This weekend, Netflix has been in the middle of controversy for weeks due to a massive loss of subscribers, potential changes to its subscription plans, and the content of some of its comedy specials. However, as the streaming giant deals with these issues, it continues to add new licensed and original content every week, for all ages and tastes.
Last weekend, Netflix added the comedy-drama Tully, seasons 2 and 3 of the Ukrainian comedy series Servant of the People, the drama movie Ben is Back, new episodes of One Piece, and the highly-anticipated Love, Death & Robots. This weekend, the streaming giant will bring a variety of licensed content, with more episodes of One Piece, the Nollywood movie Dazzling Mirage, the thriller Disappearance at Clifton Hill, and season 1 of the Korean docies K Food Show: A Nation of Broth.
As for original content, Netflix's subscribers will get to enjoy the second season of an anime series, season 5 of a travel documentary series about food, and the first part of the highly-anticipated season 4 of Stranger Things. Here are the best movies and TV shows coming to Netflix this weekend - May 27.
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 – Season 2
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 is an anime series based on the Japanese manga series Ghost in the Shell, by Masamune Shirow, and set in the Stand Alone Complex sub-continuity. Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 season 2 will continue from the mysterious ending of season 1, where the battle between Public Security Section 9 and a “post-human” threat to humanity has finally begun.
Somebody Feed Phil – Season 5
Season 5 of Somebody Feed Phil has arrived. This travel documentary presented by Phil Rosenthal (which serves as a spiritual successor to his previous show on PBS, I'll Have What Phil's Having) follows him as he tours the cuisine of each episode’s featured city. Season 5 will see Phil enjoying a variety of delicious dishes in Oaxaca, Maine, Helsinki, Portland, and Madrid, so get ready to be extra hungry.
Stranger Things – Season 4, Part 1
Part 1 of Stranger Things season 4 is finally available to stream on Netflix, though only seven episodes for now. Set six months after the Battle of Starcourt which saw the defeat of the Mind Flayer, Eleven losing her powers, and the supposed death of Jim Hopper, Stranger Things season 4 will see the group struggling with the aftermath of all this and the friends separated for the first time, all while navigating the complexities of high school. However, a new threat surfaces and presents a gruesome mystery that, if solved, can put a definitive end to the horrors of the Upside Down. Stranger Things season 4 Part 2 will arrive on July 1 with the two final episodes.