This weekend, Netflix will welcome a fantasy movie based on a book, a documentary about a famous racing driver, an animated series, and season 3 of a comedy-drama TV series. Although cinemas around the world are open again and people are starting to go back to them, streaming services haven’t lost any force, as they continue to be the main source of entertainment for many amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Luckily for Netflix subscribers, the streaming giant still has a long list of content to add for months to come, and every week, it brings new licensed and original content for all ages and tastes.
Last weekend, Netflix added the music documentary If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd, the buddy cop comedy Show Dogs, and the Nollywood movie Shadow Parties, along with season 2 of Kid Cosmic, the thriller movie Kate, and the final season of Lucifer. Just like last week, Netflix won’t see much licensed content this weekend, instead focusing more on original content, but it will add the martial arts movie Birth of the Dragon, the thriller Safe House, the sci-fi horror movie Dark Skies, and all four movies in the Jaws franchise.
As for original content, the streaming giant will bring a dark fantasy movie based on a book, a documentary about a well-known racing driver, a new He-Man animated TV show, and season 3 of Sex Education. Here are the best movies and TV shows coming to Netflix this weekend - September 17.
Nightbooks
Netflix's Nightbooks is a dark fantasy movie directed by David Yarovesky (Brightburn) and based on the book of the same name by J.A. White. It follows Alex (Winslow Fegley), a young boy obsessed with scary stories who becomes the prisoner of a witch (Krysten Ritter). In order to survive, he must tell a scary story every night, and he teams up with the witch’s servant, Yazmin (Lidya Jewett) to find a way out, but the witch’s apartment is a magical labyrinth filled with various dangers.
Schumacher
Your dose of documentaries of the weekend on Netflix comes with Schumacher. Through rare interviews and previously undisclosed archival footage, Schumacher explores the many facets that made and define Michael Schumacher and accompanies him on his meteoric rise in the challenging and dangerous sport of car racing. His strong will and triumphant fight to win against all odds put Michael Schumacher at the center of global attention, and his journey has captured the imagination of millions, but it is not only his fighting spirit and striving for perfection that define him as a person: his self-doubt and insecurities complete the picture.
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
A new He-Man animated series has arrived on Netflix this weekend, titled He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. On Eternia, the first planet of creation, a demonic tyrant rises: Skeletor. With dark armies at his command, Skeletor is on the march, hell-bent on capturing Eternia’s kingdoms and its ultimate prize: Castle Grayskull, the ancient fortress of mystery said to contain the greatest power in the universe, and now it’s up to He-Man and his squad of rookie heroes to stop Skeletor and restore the peace. Both sides come armed with enchanted Power Weapons, transforming them into Masters of the Primal Powers of the Universe, and so it’s Master vs. Dark Master, He-Man vs. Skeletor, fighting for control of Eternia, Castle Grayskull, and everyone’s fate.
Sex Education – season 3
Season 3 of the British comedy-drama Sex Education is now available to stream on Netflix. It’s a new year for the group, and that brings a bunch of new problems and experiences: Otis (Asa Butterfield) is having casual sex, Eric (Ncuti Gatwa) and Adam (Connor Swindells) are official, and Jean (Gillian Anderson) has a baby on the way. Meanwhile, new headteacher Hope (Jemima Kirke) tries to return Moordale to a pillar of excellence, Aimee (Aimee Lou Wood) discovers feminism, and Jackson (Kedar Williams-Stirling) gets a crush and a lost voicemail still looms.