What to watch on Netflix – quick links
Netflix: new this week
Sesame Street Volume 3 – 8 June
Series. Spend more time with your friends on Sesame Street. From blasting into space to putting on a show, they always find fun ways to learn, play and grow.
Starring Chris Knowings, Suki Lopez, Alan Muraoka and Violet Tinirello.
Sweet Magnolias Season 5 – 11 June
Series. With wedding bells on the horizon, the Magnolias chase a shared dream, explore the world beyond Serenity, and lift each other up amid a summer of change.
Starring JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Brooke Elliott, Heather Headley and Justin Bruening.
Viral Hit – 11 June
Series. When he accidentally goes viral after a brawl, a weak and broke teen realises livestreaming fights against delinquents could change his life.
Starring Ouji Suzuka, Ai Mikami, Araki Sugou and Mieko Harada.
Netflix: recent highlights
The Witness – 4 June
Series. With their two-year-old as the sole witness to her murder, Rachel Nickell’s partner fights to protect him amid a flawed investigation. Based on true events.
Starring Jordan Bolger, Max Fincham, Neil Maskell, Kevin Eldon and Jahsaiah Williams.
Teach You A Lesson – 5 June
Series. When respect collapses in schools, unconventional inspectors arrive to set things right – with sharp, no-nonsense lessons you won’t find in textbooks.
Starring Kim Moo-yul, Lee Sung-min, Jin Ki-joo and Pyo Ji-hoon.
Office Romance – 5 June
Film (2026). Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein star in a saucy rom-com about a secret office romance and the chaos two workaholics get into following their hearts.
Starring Jennifer Lopez, Brett Goldstein, Betty Gilpin, Bradley Whitford and Amy Sedaris.
The Four Seasons Season 2 – 28 May
Series. The friends reunite for four new seasonal get-togethers, as they process a personal loss and embrace the regrets and reinventions of middle age.
Starring Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Colman Domingo, Will Forte and Kerri Kenney-Silver.
Marty, Life is Short – 12 May
Documentary. Martin Short looks back on a life fueled by joy in this documentary with classic clips, fresh interviews and star-studded, never-before-seen home movies.
Starring Martin Short.
Under a Bamboo Sky – 8 May
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.
Remarkably Bright Creatures – 8 May
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.
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.
XO, Kitty Season 3 – 2 April
Series. With her love life heating up, Kitty’s all set to kick off an iconic senior year. But will secrets, scandals and her own insecurities get in her way?
Starring Anna Cathcart, Choi Min-yeong, Gia Kim and Sang Heon Lee.
Beef Season 2 – 16 April
Series. At an elite country club, two young employees film an alarming fight between their boss and his wife – and ignite a blackmail war neither side can win.
Starring Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan and Charles Melton.
