Social media is STILL buzzing over Netflix’s deliciously plot twisty limited series His & Hers which trended #1 on the popular streamer while stirring up Sherlock Holmes-level sleuthery, mind-blowing theories, and endless debates across the internet and beyond.
With a shocking string of twists and sharp left turns, the hit series continues to dominate social media discourse as Netflix’s latest buzzy series in a growing lineup of must-binge watches.
Set between Atlanta and its well-to-do suburb of Dahlonega, Anna (Tessa Thompson) lives in a reclusive haze, fading away from her friends and career as a news anchor.
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But when she overhears about a murder in the sleepy town where she grew up, Anna is snapped back to life, pouncing on the case and searching for answers.
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Meanwhile, Detective Jack Harper (Jon Bernthal) is suspicious of her involvement, chasing her into the crosshairs of his own investigation in one of the murders.
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Directed by co-showrunner William Oldroyd and Anja Marquardt, the six-episode limited series also stars Pablo Schreiber, Crystal Fox, Sunita Mani, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Marin Ireland, and Poppy Liu.
“I was really drawn in by William Oldroyd,” said Thompson in an interview with TUDUM.
“I’ve been such a big fan of his work. I think he’s really tremendous, and I love the idea of working with directors in new spaces for them. He had never worked in television. He wanted to make something sexy or pulpier than what he typically does, and something serialized.”
Who did you suspect before the big reveal? Were you genuinely shocked by the finale? Where does this rank on Netflix’s impressive imited series lineup? Tell us down below and peep the funniest (and most relatable) reactions to His & Hers on the flip. (*SPOILERS AHEAD*)
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2025 is another killer year for Netflix – and not just because quite a few of the following movies are murder-mysteries with a significantly high body count.
Starting from roughly halfway through the year, the first must-see Netflix Original movie is “The Thursday Murder Club”.
Based on author Richard Osman’s bestselling murder-mystery novels, and boasting an all-star casts of beloved Brit3
s including Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, and Richard E. Grant, this might be the first entry in a long-running franchise.
Not dissimilar to “Knives Out”, then. It just so happens the third film in the series, “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery”, is the final Netflix Original movie of the year.
A host of British actors star in The Thursday Murder Club A host of British actors star in The Thursday Murder Club Netflix
Sandwiched between the two eagerly awaited whodunnits are even more great movies you’ll not want to miss. Read on for every Netflix Original still to come in 2025, and their release date.
Best Netflix Original Movies Coming in 2025
August 28, 2025
Film: The Thursday Murder Club Cast: Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie, Naomi Ackie, Daniel Mays, Henry Lloyd‑Hughes, Tom Ellis, Jonathan Pryce, David Tennant, Paul Freeman, Geoff Bell, Richard E. Grant, Ingrid Oliver.
September 12, 2025
Film: The Wrong Paris Cast: Miranda Cosgrove, Pierson Fodé, Madison Pettis, Madeleine Arthur, Frances Fisher, Yvonne Orji, Torrance Coombs, Christin Park, Emilija Baranac, Hannah Stocking.
September 26, 2025
Film: Ruth & Boaz Cast: Serayah McNeill, Tyler Lepley, Phylicia Rashad, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Walnette Santiago, Nijah Brenea, James Lee Thomas, Jermaine Dupri, Lecrae Moore, Christopher Broughton, Yung Joc.
October 3, 2025
Film: Steve Cast: Cillian Murphy, Tracey Ullman, Jay Lycurgo, Simbi Ajikawo, Emily Watson.
October 24, 2025
Film: A House of Dynamite Cast: Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Moses Ingram, Jonah Hauer-King, Greta Lee, Jason Clarke, Malachi Beasley, Brian Tee, Brittany O’Grady, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Willa Fitzgerald, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Kyle Allen, Kaitlyn Dever.
November 14, 2025
Film: In Your Dreams Cast: Simu Liu, Craig Robinson.
November 21, 2025
Film: Train Dreams Cast: Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, Nathaniel Arcand, Clifton Collins Jr., John Diehl, Paul Schneider, Kerry Condon, William H. Macy.
November 2025
Film: Frankenstein Cast: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Felix Kammerer, Lars Mikkelsen, David Bradley, Charles Dance, Christoph Waltz.
Fall 2025
Film: A Merry Little Ex‑Mas Cast: Alicia Silverstone, Oliver Hudson, Jameela Jamil, Melissa Joan Hart.
Fall 2025
Film: The Ballad of a Small Player Cast: Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, Deannie Yip, Alex Jennings, Tilda Swinton.
Fall 2025
Film: The Woman in Cabin 10 Cast: Keira Knightley, Guy Pearce, David Ajala, Art Malik, Gugu Mbatha‑Raw, Kaya Scodelario, David Morrissey, Daniel Ings, Hannah Waddingham, Gitte Witt, Christopher Rygh, Pippa Bennett‑Warner, John Macmillan, Paul Kaye, Amanda Collin, Lisa Loven Kongsli.
December 5, 2025
Film: Jay Kelly Cast: George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Billy Crudup, Laura Dern, Grace Edwards, Stacy Keach, Riley Keough, Emily Mortimer, Patrick Wilson, Nicôle Lecky, Thaddea Graham, Jim Broadbent, Eve Hewson, Alba Rohrwacher, Lenny Henry, Josh Hamilton, Greta Gerwig.
December 12, 2025
Film: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery Cast: Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, Thomas Haden Church.
Let me just start by saying that I actually hate romance, and I don’t discriminate. I hate romance film, books, and television shows: the tacky plot, the cringe writing, the insufferable characters. But, to be transparent, I watch every single teeny-bopper love triangle show on the market.
I loved to hate The Summer I Turned Pretty, the adaptation of Jenny Han’s novel starring Lola Tung, Gavin Casalegno, and Christopher Briney in which Belly (Tung) falls in love with not one, but two brothers. It took over the world, having 30 year old women debating the question: Team Conrad or Team Jeremiah?
The “stuck between two brothers” trope is ever-popular and goes hand-in-hand with the classic Love Triangle. Think The Vampire Diaries, where Elena can’t decide who’s really right for her: Stefan or Damon. Or Twilight’s ever-present battle of Team Edward vs. Team Jacob. So when I hear that Netflix has released their dupe of The Summer I Turned Pretty, I figured it would be the same, deliciously terrible media that we all love to consume…
Except it’s inherently terrible. Originally a Wattpad novel by Ali Novak, My Life With The Walter Boysfollows recent orphan Jackie Howard (Nikki Rodriguez) as she’s forced to move from Manhattan to Silver Falls, Colorado to live with her mom’s best friend (and her plethora of 10 sons) on a ranch.
Immediately, she’s torn between two boys: Cole, ex-football player who had a full ride to Alabama before he was injured (more on this later), and book nerd Alex, who is shy, soft-spoken, and making a play at Jackie’s heart. It has all the makings of the worst Hallmark film you’ve seen: overworked Manhattan socialite gets lost in small town with lumberjack that teaches her the meaning of Christmas. Except the men of the show are laughable at best.
Starting with Cole (Noah LaLonde), who absolutely cannot let anyone enjoy a football game without having a tantrum that he can’t play. Seriously, the guy had a breakdown when he learned someone else was wearing his number. So obviously, the clear lack of therapy and emotional comprehension is already a red flag…and to make matters worse he’s still in high school, so he just doesn’t want to play football if you ask me.
Jackie and Cole
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And then there’s Alex (Ashby Gentry). Hopeless, hopeless Alex. The Jeremiah of the brotherly duo. Poor Alex likes to read in his free time and is clearly the safer option for recently traumatized Jackie Howard. I have minimal problems with Alex in the same way I hate every character in this show, but his behavior offends me the least.
The show begs the question: what would happen if you combine The Vampire Diaries, The Fosters, The Summer I Turned Pretty…and gave it no plot with bad writing? And don’t you dare blame it on the Wattpad of it all…how could you when it gave us cinematic masterpieces like After?!
What is normally tolerable about these shows is that they are so simple, and the dialogue is so outrageous, that you physically can’t stop watching these characters ruin their lives. However, all I could think about while watching My Life With The Walter Boysis that every single character needs the heaviest of in-patient therapy.
Nevertheless, like all incessant annoyances in my life, My Life With The Walter Boys has been renewed for second season. And I guess I’ll have to watch.
