Yes, it’s that time again, the weekend, and time to review the best new movies and television shows added online this week, to Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime. And there are some exciting new adds this week, so let’s get started.
HULU
Hulu has few new offerings this week, but they do have Casi el Paraiso, a 2024 Mexican drama. This tells of the glamorous Count Ugo Hugo Conti(Andrea Arcangeli), an Italian conman who emigrates to Mexico after trouble with a lover in Italy. Greedy and ambitious, he seeks to insinuate himself into the lives of the rich and powerful, latching onto Alonso Rondia (Miguel Rodarte), who wants to become governor of Oaxaca. As he is accepted into their circle, he feeds on the wealth he finds there. But then Frida (Esmeralda Pimentel), enters the picture, and as she knows what Conti really is, and could end all he has worked for, in one fell swoop. Karol Sevilla, Katie Barberi, and Maurizio Lombardi also star, while Edgar San Juan directed. And this movie won multiple awards in 2025, like Best First Feature Film at the Premios Canacine. And it gets a 6.4/10 on IMDb, and Oscar Andrew of La Estatuilla calls it “an outstanding product that not only entertains, but goes further in the discourses it handles, because in addition to seeking to unmask political life, it also puts on the table social issues that are often ignored or, to this day, many people overlook.” And I am so watching. Hulu also offers Cat’s Eyes, a 2024 French thriller series. Here, sisters Alexia(Claire Romain), Tam (Camille Lou) and Sylia(Constance Labbé) reunite in Paris, when their missing father’s painting is see at an exhibition in the Eiffel Tower. So they team up to steal the painting back, while hoping to find the truth of their father’s disappearance in a fire, a decade ago. But they are being hunted by Inspector Quentin Chapuis(Mohamed Belkhir), who does not realize, one of the perps he hunting is the woman he loves, Tam. Simon Ehrlacher, Loryn Nounay and Cindy Bruna also star, and there are 8 episodes available for streaming now. And this series gets a 6.3./10 on IMDb, and Virginia DeBolt of Old Ain’t Dead said “an action series with tough women characters, it was a fun watch.” So I’m watching. Hulu has also added Hallow Road, a 2025 British thriller. This finds Maddie (Rosamund Pike) and Frank(Matthew Rhys) receive a frantic call from their 18 year-old daughter, Alice (Megan McDonnell), in the middle of the night. It seems Alice has hit a woman with her car, who remains lying, unmoving, in the road. As her parents rush to their Alice, Maddie, an EMT, tries to instruct her on the best techniques to save the woman. But the pair ride through the night, and talk with their daughter on the phone , they find all may not be as it seems. And their marriage shows signs of past strain, as they argue about whether a cover-up is required, with their daughter’s fate unknown. Paul Tylak, Stephen Jones and Tadhg Murphy also star, and Babak Anvari directed. And this movie premiered at the 2025 SXSW Film and TV, and Rhys and Pike won a Special Honorary Award at the Austin Film Critics Association for their work here. and And it gets an 88% on Rotten Tomatoes, and Kristy Puchko of Mashable called it “a sensationally scary thriller not only for the surprises it packs but also for the metaphor it makes about parenting.” But it might be too scary for me. And, finally, Hulu has Gold Land, a 2026 Disney+ Kdrama thriller series. Here, Kim Hee-joo(Park Bo-young) working as an airport security agent, struggling to get by. But then her boyfriend, pilot Lee Do-kyung(Lee Hyun-wook) asks her to personally screen an incoming coffin. But, instead of finding drugs, as she expected, she finds millions of dollars worth of gold bars. And, though at first, she is reluctant to keep the loot, she works with Do-kyung to protect it. And finally, she finds herself resorting to violence to keep the ill-gotten booty. Kim Sung-cheol, Lee Kwang-soo, and Kim Hee-won also star, and there are 2 episodes available now, with 8 more to come, with 2 new episodes dropping every Wednesday. And this series gets an incredible 8.1/10 on IMDb, and Archi Sungupta of Leisure Byte calls it “an engaging watch, thanks mostly to the fantastic performances.” And I’m tuning in.
NETFLIX
Netflix’ big title added this week is probably Man on Fire, a 2026 thriller series. Based on A. J. Quinnell’s novel of the same name, this finds Special Forces veteran John Creasy(Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), physically wounded and emotionally traumatized, after a lethal mission that left all of his teammates dead. As Creasy‘s drinking intensifies, his best friend Paul Rayburn (Bobby Cannavale!) convinces him to come to Brazil, to work anti-terrorism with him, there. But while they’re in Rio de Janeiro, Paul’s building is attacked, and his daughter Poe (Billie Boullet) is left alone. And as the terrorists are now after her, Creasy is her only protection, willing to do anything to save her. Alice Braga, Scoot McNairy and Elizabeth Leiner also star, and there are 7 episodes available for streaming now. And though this series gets only a 55% on Rotten Tomatoes, Robert Lloyd of the L.A. Times calls it “straightforward action entertainment, a traditional payback drama with generally clear-cut good guys and bad guys, once you sort them out.” You decide. But Netflix has also added Bugonia, the 2025 sci-fi comedy. Here, conspiracy theorist/ beekeeper Teddy(Jesse Plemons) lives with his cousin, Donny (Aidan Delbis), on a farm in Georgia. But Teddy is convinced pharmaceutical CEO Michelle Fuller (Emma Stone) is an alien from the Andromeda Galaxy, and so, plans to kidnap her. But once they have Ms. Fuller trapped in their basement, they are at an impasse, for the CEO won’t admit to her alien origins. And the local sheriff soon comes knocking at their door. Stavros Halkias, J. Carmen Galindez Barrera and Marc T. Lewis also star, and Yorgos Lanthimos(!) directed. And this movie premiered at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival in 2025, where it was nominated for the Golden Lion, and won the Green Drop Award for Lanthimos. And went on to win numerous other awards, including Best Actress for Stone at the Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards and Movie of the Year at the AFI Awards. And it received four nominations at the 2026 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Stone. And it gets a rousing 7.4/10 on IMDb, and Wendy Ide of the Observer(UK) said “the characters might be demented, but Bugonia is a crueller, funnier, sharper proposition, more grounded and gritty than the wigged-out weirdness of the film on which it is based.” So its on my list. Netflix also offers Je m’appelle Agneta, a 2026 Swedish dramedy. Based on the novel of the same name by Emma Hamberg, this tells the story of Agneta (Eva Melander) a depressed 50-ish empty nester, whose life seems destined to be unfulfilled. A dedicated Francophile, but stuck in a desk job, Agneta is shocked to suddenly find herself fired. So she decides to apply for a job as an au pair in France, for a boy in Provence, while her husband Magnus (Bjorn Kjellman) snickers at the thought. And when she unexpectedly gets the job, she hightails it for France only to find the ‘boy’ is an old man, Einar (Claes Mansson). But as she struggles to adapt to her new mission with Einar, she also makes new friends, and finds a whole world of opportunities. Jérémie Covillault, Anne-Marie Ponsot, and Alain Doutey also star, and Johanna Runevad directs. And this movie gets a 6.5/10 on IMDb, and John Serba of the Decider, says to stream it, adding it’s “a gentle, sweet and heartwarming bit of sentimentality whose core emotions ring true.” And so I’m watching. Netflix has also added Straight to Hell, a 2026 Japanese bio-drama series. Based on real incidents, this takes a look a Japan‘s most famous fortune teller, Kazuko Hosoki(Erika Toda), who rose up out of poverty after WWII, to become a well-known celebrity. And, when writer Minori Uozumi(Sairi Ito), gets a chance to interview Hosoki for an upcoming book, she expects a romantic tale of survival and stardom. Instead, she finds a life of betrayal, scams and underworld ties. Toko Miura, Eita Okuno, Kentaro Tamura, and Ayumu Nakajima also star, and there are 9 involving episodes available to eat up now. And it gets an impressive 7.5/10 on IMDb, and Belen Prieto of Espinof calls it “an unsettling yet absorbing portrait of ambition, identity, and the price of success, focusing on a woman who constructs her own moral code to survive, and whose story is hard to forget.” And I’m watching. And, finally, Netflix has added Light to the Night, a 2026 Chinese mystery series. This all revolves around the disappearance of a father and daughter in an apartment complex elevator, in 1997, which Detective He Yuanhang (Pan Yueming) and his young apprentice Ran Fangxu (Dylan Wang Pan) investigated. Years later, in 2018, He Yuanhang‘s daughter, He Xiaohe (Ren Min) continues the search for clues, with her father, as the complex is threatened with demolition. Jiang Peiyao, Zhao Hu, and Jiang Qilin also star, and there are 11 episodes available now, with 4 more to come. And this series gets a stunning 8.3/10 on IMDb, and Neerja Choudhuri of the Midgard Times calls it “a great watch.” So I’m tuning in. I love a mystery.
AMAZON
Amazon has very few adds this week, but they do have What We Hide, a 2025 psychological drama. This finds two sisters, 15 year-old Spider(Mckenna Grace), and Jessie(Jojo Regina), shocked by the overdose death of their mom, at home. Convinced they’d be separated by child services if they found out, the pair decide to keep her death secret. But, inevitably, people begin to become suspicious, and worse, the toughs their mom owed money to begin to pressure the girls for their dough. Forrest Goodluck, Fernanda Andrade and Jesse Williams also star, while Dan Kay directed. And this movie gets a 75% on Rotten Tomatoes, and Ben Gibbons of Screen Rant called it “stunning film with incredible emotional depth and a simple but profound narrative.” So it’s on my list. Amazon has also added Maa Ka Sum, a 2026 Hindi dramedy series. Here, 19 year-old Agastya, (Mihir Ahuja), a math prodigy nicknamed Gust, is convinced all problems can be solved with a good mathematical equation. So when his mom Vinita(Maya Singh) needs a suitor, Gust, thinks he can find an algorithm that will find her the perfect man. Which brings many problems, as Vinita has a mind of her own and a man she already likes. Ranveer Brar, Ishank Saluja and Celesti Bairagey also star, and there are 8 episodes available for streaming now. And this series gets a 6/10 on IMDb, and so, though I can find few reviews(and the adds are few this week on Amazon), I’m watching. And, finally, Amazon has added Family Man, a 2019-2025 Hindi spy thriller series. This follows Srikant Tiwari(Manoj Bajpayee., a member of TASC(Threat Analysis and Surveillance Cell), working to ferret out terrorists, and prevent attacks from happening in the first place. But he’s also a middle class family man, whose wife, Suchi(Priyamani), has to remind him to pick up the kids, and shoulder his share of the responsibilities. So while his children make fun of his boring job, Srikant tries to manage his family, while risking his life to save the country. Bajpayee, Sharib Hashmi, Gul Panag, and Shreya Dhanwanthary also star, and there are 3 seasons, with 26 episodes available now. And this series gets a stunning 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, and Rohan Naahar of the Hindustan Times called it “funny, slick, and surprisingly relevant.” And I’m definitely tuning in.
So sit back and binge this weekend, on classics, old and new, on Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime. Enjoy!
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