Best upcoming shows and movies on Netflix

In the new Netflix series Cassandra, Germany’s oldest smart home comes to life, along with its electronic domestic assistant, played by Lavinia Wilson . When Samira (Mina Tander) and her family move into a house that has stood empty for over 50 years, she has no idea that she’s about to step into the world of a bygone era where she will face the sinister plans of Cassandra, an electronic domestic helper developed in the 1970s. The six-part thriller series starts on February 6, 2025.

Years after giving up life as CIA spies to start a family, Emily and Matt are pulled back into the world of espionage when their cover is blown. The movie is coming to Netflix on January 17, 2025.

As confirmed by Netflix itself, the new season of Squid Games will launch in 2024. A concrete date is unconfirmed as of now. Squid Games introduces viewers to a group of contestants desperate enough to risk their lives in a mysterious survival game for the promise of a 45.6 billion won cash prize. Season 2 will follow hero Gi-hun as he abandons his plans to go to the United States. Instead, he begins a chase with an important motive.

A young TSA agent fights to outsmart a mysterious traveler who blackmails him into letting a dangerous package slip onto a Christmas Eve flight. The movie is coming to Netflix on December 13, 2024.

It Ends with Us stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni as Lily Bloom and Ryle Kincaid. Lily, an aspiring florist, and Ryle, a driven neurosurgeon, meet in Boston and share an instant connection during a captivating first encounter. Their relationship evolves into a romance, but over time, Ryle reveals a darker, more volatile side, becoming both physically and emotionally abusive. The movie is coming to Netflix on December 9, 2025.

“Black Doves” is a thrilling series set in London during Christmas. It follows Helen Webb, a clever and devoted wife and mother who is also a spy for the Black Doves organization. When her lover Jason is killed, her spymaster Reed brings in her old friend Sam to protect her. The movie is arriving on Netflix on December 5.

Recently added Movies & Series on Netflix

Bodkin launched on Netflix in 2024 on May 4. Bodkin is a darkly comedic thriller about a motley crew of podcasters who set out to investigate the mysterious disappearance of three strangers in an idyllic, coastal Irish town.

Joy tells the remarkable true story behind the groundbreaking birth of Louise Joy Brown in 1978, the world’s first “test-tube-baby,” and the tireless 10-year journey to make it possible. It released on Netflix on November 22.

Years after giving up life as CIA spies to start a family, Emily and Matt find themselves dragged back into the world of espionage when their cover is blown. The movie is coming to Netflix on November 15.

Coming on October 23, 2024, the movie is an adaptation of the game called “The Werewolves of Miller’s Hollow.” When night falls, and the players have their eyes closed, werewolves make victims among the villagers.

Everything Calls for Salvation is a Netflix series that follows a young man named Daniele who wakes up in a psychiatric ward after being involuntarily committed by his family. The season 2 of the show will begin streaming on Netflix from September 26, 2024.

Mike (Mark Wahlberg), a down-to-earth construction worker from Jersey, is quickly thrust into the world of superspies and secret agents when his high school crush Roxanne (Halle Berry) recruits him on a high-stakes US intelligence mission. The movie will stream on Netflix from August 16, 2024.

In Bridgerton’s third season, Penelope Featherington, no longer interested in Colin Bridgerton, aims to find a husband who will let her maintain her secret identity as Lady Whistledown, away from her family. The Part 1 of Season 3 will come out on May 16, 2024 while Part 2 will come out on June 13, 2024.

The documentary shows the case of Roasario Porto and Alfonso Basterra who report their adopted daughter, Asunta, as missing, but the investigation soon turns against them. It’s coming to Netflix on April 26, 2024.

Anthracite is a Netflix original ser a reporter goes missing, leading his web sleuth daughter to a small mountain town haunted by a sect, secrecy and death. The show is coming to Netflix on April 10, 2024.

In 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, which had been chartered to fly a rugby team to Chile, crashed in the heart of the Andes. Only 29 of its 45 passengers survived the accident. Trapped in one of the most hostile and inaccessible environments on the planet, they have to resort to extreme measures to stay alive. This movie released on Netflix on December 15, 2023.

Six months into a solitary research mission to the EDGE of the solar system, an astronaut, Jakub (Sandler), realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship. Spaceman is coming to Netflix on March 1.

In a race against time to avoid a dismal fate, traveler Saro returns to Ojumo with orders to complete a nearly impossible task. The mini series is coming to Netflix on March 1.

After defecting from North Korea, Loh Kiwan struggles to obtain refugee status in Belgium, where he encounters a dejected woman who has lost all hope. This Korean movie is coming to Netflix on March 1.

Coming to Netflix on February 22, is a live-action adaptation of the beloved Nickelodeon animated series, Avatar: The Last Airbender. It follows Aang, the young Avatar, as he learns to master the four elements (Water, Earth, Fire, and Air) to restore balance to a world threatened by the terrifying Fire Nation.

When a suburban man receives messages that seem to predict the future, he develops a following — and powerful enemies. Kubra is coming to Netflix on January 18, 2024.

Lift

Lift is about a master thief who is wooed by his ex-girlfriend and the FBI to pull off an impossible heist with his international crew on a 777 passenger flight from London to Zurich. It’s coming to Netflix on January 12.

In a dystopian future London where all social housing has been eliminated, the movie revolves around Izi and Benji who fight to navigate the world as residents of The Kitchen, a community that refuses to abandon their home. It is coming to Netflix on January 19, 2024.

It is a live-action feature film set in 1960’s India and is directed by Zoya Akhtar. The film has the iconic gang of the Archies at the center of it. It is a musical experience bursting with youth, rebellion, friendships, first loves and everything young adult. It’s coming to Netflix on December 7.

Maestro is a towering love story revolving around the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. It’s a drama movie arriving on Netflix on December 20.

When a peaceful settlement on a moon in the furthest reaches of the universe finds itself threatened by the armies of the tyrannical Regent Balisarius, Kora (Sofia Boutella), a mysterious stranger living among the villagers, becomes their best hope for survival. This movie by Zack Snyder is coming to Netflix on December 22.

Obliterated is an action-comedy series about an elite special forces team that thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas. After a celebratory party, the team discovers that a bomb they deactivated was fake; now intoxicated, the team has to find the real bomb and save the world. It’s coming to Netflix on November 30.

Leo is an animated family comedy movie where a Lizard has been stuck in the same Florida school for decades. When he learns he only has one year left to live, he plans to escape to freedom, but instead has to rescue his class from their horribly mean substitute teacher. It is coming to Netflix on November 21.

These are some of the best upcoming and latest shows and movies on Netflix. Apart from these, Netflix still has many titles lined up for release, which would be worth a binge-watch.