One of the biggest selling points of a Netflix subscription is the diversity of its content. While most streaming services focus exclusively on Hollywood, Netflix flexes global muscle for shows and movies from all over. This week brings a ton of new content for subscribers to stream, and here are my top picks, including the return of an action-packed Korean drama, the new series from Schitt’s Creek co-creator Dan Levy, and a chilling cult documentary series.
This Week on Netflix: PCMag’s Picks
Bloodhounds: Season 2 (April 3)
If you’re looking for a K-drama that also delivers excellent fight choreography, Bloodhounds is moving into a second season this month. The popular series follows a pair of boxers who bond after a fight, and when they come into conflict with a rapacious loan shark, it’ll take more than punching to solve their problems. The second season sees an illegal boxing syndicate roll into Seoul with big promises and bad intentions.
Trust Me: The False Prophet (April 8)
Going undercover in a religious community is a bold move, so we’re already intrigued by Trust Me: The False Prophet. Cult religion expert Christine Marie and her husband, Tolga Katas, moved to the Utah town of Short Creek after Mormon sect leader Warren Jeffs was finally imprisoned for sexual abuse. What they found was a community trying to heal while a new leader, who might be just as bad, was angling to take control. The docuseries goes deep into prophecy, control, and persuasion.
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Director: Rachel Dretzin
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Genre: Documentary
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Rating: TV-MA
Big Mistakes (April 9)
Created by Dan Levy of Schitt’s Creek and Rachel Sennott of Bottoms, this new Netflix series could become a cult hit. In Big Mistakes, Levy and Taylor Ortega play siblings who shoplift a necklace from a jewelry store to give to their grandmother on her deathbed, only to be blackmailed by the mobsters that run the place into a series of increasingly stupid and dangerous errands. Expect hilarious family dynamics and surprisingly high-adrenaline action.
Netflix New TV Series and Show Releases This Week
April 3
Bloodhounds – Season 2
Gangs of Galicia – Season 2
High Tides – Season 3
Maamla Legal Hai – Season 2
April 8
Trust Me: The False Prophet
April 9
Bandi
Big Mistakes
Netflix New Movie Releases This Week
April 3
Feel My Voice
The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson
April 7
Beast (2022)
Sheng Wang: Purple
Untold: Chess Mates
Recommended by Our Editors
April 8
Trust Me: The False Prophet
April 9
18th Rose
IF
Leaving Netflix This Week
April 7
Queen of the South: Seasons 1-5
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