With October in full swing, including pumpkin spice lattes and sweater weather, Netflix has been steadily adding new movies and TV shows to its extensive streaming library for a weekend binge. From classic action movies finding a new home on the digital platform to highly anticipated horror programming just in time for Halloween, there’s something for everyone to watch during the second weekend of October. And CBR is here with a handpicked set of recommendations to choose from as audiences search the vast library for the perfect broadcast.
Here are the best movies and TV shows to stream on Netflix this weekend, from superhero anime to acclaimed comedies that mark their own Irish goodbye.
The Midnight Club offers Halloween scares
Mike Flanagan has steadily built an impressive lineup of movies and television to become one of the most acclaimed horror filmmakers in the industry today. Flanagan’s latest project is a television adaptation of Christopher Pike’s 1994 novel. the midnight club. And if Flanagan’s previous work and talent brought together to the midnight club is any indicator, Netflix has another horror hit on its hands just in time for Halloween.
The new show follows a group of terminally ill children who live together in a hospice run by a mysterious doctor. Every night at midnight, the group quietly gathers to share scary stories while vowing to return from the grave to visit their friends. As the patients in the set begin to succumb to their respective illnesses, paranormal activity begins to increase around the facility and the surviving patients as they endure their own scary stories.
Tiger & Bunny returns to continue with its second season
After premiering last April, the second half of tiger and bunny Season 2 has returned to wrap up the second year outing of the Netflix original anime series. A meditation on superheroes and capitalism, the show takes place in a world where being a hero is an established profession, complete with corporate sponsorships. With backroom conspiracies and scheming supervillains, tiger and bunny has become a sleeper hit on the streaming service, picking up where it left off and then some.
The pair of eponymous superheroes are veteran crime fighter Wild Tiger, who reluctantly teams up with the younger, more enthusiastic Barnaby Brooks. As Tiger considers retreating in the face of his diminishing powers, Barnaby is determined to solve the murder of his parents. A mix of superhero action, mismatched buddy comedy and corporate satire. tiger and bunny it’s still a solid choice among Netflix’s growing library of anime.
The final season of Derry Girls makes its big debut
The acclaimed British comedy derry girls has officially come to an end with its third season, concluding its 1990s look back at the Northern Irish city of Derry amidst sectarian violence. Balancing riotous comedy with coming-of-age stakes, derry girls has been a popular favorite since its debut in 2018. And as the latest season arrives on Netflix after its UK premiere last April, derry girls close on a strong note.
Following a group of teenagers in their final years of secondary education in the city of the same name in Northern Ireland, derry girls Season 3 sees the characters prepare to graduate. It also features the girls embarking on post-secondary school adventures, culminating in the 1998 Good Friday Agreement that formally ended the unfolding violence in Ireland. With the full run of the show now available to stream on Netflix, now is the perfect opportunity to watch derry girls from beginning to end.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Stick Together on Netflix
Netflix has increasingly become the home of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, following the debut of the original sequel movie. The Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Heroes in a Half-Shell’s partnership with the streaming service continues this month, with even more Ninja Turtle content added to the digital platform. The classic live-action trilogy has returned to Netflix, along with the 2007 CG animated film, making this weekend the perfect time to revisit them.
the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the film has the heroes defending New York City from a growing crime wave spearheaded by the sinister Shredder, with the 1991 sequel Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Mucus fighting with the Shredder’s revenge. 1993 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III throws the reptilian brothers back to feudal Japan just in time to stop the plot of an imperialist seeking to conquer the country. and 2007 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles involves the rise of a new villain, leading the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to put aside their differences and come together against a common enemy.
Rush Hour Trilogy Coming to Netflix This Month
If any action movie franchise established Jackie Chan as a global movie star, it was the Rush hour trilogy, which began in 1998 and paired Chan with co-star Chris Tucker. The two mismatched police detectives would go on to take on the world’s most nefarious criminals in a series of films that spanned far and wide, from North America to Asia to Europe, throughout their fan-favorite run. The entire trilogy was added to Netflix last week, giving fans the chance to enjoy a light-hearted binge on all three popular martial arts action movies.
Chan and Tucker play two police detectives trying to solve a high-profile kidnapping case involving the Chinese consulate in the original 1998 film. After forming a quick friendship, the two solve crimes together in Hong Kong and Las Vegas. in the 2001 sequel. rush hour 2. The trilogy comes to an end in 2007 rush hour 3when Chan’s Inspector Lee discovers that he has a long-lost half-brother, leading him and Tucker’s Detective James Carter to travel to Paris.