Here’s Everything New On Netflix This Week, Including ‘The Guilty’ And ‘Britney Vs Spears’

Crank up those furnaces in a few parts of the country, for fall’s kicking into gear for many of us, or at least some cooler temperatures. If you’re wisely staying home already (and even if you’re simply considering getting back into the practice), then Netflix has you covered this week with new TV selections. An A-lister thriller movie, a documentary about one of the biggest pop stars of all time, and a heartbreaking limited series are all ready to roll for the binging.

Among the many options You’ll be able to settle in for an unpredictable ride with Jake Gyllenhaal, and go behind the curtain for Netflix’s version of the Britney Spears story. Some foreign thrillers await, too, along with a romcom and a project starring Margaret Qualley, who happens to be Andie MacDowell’s daughter, but you might also remember her as a breakout star of Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. And a fresh crop of movies arrives on October 1, so get ready to rewatch The Karate Kid ahead of Cobra Kai Season 4 and Ghost ahead of Halloween. There’s too much here for you to possibly watch in one week, and that’s a fantastic dilemma to have.

Here’s everything else coming to (and leaving) the streaming platform this week.

Jake Gyllenhaal plays an 911 emergency dispatch operator who walks into a situation that he thinks he’s prepared for, but he has no idea… or does he This movie’s a remake of a Danish film of the same name, and if you’re not familiar with that work (or perhaps even if you are), you aren’t ready for this. The story takes place during one morning; however, it’ll feel like an eternity for Jake’s character.

Every streaming service is in on the Britney game these days, and Netflix is taking a stab at what really happened during the long, sordid history of the infamous conservatorship. Not only will this documentary paint a tragic portrait of a young woman who became trapped in her fame and family, but there’s also a shocking timeline to be unraveled here while, in real life, the pop singer moves toward (hopeful) autonomy.

Margaret Qualley (Once Upon A Time In Hollywood) stars in this heartbreaking adaptation of Stephanie Land’s New York Times best-selling memoir, Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive. This will, clearly, be a difficult watch, but Qualley’s raw portrayal (of a woman who flees an abusive relationship to go through exceedingly difficult times to break the cycle for her daughter) yields a burgeoning star.

On the heels of even more The Crown Emmy wins (it’s almost cruel to other contenders at this point), here’s the streaming debut (which undoubtedly also finds inspiration in Hamilton success on Disney+) ahead of this production’s official Broadway debut to shine even more of a light on Princess Diana’s legacy. Unfortunately, the secrecy so far means that we can’t make promises on quality, but this is almost guaranteed to get a rise out of Piers Morgan, so that’s a virtue in its own right.

Rob Lowe brings his handsome to dig into the history and evolution of the most notorious clichés in Hollywood. Expect a plethora of guests to stop by, including Florence Pugh, along with screeners and critics and academics, all of whom deliver their takes on “meet-cutes” and “ladies running in stilettos.” Yes, there’s a “Wilhelm Scream” section, too.

Plop the kiddos in front of the TV to enjoy this pint-sized scientist in lead-character mode, who takes on the truth with the help of two very good friends. Together, they explore how science solves the biggest mysteries while they hope to improve the world for all of mankind.

This Danish psychological-thriller series (from The Killing‘s creator) finds its roots in Nordic noir. The story follows police (within a Copenhagen suburb) who discover a brutal murder, which is accompanies by (bizarrely enough) a small figure rendered with chestnuts. That accessory leads to the possibility of a serial killer at hand, which all might be tied to a politician’s daughter’s fate.

A young immigrant woman takes up residence in an American boarding house, which turns out to be a much more terrible deal than it seems. The low price arrives with disturbed tenants and nightmares for all and echoes from the basement, and soon enough, she realizes that the house is evil and a living nightmare, all where screams go unnoticed, including her own.

This fluffy movie presents a fashion assistant who’s attempting to get over a devastating blow to the heart, all while the man in question keeps surfacing in her life, to screw things up while her best friends are going through similar ordeals. Can they all get their sh*t together Let’s hope.

Avail. 9/28

Ada Twist, Scientist

Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!

Avail. 9/29

The Chestnut Man

Friendzone

MeatEater: Season 10 Part 1

No One Gets Out Alive

Polly Pocket: Season 3 Part 1

Sounds Like Love

Avail. 9/30

Love 101: Season 2

Luna Park

The Phantom

Avail. 10/1

A Sinister Sect: Colonia Dignidad

Diana: The Musical

Forever Rich

The Guilty

MAID

Paik’s Spirit

Scaredy Cats

The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light

Swallow

A Knight’s Tale

An Inconvenient Truth

Are You Afraid of the Dark: Season 1

As Good as It Gets

Awakenings

B.A.P.S.

Bad Teacher

The Cave

Desperado

The Devil Inside

Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

Double Team

The DUFF

Eagle Eye

Endless Love

Ghost

Gladiator

Hairspray

The Holiday

Jet Li’s Fearless

The Karate Kid

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

Léon: The Professional

Malcolm X

Observe and Report

Once Upon a Time in Mexico

Project X

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Rumor Has It…

Seinfeld: Seasons 1-9

Serendipity

Spy Kids

Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams

Spy Kids 3: Game Over

Step Brothers

The Ugly Truth

Till Death

Titanic

Tommy Boy

Unthinkable

Waterworld

Zodiac

Avail. 10/3

Scissor Seven: Season 3

Upcoming Summer

Leaving 10/3

Angel Has Fallen

Leaving 10/6

Real Steel

Leaving 10/14

Cheech & Chong’s Still Smokin