Netflix: best new shows & films streaming this week

Discover the best new shows & films to stream from 4 to 10 May 2026 on Netflix with this guide.
Under a Bamboo Sky. Image: Netflix.

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Netflix: new this week

Remarkably Bright Creatures – 8 May

Remarkably Bright Creatures. Image: Netflix.
Remarkably Bright Creatures. Image: Netflix.

Film (2026). While working nights at a small-town aquarium, a widow bonds with a clever octopus and an adrift young man in this moving drama based on the bestseller.

Starring Sally Field, Lewis Pullman, Colm Meaney and Alfred Molina.

Under a Bamboo Sky – 8 May

Under A Bamboo Sky. Image: Netflix.
Under a Bamboo Sky. Image: Netflix.

Documentary. This documentary explores the survival of Australian Allied soldiers held prisoner and forced into gruelling labor in Southeast Asia during the second world war.

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You, Always – 1 May

Film (2026). Jen and Ethan have been best friends since high school. But when new romance enters their lives, their feelings for one another face the ultimate test.

Starring Adrian Grenier, Jessica De Gouw and Desmond Chiam.

Apex – 24 April

Apex. Image: Netflix.
Apex. Image: Netflix.

Film (2026). A grieving woman pushing her limits on a solo adventure in the Australian wild is ensnared in a twisted game with a cunning killer who thinks she’s prey.

Starring Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton and Eric Bana.

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