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Welcome to your weekly look-ahead at what’s heading to Netflix! It’s a massive crossover week as we close out April and kick off May 2026, and Netflix is bringing some heavy hitters to celebrate the new month.
Below, we’ll dive into our top three highlights for the week before running down the complete preliminary list of everything arriving on Netflix between April 27th and May 1st.
What to Watch on Netflix This Week
Swapped (2026) Netflix Original
Coming to Netflix: Friday
If you’re looking for your next family movie night fix, Netflix’s massive new animated feature, Swapped, has you covered. Directed by Nathan Greno (who co-directed Disney’s Tangled), this gorgeous new adventure from Skydance Animation boasts a stacked voice cast including Michael B. Jordan, Juno Temple, Tracy Morgan, and Cedric the Entertainer.
It follows two natural sworn enemies of the Valley—a small woodland mammal and a majestic bird—who accidentally swap bodies after crashing into a magical plant and are forced to team up to survive.
We’ve already published our big interview with the director, with more to come from him and other cast members throughout the week – stay tuned!
Man on Fire (Season 1) Netflix Original
Coming to Netflix: Thursday
You likely remember the iconic 2004 Tony Scott film starring Denzel Washington, but now A.J. Quinnell’s acclaimed novel is getting the prestige TV treatment. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II stars as John Creasy, a former special forces soldier struggling with severe PTSD who is pulled back into the fray to safeguard a young girl. Packed with gritty action and incredibly high stakes, this new thriller series is almost guaranteed to dominate the top 10 charts this weekend.
La Brea (Seasons 1-4)
Coming to Netflix: Friday
Network shows have been thriving on Netflix lately, and NBC’s sci-fi mystery La Brea is perfectly primed to be your next major binge-watch obsession. The premise is wild: a massive sinkhole inexplicably opens up in the middle of Los Angeles, pulling hundreds of people and buildings down into a primeval, dangerous, prehistoric land. With all four seasons dropping on Friday, May 1st, it’s the perfect time to fall down the rabbit hole and uncover the secrets of the sinkhole.
Picture Credit: NBC
Full List of Planned New Arrivals on Netflix This Week
Coming to Netflix on Monday, April 27th
- Straight to Hell (Season 1) Netflix Original
Coming to Netflix on Tuesday, April 28th
- Ari Shaffer: Jew (2022)
- Homicide Squad: New Orleans (Season 1)
- The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch (New Season)
Coming to Netflix on Wednesday, April 29th
- Allegedly (Podcast Debut)
- Buen Camino (2025)
- Envious (Season 4) Netflix Original
- Je m’appelle Agneta (2026) Netflix Original
- Should I Marry A Murderer? (2026) Netflix Original
Coming to Netflix on Thursday, April 30th
- Biker (2026)
- Man on Fire (Season 1) Netflix Original
- Miraculous World: Paris, Tales of Shadybug and Claw Noir (2023)
Coming to Netflix on Friday, May 1st
- 13 Going on 30 (2004)
- 48 Hrs. (1982)
- Airport (1970)
- Airport ’77 (1977)
- Airport 1975 (1974)
- Bad News Bears (1976)
- Booba (Season 6)
- Borat (2006)
- Burn After Reading (2008)
- Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017)
- Den of Thieves (2018)
- Domestic Disturbance (2001)
- Detective Conan (Season 3)
- Eat Pray Love (2010)
- Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
- Glory (2026) Netflix Original
- Green Book (2018)
- Hitch (2005)
- Home (2015)
- Jennifer’s Body (2009)
- Jumanji (1995)
- Jumping the Broom (2011)
- La Brea (Seasons 1-4)
- Little Fockers (2010)
- Meet the Parents (2000)
- Meet the Fockers (2004)
- Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir (Season 5)
- My Dearest Señorita (2026) Netflix Original
- National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978)
- One Piece (Season 21)
- Ouija (2014)
- Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
- Pretty Woman (1990)
- Robocar Poli (Season 5)
- Schindler’s List (1993)
- Shut Up Evan (Podcast – New Episodes Weekly)
- Splash (1984)
- Son-in-Law (2026) Netflix Original
- Starship Troopers (1997)
- Swapped (2026) Netflix Original
- The Boss (2016)
- The Breakfast Club (1985)
- The Land Before Time (1988)
- The Proposal (2009)
- The Road to El Dorado (2000)
- There’s Something About Mary (1998)
- Trainwreck (2015)
- Under the Skin (2013)
- Veronica Mars (2014)
- Waterworld (1995)
- You, Always (2025)
That’s it for what’s coming to Netflix this week – once again, you can catch all the new releases scheduled throughout May 2026 here.
