New Releases on Netflix This Week & Top 10 Movies & Series: April 4th, 2025

Gerard Butler in Geostorm – Picture: Warner Bros. Pictures

Welcome to your weekly rundown of what’s new on Netflix. It’s been an incredibly busy week of new releases on Netflix US, given that we’ve just crossed into a new month, which brings with it plenty of licensed movies filtering on (and indeed off) the library. That’s in addition to the smattering of other releases that’ve dropped throughout the week. Here’s what’s new and what’s popular for the week ending April 4th.

There’s lots still to look forward to throughout the remainder of April 2025. Next week we’ll get the long-awaited seventh season of Black Mirror and the sweet Canadian series North of North, plus licensed favorites like The Hating Game and The Addams Family.

Before we get into all 55 new movies and 18 new series, here’s our top picks for what to watch this weekend!

What to Watch on Netflix This Week

Heat (1995)

Rating: R
Language: English
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Director: Michael Mann
Cast: Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer
Writer: Michael Mann
Runtime: 170 min / 2h 50m

This week, we lost the almighty Val Kilmer at the age of 65. While Netflix is home to the excellent The Snowman in the US, one of Kilmer’s best roles, at least in my opinion, was in the critically acclaimed and beloved action thriller Heat, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Kilmer plays Chris Shiherlis in the flick with the plot revolving around a group of thieves under pressure from local authorities after accidentally leaving evidence at the scene of the crime. One of the defining movies of the 1990s, this is a perfect film to remember the actor who leaves behind a lasting legacy.

Geostorm (2017)

Rating: PG-13
Language: English
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director: Dean Devlin
Cast: Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish
Writer: Dean Devlin, Paul Guyot
Runtime: 111 min / 1h 51m

I need to say right off the bat that the vast majority of critics and indeed a large number of audiences did not like this movie. Indeed, it sits at only 18% on RT, 21% on Metacritic, and equally poor 5.3 on IMDb. All that said, I had an absolute blast watching this sci-fi thriller earlier this week. Sure, it’s dumb and actually quite bad, but it’s not painfully bad enough that it’s not enjoyable. It’s what you’d call a good bad movie and the kind of mind-numbing film I needed after the week’s news (no politics here!).

Gerard Butler headlines the cast as a scientist who is having to prevent a climate cataclysm from destroying civilization after the satellite system that allows us humans to control the weather goes haywire. It’s a solid blend of 2012 and The Day After Tomorrow.

Devil May Cry (Season 1)

Number of episodes: 8
Rating: TV-MA
Language: English
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
Cast: Johnny Yong Bosch, Scout Taylor Compton, Kevin Conroy, Hoon Lee

Adi Shankar is now three for three when it comes to animation output on Netflix, with this matching the quality (if not bettering) that of Captain Laserhawk and Castlevania. Once again, providing a solid blueprint on how to lovingly bring video game IP to the screen, this series follows the silver-haired Dante who is tasked with unleashing hell on the hell spawn demons that have now infested the Earth. Perfect voice acting, fantastic visuals, and a compelling narrative that’s (mostly) true to the source material. One of the best series of the year so far. Watch it!

Full List of New Releases on Netflix This Week

You can find an expanded version of this list, complete with artwork and descriptions for each title, trailers, and more information like the director, runtime, and actors featured, via our New on Netflix hub page.

55 New Movies Added This Week

99 Homes (2014) – R – English
A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011) – R – English
Alpha (2018) – PG-13 – English
Animals on the Loose: A You vs. Wild Movie (2021) Netflix Original – TV-PG – English
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2017) – TV-14 – Malayalam
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (Hindi Version) (2017) – TV-MA – Hindi
Baahubali: The Beginning (2015) – TV-14 – Hindi
Baahubali: The Beginning (English Version) (2015) – TV-14 – Telugu
Babah (2024) – TV-PG – Malay
Banger (2025) Netflix Original – TV-MA – French
Batman Begins (2005) – PG-13 – English
Big Daddy (1999) – PG-13 – English
Bonnie & Clyde (2013) – TV-14 – English
Conan the Destroyer (1984) – PG – English
Couples Retreat (2009) – R – English
Den of Thieves (2018) – R – English
Draft Day (2014) – PG-13 – English
Field of Dreams (1989) – PG – English
For Love of the Game (1999) – PG-13 – English
Geostorm (2017) – PG-13 – English
Get Him to the Greek (2010) – R – English
GoodFellas (1990) – R – English
Guna Guna Istri Muda (2024) – TV-MA – Indonesian
Heat (1995) – R – English
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007) – PG-13 – English
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) – PG-13 – English
Jack the Giant Slayer (2013) – PG-13 – English
K-9 (1989) – PG-13 – English
Lucy (2014) – R – English
Matilda (1996) – PG – English
One of Them Days (2025) – R – English
Promised Hearts (2025) Netflix Original – TV-14 – Indonesian
Psycho (1960) – R – English
Ranveer vs. Wild with Bear Grylls (2022) Netflix Original – TV-14 – English
Right Time (2024) – TV-MA – Filipino
Rise of the Guardians (2012) – PG – English
Rooster Cogburn (…and the Lady) (1975) – PG – English
Rudy (1993) – PG – English
S.W.A.T.: Under Siege (2017) – R – English
Sicario 2: Soldado (2018) – R – English
Smokey and the Bandit (1977) – PG – English
Smokey and the Bandit II (1980) – PG – English
TEST (2024) Netflix Original – TV-14 – Tamil
The Age of Innocence (1993) – PG – English
The Breakfast Club (1985) – R – English
The Croods (2013) – PG – English
The Dark Knight (2008) – PG-13 – English
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) – PG-13 – English
The Five-Year Engagement (2012) – R – English
The Interview (2014) – R – English
The Mauritanian (2021) – R – English
The Money Pit (1986) – PG – English
The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) – R – English
Uncle Buck (1989) – PG – English
You vs. Wild: Out Cold (2021) Netflix Original – TV-PG – English

18 New TV Series Added This Week

Devil May Cry (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
Earth Playlist (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-Y – English
Garnachas: Glorious Street Food! (Limited Series) Netflix Original – TV-14 – Spanish
Gone Girls: The Long Island Serial Killer (Limited Series) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
Hey Duggee (Season 1) – TV-Y – English
I Love You Just a Little Bit (Season 1) – TV-14 – Japanese
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (Season 3) Netflix Original – TV-PG – English
Karma (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Korean
Little Lunch (Season 1) – TV-G – English
Little Lunch (Season 1) – TV-G – English
Love on the Spectrum (Season 3) Netflix Original – TV-14 – English
PULSE (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
Rhythm + Flow Italy (Season 2) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Italian
Supertato (Season 1) – TV-Y – English
The 101st Proposal (Season 1) – TV-14 – Japanese
The Apothecary Diaries (Season 1) – TV-14 – Japanese
The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties (Season 5) Netflix Original – TV-14 – French
You vs. Wild (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-PG – English

Most Popular Movies on Netflix This Week

Picture: Netflix

After putting in a great performance, The Life List is one of 19 movies that cycled on and off the Netflix US top 10s this week. Despicable Me four is still pulling in an impressive haul of points, and Den of Thieves 2 proves that Netflix picking up recent theatrical releases definitely has its merits. We should see that it remains in the Top 10s, given that the first movie joined Netflix on April 1st, meaning people are able to watch both movies back to back.

The Life List (69 points)
Despicable Me 4 (54 points)
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (52 points)
One of Them Days (37 points)
Talk to Me (31 points)
Kraven the Hunter (26 points)
Con Mum (25 points)
The Twister: Caught in the Storm (24 points)
Geostorm (23 points)
Sicario: Day Of The Soldado (20 points)
Alpha (19 points)
Trap (16 points)
Jack the Giant Slayer (13 points)
The Electric State (11 points)
The Secret Life of Pets (9 points)
Draft Day (7 points)
Plankton: The Movie (2 points)
The Croods (1 point)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1 point)

Most Popular Series on Netflix This Week

We really thought this week would be the week that Adolescence gets knocked off the top spot, but alas, this series, which is currently destined for the #2 spot on Netflix’s all-time most watched list as it stands, keeps on pulling in good points on the Netflix top 10s.