This weekend, Netflix is welcoming a documentary about a famous clothing brand, a documentary miniseries about a serial killer, season 2 of a popular comedy-drama series, and a British coming-of-age TV series. As the world continues to gain some normalcy during the coronavirus pandemic, streaming platforms continue to be a main source of entertainment for many, as well as the solution for various studios when it comes to releasing their movies. In Netflix’s case, it’s not only keeping its doors open for those movies looking for a streaming release, but it also continues adding new licensed and original content every week.
Last weekend, the streaming giant added multiple seasons of the animated series Lego: City and LEGO Friends: Girls on a Mission, the anime movie One Piece Film: Z, and the horror movie Ouija: Origin of Evil, along with the documentary series Our Great National Parks, the British drama series Anatomy of a Scandal, and the horror-thriller Choose or Die. This weekend, on the licensed content front there won’t be new titles to check out, with the only addition being the kids' animated show Cry Babies Magic Tears, so all eyes will be on the platform’s original content.
That said, this weekend, Netflix subscribers will get to enjoy a documentary about the rise and fall of a famous clothing brand, the second season of Russian Doll, a documentary miniseries about a serial killer, and a British coming-of-age TV series based on a graphic novel. Here are the best movies and TV shows coming to Netflix this weekend - April 22.
White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch
White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch is a documentary that focuses on the rise and fall of the Abercrombie & Fitch brand. Abercrombie & Fitch conquered malls in the late 1990s and early 2000s with gorgeous models, pulsing dance beats, and a fierce scent, but while the brand was running white-hot, its popular “all-American” image began burning out as controversy came to light surrounding its exclusionary marketing and discriminatory hiring.
Russian Doll – season 2
Season 2 of the comedy-drama TV series Russian Doll is now available to stream on Netflix. Set four years after Nadia (Natasha Lyonne) and Alan (Charlie Barnett) escaped mortality’s time loop together, Russian Doll season 2 finds Nadia and Alan delving deeper into their pasts through an unexpected time portal located in one of Manhattan’s most notorious locations. At first they experience this as an ever-expanding, era-spanning, intergenerational adventure, but they soon discover this extraordinary event might be more than they bargained for and, together, must search for a way out.
Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes
Conversations with a Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Tapes is a documentary miniseries chronicling the crimes of John Wayne Gacy. An aspiring politician, local contractor, and part-time clown-for-hire, John Wayne Gacy murdered 33 young men between 1972 and 1976, and the majority of his victims were found buried under his house. Fifty years later, DNA scientists are still trying to identify all of his victims, but thanks to 60 hours of unearthed audio between Gacy and his defense team, there’s fresh perspective on the narcissistic mindset of the murderer and a deeper understanding of how he operated for so long with impunity. This three-part documentary features new interviews with key participants, including gut-wrenching testimony from one of Gacy’s survivors, all in search of answers.
Heartstopper
Heartstopper is a British coming-of-age TV series based on the webcomic and graphic novel of the same name by Alice Oseman. When gentle Charlie Spring (Joe Locke) and rugby-loving Nick Nelson (Kit Conner) meet at secondary school, they quickly discover that their unlikely friendship is blossoming into an unexpected romance. Charlie, Nick, and their circle of friends must navigate the ever-relatable journey of self-discovery and acceptance, supporting each other as they learn to find their most authentic selves