Another week, and yet another installment of binge worthy TV shows and movies making their way to Netflix. So, what new and old treats is the streaming platform bringing to its viewers this week?
What are the most anticipated titles on Netflix’s roster this week?
Hannah Gadsby: Something Special – May 9
The Australian comic’s third comedy special with Netflix, Something Special promises to be different from its predecessors. It will touch upon something neither of Gadbsy’s specials have so far – romance. Talking to NPR about the show, Hannah said:
“This show, I really wanted to create a warm experience. So the three shows, you know, can be seen in sequence, and you can see someone coming out of trauma, wrestling with it and finding a – you know, a place of comfort and certainly not one that I thought was possible for me. So I think it’s worth sort of trying to show a lighter hand.”
Queer Eye (Season 7) – May 12
Queer Eye has been a fan-favorite for all of its 6 seasons, and fans expect nothing less from the upcoming season. This makeover show features 5 experts – Jonathan Van Ness (grooming), Bobby Berk (design), Karamo Brown (culture), Antoni Porowski (food and wine), and Tan France (fashion) – changing looks and lives for the better.
This season, one of the most anticipated makeovers – as shown in the trailer – is that of an entire frat house.
May 8
- Justice League (Seasons 1-2), Animation – With 26 episodes each season, Justice League chronicles the superhero group’s lives as they reside in an orbiting space station and seek to protect the Earth from all enemies.
- Justice League Unlimited (Seasons 1-2), Animation – Cartoon Network renewed Justice League for 2 more seasons and rebranded it to Justice League Unlimited – with a new animation style and a much bigger star cast.
- Netflix Original Spirit Rangers (Season 2), Animation – This series follows a trio of Native American siblings – Kodi, Summer, and Eddy Skycedar – as they transform into ‘Spirit Rangers’ to protect the national park they live in.
May 9
- Documentary Now! (Season 4), Mockumentary – Hosted by Helen Mirren, this mockumentary series will arrive on Netflix with its fourth season (or 53rd, if the creators are to be believed), covering fictional subjects as a way to spoof popular documentaries.
- Netflix Original Hannah Gadsby: Something Special (2023), Comedy – Something Special is Hannah Gadsby’s third comedy special with the streaming giant, and it will feature the Australian comic exploring her love life – albeit in her classis tongue-in-the-cheek style.
May 10
- Netflix Original Dance Brothers (Season 1), Drama – Two dancer brothers struggle preserve their relationship as they attempt to open their own dance club, complete with their own rules and style.
- Netflix Original Missing: Dead or Alive? (Season 1), Documentary – Officials from the South Carolina sheriff’s office give their all to find people missing under mysterious circumstances.
- Netflix Original Queen Cleopatra (Season 1), Documentary – With Jada Pinkett Smith serving as the executive producer, Queen Cleopatra explores the life of the Egyptian ruler as she tries to do what’s best for her country and people.
May 11
- ¡Que viva México! (2023), Comedy – Pancho and his family travel back to their hometown after his father’s death, and hilarity ensues in the midst of a family feud over their inheritance.
- Netflix Original Royalteen: Princess Margrethe (2023), Romance/Drama – Princess Margrethe of Norway hopes to keep her embarrassing secret hidden as she prepares for a visit from the Danish royal family and prince – who she’s been talking to for months.
- St. Vincent (2014), Comedy/Drama – In the midst of his parents’ divorce, 12-year-old Oliver strikes up an unlikely friendship with war veteran and next-door-neighbor Vincent.
- Ultraman (Season 3), Anime – Freelance journalist Kotaro Higashi finds pictorial evidence that season two’s disappearance event was caused by alien forces, and the Ultraman heroes band together to battle a new threat.
May 12
- Netflix Original Black Knight (Season 1), Action/Adventure/Sci-fi – A group of deliverymen, known as the Black Knights, seek to bring about a revolution in a post-apocalyptic Korea.
- Call Me Kate (2023), Documentary – Call Me Kate explores Katharine Hepburn’s six-decade-long career and her impact on society through unseen audio/video clippings and pictures.
- Netflix Original Mulligan (Season 1), Animation/Comedy/Sci-fi – At his first day on the job, President Mulligan hopes to learn from the species’ mistake and lead humanity into a new chapter after an alien attack.
- Netflix Original Queer Eye (Season 7), Reality – The Fab Five reinvent more people and their lives in the seventh season of this hit reality TV series.
- Netflix Original The Mother (2023), Action/Thriller – A former assassin comes out of hiding to protect her daughter from a vengeful group of enemies.
May 13
- UglyDolls (2019) Animation/Adventure/Comedy – Surrounded by people (or dolls?) who look nothing like them, three UglyDolls embark on a journey of introspection and self-love in this musical comedy.
Which one of these are you looking forward to the most? Let us know!
