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 a big add with Hokum, a 2025 horror flick. Here, the reclusive author Ohm Bauman (Adam Scott!) heads to the The Bilberry Woods Hotel in Ireland, to scatter his parents’ ashes. But Ohm is soon impressed with the weird characters around the hotel, and the ominous atmosphere that surrounds the place. And after the disappearance of one of the hotel workers, he begins to investigate the hotel, especially the Honeymoon suite, which is barred from entry. But Ohm doesn’t expect to be confronted with the ghosts of his own past, along with the ghoulish specters of the inn. Peter Coonan, David Wilmot, and Florence Ordesh also star, while Damian Mc Carthy directs. and this movie gets an impressive 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, and Kim Newman of Empire Mag said “Hokum isn’t just hokum. On top of an affecting personal quest for a non-despairing ending, it delivers a full evening of scares, chills, wicked jokes and haunted escape-room hijinks.” But you know it’s too scary for me. Luckily, Hulu has also added Between Steps, a 2026 Disney+ K-drama romance series. This follows Lim Yu-jin(Kim So-hyun), a fashion major, suddenly forced out by her department head, after she defends a friend from sexual assault, and won’t keep quiet about it. So she transfers to robotics, and meets Park Min-Jae (Choo Young-Woo), a doctoral student there, whose cancer cost him his leg, after a promising start in swimming. And Min-jae‘s bitterness follows him everywhere, making it difficult for him to become involved with anyone or anything. But as the two warm to each other, they find a way to cast off their past resentments, and begin to embrace life with more positivity. Kim Min-seok, Park Hyuk-kwon, Seo Jeong-yeon, and Shim Hye-jin also star, and there are 12 episodes available now. And this series gets an 8.1/10 on My Drama List, so, though I can find no online reviews, I’m watching. Hulu also offers Minimum Security, a 2026 Disney+ French comedy series. this series revolves around Corinne Maillard(Audrey Lamy), director of Chénoise Detention Center, who manages her prison much like a mother hen, fussing over it’s inmates and bumbling guards. But then her estranged son is imprisoned at Chénoise, and Corinne begins a desperate campaign to repair their relationship, no matter what the cost. Jean-Pascal Zadi, Benjamin Tranié, Eva Huault, and Logan Lefèbvre also star, and there are 8 episodes available for streaming now. And though this series gets a 5.9/10 on IMDb, it also gets good reviews, like at it’s premiere at the 2026 CANNESERIES Festival AlloCiné called it “a hilarious workplace drama set in a prison,” So I’m watching. And, finally, Hulu has added Merry Berry Love, a 2026 Disney+ Japanese romcom series. This finds Korean spatial designer Lee Yubin(Ji Chang-wook), after losing everything, decides to start over on the remote Charo Island in Japan. There, he meets Shirahama Karin(Mio Imada), a strawberry farmer. But Shiramama has problems of her own, and their first meeting is anything but romantic. But soon, as they overcome their differences, they begin to see they have more in common than they ever realized. Rinka Kumada, Nam Yoon-su, Kenta Sadoi and Yasunori Danda also star, and there is 1 episode available now, with nine more to come, with a new episode dropping every Wednesday. And this series gets a stunning 9.2/10 on IMDb, so, even though I can find few reviews as yet, I’m watching.
Peter Coonan, David Wilmot, and Florence Ordesh also star, while Damian Mc Carthy directs. and this movie gets an impressive 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, and Kim Newman of Empire Mag said “Hokum isn’t just hokum. On top of an affecting personal quest for a non-despairing ending, it delivers a full evening of scares, chills, wicked jokes and haunted escape-room hijinks.” But you know it’s too scary for me. Luckily, Hulu has also added Between Steps, a 2026 K-drama romance series. This follows Lim Yu-jin(Kim So-hyun), a fashion major, suddenly forced out by her department head, after she defends a friend from sexual assault, and won’t keep quiet about it. So she transfers to robotics, and meets Park Min-Jae (Choo Young-Woo), a doctoral student there, whose cancer cost him his leg, after a promising start in swimming. And Min-jae’s bitterness follows him everywhere, making it difficult for him to become involved with anyone or anything. But as the two warm to each other, they find a way to cast off their past resentments, and begin to embrace life with more positivity. Kim Min-seok, Park Hyuk-kwon, Seo Jeong-yeon, and Shim Hye-jin also star, and there are 12 episodes available now. And this series gets an 8.1/10 on My Drama List, so, though I can find no online reviews, I’m watching. Hulu also offers Minimum Security, a 2026 Disney+ French comedy series. this series revolves around Corinne Maillard(Audrey Lamy), director of Chénoise Detention Center, who manages her prison much like a mother hen, fussing over it’s inmates and bumbling guards. But then her estranged son is imprisoned at Chénoise, and Corinne begins a desperate campaign to repair their relationship, no matter what the cost. Jean-Pascal Zadi, Benjamin Tranié, Eva Huault, and Logan Lefèbvre also star, and there are 8 episodes available for streaming now. And though this series gets a 5.9/10 on IMDb, it also gets good reviews, like at it’s premiere at the 2026 CANNESERIES Festival AlloCiné called it “a hilarious workplace drama set in a prison,” So I’m watching. And, finally, Hulu has added Merry Berry Love, a 2026 Japanese romcom series. This finds Korean spatial designer Lee Yubin(Ji Chang-wook), after losing everything, decides to start over on the remote Charo Island in Japan. There, he meets Shirahama Karin(Mio Imada), a strawberry farmer. But Shiramama has problems of her own, and their first meeting is anything but romantic. But soon, as they overcome their differences, they begin to see they have more in common than they ever realized. Rinka Kumada, Nam Yoon-su, Kenta Sadoi and Yasunori Danda also star, and there is 1 episode available now, with nine more to come, with a new episode dropping every Wednesday. And this series gets a stunning 9.2/10 on IMDb, so,
NETFLIX
Netflix has a big add this week with Below, a 2026 mystery thriller series. This finds the town of Snooks Arm, Newfoundland, beset by a sea of troubles, during it’s Come Home Week celebration. There’s the suddenly encroaching glacier of ‘bad ice’ that suddenly appeared, the government wants to buys their land, and oh, there might be a creature living deep under the water in the port. And local fisherman Calvin Penny (Josh Hartnett!), is determined to investigate whatever is going on in Snooks Arm, and to protect the locals from whatever lurks beneath the water’s surface, if only they’ll believe him. Stephen Oates, Ruby Stokes and Josh Cruddas also star, and there are 6 episodes available now. And this series gest a respectable 82% on Rotten Tomatoes, and Kaiya Shunyata of RogerEbert.com calls it “as pressing as it is entertaining, the six-episode series shapes up to be one of the year’s best and most poignant.” And I’m watching…from under the bed. But Netflix has also added Animals, a 2026 thriller directed by Ben Affleck. Affleck plays LA mayoral candidate Mark Kimball, here, who has high hopes for his political career, until his son is kidnapped. Then, as Mark and his wife Abigail (Kerry Washington!) desperately work for their son’s return, they even hire mediation specialist Dayle Burton (Gillian Anderson!). But soon, it becomes clear all is not as it seems, and the kidnapped child might not be the Kimballs‘ son at all, with the fate of the real abducted child hangs in the balance. Steven Yeun, Adriana Paz and Luis Gerardo Mendez also star, and Affleck co-wrote the script with here. But this movie gets a mere 37% on Rotten Tomatoes, and of the Hollywood Reporter says “there are mysteries in Animals, but the most pressing of them is whether anyone told Affleck that Spike Lee just last year released a zingy reimagining of High and Low, Akira Kurosawa’s masterful marriage of police procedural and domestic drama.” And I’m not tuning in. Netflix also offers Delusion, a 2026 Thai thriller series. The story here, revolves around Wan( Natapohn Phornprapha), trying to retain custody of her son, while also caring for her aging parents. And her father, Narong(Nu-Surasak Chaiyaat) has serious issues, stalking the village with a knife. And while the doctor diagnoses him with dementia, the local villagers think he is possessed by the dangerous spirit Phii Pong. And when a local child goes missing, the police nab Narong, with only his daughter to protect him. Jespipat Tilapornputt, Surasak Chaiyaat, Tom Sirani Yankittikan, and August Vachiravit Paisarnkulwong also star, and ther are episodes available for streaming now. And though this series gets a 5.4/10 on IMDb, it also gets great reviews, like that of Archi Sengupta of Leisure Byte, who says it “hits all the right notes and leaves viewers disturbed by how the series progresses.” So I’m tuning in. Netflix has also added Pradhama Drishtiya Kuttakkar, a 2026 Telugu crime drama/thriller . This takes place in Kottayam, where the widowed Aleena Abraham (Parvathy Thiruvothu) seeks work at the Nattakom police station, where her husband worked. But Aleena isn’t satisfied with the clerical job she gets there, and seeks to become a Civil Police Officer. And when she completes the training, she begins working with constables Divya (Unnimaya Prasad) and Sreenath (Mathew Thomas). But then an accidental shooting takes place at the station, and the officers, including Aleena are faced with the choice of telling the truth and escaping consequences through lies. Mathew Thomas, Vinay Forrt and Siddharth Bharathan also star, while Shahad Nilambur directs. And this movie gets an amazing 7.7/10 on IMDb, and Anu Devades of High on Films says it “works best as a nerve-wracking procedural and a tightly wound cat-and-mouse game that keeps shifting the balance between hunter and hunted.” And I’m watching. And, finally, Netflix has added The 13 Lords of the Shogun, a 2022 Japanese historical drama series. this tells the story of Hojo Yoshitoki(Shun Oguri), who went on to become second regent of the Kamakura shogunate. But after a rather obscure upbringing, Yoshitoki‘s real rise to power began with his sister’s marriage to notorious criminal, Minamoto no Yoritomo(Yo Oizumi). As Yoritomo assembled a rebel army to fight the sitting samurai clan, Yoshitoki joined him and became essential to his efforts. And when Yoritomo became shogun and then suddenly died, the office passing to one of his son’s and then another, with Yoshitoki found himself furiously plotting to make himself the next shogun. Eiko Koike, Kôji Yamamoto and Rie Miyazawa also star, and there are 48 episodes available now. And Oguri won Best Actor at the 2022 16th Tokyo Drama Awards for his work in this series that gets a smashing 7.9/10 on IMDb, so, though I can find no online reviews as yet, I’m tuning in.
AMAZON
Amazon has a major add with Carrie, a 2026 horror series. In yet another iteration of Stephen King‘s classic 1974 novel, this follows teen Carrie White (Summer H. Howell), finally allowed to attend school for the first time, after the death of her father. But, of course, school doesn’t go well, with Carrie bludgeoned by bullying, with abuse online, too. And as Carrie’s powers rise to the surface, with her mother Margaret (Samantha Sloyan), hovers, trying to control her daughter, a violent eruption occurs, with horrific consequences. Siena Agudong, Alison Thornton and Josie Totah also star, and there are 9 episodes available for bingeing now. And this series gets an 85% on Rotten Tomatoes, and Aramide Tinubu of Variety says “harrowing and fearless, this “Carrie” builds on the essential elements of King’s story while connecting it to his broader universe. In a country built on violence, it’s no wonder barbarity seeps into our most impressionable populations.” But you know it’s too scary for me. Luckily, Amazon has also added Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, the 2024 sci-fi action pic. A sequel to Godzilla vs Kong, this takes up where the other left off, with Kong in the Hollow Earth, inside the regular earth, with Godzilla up above. But Dr. Ilene Andrews (Rebecca Hall!), still working for the Monarch Project, has adopted Jia (Kaylie Hottle), an orphaned indigenous inhabitant of the island. And Jia can communicate with Kong, So when Dr. Andrews notices a beacon coming from Hollow Earth, she sets off with a group, including Jia, to discover its source. But there’s trouble brewing, as we all know, that foretells violence and destruction on Earth. Dan Stevens, Brian Tyree Henry and Fala Chen also star, and Adam Wingard directed And this movie gets a 6/10 on IMDb, and John Serba of the Decider said to stream it, but added “ranges from ludicrous to downright sloppy, but there’s enjoyment to be culled from either extreme.” You decide.And, finally, Amazon offers The Decagon House Murders, the 2024 Japanese mystery series. Based on the acclaimed novel 1987 of the same name, by Yukito Ayatsuji , this finds the university Mystery Club members going to stay at the Decagon house, site of an infamous murder case, on the remote Tsunojima Island. The Island is not only secluded, but has no telephone, electricity or communications with the outside world. So when one of the members of the Murder Club is murdered, the rest of the crew have no choice but to investigate on their own, until the next boat is scheduled to arrive, days later. Tomoya Oku, Munetaka Aoki, Ayumu Mochizuki and Neru Nagahama also star, and there are 5 episodes available for bingeing now. And this series gets a rousing 7/10 on IMDb, and so, though I can find no online reviews, as yet, I’m watching. You know I love a mystery.
So sit back and binge this weekend, on classics, old and new, on Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime. Enjoy!
