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Happy Friday, and welcome to another rundown of the new releases that just touched down on Netflix. It’s been a busy week of Netflix news, and the releases have been pretty decent and varied, too, along with a few surprises that weren’t initially programmed. Below, we’ll look at what you should be watching this weekend, along with the full list of 33 new releases and what’s been topping the US charts.
While there’s still one full week left of August, you may be wondering what’s coming up on Netflix throughout September. Earlier in the week, Netflix dropped its list of what’s coming up, and we just got a handful of new titles announced today that we’ve now included in our comprehensive list.
What to Watch on Netflix This Week
Hostage (Limited Series)
Number of episodes: 5
Rating: TV-MA
Language: English
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Cast: Suranne Jones, Julie Delpy, Lucian Msamati
The big new Netflix Original series is a new British political thriller series that was originally developed under a different name and has some top UK talent topping the cast list. The story centers on the British prime minister’s husband being involved in a kidnapping plot that also ties in with the French president beginning to receive threats.
We gave the series a four-and-a-half-star rating, citing that it continues Netflix’s excellent UK run of hits over the past couple of years. We concluded, “Picking out criticisms is particularly difficult, which is a testament to how good this series is. It constantly keeps up the suspense, but there’s certainly a predictability about how things will play out. It’s a twisty series, but so many of the key twists feel more inevitable than shocking.”
Hostiles (2017)
Rating: R
Language: English
Genre: Drama, Western
Director: Scott Cooper
Cast: Scott Shepherd, Rosamund Pike, Ava Cooper
Writer: Scott Cooper, Donald E. Stewart
Runtime: 134 min / 2h 14m
One of the surprises this week came in the form of the 2017 movie Hostiles, which is streaming on Netflix US for the first time in seven years. Set in 1892, Hostiles is a brutal Western that follows U.S. Army Captain Joseph J. Blocker, a hardened soldier with a deep-seated hatred for Native Americans. On the verge of retirement, he is given one final, unwelcome order from the President: to escort a dying Cheyenne war chief, Yellow Hawk, and his family back to their tribal lands in Montana.
The movie still holds a respectable 71% on RottenTomatoes to this day, with the consensus being, “Hostiles benefits from stunning visuals and a solid central performance from Christian Bale, both of which help elevate its uneven story.”
If you love the likes of Dances with Wolves, 3:10 to Yuma, Bone Tomahawk, or True Grit, this is for you.
Broke (2025)
Rating: R
Language: English
Genre: Drama, Western
Director: Carlyle Eubank
Cast: Wyatt Russell, Dennis Quaid, Auden Thornton
Writer: Carlyle Eubank
Sticking with the rustic vibe, we move on to Broke, which comes to Netflix following its VOD release earlier this Summer, given that it skipped a theatrical release altogether, which is a tragic shame, given that it’s a very well-constructed and acted film. Quick note, though, if you’re signing up or wanting to watch this on the Netflix ad tier, you’ll be out of luck. As with all Sony Pictures releases, this is currently blocked on Netflix’s advertising tier.
The synopsis reads, “Stuck in a blizzard alone, a bronc rider with brain trauma fights to survive and reflects on how his career could lead to his untimely death.”
Full List of New Releases on Netflix This Week
Note: You can find an expanded version of this list through our What’s New on Netflix hub page. There you can browse through all new releases dating back to 2019 with trailers and loads of additional information about each title that’s dropped.
22 New Movies Added This Week
- 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) – PG-13 – English
- Abandoned Man (2025) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Turkish
- Apollo 13 (1995) – PG – English
- Bordertown (2007) – R – English
- Broke (2025) – R – English
- DEVO (2024) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
- Fall for Me (2025) Netflix Original – TV-MA – German
- Fast & Furious 6 (2013) – PG-13 – English
- Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) – PG-13 – English
- Fast Five (2011) – PG-13 – English
- Furious 7 (2015) – PG-13 – English
- Gold Rush Gang (2025) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Thai
- Hostiles (2017) – R – English
- Maa (2025) – TV-MA – Hindi
- Maareesan (2025) – TV-14 – Tamil
- Ne Zha (2019) – TV-14 – Mandarin
- One Hit Wonder (2025) Netflix Original – TV-14 – Filipino
- The 355 (2022) – PG-13 – English
- The Fast and the Furious (2001) – PG-13 – English
- The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) – PG-13 – English
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) – R – English
- The Truth About Jussie Smollett? (2025) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
11 New TV Series Added This Week
- Aema (Limited Series) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Korean
- America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
- CoComelon Lane (Season 5) Netflix Original – TV-Y – English
- Death Inc. (Muertos S.L.) (Season 3) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Spanish
- Extant (Seasons 1-2) – TV-14 – English
- Fisk (Season 3) – TV-MA – English
- Hostage (Limited Series) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
- Long Story Short (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-14 – English
- Radiation House (Season 1) – TV-14 – Japanese
- Rivers of Fate (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Portuguese
- Titans: The Rise of Wall Street (Season 1) – TV-14 – English
Most Popular Movies on Netflix US This Week
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A pretty remarkable week in the Netflix US top 10s with 25 individual movies popping up and cycling out throughout the week. What came in number 1, though? You already know the answer: KPop Demon Hunters, which once again takes nearly full points home and continues the movie’s unprecedented and incredible run.
- KPop Demon Hunters (79 points)
- Night Always Comes (59 points)
- Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (47 points)
- Happy Gilmore 2 (38 points)
- Furious 7 (34 points)
- Kandahar (31 points)
- Despicable Me 2 (26 points)
- Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (17 points)
- The Fast and the Furious (14 points)
- Marry Me (14 points)
- Home (10 points)
- Migration (10 points)
- Fall for Me (9 points)
- Broke (8 points)
- Gods of Egypt (7 points)
- My Oxford Year (7 points)
- Elektra (6 points)
- The 355 (5 points)
- Brick (4 points)
- Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (4 points)
- Megamind (3 points)
- Stolen: Heist of the Century (3 points)
- My Name Is Vendetta (2 points)
- Fixed (2 points)
- PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (1 point)
Most Popular Series on Netflix US This Week
Wednesday. (L to R) Emma Myers as Enid Sinclair, Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams in episode 201 of Wednesday. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix © 2025
It was also a very busy week in the TV top 10s too although no surprises that topping the chart this week is Wednesday which we suspect will continue to be the case throughout the remainder of the month and then all throughout September again with the release of part 2.
- Wednesday (72 points)
- Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser (64 points)
- The Hunting Wives (52 points)
- Sullivan’s Crossing (42 points)
- UNTAMED (35 points)
- Love Is Blind: UK (31 points)
- America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys (21 points)
- WWE Raw (18 points)
- Amy Bradley Is Missing (14 points)
- Leanne (13 points)
- Extant (9 points)
- Hostage (9 points)
- Young Millionaires (9 points)
- In the Mud (8 points)
- Unspeakable Sins (8 points)
- Rivers of Fate (7 points)
- Beyond the Bar (7 points)
- Squid Game (4 points)
- Perfect Match (3 points)
- Dan Da Dan (3 points)
- Final Draft (1 point)
What are you watching on Netflix this week? Let us know in the comments down below.
