Netflix to Add 78 New Shows & Movies This Week – Here Are the 3 to Watch

By Phillip Swann
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Netflix this week (September 29-October 5, 2025) plans to add 78 new TV shows and movies to its streaming lineup. Here are the three to watch, in my humble opinion:

Monster: The Ed Gein Story – Netflix Original Series
Release Date: Friday, October 3
If you still have trouble taking showers with the curtain closed after watching the Alfred Hitchcock horror classic, Psycho, you might be further alarmed to hear that Anthony Perkins’ Norman Bates character was based on a true story. Yes, in the 1950s, there was a Wisconsin farmer named Ed Gein whose side gig was murdering women who reminded him of his deceased Mom. This Netflix original series from Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story) chronicles Gein’s bizarre behavior (Charlie Hunnam plays Gein) and how the case caught the attention of Mr. Hitchcock, played here by Tom Hollander. Okay, this may not sound like fun fare, but few tell twisted tales better than Mr. Murphy.

Steve (2025) – Netflix Original Film
Release Date: Friday, October 3
Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) stars as a reform school teacher who struggles to bring sanity to his life and the lives of his wayward students. The Netflix original film opened in theaters earlier this year, capturing mostly positive reviews from the critics.

The Hurt Locker (2008)
Release Date: Wednesday, October 1
The brilliant 2008 Iraqi war drama stars Jeremy Renner as a munitions specialist who’s ready to blow. There have been many films that strive to show the horrors of war after the soldier comes home but few have done it better than The Hurt Locker. Renner’s character becomes addicted to war’s adrenaline rush and is never able to live normally again. It’s a great performance.

Shows & Movies Coming to Netflix This Week

Tuesday, September 30
Earthquake: Joke Telling Business
Interview with the Vampire: Season 2
Nightmares of Nature: Cabin in the Woods

Wednesday, October 1
About My Father
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop II
Beverly Hills Cop III
Blue Crush
The Book Club Murders
Casper
The Christmas Contract
Coach Carter
Coming to America
Daddy Day Care
Death Becomes Her
Dirty Dancing
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
Dracula
Eddie Murphy: Raw
Elysium
Fifty Shades Darker
Fifty Shades Freed
Fifty Shades of Grey
Friends with Benefits
The Goonies
Hacksaw Ridge
Halo: Seasons 1-2
The Hurt Locker
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Law Abiding Citizen
The Lincoln Lawyer
Love Is Blind: Season 9
The Mask
Meet Joe Black
Molly’s Game
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
NCIS: Seasons 18-19
Pineapple Express
Point Break
Red Dragon
RIV4LRIES
Scarface
Sinister 2
Sister Act
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit
Slender Man
The Strangers
Taxi Driver
Training Day
The Way Home: Seasons 1-2
When a Stranger Calls
The Wrath of Becky

Thursday, October 2
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Dudes
The Game: You Never Play Alone
The Martian
Rockstar: DUKI from the End of the World

Friday, October 3
Genie, Make a Wish
Monster: The Ed Gein Story
The New Force
Old Dog, New Tricks
Rhythm + Flow France: After the Beat
Steve

Saturday, October 4
Angel Has Fallen
Night of the Living Dead
Ranma1/2: Season 2

Sunday, October 5
Despicable Me 3
Ip Man
Ip Man 2
Ip Man 3
Ip Man 4: The Finale

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