{"id":424909,"date":"2026-05-13T02:59:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T02:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/424909\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T02:59:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T02:59:29","slug":"five-new-netflix-movies-to-put-on-your-radar-for-summer-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/424909\/","title":{"rendered":"Five New Netflix Movies To Put On Your Radar for Summer 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Cr. David Lee\/Netflix \u00a9 2026<\/p>\n

The weather is finally warming up, which means beach bags are being packed, the AC is cranking up to full blast, and Netflix is gearing up to drop its massive Summer 2026 movie slate.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The full(ish) slate was unveiled last week<\/a>, but which movies should you keep on your radar ahead of their release? Here are five Netflix movies you absolutely need to put on your radar for Summer 2026!<\/p>\n

Office Romance<\/p>\n

Coming to Netflix:\u00a0June 5th, 2026
Genre:\u00a0Romantic Comedy
Director:\u00a0Ol Parker
Cast:\u00a0Jennifer Lopez, Brett Goldstein, Betty Gilpin, Amy Sedaris, Tony Hale, Bradley Whitford, Edward James Olmos<\/p>\n

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Picture Credit: Netflix<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re in the mood for some laughs and chemistry,\u00a0Office Romance\u00a0looks like the perfect summer kickoff. Jennifer Lopez and\u00a0Ted Lasso\u00a0breakout Brett Goldstein are teaming up for a raunchy rom-com about two workaholics who find themselves in deep trouble when they start thinking with their hearts instead of their heads. With Ol Parker (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again,\u00a0Ticket to Paradise) at the helm and a stacked comedic supporting cast that includes Betty Gilpin and Tony Hale, this secret workplace fling is bound to deliver heavy laughs.<\/p>\n

Why we\u2019re hyped: Jennifer Lopez has had a pretty good streak when it comes to Netflix movies, particularly with The Mother, which did very well. This return to rom-coms is a first for Netflix, though, and also sees a big on-screen reunion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I Am Frankelda<\/p>\n

Coming to Netflix:\u00a0June 12th, 2026
Genre:\u00a0Animated \/ Fantasy
Directors:\u00a0Arturo Ambriz, Roy Ambriz
Cast:\u00a0Mireya Mendoza, Arturo Mercado Jr., Luis Leonardo Suarez<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re a fan of stunning stop-motion animation and dark fantasy,\u00a0I Am Frankelda should be right at the top of your queue ever since Netflix acquired the rights earlier this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Set in 19th-century Mexico, the film follows Frankelda, a gifted writer whose dark tales are dismissed by the world around her. When she is thrust into her own subconscious, the very monsters she created spring to life. To save both the fictional and real realms from collapsing, she must team up with Herneval, a tormented prince, and defeat the sinister writer Procustes.<\/p>\n

Why we\u2019re hyped: Thankfully, for this one, there are a plethora of reviews already out there<\/a> from when it toured awards circuits late last year, and they\u2019re all glowing. This looks like a visually magnificent and spooky treat for the summer, and anything with Guillermo del Toro\u2019s endorsement instantly has us on board.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Enola Holmes 3<\/p>\n

Coming to Netflix:\u00a0July 1st, 2026
Genre:\u00a0Action \/ Adventure
Director:\u00a0Philip Barantini
Cast:\u00a0Millie Bobby Brown, Louis Partridge, Himesh Patel, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Henry Cavill, Helena Bonham Carter<\/p>\n

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Millie Bobby Brown is back in action as our favorite fourth-wall-breaking sleuth in Enola Holmes 3. This time, the adventure takes Enola out of London and chases her all the way to Malta. According to the synopsis, personal and professional dreams will collide in a case that is \u201cmore tangled and treacherous than any she has faced before.\u201d Fans will also be thrilled to see Louis Partridge returning as Tewkesbury, alongside Henry Cavill\u2019s Sherlock and Helena Bonham Carter\u2019s Eudoria.<\/p>\n

Why we\u2019re hyped: As someone who enjoyed the first two movies (yes, I\u2019m well aware it\u2019s in at the moment to hate on Millie Bobby Brown, but I\u2019m still a fan), I\u2019m pretty sure it\u2019s going to be another bankable hit. Will it exceed expectations? Probably not, but that\u2019s fine. What makes this entry particularly compelling is that the director behind Adolescence is working on it, so hopefully, we will see a few upgrades in that department.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Last House<\/p>\n

Coming to Netflix:\u00a0August 7th, 2026
Genre:\u00a0Sci-Fi Thriller
Director:\u00a0Louis Leterrier
Cast: Greta Lee, Wagner Moura, Gabriel Barbosa, Emma Ho, Noah Alexander Sosnowski, Riley Chung<\/p>\n

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Picture Credit: Netflix<\/p>\n

August is bringing the heat, but it\u2019s also bringing the chills with The Last House. Directed by Louis Leterrier (Fast X, Lupin), this claustrophobic sci-fi thriller stars the phenomenal Greta Lee (Past Lives) and Wagner Moura (Narcos). The premise is delightfully anxiety-inducing: a family of four finds itself suddenly sealed inside its home with absolutely no way out. As their resources dwindle, they must work together to survive a mysterious, looming threat keeping them trapped inside.<\/p>\n

Why we\u2019re hyped: An intriguing premise that\u2019s actually been done on Netflix far more times than you\u2019d think, most recently with the German entry, Brick, some serious talent behind the camera and in front of it, should make for a definitive version of this type of story on Netflix. Fingers crossed, anyway.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Whisper Man<\/p>\n

Coming to Netflix:\u00a0August 28th, 2026
Genre:\u00a0Thriller
Director:\u00a0James Ashcroft
Cast: Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan, Adam Scott, Hamish Linklater, Owen Teague<\/p>\n

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The Whisper Man. Adam Scott as Tom Kennedy in The Whisper Man. Cr. David Lee\/Netflix \u00a9 2026<\/p>\n

Closing out the summer is a heavyweight thriller based on the gripping New York Times bestselling novel by Alex North. The Whisper Man follows a widowed crime writer whose eight-year-old son is suddenly abducted. Desperate, he reaches out to his estranged father\u2014a retired police detective\u2014for help. Together, they uncover a chilling connection to a decades-old case involving a convicted serial killer known only as \u201cThe Whisper Man.\u201d With a powerhouse cast led by Robert De Niro, Adam Scott, and Michelle Monaghan, this dark mystery will have you checking your locks before bed.<\/p>\n

Why we\u2019re hyped:\u00a0The cast is the main reason to be hyped for this film, but the early stills are particularly compelling. It presents a moody Fincher-esque vibe thus far, so keen to see if they can pull it off and, more importantly, put the Russos back on winning form with Netflix after the disaster of The Electric State.<\/p>\n

Which of these summer movies are you most looking forward to checking out on Netflix? Let us know in the comments down below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cr. David Lee\/Netflix \u00a9 2026 The weather is finally warming up, which means beach bags are being packed,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":424910,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[156,409,111,139,69],"class_list":["post-424909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424909"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424909\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}