Episodes

  • Episode 149: Domestic Disturbance, Waterworld, Dead Man's Wire
    Jun 24 2026

    Welcome back to What's New to Netflix, and prepare for the disappointment awaiting you when we go through the June 2026 titles coming to Netflix.

    Then John Travolta has to protect his son and ex-wife from a murderous Vince Vaughn in Domestic Disturbance from 2001. Next, Kevin Costner takes us to a world far in the future, where dry land is a myth and bad dudes smoke cigarettes and ride jet skis in Waterworld from 1995. And finally, the true story of one man pushed to the edge, a ramshackle hostage situation, and the media circus that followed in Dead Man's Wire from 2025.

    All of this plus the Riddick and Rocky movies, rom-coms aplenty, World Cup content, J. Lo getting steamy in the workplace, a Neil Diamond tribute band, Viral Hit, new Beavis and Butt-head, and a Divine Comedy dramedy?

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    2 hrs and 12 mins
  • Episode 148: Beast (2022), Thrash, Him
    May 27 2026

    We are What's New to Netflix, and we're going to break down all of the new stuff coming to Netflix in May 2026, so be sure to take notes!

    Then it's the first of many one-word movie titles when Idris Elba and his two daughters are stalked by a man-eating lion in Beast from 2022. Next, a hurricane is coming to town, but the worse news is that it's bringing a whole bunch of hungry sharks with it in Thrash from 2026. And finally, it's the story of a boy turned football sensation who gets coached by his hero, and he also has a brain injury, and his hero is really sadistic, and lots of horrific stuff is happening in Him from 2025.

    All of this plus documentaries about soccer (or football if you'd prefer) and one documentary on a tennis player, but the rest are all about soccer, aka football, probably because of the World Cup.

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    2 hrs and 8 mins
  • Episode 147: Casino, The Green Knight, War Machine (2026)
    Apr 29 2026

    Get ready! In this episode of What's New to Netflix, we talk about all of the titles coming to Netflix in April 2026.

    Soon after, it's the Martin Scorsese three-hour crime epic where Robert De Niro owns a casino, Sharon Stone is his unpredictable girl, and Joe Pesci is his even more unpredictable friend in Casino from 1995. Then, a knight goes on a quest to defeat a green knight in The Green Knight from 2021. And finally, a killer alien robot takes on a group of Army Rangers-in-training, including Alan Ritchson, in War Machine from 2026.

    All of this plus Madagascar movies, Mission: Impossible movies, hot new trendy legal dramas, anal beads, imaginary friends, Scream 5?, country music, farming, hunting, and Man on Fire as a TV show.

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    2 hrs and 11 mins
  • Episode 146: The Expendables (Audio Commentary)
    Mar 31 2026

    Here we go with another special full-length commentary episode, because we've been at it again for another year, and we like to celebrate by watching a film on Netflix with you, the listener!

    This time it's the movie that kicked off an action-heavy franchise featuring all your action hero favorites, including Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Eric Roberts, and even Arnold Schwarzenegger for a brief couple of minutes, in The Expendables from 2010. It's guaranteed to kick your ass!

    WARNING: This is not a typical episode of What's New to Netflix. This is an audio commentary. This episode is meant to be listened to while you watch The Expendables. If you try to listen to this episode and you are not watching The Expendables along with us, a lot of this will not make any sense.

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    1 hr and 47 mins
  • Episode 145: Vertical Limit, Being Gordon Ramsay, The Iron Claw
    Mar 25 2026

    On this episode of What's New to Netflix, we take a peek at the new stuff coming to Netflix in March 2026, because we want to, and you might even appreciate it!

    Then we climb the second-highest mountain in the world while carrying canisters of nitroglycerine in Vertical Limit, starring Chris O'Donnell and Bill Paxton, from the year 2000! Next, we get a good look at famous celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay as he tries his hand at his most ambitious project yet in the new docuseries, Being Gordon Ramsay. And last, it's the tragic story of the Von Erich wrestling family as they deal with huge victories and personal losses in The Iron Claw, from 2023, starring Zac Efron and Jeremy Allen White.

    All of this plus the Fifty Shades trilogy, a man not called Otto, dinosaurs, a big red dog, dating outside of your age, plastic, radiation, almost all of the Saw movies, and if it's still cool to say, "By order of the Peaky Blinders!"

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    2 hrs and 35 mins
  • Episode 144: Man on Fire, Priscilla, The Rip
    Feb 25 2026

    The shortest month of the year brings a ton of new titles, and we here at What's New to Netflix get busy going through each and every one of them!

    We also talk about the Denzel Washington action thriller, Man on Fire, from 2004, directed by Tony Scott. Next, it's all about Priscilla Presley and her tumultuous relationship with the King of Rock and Roll in Priscilla from 2023, directed by Sofia Coppola. And finally, we watch Matt Damon and Ben Affleck figure out what to do with a bunch of cash in The Rip from 2026, directed by Joe Carnahan.

    All of this plus the Winter Olympics, training your dragon, '80s sitcom reboots, chess, Stargate, Star Search, crap, and trap.

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    2 hrs and 7 mins
  • Episode 143: Jay Kelly, Wake Up Dead Man, Eden
    Feb 1 2026

    It's 2026, and the first episode of What's New to Netflix is upon us! We go through our annual top three favorite and bottom three least favorite titles from the past year, and the results will surprise you!

    Afterwards, it's Noah Baumbach's latest film, starring George Clooney as a famous actor looking back on his career while his manager, played by Adam Sandler, tries to help him get his life back on track in Jay Kelly from 2025. Then, Benoit Blanc has to solve a perfectly impossible crime when the head priest of a church is murdered in cold blood, leaving his entire congregation suspects in Rian Johnson's Wake Up Dead Man from 2025. And finally, on a secluded island, a small group of settlers are pushed to the breaking point of sanity and survival in Eden, directed by Ron Howard, from 2024.

    All of this plus free climbing, professional wrestling, charcuterie, movies you should watch in the background, lots of romance, and extended Star Wars discussions that will annoy everyone.

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    2 hrs and 44 mins
  • Episode 142: Frankenstein, Nouvelle Vague, Train Dreams
    Dec 24 2025

    Hey Flixers, What's New to Netflix is closing down 2025 with all of the new titles coming in December, and you won't want to miss it!

    Then we take a peek at a troubled doctor's super secret creation, which just so happens to be a misunderstood scientific abomination in Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein from 2025. Next, Richard Linklater gives us a look into the filming of the iconic French classic Breathless in Nouvelle Vague from 2025. And also from 2025, Joel Edgerton is a logger dealing with the loss of his family in Train Dreams.

    All of this plus the other Troll 2, Robert Zemeckis movies, not one but two Mean Girls, YouTubers and Muppets, Man vs. Baby, Christmas on the Alpaca Farm, and a dumpster that transports people.

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    2 hrs and 39 mins