Five Netflix releases to keep an eye out for this week
Mondays have honestly long shed the tear-jerking reputation it’s universally known for, thanks to Netflix and its revolving door of entertainment.
While viewers were already ecstatic with the shortest departure arc this week, it’s time to double down on the celebrations for all that’s coming to Netflix.
Although the lineup has comparatively shrunk, don’t worry, it has more than enough to spoil you for choice. From long-awaited Netflix returns to highly anticipated star-studded releases, it’s easily one of the best weekly queues of the month.
So, log in to your designated accounts and add these five Netflix releases to keep an eye out for this week on your watchlist.
Five Netflix releases to watch out for this week
In the Hand of Dante (Julian Schnabel, 2025)
Of all the projects that’re arriving on Netflix this week, In the Hand of Dante, adapted from Nick Tosches’s 2002 novel, is probably the most unexpected, but heavily anticipated. The crime drama, scheduled to drop on June 24th, intertwines two parallel timelines separated by several centuries. In the present day, it follows gritty scholar Nick Tosches, who is approached by a mob boss to authenticate a freshly unearthed, possibly original manuscript of the legendary The Divine Comedy.
Soon, Nick is hired to steal the manuscript, essentially defying the orders, which sends him spiralling into the dangerous underworld. As he finds himself in the hot waters, In the Hand of Dante goes back in time to the 14th century, now following Dante Alighieri himself. Connected across time in a way that cannot be explained in words, the men head out on an obsessive pursuit for love, beauty, and the divine, underscoring how history truly has a way of repeating itself.
The American Experiment (Brian Knappenberger,2026)
Also arriving on June 24th is the new five-part historical documentary, The American Experiment, recounting the groundbreaking achievement of the nation’s founding in the wake of the United States’s 250th anniversary. Directed by Brian Knappenberger, the Netflix Original documentary reexamines how the nation stood on an “untested idea” that has tackled and addressed the foundational dichotomy of slavery and liberty, as well as individual authority and minority representation without failure.
The American Experiment further explores how American democracy has undergone persistent evolutions over two and a half centuries. It features a prestigious lineup of voices, including former presidents and cabinet officials, contemporary and former members of Congress, prolific historians, tribal chiefs, military experts, and thought leaders spanning the wide political sphere to bring a highly informed and insightful conversation about the origins of American democracy.
Avatar: The Last Airbender (Jabbar Raisani, Michael Goi, Roseanne Liang, Jet Wilkinson, Anu Menon, Hiromi Kamata, 2024-Present)
The live-action Netflix adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender is finally coming to Netflix with its sophomore season on June 25th, and you’d better be here for it! The second season of the hit series follows Avatar Aang, Katara, and Sokka, who reunite and head out on a seemingly impossible quest to convince the Earth King to back them up in their battle against the formidable Fire Lord Ozai, following their victory in shielding the Northern Water Tribe from the Fire Nation.
On the group’s journey to Ba Sing Se, Aang runs into Toph, a highly skilled young master of earthbending, eventually persuading her to help him expand his powers by adding earthbending to airbending and waterbending. Simultaneously, Avatar: The Last Airbender season two also focuses on Prince Zuko’s unrelenting quest to capture the Avatar, as he struggles with the unsettling dilemma of a nagging conscience constantly sparking second thoughts about whether he’s going down the right road.
Little Brother (Matt Spicer, 2026)
Netflix is not skipping on the laughs in any which way this week, courtesy of Little Brother, led by the dynamic duo of John Cena and Eric André. The Netflix comedy follows a hardened but successful real estate agent, Rudd, whose meticulously planned picture-perfect life unravels when his chaotic little brother, Marcus, unexpectedly re-enters his life, bringing equal parts mayhem and havoc.
As Rudd’s life is thrown into absolute shambles, Marcus drags him into unpredictable situations that constantly force him to reevaluate his carefully maintained priorities. In case you end up having a bad week, the Netflix comedy is definitely going to cheer you up, because regardless of how bad a phase you’re going through, Rudd is going through a worse one. Directed by Matt Spicer, Little Brother is scheduled to be released on Netflix on June 26th. Mark your calendars now!
Notes from the Last Row (Kim Gyu-tae, 2026)
Wrapping up the weekly marathon on Netflix is a gritty South Korean suspense television series, Notes from the Last Row, inspired by Juan Mayorga’s Spanish play, El chico de la última fila. Also landing on June 26, the psychological thriller revolves around a disillusioned literature professor and unsuccessful novelist, Heo Mun-oh, who discovers a genius student, Lee Kang, in the back row of the lecture hall.
An engineering student gifted with a prodigious skill for writing, Kang’s talents prompt Mun-oh to offer him private tuition. But what begins as an attempt to nurture a gifted pupil soon turns into a toxic, psychological obsession with Kang’s writing and unique way of observing the world around him, sparking Mun-oh’s complete descent into madness as the lines between fiction and reality collapse for the teacher.