This weekend, Netflix will add the second part of a documentary series, a romantic thriller, and a drama miniseries. The coronavirus pandemic is forcing theaters around the world to rethink their plans and even close again, thus pushing studios to reorganize their schedules and consider sending some of their movies to streaming services. Netflix has been home to some of those movies that weren’t able to get a theatrical release, and it still has a lot of original TV shows and movies to add in the coming months.
Last weekend, the streaming giant added the sports drama Moneyball, the animated movie Batman: The Killing Joke, the horror movie Unfriended, the animated dark fantasy movie ParaNorman, and all seasons of Half & Half and One on One, along with the final season of Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts, the comedy horror A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting, season 3 of The Last Kids on Earth, and Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7. This weekend, the platform will welcome the drama movie Carol, the thriller The Hummingbird Project, and the comedy-drama Yes, God, Yes.
As for original content, Netflix will bring the second part of a rebooted mystery documentary series, a romantic thriller starring Lily James and Armie Hammer, and a drama miniseries based on a novel. Here are the best movies and TV shows coming to Netflix this weekend - October 23.
Unsolved Mysteries: Volume 2
The second part of the Unsolved Mysteries reboot is finally on Netflix. This new version has no host and no re-enactments, but it keeps the basic premise of the original series, documenting cold cases and paranormal phenomena. Unsolved Mysteries part 2 will explore the murder cases of John P. Wheeler III, JoAnn Matouk Romain, and an unidentified woman in Oslo known as “Jennifer Fergate”, the paranormal activity in Ishinomaki, Japan since the 2011 earthquake, the escape of murderer Lester Eubanks, and the kidnapping of two children at the Martin Luther King Jr Towers in 1989.
Rebecca
Netflix's Rebecca is a romantic thriller directed by Ben Wheatley (High Rise) and based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. It follows a young woman (Lily James) who after arriving at her husband’s imposing family estate finds herself battling the shadow of his first wife, Rebecca, whose legacy lives on in the house long after her death. Also starring are Armie Hammer, Kristin Scott Thomas, Keeley Hawes, and Sam Riley.
The Queen’s Gambit
Also releasing on Netflix this weekend, The Queen’s Gambit is a drama miniseries based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis. It centers on the life of Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy), an orphan chess prodigy, as she struggles with addiction in her quest to become a Grandmaster in chess, a competitive world dominated by men. Also starring are Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Marielle Heller, Harry Melling, and Rebecca Root.