6 new Netflix releases you won’t want to miss this week

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There’s just a few days to go now until Christmas, which means many folk have already downed tools till 2026 and are already enjoying a well-earned break. That means that once you’ve wrapped all those gifts, you’ll be in the mood to kick back and relax with some festive viewing. But if you’ve already watched all of Netflix’s festive offerings then where do you go from here? Well the good news is it might be Christmas but that doesn’t mean the streaming platform is letting up for a second when it comes to giving us great new things to watch over the seasonal break. Here’s six new things – some newly released, others coming in the next few days – you won’t want to miss on Netflix this week… (Picture: Netflix)

STRANGER THINGS: SEASON 5. (L to R) David Harbour as Jim Hopper and Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in Stranger Things: Season 5. Cr. COURTESY OF NETFLIX ?? 2025 — There’s just a few days to go now until Christmas, which means many folk have already downed tools till 2026 and are already enjoying a well-earned break. That means that once you’ve wrapped all those gifts, you’ll be in the mood to kick back and relax with some festive viewing. But if you’ve already watched all of Netflix’s festive offerings then where do you go from here? Well the good news is it might be Christmas but that doesn’t mean the streaming platform is letting up for a second when it comes to giving us great new things to watch over the seasonal break. Here’s six new things – some newly released, others coming in the next few days – you won’t want to miss on Netflix this week… (Picture: Netflix)

1. Breakdown: 1975

1975 was quite the year in Hollywood history with some truly groundbreaking movies being produced even as the US went through a period of social and political upheaval. This documentary takes a look at how the era gave rise to such films as Taxi Driver, Dog Day Afternoon, Jaws and One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, interspersing clips with the usual talking heads and big-name interviews. Some critics have suggested it barely scratches the surface of the year, cramming an awful lot into a 90 minute runtime, but it’s still an entertaining watch for 70s movie fans and nostalgia freaks alike.
Release date: Out now.

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2. The Great Flood

Next up is this sci-fi disaster movie which comes to us from South Korea – and which is already making waves in the top 10 charts. The film, which includes Squid Game’s Park Hae-Soo among its cast, follows a devastating flood which has engulfed planet Earth after a comet collides with Antarctica. As water levels rise, the future of humanity may depend on the occupants of a slowly submerging apartment block, among them a researcher and her young son.
Release date: Out now.

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3. What’s in the Box?

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Netflix might be renowned for its dramas, comedies and originals but we assure you, no TV genre is left untouched – and that includes game shows. The streaming platform’s latest entry into that canon is What’s in the Box? in which host Neil Patrick Harris invites contestants to test their trivia knowledge over a series of fast-paced rounds. The prize? Well those are concealed inside a series of boxes, and it’s down to the teams to not only win those prizes but stop the other contestants from stealing them.
Release date: Out now.

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4. Emily In Paris: Season 5

OK, so it’s not so much Emily in Paris for the long-awaited fifth season of the show as Emily In Rome, but despite the change in location we’re on comfortably familiar territory here as Lily Collins brings the titular marketing executive back for a fifth run of episodes. The move to the Italian capital comes as Emily heads off on a new adventure, with her Italian lover Marcello (Eugenio Franceschini) in tow. Romance and drama follows in spades – and of course Emily is as stylishly dressed as ever.
Release date: Out now.

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5. Goodbye June

With film awards season on the horizon, you can expect a few contenders to be dropping on to Netflix in the coming weeks and here’s one of them, the directorial debut from Titanic star Kate Winslet. Goodbye June was written by her son Joe Anders, and has a stellar cast including the likes of Helen Mirren, Toni Collette, Timothy Spall and Stephen Merchant. It’s the story of a woman (Mirren) whose health takes a turn for the worse at Christmas time, leaving her husband and four adult children to navigate family dynamics and put their differences aside. Emotional viewing for sure.
Release date: December 24.

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6. Stranger Things: Season 5: Part 2

If you’re a Stranger Things devotee then chances are you’ll have watched the first part of series five by now and be hungry for more, and the good news is you don’t have too much longer to wait. The next batch of three episodes in this final ever season of the show are coming your way just after Christmas ahead of the whole thing wrapping up with a feature-length instalment on New Year’s Day. The best Christmas present ever, basically. If you’ve been watching so far you’ll know that season 5 sees Eleven in hiding again due to military forces trying to hunt her down, while Holly Wheeler is Vecna/Henry’s latest victim. With Metro having declared the new season a ‘masterpiece’, we’re champing at the bit to see how it ends.
Release date: December 26.

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