Here Are All the TV Shows Coming to Netflix This Week, Including ‘Alice in Borderland’
A new week means a fresh batch of stories — from dynastic power plays and gladiator legends to mind-bending survival games, reality sleuthing, and kid-friendly career adventures. Below, you’ll find what’s arriving between Monday, September 22 and Sunday, September 28, with quick, useful snapshots of plots, creators, and the key folks in front of and behind the camera.
Each entry includes its specific date this week so you can plan your queue. No spoilers — just enough context on who made it, who stars, and what each project is about.
‘The Guest’ (2025)
Arriving Wednesday, September 24, this Colombian drama centers on a couple trying to repair their marriage after an affair when a figure from the wife’s past arrives at their home and unsettles the fragile peace. The series stars Carmen Villalobos, Laura Londoño, and Jason Day, and frames its story as a domestic psychological thriller built around secrets and shifting loyalties.
Created by Lina Uribe and Darío Vanegas, the show threads themes of trust, desire, and consequence through an intimate, single-household setting. As the September 24 date brings the full season together, the narrative steadily reveals how prior relationships rewire the present, with each episode expanding the mystery’s emotional stakes.
‘Spartacus’ (2010–2013)
The gladiatorial epic returns to your queue on Tuesday, September 23. Set in the late Roman Republic, the series chronicles the rise of the Thracian gladiator Spartacus and the slave rebellion he would ultimately lead. Across its run, the show starred Andy Whitfield and later Liam McIntyre as Spartacus, with Lucy Lawless, John Hannah, Manu Bennett, Peter Mensah, and Katrina Law among the ensemble.
Created by Steven S. DeKnight, the production blends arena spectacle with political intrigue, tracing alliances and rivalries from the ludus to Roman power circles. Shot in New Zealand with a stylized visual approach, it unfolds across the original season, a prequel miniseries, and subsequent arcs — all ready to revisit starting September 23.
‘Blippi’s Job Show’ (2025– )
For families, the new season touches down Monday, September 22, with Blippi and Meekah visiting real workplaces to learn what people do and the skills that matter. Episodes spotlight roles like pilots, mechanics, veterinarians, and zookeepers, using hands-on demonstrations to introduce tools, safety, and teamwork for preschool viewers.
Produced by Moonbug Entertainment, the series features Clayton Grimm as Blippi and Cashaé Monya as Meekah. The September 22 slate continues the show’s field-trip format, pairing kid-level explanations with professional interviews so children (and parents) can connect everyday jobs to curiosity, responsibility, and problem-solving.
‘Crime Scene Zero’ (2025– )
Landing Tuesday, September 23, this Korean reality–mystery format drops players into meticulously staged cases where they act as detectives and suspects. Each episode provides a case file, physical clues, and testimonies as the panel pieces together timelines and motives before naming a culprit.
The series features Jang Jin, Park Ji-yoon, and Jang Dong-min among its core players. Created by Yun Hyun-joon and Hwang Seul-woo as a new entry in the long-running ‘Crime Scene’ franchise, the September 23 launch emphasizes deduction, alibis, and evidence-based reasoning that invites viewers to follow along and test theories in real time.
‘Alice in Borderland’ (2020– )
The Japanese sci-fi thriller returns Thursday, September 25. Based on Haro Aso’s manga, the story follows Arisu and Usagi as they face a new phase of deadly “games” in a deserted, parallel Tokyo while they search for answers about the world’s origin and the meaning behind the playing-card trials.
Directed by Shinsuke Satō with writing contributions from Satō, Yoshiki Watabe, and Yasuko Kuramitsu, the series stars Kento Yamazaki and Tao Tsuchiya as Arisu and Usagi. With returning allies and adversaries in the mix, the September 25 arrival continues the blend of strategic puzzles, high-stakes action, and character-driven choices.
‘House of Guinness’ (2025)
Arriving Thursday, September 25, this historical drama opens in Dublin in 1868 with the death of brewery patriarch Sir Benjamin Guinness and follows his children — Arthur, Edward, Anne, and Ben — as they grapple with inheritance, power, and legacy. The series tracks private family conflicts against the social and political shifts of 19th-century Ireland and beyond.
Created by Steven Knight, the show is directed by Tom Shankland with episodes by Mounia Akl, and stars Anthony Boyle, Louis Partridge, Emily Fairn, and Fionn O’Shea, with appearances by James Norton, Jack Gleeson, and others. Produced by Kudos and Stigma Films, the September 25 debut frames a dynastic struggle where business interests, personal loyalties, and public reputation collide.
‘Wayward’ (2025)
On Thursday, September 25, this limited thriller explores the dark underside of the “troubled teen” industry through a seemingly idyllic town and a boarding program that masks coercive control. The perspective cuts between the teens inside the system and the adults who begin to question what’s actually happening behind closed doors.
Created and showrun by Mae Martin, the series stars Mae Martin, Toni Collette, Sarah Gadon, Patrick J. Adams, Brandon Jay McLaren, and Alyvia Alyn Lind, with direction from Euros Lyn among others. Produced by Objective Fiction and Sphere Media, the September 25 release examines institutional power, identity, and accountability through an ensemble-driven narrative.
‘Ángela’ (2024)
Dropping Friday, September 26, this Spanish limited series follows Ángela, whose outwardly perfect family life conceals abuse and control. When Edu enters her orbit, desire and a dangerous proposition offer a possible escape, forcing choices that test her limits and sense of self.
Starring Verónica Sánchez, Daniel Grao, and Jaime Zatarain, the miniseries unfolds as a psychological thriller about autonomy and survival. Directed by Norberto López Amado, it presents a compact, six-episode arc that resolves the central mystery, with the September 26 date marking its weekly lineup placement.
Share your watchlist for the week — which of these are you cueing up first in the comments?