The clocks have gone back and the days have gotten shorter. And as winter draws closer, you may be thinking about swapping a social life for a well-deserved streaming binge.
If you spent the last week watching a host of Halloween horrors and are ready for a change of pace, Netflix has just the thing. Whether you are in the mood for another murderous true-crime documentary or fancy a taste of nostalgia with a video store-centred comedy, there is something for everyone this November.
Here are the new films and shows available to stream on Netflix this weekend.
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Killer Sally
This complex true crime series tells the story of bodybuilding’s most notorious crime. On Valentine’s Day 1995, national bodybuilding champion Ray McNeil was choking his bodybuilder wife, Sally, when she grabbed a gun and fatally shot him.
With a documented history of domestic abuse, Sally claimed it was self-defense, but the prosecution argued it was premeditated murder, the revenge of a jealous and aggressive wife. They called her a “thug,” a “bully,” and a “monster”.
The media referred to her as the “brawny bride” and the “pumped-up princess”. Sally says she spent her life doing whatever it took to survive, caught in a cycle of violence that began in childhood and ended with Ray’s death.
Blockbuster – Season one
In this new comedy from the writers of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Timmy (Randall Park) is an analog dreamer in a 5G world. He’s spent his entire adult life dedicated to his first love, movies – a passion that has kept him at his first and only job, managing his hometown Blockbuster Video.
Timmy is alarmed to learn his store is officially the last Blockbuster in America and has no choice but to take action to stay open and keep his friends employed. Timmy and his staff – including long-time crush Eliza (Melissa Fumero) – quickly come to realise being home to the last Blockbuster might actually be just what their community needs to rekindle the human connections they lost to the digital age.
Manifest – Season four
Two years after the brutal murder of Grace turned their lives upside down, the Stone family is in shambles as a devastated Ben (Josh Dallas) continues to mourn his wife and search for his kidnapped daughter, Eden. Consumed by his grief, Ben has stepped down from his role as co-captain of the lifeboat, leaving Michaela (Melissa Roxburgh) to captain it alone, a near impossible feat with the passengers’ every move now being monitored by a government registry.
As the Death Date draws closer and the passengers grow desperate for a path to survival, a mysterious passenger arrives with a package for Cal (Jack Messina) that changes everything they know about Flight 828. This will prove to be the key to unlocking the secret of the Callings in this compelling, mind-bending, and deeply emotional journey.
Season four of Manifest will be released in two parts consisting of 10 episodes each. Part one drops on Netflix on November 4.
Enola Holmes 2
Fresh off the triumph of solving her first case, Enola Holmes (Millie Bobby Brown) follows in the footsteps of her famous brother, Sherlock (Henry Cavill), and opens her own agency – only to find that life as a female detective-for-hire is not as easy as it seems. Resigned to accepting the cold realities of adulthood, she is about to close shop when a penniless matchstick girl offers Enola her first official job: to find her missing sister.
But this case proves to be far more puzzling than expected, as Enola is thrown into a dangerous new world – from London’s sinister factories and colorful music halls, to the highest echelons of society and 221B Baker Street itself. As the sparks of a deadly conspiracy ignite, Enola must call upon the help of friends – and Sherlock – to unravel her mystery.
Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste
Sprung from San Francisco’s tech bubble and hailed by top health and wellness outlets as a path to fulfillment, OneTaste was a sexual wellness company that gained global notoriety through the teaching of a practice called “orgasmic meditation.” The company has attracted controversy and been compared to a pyramid scheme and a cult by some critics.
This investigative documentary employs access to 15 years of never-before-seen footage and interviews with former members to pull back the curtain on the organisation and its controversial, enigmatic leader. Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste drops on Netflix on Saturday, November 5.
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