Five Netflix releases to keep an eye out for this week
The weekend has slipped by in the blink of an eye, and most of you are probably back experiencing the Monday blues straight from the front row. But if you’re a Netflix subscriber, you can keep the anxieties at bay, because the weekly arrival arc is ready to exceed expectations yet again.
While Netflix plans to offer a mixed bag of content throughout the month, the lineup is unusually documentary-heavy this week.
In addition to the documentaries, old and new, one of the most-awaited Netflix original adaptations is ready to enter the library.
So, if you’re twiddling your thumbs, wondering when the wait will be over, well, it is now. Here are the five Netflix releases to keep an eye out for this week.
Five Netflix releases to watch out for this week
I’m Not Afraid (Ernesto Contreras, Alba Gil, and Alex Zuno, 2026)
Scheduled to arrive on July 8th, I’m Not Afraid is a coming-of-age Mexican mystery drama set during the summer of 1986. The Netflix adaptation unfolds in a remote rural village during the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, telling the story of 10-year-old Miguel, who, while exploring the countryside, runs into a boy named Felipe, who is concealed at the bottom of a pit.
Driven by curiosity, Miguel secretly befriends Felipe, bringing him food after initially assuming he’s a ghost. But Miguel’s innocence crumbles when he discovers an alarming truth about the reality of Felipe’s captivity. I’m Not Afraid follows Miguel as he risks it all to navigate a dangerous moral web and deep-seated cycle of deceit to protect his new friend, while confronting and coming to terms with the dark, cruel reality of the adults surrounding him.
Nothing to Lose (Nawell Madani and Ludovic Colbeau-Justin, 2026)
Also slated for release on July 8th is the heartwarming, emotional Netflix original drama, Nothing to Lose, a touching movie about a mother’s desperate quest to save her son’s life. It follows Jada, who, after a lengthy struggle to conceive, finally gives birth to a beautiful son through an embryo donation. However, her world turns upside down when her newborn is diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening form of leukaemia.
When medical avenues and urgent waiting lists prove too slow, realising she’s on the clock, Jada makes it a point to stop at nothing, regardless of the cost or the obstacles she faces, to find her child a bone marrow donor. Nothing to Lose captures a determined single mother’s race against the clock to locate a compatible donor, which pushes Jada to extremely dangerous lengths.
Little House on the Prairie (Sarah Adina Smith, Julie Anne Robinson, Kat Candler, Erica Tremblay, and Sydney Freeland, 2026)
Up next on the weekly arrival arc is the highly anticipated adaptation of Little House on the Prairie, which directly draws from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s classic novels, inspired by her own childhood on the American frontier. The reimagined series blends intimate family drama, epic survival tale, and the origin story of the American West, bringing a kaleidoscopic view of the achievements and conflicts of the people who shaped the frontier.
The debut season of Netflix’s Little House on the Prairie is based on Ingalls Wilder’s third book in the Little House series, which follows the Ingalls family as they settle into their new reality outside the small, but radically developing town of Independence. The adaptation goes beyond the Ingalls family’s POV as they attempt to make a living on a land they were told was “free,” but is far from so.
Miguel Ángel Blanco: The 48 Hours That Changed Spain (Jon Sistiaga and Juanjo López, 2026)
Diving deep into the pages of Spanish history, Miguel Ángel Blanco: The 48 Hours That Changed Spain, arriving on July 10th, is a Netflix original documentary that chronicles the tragic, real-life 1997 abduction of 29-year-old city councillor Miguel Ángel Blanco by the Basque separatist organisation ETA. The organisation gave an ultimatum, threatening to execute Blanco within 48 hours unless the Spanish government released all ETA prisoners.
Miguel Ángel Blanco: The 48 Hours That Changed Spain recounts the agonising two-day wait when millions of Spaniards mobilised and held desperate vigils in a collective bid to prevent his assassination. The documentary revisits the moment that broke the nation when the 48-hour deadline expired, and ETA did the unthinkable, triggering a massive, historic wave of outcry.
Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea (Janice Engel, 2026)
The final stop on this week’s arrival arc that you just cannot miss is Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea, also releasing on July 10th. The Netflix original documentary recounts the tragic 2012 sinking of the luxurious cruise liner Costa Concordia in the Mediterranean Sea, tracing the catastrophe from its roots, when the massive ship struck a rock formation during a sail-by-salute, to the panicked evacuation, its psychological and human toll.
Shipwrecked: Nightmare at Sea is told through never-before-seen footage, archives, and direct, first-hand testimonies from passengers and crew members, recalling the immediate rescue efforts while exploring the long-term impact on survivors and the families of those who lost their lives in the disaster.