This Week on Netflix: Releases Oct 17-23

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Barbarians (2020-)

This Week on Netflix: The School for Good and Evil, Barbarians

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Waffles + Mochi’s Restaurant

Family

October 17, 2022

Food-loving friends Waffles and Mochi get cooking in their very own restaurant, where hungry customers come to feast on flavors from all over the world!


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LiSA Another Great Day

Documentary/Music

October 18, 2022

This is a documentary that reveals the true face of LiSA, whose many hit songs, including the theme song for “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba,” have earned her fans not only in Japan but also around the world. Because of her “humble” but “unbending” way of life, she has been confronted with various realities and has made many mistakes in her life. After such experiences, the girl who admired Avril Lavigne and started a band has grown up to become one of Japan’s leading artists, celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2021.


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Unsolved Mysteries

Drama/Mystery

October 18, 2022

Real cases of perplexing disappearances, shocking murders and paranormal encounters fuel this gripping revival of the iconic documentary series.


Gabriel Iglesias: Stadium Fluffy

Comedy

October 18, 2022

Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias makes history as the first comedian to perform at Dodger Stadium in his new special Stadium Fluffy: Live From Los Angeles. Filmed at Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival, Gabriel hilariously shares details about being a Los Angeles native, a recent attempt at extortion towards him, and where he holds the record for receiving the highest fine on stage.


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The School for Good and Evil

Fantasy/Action

October 19, 2022

Best friends Sophie and Agatha navigate an enchanted school for young heroes and villains — and find themselves on opposing sides of the battle between good and evil.


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The Stranger

Thriller/Crime

October 19, 2022

Two men who meet on a bus and strike up a conversation that turns into friendship. For Henry Teague, worn down by a lifetime of physical labour and crime, this is a dream come true.


The Green Glove Gang

Comedy/Crime

October 19, 2022

When their latest heist goes wrong, three older female burglars evade officials by hiding out in a nursing home — where they uncover a sinister secret.


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Notre-Dame

Drama

October 19, 2022

As the Paris firefighters try to stop the flames from spreading in the Cathedral, the show also follows characters being put through the wringer – they will have to fight each other, love each other, come across each other, hate each other, smile at or help each other – so that, in the end, they may have a chance to start all over again.


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Vatican Girl: The Disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi

Documentary

October 20, 2022

Rome, 1983. After leaving a music lesson, 15-year-old Emanuela Orlandi vanishes — embroiling the Vatican in a decades-long mystery.


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Barbarians

Drama/Action & Adventure

October 21, 2022

Three people’s fates are interwoven in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 A.D., during which Germanic warriors halt the spread of the Roman Empire.


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ONI: Thunder God’s Tale

Animation/Action & Adventure

October 21, 2022

In a mystical world of Japanese gods and spirits, a courageous girl strives to follow in her mysterious father’s footsteps and find her true powers.


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From Scratch

Drama

October 21, 2022

An artist finds romance with a chef in Italy and embarks on a life-changing journey of love, loss, resilience and hope across cultures and continents.


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20th Century Girl

Romance

October 21, 2022

Yeon-du asks her best friend Bora to collect all the information she can about Baek Hyun-jin while she is away in the U.S. for heart surgery. Bora decides to get close to Baek’s best friend, Pung Woon-ho first. However, Bora’s clumsy plan unfolds in an unexpected direction. In 1999, a year before the new century, Bora, who turns seventeen, falls into the fever of first love.


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28 Days Haunted

Reality

October 21, 2022

Three teams each spend 28 days in some of America’s most haunted locations for a paranormal experiment based on the theories of Ed and Lorraine Warren.


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Descendant

Documentary

October 21, 2022

History exists beyond what is written. The Africatown residents in Mobile, Alabama, have shared stories about their origins for generations. Their community was founded by enslaved ancestors who were transported in 1860 aboard the last known and illegal slave ship, Clotilda. Though the ship was intentionally destroyed upon arrival, its memory and legacy weren’t. Now, the long-awaited discovery of the Clotilda’s remains offers this community a tangible link to their ancestors and validation of a history so many tried to bury.


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High: Confessions of an Ibiza Drug Mule

Documentary

October 21, 2022

In 2013, Michaella McCollum from Northern Ireland and Melissa Reid from Scotland were caught at the Jorge Chavez International Airport in Peru trying to smuggle £1.5 million of cocaine into Spain. The pair, also known as the `Peru Two,’ were sentenced to almost seven years in one of the most notorious prisons in the world. The series provides a first-hand account from Michaella, a former club hostess in the Spanish nightlife, as she traces her journey from arriving in the foreign country for her first holiday to her downward spiral into the illicit world of drugs and excess.

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