49 new movies and TV shows were added to Netflix UK this week.
Picture: Remarkably Bright Creatures is now available to stream on Netflix UK
It’s another remarkaby busy week on Netflix UK this week with the addition of 49 movies and TV shows. This week, the UK has seen Legends, the second season of The Chestnut Man, and Remarkably Bright Creatures starring Sally Field to the library. It’s also a phenomenal week for licensed content with the additions of Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, Argo, Superman Returns, The Last Samurai and The Witches.
First of all, here are the week’s highlights:
May 8
Remarkably Bright Creatures
While working nights at a small-town aquarium, a widow bonds with a clever octopus and an adrift young man in this moving drama based on the bestseller.
- Genre
- Drama
- Rating
- PG-13
- Release Date
- May 8, 2026
- Director
- Olivia Newman
- Cast
- Dan Payne, Lewis Pullman, Sally Field
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 111 mins
Stalkers and murderers haunt the Danish capital as detectives unravel crimes linked to chilling children’s games. Based on the novels by Søren Sveistrup.
- Genre
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Rating
- TV-MA
- Release Date
- May 7, 2026
- Cast
- Danica Curcic, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Anders Hove
- Language
- Danish
- Runtime
- 50 mins
As drugs flood the streets of ’90s Britain, a team of civil servants is thrust undercover to topple the gangs behind it. Inspired by an untold true story.
- Genre
- Crime, Drama
- Rating
- TV-MA
- Release Date
- May 7, 2026
- Cast
- Tom Burke, Steve Coogan, Tom Hughes
- Language
- English
What’s New on Netflix UK This Week
38 New Movies Added to Netflix UK This Week
- A History of Violence (2005)– R – English
- American Sniper (2015)– R – English
- Argo (2012)– R – English
- Batman Begins (2005)– PG-13 – English
- Beowulf (2007)– PG-13 – English
- Bugsy (1991)– R – English
- Comic 8 Revolution: Santet K4bin3t (2025)– TV-PG – Indonesian
- Countdown: Rousey vs. Carano (2026)Netflix Original– TV-MA – English
- Father Figures (2017)– R – English
- Fool’s Gold (2008)– PG-13 – English
- Game Night (2018)– R – English
- Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)– PG-13 – English
- Going the Distance (2010)– R – English
- Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)– PG – English
- Hotel Artemis (2018)– R – English
- I Am Legend (2007)– PG-13 – English
- Instant Family (2018)– PG-13 – English
- Into the Storm (2014)– PG-13 – English
- Magic Mike XXL (2015)– R – English
- Mohiniyattam (2026)– PG-13 – Malayalam
- My Dearest Assassin (2026)Netflix Original– TV-MA – Thai
- Pan (2015)– PG – English
- Poseidon (2006)– PG-13 – English
- Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026)Netflix Original– PG-13 – English
- Scarface (1983)– R – English
- Sleepers (1996)– R – English
- Sucker Punch (2011)– PG-13 – English
- Sully (2016)– PG-13 – English
- Superman Returns (2006)– PG-13 – English
- The 15:17 to Paris (2018)– PG-13 – English
- The Brave One (2007)– R – English
- The Bucket List (2007)– PG-13 – English
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)– PG-13 – English
- The Dark Knight (2008)– PG-13 – English
- The Dark Knight Rises (2012)– PG-13 – English
- The Last Samurai (2003)– R – English
- The Witches (2020)– PG – English
- Vacation (2015)– R – English
7 New TV Series Added to Netflix UK This Week
- Dr. Seuss’s Horton! (Season 2)Netflix Original– TV-G – English
- Legends (Season 1)Netflix Original– TV-MA – English
- Love is Blind: Poland (Season 1)Netflix Original– TV-MA – Polish
- Thank You, Next (Seasons 1-3)Netflix Original– TV-MA – Turkish
- The Chestnut Man (Seasons 1-2)Netflix Original– TV-MA – Danish
- The Little Drummer Girl (Season 1)– TV-MA – English
- The Rhythm of Revenge (Season 1)– TV-14 – Thai
2 New Documentaries/Docuseries Added to Netflix UK This Week
- The Hunt (Season 1)– TV-PG – English
- Worst Ex Ever (Season 2)Netflix Original– TV-MA – English
1 New Podcast Added to Netflix UK This Week
- Killer Stories (Season 1) Netflix Original – R – English
Most Popular Movies on Netflix UK This Week
Picture: Apex (2026) is the most watched movie on Netlfix UK this week
- Apex
- Swapped
- Hypnotic
- Run, Fatboy, Run
- Hercules
- Burnt
- Unwelcome
- Vacation
- Superman Returns
- The Nun 2
Most Popular TV Shows on Netflix UK This Week
Picture: Should I Marry A Murderer is the most watched TV series on Netflix UK this week
- Should I Marry A Murderer?
- Man on Fire
- Unchosen
- At Home With The Furys
- Running Point
- Prey
- Hulk Hogan
- Raw
- Worst Ex Ever
- Salish & Jordan Matter
What have you been watching on Netflix UK this week? Let us know in the comments below!
