn After Reading (2008) – R – English
• Charlie Wilson’s War (2007) – R – English
• Constantine (2005) – R – English
• Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011) – PG-13 – English
• Dawn of the Dead (2004) – R – English
• Dumb and Dumber To (2014) – PG-13 – English
• Eat Pray Love (2010) – PG-13 – English
• Exterritorial (2025) Netflix Original – TV-MA – German
• FireAid Benefit Concert (2025) – TV-MA – English
• Flushed Away (2006) – PG – English
• GATAO: Like Father Like Son (2024) – TV-MA – Min Nan
• Hanna (2011) – PG-13 – English
• Home (2015) – PG – English
• Mid90s (2018) – R – English
• Midway (1976) – PG – English
• Ocean’s Eleven (2001) – PG-13 – English
• Ocean’s Thirteen (2007) – PG-13 – English
• Ocean’s Twelve (2004) – PG-13 – English
• Past Lives (2023) – PG-13 – Korean
• Paul (2011) – R – English
• Peninsula (2020) – TV-MA – Korean
• Pope Francis: A Man of His Word (2018) – PG – Italian
• Sisters (2015) – R – English
• Starship Troopers (1997) – R – English
• The Best Man Holiday (2013) – R – English
• The Biggest Fan (2025) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
• The Cliche (2025) – TV-MA – Thai
• The Dilemma (2011) – PG-13 – English
• The Equalizer 2 (2018) – R – English
• The Jerk (1979) – R – English
• The Lego Movie (2014) – PG – English
• The Mule (2018) – R – English
• The Paper Tigers (2020) – PG-13 – English
• The Rose of Versailles (2025) Netflix Original – TV-14 – Japanese
• The Sugarland Express (1974) – PG – English
• The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 1 (2011) – PG-13 – English
• The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn: Part 2 (2012) – PG-13 – English
• The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010) – PG-13 – English
• The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) – PG-13 – English
• The Walk (2015) – PG – English
• Total Recall (2012) – PG-13 – English
• Train to Busan (2016) – TV-MA – Korean
• Trainwreck (2015) – R – English
• Trolls (2016) – PG – English
• Twilight (2008) – PG-13 – English
• Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) – G – English

12 New TV Series Added This Week

• 30 for 30: O.J.: Made in America (Season 1) – TV-MA – English
• Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight (Limited Series) Netflix Original – TV-Y7 – French
• Bad Boy (Season 1) – TV-MA – Hebrew
• Cheat: Unfinished Business (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
• Chef’s Table: Legends (Limited Series) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
• Datsuryoku News Network (Season 1) – TV-PG – Japanese
• Pararescue Jumper (Season 1 – New Episodes Weekly) – TV-PG – Japanese
• The Eternaut (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Spanish
• The Four Seasons (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
• Turning Point: The Vietnam War (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
• Unseen (Season 2) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
• Why I Dress Up for Love (Season 1 ) – TV-PG – Japanese

1 New Game Added This Week

Most Popular Movies on Netflix This Week

Picture: Netflix

An fascinating week within the Netflix high 10s within the US. Tom Hardy’s motion thriller Havoc put in a good efficiency topping the charts for many of the week. Still, there have been additionally quite a lot of different movies filtering out and in with an actual mixture of motion, animation, and comedy all showing. 

1. Havoc (67 factors)
2. A Dog’s Way Home (64 factors)
3. Despicable Me 4 (52 factors)
4. iHostage (43 factors)
5. American Sniper (43 factors)
6. Murder at Yellowstone City (41 factors)
7. Bullet Train Explosion (30 factors)
8. Exterritorial (20 factors)
9. Oklahoma City Bombing: American Terror (16 factors)
10. Jewel Thief – The Heist Begins (12 factors)
11. The Secret Life of Pets (10 factors)
12. The Equalizer 2 (9 factors)
13. The Life List (7 factors)
14. Paul (7 factors)
15. The Biggest Fan (5 factors)
16. The Boss Baby (4 factors)
17. Sisters (3 factors)
18. The Croods (2 factors)
19. Sing (2 factors)
20. Mid90s (2 factors)
21. Trolls Band Together (1 level)

Most Popular Series on Netflix This Week

Picture: Netflix

Joe nonetheless has an viewers on Netflix. You bowed out final week and almost picked up a full home of factors with Ransom Canyon nonetheless pulling in glorious factors within the United States, with the 2 dominating the highest 2 spots all week. Elsewhere, The Eternaut did break into the US high 10s pulling in 13 factors. 

1. You (78 factors)
2. Ransom Canyon (69 factors)
3. Battle Camp (47 factors)
4. Black Mirror (46 factors)
5. Weak Hero (31 factors)
6. A Tragedy Foretold: Flight 3054 (28 factors)
7. WWE Raw (25 factors)
8. Young Sheldon (23 factors)
9. Race for the Crown (15 factors)
10. Turning Point: The Vietnam War (14 factors)
11. The Eternaut (13 factors)
12. Chef’s Table: Legends (12 factors)
13. Love on the Spectrum (11 factors)
14. The Four Seasons (10 factors)
15. Pop the Balloon LIVE (9 factors)
16. Asterix & Obelix: The Big Fight (6 factors)
17. The Residence (3 factors)

Note: Top 10s sourced from the every day high 10s within the United States courtesy of FlixPatrol. Each title that options is assigned some extent worth. The tenth place will get 1 level, the ninth will get 2 factors, and so forth.

What are you watching on Netflix this weekend? Let us know within the remark part down under.