Every week, Netflix drops a bunch of new content for viewers to stream from TV and movie studios all over the world. Watching all of it would take you way too much time, so I decided to start my Friday by recommending three top picks for the weekend and week to come. Schedule your viewing around these shows and movies, and I’ll be watching along with you. August ends and September begins with the conclusion of Wednesday‘s second season, the return of Pokemon Concierge, and more. Here’s what you should check out.
This Week on Netflix: PCMag’s Picks
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish (Aug. 29)
The advent of cell phones has made bullying and teenage tomfoolery much more intense, and the new documentary Unknown Number: The High School Catfish dives into one of the most bizarre examples in recent history. When a girl in Michigan and her new boyfriend start getting harassing texts from a mysterious stranger, what starts as a little scary becomes deeply weird when the true culprit is discovered.
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Director: Skye Borgman
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Genre: Documentary
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Rating: TV-MA
Wednesday: Season 2 Part 2 (Sept. 3)
Wednesday Addams’ new position as the savior of Nevermore Academy didn’t last long. In the first half of the new season, she’s reanimated the dead, gained an invisible stalker, and lost a duel with her own mother. Now a resident of the Willow Hill Psychiatric Hospital, she has mysteries to solve and threats to survive, including her brother’s pet zombie.
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Director: Tim Burton, others
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Cast: Jenna Ortega, Hunter Doohan, Emma Myers
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Genre: Fantasy
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Rating: TV-14
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IMDb Rating: 8.0/10
Pokémon Concierge: Season 1 Part 2 (Sept. 4)
One of the most ridiculously charming video game tie-in products ever created, the lovingly stop-motion animated Pokémon Concierge follows Haru, a young woman who stumbles into a job at a resort for fighting monsters and must overcome the language barrier to help them relax in between tournaments. It’s total comfort food, whether you’re a Pokémon fanatic or not.
Netflix New TV Series and Show Releases This Week
August 29
Two Graves
September 1
A Thousand Tomorrows – Season 1
Franklin & Bash – Seasons 1-4
Orphan Black – Seasons 1-5
September 3
Wednesday – Season 2 Part 2
September 4
Countdown: Canelo v Crawford
Pokémon Concierge – Season 1 Part 2
Netflix New Movie Releases This Week
August 29
Unknown Number: The High School Catfish
Recommended by Our Editors
September 1
8 Mile
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Billy Madison
The Boy Next Door
Boyz n the Hood
Bram Stoker’s Dracula
Bridesmaids
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Chicken Run
Dennis the Menace
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Edge of Tomorrow
Escape Room
Good Advice
The Four Seasons
Hot Shots!
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Inglourious Basterds
Inside Man
Inside Man: Most Wanted
Knocked Up
LA LA Land
The Land Before Time
Liar Liar
Limitless
Long Shot
Money Talks
Paddington
Phantom Thread
Puss in Boots
The Rookie (1990)
The Running Man
Shark Tale
Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
Shrek
Shrek 2
Shrek Forever After
Shrek the Third
Stand by Me
We’re the Millers
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Netflix: What’s Leaving Soon
August 31
The Hitman’s Bodyguard
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
September 1
17 Again
50 First Dates
After Earth
Airport
Airport ’77
Airport 1975
American Gangster
American Graffiti
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Barbarian
Bee Movie
Black Hawk Down
Blood and Bone
Burn After Reading
Dumb and Dumber To
Hanna
The Holiday
Home
MacGruber
Midnight in the Switchgrass
Midway
The Mule
National Security
The Notebook
The Nutty Professor
Paul
The Polar Express
Red Eye
Sicario
Trainwreck
Us
V for Vendetta
Wipeout: Season 1
Watch: ‘Until Dawn’ movie’s first look has landed
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