On the last days of October and the first day of November, Netflix will bring a new anime TV series, a rom-com movie, and a thriller movie to close Halloween season. With the coronavirus pandemic still going, theaters around the world are either struggling to stay open or closing again, while studios keep rearranging their schedules and choosing to send their movies to streaming platforms. Netflix has open doors for those movies that can’t get a theatrical release, but it also has a long list of original content ready to be added in months to come.
Last weekend Netflix added the drama movie Carol, the thriller The Hummingbird Project, and the comedy-drama Yes, God, Yes, along with part 2 of the Unsolved Mysteries reboot, the romantic thriller Rebecca, and the miniseries The Queen’s Gambit. This weekend, the streaming giant will add the thriller concert movie Metallica: Through The Never and the Norwegian historical drama The 12th Man – and as it does on the first day of every month, it will bring a lot of licensed content to enjoy, most notably A Clockwork Orange, Casper, Easy A, Knock Knock, Ocean’s Eleven, The Impossible, and all seasons of Dawson’s Creek.
As for original content, Netflix will welcome an anime-style TV series, a rom-com holiday movie starring Emma Roberts, and a thriller movie. Here are the best movies and TV shows coming to Netflix this weekend - October 30.
Blood of Zeus
Netflix's Blood of Zeus is an anime-style TV series formerly known as Gods & Heroes. Set in the world of Greek mythology, Heron discovers his true heritage as a son of Zeus along with his true purpose: saving the world from a demonic army. The voice cast of Blood of Zeus is formed by Derek Phillips, Jason O’Mara, Claudia Christian, and Elias Toufexis.
Holidate
Netflix's Holidate is a romantic comedy holiday directed by John Whitesell and starring Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey. It follows Sloane (Roberts) and Jackson (Bracey) who are not into the holidays as they are always subject to the judgment of their meddling family members, sitting at the kids’ table, or stuck with awkward dates. When Sloane and Jackson meet they make a pact to be each other’s “holidate” for every festive occasion throughout the year – after all, their mutual disdain for the holidays makes them the perfect team. Also starring are Jessica Capshaw, Andrew Bachelor, Frances Fisher, and Kristin Chenoweth.
His House
To close the Halloween season, Netflix is bringing the thriller His House. It centers on a young refugee couple who after making a harrowing escape from war-torn South Sudan struggle to adjust to their new life in some English town. Little do they know, there’s an unspeakable evil lurking beneath the surface. Starring are Wunmi Mosaku, Sope Dirisu, Matt Smith, Javier Botet, Emily Taaffe, and Cornell John.