Here Are the Best TV Shows to Stream this Weekend on Netflix, Including ‘Haunted Hotel’

Whether you’re after a high-stakes thriller, an animated comedy, or a glossy reality competition, Netflix’s early-to-mid September drop has plenty to keep the queue busy. Pulled from weekly roundups, these picks highlight brand-new debuts and fresh arrivals first, then reach back to other notable additions—so you can jump straight to what’s newest.

Below you’ll find each show’s premise alongside key cast and creative credits. No filler and no guesswork—just the essentials on who made it, who’s in it, and what it’s about so you can hit play with confidence.

‘Black Rabbit’ (2025)

The limited series follows New York restaurateur Jake Friedken and his brother Vince as old debts and criminal entanglements crash into the city’s nightlife world. The cast features Jude Law and Jason Bateman in the lead roles, with supporting turns from Odessa Young, Cleopatra Coleman, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Troy Kotsur, Abbey Lee, and Dagmara Domińczyk. The story is set around a Manhattan restaurant and VIP lounge.

‘Black Rabbit’ is co-created by Zach Baylin and Kate Susman. Jason Bateman directs Episodes 1–2, Laura Linney directs Episodes 3–4, Ben Semanoff handles Episodes 5–6, and Justin Kurzel directs Episodes 7–8. Executive producers include Baylin, Susman, Andrew Hinderaker, Jude Law, Ben Jackson, Michael Costigan, and others.

‘Billionaires’ Bunker’ (2025)

This Spanish-language thriller is set inside the luxury Kimera Underground Park, where ultra-wealthy families take shelter amid an imminent global conflict and long-simmering rivalries. The ensemble includes Miren Ibarguren, Joaquín Furriel, and Natalia Verbeke, along with Carlos Santos, Montse Guallar, Pau Simón, Alícia Falcó, Agustina Bisio, and Álex Villazán.

Created by Álex Pina and Esther Martínez Lobato, the series is produced by Vancouver Media. Direction is led by Jesús Colmenar, David Barrocal, and José Manuel Cravioto, with writing by Pina and Martínez Lobato alongside David Barrocal, David Oliva, Lorena G. Maldonado, and Humberto Ortega.

‘Haunted Hotel’ (2025)

An adult animated horror-comedy, ‘Haunted Hotel’ centers on a single mother running a hotel that is literally haunted; operational “help” comes from her estranged brother, now a ghost, and a growing roster of resident spirits. Voice roles include Will Forte, Eliza Coupe, Skyler Gisondo, Natalie Palamides, and Jimmi Simpson.

The series is produced by Netflix Animation with Titmouse as the animation studio. Executive producers include creator Matt Roller, Dan Harmon, Chris McKenna, Steve Levy, Erica Hayes (supervising director), Chris Prynoski, Shannon Prynoski, Antonio Canobbio, and Ben Kalina.

‘Next Gen Chef’ (2025)

This competition series brings 21 rising chefs to the Culinary Institute of America’s Hyde Park campus to face technique-driven challenges for a $500,000 prize. On-screen talent includes Olivia Culpo, chef Kelsey Barnard Clark, and master sommelier Carlton McCoy.

The show is set and filmed at the CIA’s flagship facilities, integrating mentorship and professional standards into each challenge. Kelsey Barnard Clark is a ‘Top Chef’ Season 16 winner, and Carlton McCoy achieved the Master Sommelier title at 28; both evaluate craft and service through the competition.

‘Diary of a Ditched Girl’ (2025)

This Swedish dramedy adapts Amanda Romare’s bestselling novel ‘Halva Malmö består av killar som dumpat mig’, following 31-year-old Amanda through a summer of intense dating in Malmö. The cast features Carla Sehn, with Moah Madsen, Dilan Apak, Malou Marnfeldt, and Zahraa Aldoujaili.

Produced by Jarowskij, the series is directed by Emma Bucht and Susanne Thorson, with writing by Tove Eriksen Hillblom and Moa Herngren. The adaptation tracks Amanda’s post-breakup spiral and the circle of friends and would-be partners that shape her season.

‘You and Everything Else’ (2025)

This Korean drama follows two best friends from their teens into adulthood as affection and rivalry shift over time—until one asks the other to accompany her through her final days. Lead roles are played by Kim Go-eun, Park Ji-hyun, and Kim Gun-woo.

Creators Jo Yeong-min and Song Hye-jin steer a character-driven story built around time-spanning friendship. Announcements frame the series as an examination of loyalty and love as the pair navigate major life turns.

‘Ratu Ratu Queens: The Series’ (2025)

An Indonesian dramedy, the show follows four women who move to Queens, New York, forming an unlikely sisterhood as they juggle work, love, and neighborhood misadventures. The core cast includes Nirina Zubir, Tika Panggabean, Asri Welas, and Happy Salma.

Produced by Palari Films, the series connects to the 2021 film ‘Ali & Ratu Ratu Queens’, with the “Queens” ensemble reprising their dynamic in episodic form. The story centers on immigrant life in NYC and the friendships that sustain the group.

‘Las muertas’ (2025)

Director Luis Estrada’s first television project adapts Jorge Ibargüengoitia’s novel about two sisters whose brothel empire masks a wave of killings in mid-20th-century Mexico. The principal cast includes Paulina Gaitán, Arcelia Ramírez, Joaquín Cosío, Alfonso Herrera, and Mauricio Isaac.

Estrada created and directs the limited series and co-wrote it with Jaime Sampietro in collaboration with Rodrigo Santos. Production details highlight department heads such as production designer Salvador Parra and editor Mariana Rodríguez, with the story fictionalizing the notorious “Poquianchis” case.

‘Love is Blind: France’ (2025)

The French edition of the social-experiment dating format retains the familiar premise: singles date and get engaged sight unseen from within the pods. Hosts for the inaugural French season are Olympic champion Teddy Riner and presenter Luthna Plocus.

Like its international counterparts, ‘Love is Blind: France’ follows participants from voice-only courtship through post-engagement cohabitation and wedding decisions. The series adapts the format’s milestones for French contestants while keeping the established structure.

‘Dr. Seuss’s Red Fish, Blue Fish’ (2025)

Based on the classic book, this animated preschool comedy follows odd-couple pals Red and Blue as they introduce young viewers to opposite concepts through short, playful adventures. The series was developed by Dustin Ferrer and produced with Atomic Cartoons; executive producers include Ferrer, Steve Conner, and Dr. Seuss Enterprises’ Susan Brandt.

The voice cast features Brian Drummond as Red, Andrea Libman as Blue, and Naomi Tan as the narrator. Episodes are structured as six-to-seven-minute segments designed for early learners and caregivers.

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