Picture: Hostage season 1 is now available to stream on Netflix UK
This week, we’ve seen 25 new movies and TV shows added to Netflix UK library, including the new British political thriller Hostage, a brand new K-drama taking audiences back to 80s Korea in Aema, and a documentary giving us an in-depth look into the world’s biggest sporting franchise, the Dallas Cowboys.
First of all, here are the week’s top highlights:
Aug 21
Hostage
Episodes: 5
Genre: Drama, Political, Thriller | Runtime: 44 Minutes
Cast: Suranne Jones, Julie Delpy, Corey Mylchreest, Ashley Thomas, Martin McCann
Nobody does political thrillers quite like the British, and Netflix is back at it once more with the brand new series Hostage. It stars Suranne Jones as the British Prime Minister and Julie Delpy as the French president, who are both faced with unimaginable choices when the PM’s husband is kidnapped and the French President is being blackmailed. Despite their fierce political rivalry, the pair must work together to overcome the plot that threatens.
Aug 22
Aema
Episodes: 6
Genre: Drama, Comedy | Runtime: 47-68 Minutes
Cast: Lee Ha Nee, Bang Hyo Rin, Jin Seon Kyu, Jo Hyun Chul, Hyun Bong Sik
South Korean media have seen a meteoric rise over the past decade, but Aema is a throwback to the 1980s, when South Korean cinema was on the rise. Starring the incredible Lee Ha Nee as Jeong Hui Ran, a woman hailed as the best actress of her generation, but thanks to her prima donna attitude, she is dropped from a bold new film and replaced by a fledgling actress with big dreams who moonlights as a nightclub dancer.
Aug 19
America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys
Episodes: 8
Genre: Documentary, Sport | Runtime: 45-68 Minutes
Featuring: Jerry Jones, Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin
The 2025 NFL season is almost upon us, and what better way to get back into the football mood than watching a brand new documentary on one of America’s most popular sporting franchises, the Dallas Cowboys.
The documentary takes an in-depth look into the recent history of the Dallas Cowboys, who, after being purchased by Jerry Jones in 1989, would go on to win three Super Bowl titles in the 1990s. To emulate the Cowboys’ success from the 90s, the documentary explores the efforts of Jerry Jones and the franchise’s staff and organisations in making the Cowboys the world’s most valuable sports team.
What’s New on Netflix UK This Week
12 New Movies Added to Netflix UK This Week:
Abandoned Man (2025) N
Battleship (2012)
Birth/Rebirth (2023)
Fall for Me (2025) N
Gold Rush Gang (2025) N
Journey to Bethlehem (2023)
Maa (2025)
Maareesan (2025)
One Hit Wonder (2025) N
Taxi (2004)
Trolls Band Together (2023)
Welcome to Sudden Death (2020)
9 New TV Shows Added to Netflix UK This Week
Aema (Limited Series) N
CoComelon Lane (5 Seasons)N
Death Inc (Season 3) N
Fisk (Season 3)
Hostage (Limited Series) N
Long Story Short (Season 1) N
Radiation House (Season 1)
Rivers of Fate (Season 1) N
Shameless (11 Seasons)
3 New Documentaries Added to Netflix UK This Week
America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys (Season 1) N
DEVO (2025) N
The Truth About Jussie Smollee? (2025) N
1 New Reality Show Added to Netflix UK This Week
Dinner Time Live With David Chang (Season 3) N
Most Popular Movies on Netflix UK This Week
Picture: KPop Demon Hunters – Netflix
KPop Demon Hunters (80 points)
Home (54 points)
In the Lost Lands (53 points)
Night Always Comes (50 points)
My Oxford Year (39 points)
The Kingdom (38 points)
Bend It Like Beckham (29 points)
Happy Gilmore 2 (26 points)
Taxi (18 points)
Body in the Bin: The Murder of Louise Kam (17 points)
Most Popular TV Shows on Netflix UK This Week
Picture: Wednesday season 2 – Netflix
Wednesday (72 points)
Love Is Blind: UK (66 points)
Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser (58 points)
UNTAMED (50 points)
Plebs (42 points)
Mrs Biggs (39 points)
The Loch (27 points)
WWE Raw (21 points)
Amy Bradley Is Missing (17 points)
WWE SmackDown (15 points)
What are you going to be watching on Netflix UK this week? Let us know in the comments below!