Netflix: best new shows & films streaming this week

Discover the best new shows & films to stream from 2 to 8 March 2026 on Netflix with this guide.
Australian-shot film War Machine is streaming on netflix this week. Image: Ben King/Netflix.

Netflix: new this week

Gabby’s Dollhouse Season 13 – 2 March

Gabby's Dollhouse S13. Image: Netflix.
Gabby’s Dollhouse S13. Image: Netflix.

Kids’ series. Time to get tiny! Join Gabby and pals as they fly through Fairylandia for the first time, throw a paw-some tea party, learn about opposites, and more.

Blue Therapy – 4 March

Series. In this high-stakes British reality series, seven couples move out of their comfort zones and onto the therapist’s couch to try and work through their relationship issues. Watch the trailer.

Vladimir – 5 March

Rachel Weisz and John Slattery in Vladimir. Image: Netflix.

Series. In this brand new limited series from Netflix, an English professor (Rachel Weisz) becomes obsessed with a handsome new colleague (Leo Woodall), and her already complicated marriage and career are thrown into total chaos.

Starring Rachel Weisz, Leo Woodall, Jessica Henwick and John Slattery. Watch the trailer.

War Machine – 6 March

Richard Cotta, Yuchen Wang, Heather Burridge And Alan Ritchson In War Machine. Image: Ben King / Netflix.
Richard Cotta, Yuchen Wang, Heather Burridge and Alan Ritchson in War Machine. Image: Ben King / Netflix.

Film (2026). Filmed in Australia, this high-intensity, sci-fi action feature is directed, co-produced and co-written by Victorian filmmaker Patrick Hughes.

During the final 24 hours of US Army Ranger selection, an elite team’s training exercise turns into a fight for survival against an unimaginable threat. The film combines relentless momentum with a strong ensemble cast including Alan Ritchson, Dennis Quaid and Jai Courtney.

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man – 6 March

Barry Keoghan and Cillian Murphy in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man. Image: Netflix.

Film (2026). Birmingham, 1940. Amid the chaos of the second world war, Tommy Shelby is driven back from a self-imposed exile to face his most destructive reckoning yet. With the future of the family and the country at stake, Tommy must face his own demons and choose whether to confront his legacy, or burn it to the ground.

Academy Award-winner Cillian Murphy returns as the iconic Tommy Shelby in this epic feature film directed by Tom Harper and written by Steven Knight. 

The cast also includes Rebecca Ferguson (DuneA House of Dynamite), Tim Roth (Reservoir DogsThe Hateful Eight), Sophie Rundle (After the Flood, Gentleman Jack) with Barry Keoghan (SaltburnThe Banshees of Inisherin) and Stephen Graham (Adolescence, A Thousand Blows). Watch the trailer.

Boyfriend on Demand – 6 March

Jisoo in Boyfriend on Demand. Image: Netflix.

Series. This South Korean romantic comedy series follows Seo Mi-rae (Jisoo, of Blackpink fame), a burnt-out webtoon producer. Worn out by work, love is the last thing on her mind. But when she signs up to a virtual dating service, feelings are sparked, reality blurs and she might have a real shot at romance.

Hello Bachchon – 6 March

Series. Hello Bachchon is a new biopic series about Physics Wallah founder Alakh Pandey, made for students and anyone who believes great teachers can change lives.

The show follows his rise from a small-town physics teacher in Prayagraj to an education reformer who stood up to the pressures of India’s competitive exam system. Expect inspiring science lessons and a spotlight on how teachers can really make a difference.

BEASTARS Season 3 Part 2 – 7 March

BEASTARS. Image: Netflix.

Series. Based on the Japanese manga, this anime series is set in a modern society inhabited by anthropomorphic animals, where a cultural divide exists between herbivores and carnivores.

Still Shining – 7 March

Series. This Netflix Original from South Korea is a romantic melodrama directed by Kim Yoon Jin (Our Beloved Summer) and written by Lee Sook Yun (Tune in for Love). After falling in love as teens, two young adults drift apart – only to reunite 10 years later to confront their heartbreak and growth as well as new challenges.

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Alannah Sue is a journalist, writer and theatre critic with a passion for arts and culture and all that glitters. She relocated to Melbourne in 2025 after spending over a decade embedded in the Sydney arts landscape and finishing up her tenure as Arts & Culture Editor at Time Out. In addition to contributing to ArtsHub and ScreenHub, her freelance portfolio also expands to editorial and copywriting for lifestyle and arts publications such as Limelight and Urban List, cultural institutions like the Sydney Opera House, and marketing and publicity services for independent artists. She is always keen to take a chance on weird performance art, theatre of all kinds, out-of-the-box exhibitions, queer venues, and cheap Prosecco. Give her half a chance, and she will get on a soapbox when it comes to topics like the magic of musical theatre, the importance of rigorous arts criticism, and the global cultural implications of the RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise. Connect with Alannah on Instagram: @alannurgh.