RELATED: 9 New Movies You Can Watch on Netflix This Weekend. A Real World for the TikTok generation, Netflix’s new reality series Hype House follows a group of Gen-Z social media stars living, working, hooking up, and bickering together. Based in LA, the house launched the careers of some of the biggest stars on the platform—names your kids would certainly know, even if you don’t. If you were a teen growing up in Mexico or Argentina in the early ’00s, then you were probably a fan of either country’s version of the musical telenovela Rebelde. The Mexican version even launched a real, successful band featuring the stars. Today, a new reboot (which also hails from Mexico) is coming to Netflix, bringing the soapy teen drama and some fresh songs to another generation. Mystery fans are already in the know: lots of works by popular thriller writer Harlan Coben have been adapted for original Netflix miniseries. The latest is Stay Close, about a suburban wife and mother (Cush Jumbo), who disappears after an obsessed admirer from her past life (Rod Hunt) resurfaces, leaving her photographer boyfriend (Richard Armitage) to find out what happened to her—and how her stalker ended up dead. Netflix’s hit series Cobra Kai, a continuation of the Karate Kid film franchise, fights on in Season 4, which just dropped. This season picks up when Daniel (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny (William Zabka) join forces to run one dojo, and in his review, Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times says it’s “all quite ridiculous and always entertaining.” It also features a big country star in a surprise cameo, but we won’t spoil who. For more recommendations sent right to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. The sixth edition of Netflix’s life makeover reality show takes place in Austin, Texas, and it doesn’t ignore how its heroes’ (that’s what the Fab Five call their subjects) lives were all turned upside down in different ways by COVID. In this season of Queer Eye, Jonathan Van Ness, Bobby Berk, Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, and Tan France swoop in to help a bakery owner, a line dancer, a rapper/producer, a crawfish shack proprietor, and more, with typically tear-inducing results. A new chapter of the streaming service’s anthology docuseries, Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer focuses on the hunt for the serial murderer who stalked New York City in the ’70s and ’80s. The Daily Beast review of the series notes that “with almost no physical evidence of value, cops had to rely on the budding field of criminal profiling to come up with ideas about their suspect,” and the series recaps not only that investigation but the systemic issues in the city that made it possible for killer Richard Cottingham to victimize so many women and girls.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb If you’re sticking to only English-language content on Netflix, then you’re missing out on its bottomless treasure trove of international offerings. Take for example, Sweden’s Anxious People, a comedic crime miniseries about two bumbling local cops who try to handle a hostage situation—a fleeing bank robber accidentally stumbles into an open house and holds all of the prospective buyers there—all on their own. It’s based on a popular, funny novel and has been compared to Fargo. RELATED: The Worst Movie of 2021, According to Critics.
title: “7 New Shows To Watch On Netflix This Weekend Best Life” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-26” author: “Julie Roper”
RELATED: 7 New Movies You Can Watch on Netflix This Weekend. There’s an incredible amount of international options on Netflix, including this new Turkish drama. The Club, set in Istanbul in the ’50s, is about a woman who attempts to forge a relationship with the daughter she mysteriously abandoned while working at a flashy nightclub. Narcos: Mexico, the spinoff series to the original Netflix hit Narcos, drops its third and final season on the service. While star of the first two seasons, Diego Luna, won’t be carrying the series to its conclusion, many cast members will be back, along with some new faces—including hugely popular rapper Bad Bunny as a junior cartel member named Arturo “Kitty” Paez.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Netflix’s surprisingly moving animated series about the awkwardness of puberty is back for a fifth graphically honest season. Co-creator Nick Kroll still stars as late bloomer Nick Birch, plus provides voices for a stable of other characters. In Season 5, you’ll also hear new guest stars Pamela Adlon, Keke Palmer, Adam Scott, Jermaine Clement, Chloe Fineman, and Kumail Nanjiani, just to name a few. For more recommendations sent right to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. The new docuseries Catching Killers ought to compel anyone who’s taken to following some of the most notorious U.S. serial killer cases of all time. Across just four episodes, the series looks at the Happy Face Killer, the Green River Killer, and Aileen Wuornos, focusing specifically on how they were finally ID’ed and then apprehended. Co-created by its subject and When They See Us director Ava DuVernay, Colin in Black & White takes viewers through the childhood and teen years of activist and former San Francisco 49er Colin Kaepernick. Newcomer Jaden Michael is receiving raves for his portrayal of the future NFL player; the real Kaepernick also narrates his story. The French behind-the-scenes comedy Call My Agent! gets an Indian adaptation in this new series. Like the original, Call My Agent: Bollywood revolves around the representatives trying to book (and soothe) their demanding and often insecure clients. This time, the wheeling and dealing happens against the backdrop of the prolific Mumbai-based film industry. The third season of the CW show, a reboot of the ’00s supernatural teen drama Roswell, has arrived on Netflix. The new version uses the literal-aliens-among-us setup to explore the experience of and discrimination against second-generation (human) immigrants as well. There’s also the requisite star-crossed love story—perish the thought of a teen-focused show without one. RELATED: A Netflix Star Is Suing to Be Removed From This Hit Show.
title: “7 New Shows To Watch On Netflix This Weekend Best Life” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-13” author: “Sherry Pierce”
The second season of Netflix’s supernatural family drama Locke & Key, which is based on the comics of the same name, just landed on the service. It follows the Locke family, who move into the home where their murdered patriarch grew up to find that it’s filled with keys that unlock some mystical doors. (Hence the title.) RELATED: 8 New Netflix Movies You Can Watch This Weekend. After being rebooted in 2017, the modern run of the ’80s primetime soap opera Dynasty just wrapped its fourth season. This version, like the original, revolves around the exorbitantly wealthy (and scandal-ridden) Carrington family, but is much more diverse in its cast and the types of relationships that have kept fans tuning in. Don’t worry, it hasn’t lost the slapping. As anime fans look forward to the live-action version starring John Cho coming to Netflix next month, they can rewatch the original Japanese animated series, which is streaming now. Cowboy Bebop, set 50 years from now, follows a group of space-traveling bounty hunters, all seeking to make a buck and make peace with their pasts. With just 26 total episodes, it’ll be a breeze for newbies to binge before the long-awaited adaptation hits.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb In the third season of the incessantly watchable You, disturbingly charming stalker Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) moves to a California suburb with his equally bloodthirsty wife Love (Victoria Pedretti) and their new baby, looking to keep a low profile. But both are creatures of dark habit, and soon they’re causing mayhem among the tech entrepreneurs and mommy bloggers in their posh, nosy neighborhood. For more recommendations sent right to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter. If you’re into really high sci-fi (as in, a spaceship shaped like a Mobius strip hovering above the Earth), then the Netflix original Another Life may be your bag. It stars Battlestar Galactica’s Katee Sackhoff as the woman who leads the mission to locate the alien species that sent said spacecraft, and the second season is now available for your viewing pleasure. Netflix’s addictive and nostalgic docuseries returns with new episodes, each dedicated to one crowd-pleasing movie. Season 3 includes an in-depth look at the making of Halloween, Coming to America, Aliens, and other classics, and every episode will make you appreciate your old favorites more than you already do. Shameless had a good run—11 seasons and 140 episodes on Showtime—but all things must come to an end. Its final season just landed on Netflix, giving it the complete series. Starring William H. Macy as an alcoholic patriarch of a big, messy family, Shameless is beloved by fans for painting a picture of poverty and addiction that isn’t romanticized or watered down. RELATED: Netflix Is Cutting This From Its Most Popular Show Effective Immediately.
title: “7 New Shows To Watch On Netflix This Weekend Best Life” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-29” author: “Pearl Cline”
Another adaptation of a Harlan Coben mystery thriller has just hit Netflix. The French-language miniseries Gone for Good follows a man whose life has already been marked by tragedy after the woman he loves disappears, seemingly without a trace. But his search for her soon leads to new discoveries about his past. RELATED: The Best True Crime Shows on Netflix You Can Finish in a Weekend. Rosa Salazar stars in Brand New Cherry Flavor as an aspiring filmmaker who seeks revenge in ’90s Los Angeles after being taken advantage of by a supposed mentor. Catherine Keener and The Good Place’s Manny Jacinto are also among the cast of this limited horror series. The opposite of Nailed It and its hilariously inept competitors, Bake Squad is a new competition series that features elite bakers showing off their stuff. Each pastry expert creates a show-stopping piece for the same client’s event, but only one can be chosen. Milk Bar’s Christina Tosi, who you may also know as a judge on MasterChef Junior, serves as the show’s host. Hit & Run is an Israeli-American production from the creators of the existing Netflix series Fauda, and it also stars that show’s lead, Lior Raz. In this espionage thriller, Raz plays a man looking into the hit and run death of his wife, leading him to get pulled into an international web of betrayal and espionage in the process. The creative team told The Hollywood Reporter that they’re hoping for Hit & Run to become another global hit, hence the cliffhanger you’ll see in the season finale. For more recommendations sent right to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb You’re probably thinking, “I didn’t know Paris Hilton could cook.” Don’t worry, you didn’t miss anything. She can’t, which is basically the premise for the socialite-turned-actor-and-entrepreneur’s new lifestyle show. Hilton invites a few celebrity friends, Demi Lovato and Kim Kardashian among them, into the kitchen with her to make some questionable-looking recipes, including this glitter-covered cannoli. All five seasons of the celebrated small-town drama Friday Night Lights are back on Netflix. And whether you’re a sports fan or not, you’ll find yourself rooting for the Dillon Panthers, a Texas high school team coached by Kyle Chandler’s Eric Taylor. The series is critically acclaimed for exploring inherently American triumphs and challenges through the lens of football and the way towns like these revolve around it. Also back on Netflix is the Tina Fey-led backstage comedy 30 Rock, which ran from 2006 to 2013. Using her Saturday Night Live experience as a springboard, Fey also created this series about the head writer of an NBC late-night sketch show, its needy, absurd stars, and the arrogant one-percenter in charge of the network. The cameos and pop culture references come fast and furious, so you may need to go through this one twice. RELATED: The Best TV Show of 2020, According to Critics.
