If you're wondering what's new on Netflix and other streaming services this weekend, get ready for a few quiet days. Maybe the US election scared streamers away from releasing something too big, or maybe the lighter timeline is because we're between two massive releases: The Mandalorian season 2 last week and season 4 of The Crown. on Netflix, which arrives on November 15. . Regardless, we found some highlights streaming this weekend in the US and UK on major services. If you want to see a wider range of cool stuff, check out our best Netflix movies and best Netflix show listings, both of which are updated weekly with new suggestions. Here are some options for the next two days.
Paranormal (Netflix)
Netflix doesn't have much going for it when it comes to new big TV dramas this weekend, but you might want to check out this Egyptian show, an adaptation of a hit novel series by Ahmed Khaled Tawfik. . It is about a professor, Refaat Ismail, who begins to experience paranormal phenomena and must save his loved ones from supernatural forces in collaboration with his friend and colleague. Netflix promises that Ismail has a dark sense of humor. Now streaming on Netflix
Operation Christmas Drop (Netflix)
Netflix is releasing one of its great romantic Christmas movies three weeks before we're ready to think about the holiday season. This one centers on a military base that leaves gifts on remote islands for residents; As a congressional aide does his best to help shut down the base on behalf of his boss, he grows closer to the handsome captain behind the benevolent operation. A completely implausible premise. But it will likely be streamed by tens of millions of people this year. Now streaming on Netflix
Moonbase 8 (Showtime)
Before Netflix's Space Force let us down earlier this year, we would have said a space-based sitcom had a lot of potential for laughs. We're still optimistic about this series, which has a great cast, and isn't technically set in space. Instead, it takes place in an Arizona desert, as aspiring astronauts Skip (Fred Armisen), Rook (Tim Heidecker) and Cap (John C.Reilly) train on NASA's Moon Base Simulator with the goal of going to the real space. It has received 60% positive reviews on Rotten Tomatoes, as of this writing: all six episodes will air from this weekend on the Showtime app, with a UK release likely coming to Sky plus. late. It will air on Showtime from November 8 and will likely be available on Sky and Now TV in the UK at a later date.
Titans (HBO Max)
If you're in the US and have HBO, you can now stream two seasons of this bizarre but remarkable DC Comics adaptation, which seems to mix the violence and tone of Zack Snyder movies with a bit of the colorful countryside of TV shows. The CW like The Flash or Legends of Tomorrow. You end up with a show where Robin says the words "F*ck Batman!" and brutalize criminals in truly horrifying ways. This adult version of the Teen Titans has a very solid overall cast; it's worth checking out if you know anything about DC characters beyond Batman and Superman. Previously available only to DC Universe subscribers in the United States, HBO Max will also be home to the Titans for its upcoming third season. Titans is now streaming on HBO Max in the US and Netflix in the rest of the world
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Netflix)
US Netflix subscribers have had Into the Spider-Verse, arguably the best Spider-Man movie, available to stream for a while now. UK subscribers, however, got it this weekend. With stunning 3D animation, the film explores what happens when Peter Parker dies, leaving the young Miles Morales to take his place, before joining a host of interdimensional Spider-themed characters to save the world. It's never a bad time to stream this one - it's pure joy, grounded in a lot of love for the two main Spider-Men of his. Now streaming on Netflix
The Mandalorian season 2 (Disney Plus)
Yes, it technically kicked off last weekend, but The Mandalorian drops new episodes every week through the end of the year, and that's by far the biggest thing happening on streaming right now. Without spoiling anything, this week's episode takes a more horror angle and features an X-Wing chase and Baby Yoda eating chunky alien eggs. Essential things. Now streaming weekly on Disney Plus