Netflix to Add 18 New Shows & Movies This Weekend – Here Are the 3 to Watch

By Phillip Swann
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Netflix this weekend (October 16-19, 2025) plans to add 18 new TV shows and movies to its streaming lineup. Here are the three to watch, in my humble opinion:

The Diplomat: Season Three
Release Date: Thursday, October 16
Keri Russell, who shined so brightly as a Russian agent in FX’s The Americans, returns to the political/espionage stage in season three of the Netflix original series, The Diplomat. Russell started out the series as a U.S. ambassador to England who must manage a series of international conflicts while watching her marriage crumble. In season three, Russell’s Kate Wyler must cope with the death of a president and her husband’s political ascent. Seasons one and two also now available on Netflix.

Starting 5: Season Two
Release Date: Thursday, October 16
The Netflix original sports documentary follows NBA stars Kevin Durant, Jaylen Brown, James Harden, Tyrese Haliburton and Shia Gilgeous-Alexander on and off the court during the 2024-25 season. Must viewing for hoops fans. Season one also available on Netflix.

Don’t Say a Word (2001)
Release Date: Saturday, October 18
Michael Douglas stars as a high-profile psychiatrist who must examine a disturbed sanatorium patient (Brittany Murphy) who holds the secret to solving a murder and jewel theft. The film is a solid thriller, but worth noting particularly for the performance of the late Brittany Murphy who is both powerful and touching here. The actress died at 32 in 2009 due to a combination of prescription drugs and pneumonia but Don’t Say a Word serves as a great showcase for her exceptional talents, extinguised far too soon.

New Movies & Shows Coming to Netflix This Weekend

Thursday, October 16
The A Team
Confessions of a Shopaholic
The Diplomat: Season 3
Romantics Anonymous
Starting 5: Season 2
The Time That Remains

Friday, October 17
27 Nights
Good News
The Perfect Neighbor
She Walks in Darkness
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Turn of the Tide: Season 2
Turn of the Tide: The Surreal Story of Rabo de Peixe
The Twits

Saturday, October 18
Don’t Say a Word

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