The weekend is upon us once again, and with it comes a host of exciting new films and TV shows dropping on streaming services. If you’re gearing up for a good old streaming binge this weekend, Netflix has some great content on offer.
Here, we have compiled the new releases dropping on Netflix to keep you entertained this week. Whether you fancy a fascinating exploration of the world’s largest chimpanzee tribe, or battling the forces of evil with 90s heroes the Power Rangers, there is plenty to choose from in April.
Here are the new films and shows available to stream on Netflix this weekend.
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Chimp Empire
Under the lush canopies of Uganda’s Ngogo Forest dwells the largest chimpanzee society ever discovered. For the last 25 years, scientists and field trackers have lived alongside this tribe, watching as they built a sophisticated political and familial structure: forming alliances, building trust, caring for one another, and often going head-to-head in a never-ending fight for power.
When director James Reed (My Octopus Teacher) embedded a camera crew to capture a uniquely intimate look at the chimps of Ngogo, there was no way to know that the year ahead would bring some of the most tumultuous battles and dramatic changes in the tribe’s history. Over this four-part docuseries – narrated by Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali – babies will grow, relationships will blossom, and leaders will rise and fall.
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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Once & Always
Thirty years after the wise and powerful Zordon formed the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the team comes face to face with a familiar threat from the past. In the midst of a global crisis, they are called on once again to be the heroes the world needs.
This 30th Anniversary Special is inspired by the legendary mantra from the franchise, “Once a Ranger, Always a Ranger,” meaning once you become part of the Ranger family, you are always welcome back.
The Diplomat
Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) is the new US Ambassador to the UK. She was supposed to go to Afghanistan. She’s great in a crisis zone. In a historic home… less so.
War is brewing on one continent and boiling over on another. Kate will have to diffuse international crises, forge strategic alliances in London, and adjust to her new place in the spotlight – all while trying to survive her marriage to fellow career diplomat and political star Hal Wyler (Rufus Sewell).
From showrunner Debora Cahn (The West Wing, Homeland), The Diplomat is a high-stakes, contemporary political drama about the transcendence and torture of long-term relationships, between countries and people.
Rough Diamonds
This crime drama follows the struggles and strife of the Wolfsons, a prominent ultra-Orthodox Jewish family within Antwerp’s world-famous diamond industry. When their youngest son takes his own life, his long-estranged brother Noah (Kevin Janssens) – who turned his back on his religion and made a new home within the criminal fraternity of London – returns to Antwerp and finds out that the family business is on the brink of collapse and under the heel of the local mob.
While Noah desperately attempts to save the Wolfsons’ business and protect the family’s legacy and honor, he and his siblings must first settle their own internal battles.
Welcome to Eden
With new threats on the island and no way out, the rebellion ignites an intense battle for freedom while Astrid carries out her plans for the New Eden. In this new season, mystery and danger at the island keep growing and Eden Foundation welcomes new characters.
One More Time
When 40-year-old Amelia (Hedda Stiernstedt) is hit by a truck the night of her birthday she wakes up back in 2002, on her 18th birthday, with the chance to relive her best day and make her life the perfect vision of what she’d intended it to be. But when she realizes that she’s stuck in a time-loop, destined to relive the same day over and over again, she decides to figure out what she needs to fix in order to literally leave the past behind and return to present day.
Chokehold
In this Turkish thriller, a couple from Istanbul settle in a village in the Aegean region to start a new and peaceful life. However, they will quickly realise that they have many enemies in this village.
A Tourist’s Guide to Love
After an unexpected breakup, a travel executive (Rachael Leigh Cook) accepts an assignment to go undercover and learn about the tourist industry in Vietnam. Along the way she finds adventure and romance with her Vietnamese expat tour guide (Scott Ly) when they decide to reroute the tour bus in order to explore life and love off the beaten path.
Indian Matchmaking
In the new season of this Indian reality show, Mumbai’s premiere matchmaker will help single millennials around the globe find their perfect match. From London to New Delhi, Miami to New York, Sima will manage more expectations than ever before from clients, old and new.
Drawing from her decades of experience, insightful intuition and traditional methods, Sima strives to help some lucky singletons find their destinies.
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