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Netflix is gearing up for a big week of new releases including lots of new or returning movies or series scheduled for the next seven days. Below, we’ll run you through the complete list of what’s coming and give you another heads-up on the removals planned for the week.
Before we dive in, you can find the lineup for the remainder of April 2024 in our separate post here. We’re also tracking all the currently known titles coming in May 2024 as well here.
Now, let’s get into our highlights for the week!
Most Anticipated Upcoming Titles on Netflix This Week
Freud’s Last Session (2023)
Coming to Netflix: Saturday
The Sony Pictures Classics drama starring Anthony Hopkins and Matthew Goode will make its streaming debut via Netflix this coming weekend.
Set days before the Second World War, you’ll follow Sigmund Freud, a recent escapee with his daughter from the Nazi regime, who receives a visit from the formidable Oxford Don C.S. Lewis for a series of debates and conversations.
From what we can tell, reviews are mainly mixed on this one, albeit with more audience praise. Most of the gripes from critics seem to lay upon the inability of the movie to concisely get to the message it’s trying to tell. The Daily Beast perhaps summarizes that best by saying in their review, “A stately affair that’s never particularly intellectually incisive or revealing, and its stolid execution fails to transcend the material’s inherent staginess.”
Black Sails (Seasons 1-4)
Coming to Netflix: Wednesday
It was a close race to be in our most anticipated list between Killing Eve and Black Sails, but given that the former is universally adored, we’d give another shoutout to Black Sails. Originally set to arrive on Netflix US much earlier in the year before being yanked from the schedule, we’re now just days away from the fabulous pirate show from executive producer Michael Bay hitting Netflix
All 38 episodes are scheduled to drop on Netflix, with many familiar faces featured throughout the excellent series that serves as somewhat of a prequel to the beloved Treasure Island story.
Rebel Moon Part Two: The Scargiver
Coming to Netflix: Friday
The Netflix Original schedule is much lighter this week, particularly on Friday, which has been cleared for the release of the Zack Snyder fantasy sequel.
We’ve had a few reviews from early screenings, and most praise the film for being better than the first, though they also note some flaws.
Tracking the performance of this movie over the next few weeks will be fascinating. The first film didn’t exactly set the world on fire, as we reported at the time, and it remains to be seen whether enough viewers are invested enough to return to the franchise so soon.
Full List of What’s Coming to Netflix This Week
Coming to Netflix on Monday, April 15th
- Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel (2022)
- Killing Eve (Seasons 1-4)
- KonoSuba: God’s Blessing On This Wonderful World! (Multiple Seasons)
- MOB PSYCHO 100 (Seasons 1-2)
- Overlord (Seasons 1-4)
- The Fairly OddParents (Seasons 4-5)
- YuYu Hakusho: Ghost Files (New Seasons)
Coming to Netflix on Tuesday, April 16th
- Anna (2019)
- Knocked Up (2007)
- Jimmy Carr: Natural Born Killer (2024) Netflix Original
Coming to Netflix on Wednesday, April 17th
- Black Sails (Seasons 1-4)
- Don’t Hate the Player (Season 1) Netflix Original
- Our Living World (Season 1) Netflix Original
- The Circle (Season 6) Netflix Original
- The Grimm Variations (Season 1) Netflix Original
Coming to Netflix on Thursday, April 18th
- Barbie: A Touch of Magic (Season 2)
- Bros (Season 1) Netflix Original
- The Upshaws (Part 5) Netflix Original
Coming to Netflix on Friday, April 19th
- Rebel Moon: Part Two: The Scargiver (2024) Netflix Original
Coming to Netflix on Saturday, April 20th
- Freud’s Last Session (2023)
Coming to Netflix on Sunday, April 21st
- Duran Duran: There’s Something You Should Know (2018)
In addition to the above, new weekly episodes of the following shows will drop this week:
- Delicious in Dungeon
- Destiny
- Teasing Master Takagi-san
What’s Leaving Netflix This Week
Leaving Netflix on April 15th
- From One Second to the Next (2013)
- GANTZ:O (2016)
- Look Away (2019)
Leaving Netflix on April 16th
- African Knock Out Show (Season 1)
- Crimson Peak (2015)
- Delhi Belly (2011)
- Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries) (2010)
- Four Sisters Before the Wedding (2020)
- Jonaki (2018)
- Lagaan (2001)
- Madness in the Desert (2004)
- Peepli Live (2010)
- Rush (2013)
- Synchronic (2020)
- Taare Zameen Par (2007)
- The Zookeeper’s Wife (2017)
Leaving Netflix on April 17th
What are you checking out on Netflix this week? Let us know in the comments down below.