Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Season 1 and 2 are both available
Disney is hard at work adapting Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson books to the small screen over at Disney+, but as of last week, the first two seasons of the show are available on Netflix! Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell) finds out he's the son of the Greek god Poseidon, goes to camp, meets other demigods, and chases his destiny.
The show is a great mix of light action, adventure, and comedy, especially good for families. If you're interested in more, the third season is coming to Disney+ on November 20.
Release Date
December 19, 2023
Network
Disney+
Showrunner
Jonathan E. Steinberg, Dan Shotz
Directors
James Bobin
Writers
Joe Tracz, Andrew Miller
Wayne
Watch this forgotten, underrated action-comedy
Credit: YouTube Premium
Back when YouTube was still trying to make original TV series, they turned out Wayne, a charming one-season show about a teenager (Mark McKenna) who sets out on a cross-country trip to get back his late father's stolen car. Joining him is Del (Ciara Bravo), a girl he has a crush on.
Wayne has action, violence, black humor, and a lot of heart. It was never given the attention it deserved, so hopefully more people will find it on Netflix.
Release Date
2019 - 2019-00-00
Network
YouTube Premium
Showrunner
Shawn Simmons
Directors
Iain B. MacDonald, Steve Pink, Michael Patrick Jann, Stephanie Laing, Tessa Hoffe
Writers
Shawn Simmons, Greg Coolidge, Kirk Ward, Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick
Señora Acero
All five seasons are available to stream
Credit: Telemundo
Señora Acero is a five-season telenovela about Sara Aguilar (Blanca Soto), a young woman who seems to have everything she wants in life, until tragedy inspires her to become the most powerful drug trafficker in all of Mexico. Starting in the third season, the focus shifts to Vicenta "La Coyote" Rigores (Carolina Miranda), a young woman who joins the criminal underworld and fights for justice.
Expect lots of drama, violence, and betrayals, especially in the superior early seasons.
Solar Opposites Season 6
The biggest laughs on Hulu...on Netflix
Sci-fi comedies can be a hard nut to crack, but the Hulu show Solar Opposites has been managing for six seasons. Created by some of the same minds behind Rick and Morty, Solar Opposites is about a family of space aliens who find themselves stationed on Earth with little choice but to blend into the local population, with some of them enjoying the process more than others. The episodes are short, face-paced, and feature a good mix of standalone capers with serialized storytelling.
Release Date
2020 - 2025-00-00
Network
Hulu
Showrunner
Justin Roiland
Directors
Bob Suarez, Kim Arndt, Lucas Gray
Writers
Josh Bycel, Danielle Uhlarik, Dominic Dierkes, Joe Saunders, Jen McCartney, Ariel Ladensohn, Matthew Libman, Aliki Theofilopoulos, Matt McKenna, daniel libman, Scott Gallopo, Sean O'Connor, Garrick Bernard
Tyson
Dig this doc
This four-part documentary series traces the life and career of world-famous boxer Mike Tyson, from his chaotic upbringing in Brooklyn to him becoming the youngest heavyweight champion in the world and all the controversies that followed.
Netflix has a long history of making gripping documentary series. There are even a couple more new ones coming this weekend, including The Disciple: A Wu-Tang Fable and Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald.
Release Date
October 13, 2026
Network
Netflix
Directors
Floyd Russ
Cast
Love is Blind Season 11
Trashy reality content par excellence
By this point, Love Is Blind is a reality TV staple on Netflix. Several singles are isolated in "pods" where they must communicate only by talking, with no visual or tactile contact. Only after they've decided to get married do they get to see each other for the first time. Then the show follows them as they try dating and living together, to see if the initial connection holds up. On the wedding day, some couples go through with it, and some break it off at the altar.
Season 11 is set in Boston, with singles from the New England area. The trappings are a little different, but the formula is the same, and you already know if you like it.
Release Date
February 13, 2020
Network
Netflix
Showrunner
Chris Coelen
Nick Lachey
Self - Host 1
Vanessa Lachey
Self - Host 2
Hollywood Arts
For Nickelodeon kids
In the 2010s, Nickelodeon aired a sitcom called Victorious, about a girl attending an elite high school for the performing arts. This sequel series brings original cast member Daniella Monet (Trina Vega) back to Hollywood Arts High School as a teacher, where she'll interact with a whole new group of students.
Victorious helped launch the career of Ariana Grande, and it's not impossible that she could show up at some point. Otherwise, Hollywood Arts should provide the same kind of age-appropriate laughs that Victorious did back in the day.
The Diplomat Season 4
The award-winning drama returns
The Diplomat is probably the highest-profile show on this list, a well-written political thriller revolving around Kate Wyler (Keri Russell), the U.S. ambassador to the UK. Or at least, that's what she was at the start of the series. Now she's a special envoy to Europe and the Second Lady of the United States, with her husband Hal (Rufus Sewell) as vice president. Under President Grace Penn (Allison Janney), they'll confront international crises and maybe just save the world.
The Diplomat has won Janney an Emmy for her performance, and the show itself has been nominated for Outstanding Drama Series multiple times. If you want a prestigious thriller, this is your ticket.
Release Date
2023 - 2023-00-00
Network
Netflix
Showrunner
Debora Cahn
Keri Russell
Ambassador Kate Wyler
David Gyasi
Foreign Secretary Austin Dennison
And even more
These eight shows should provide you with plenty to watch, but when it comes to Netflix, there's always more. Here's a smattering of some of the other new arrivals ahead of this weekend:
The German miniseries
The Trap is about an author who has lived in isolation for nearly a decade, but who comes out of hiding when she sees who she thinks is her sister's killer on TV.
Cocaine Bear, a movie about a bear who takes cocaine, is a hit horror comedy from 2023. Now it's on Netflix.
The Storm: This Netflix original movie is a dark comedy about a group of friends trapped in a ski lodge. It's originally in Swedish.
The classic cops-and-robbers drama
Heat, starring Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, comes to Netflix on October 16.
The Fate of the Furious, the eighth movie in the high-octane
Fast and the Furious franchise, is available October 16.
Money Trap: The Karun Treasure is a Turkish miniseries and the latest entry in the long-running
Money Trap franchise, about a con man named Asım Noyan (Yılmaz Erdoğan) and his crew of con artists. This latest installment is a Netflix original.
Sacrifice: Chris Evans and Anya Taylor-Joy star in this 2025 dramedy about a film star abducted by members of a cult.
Binge responsibly!
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