In 2025, Netflix introduced new series that took viewers by storm. The streaming service also brought back well-loved shows, and continued the stories of characters that are beloved by fans around the world.

Netflix had many of its most popular shows return in 2025, including Stranger Things, Squid Game, Cobra Kai and Wednesday. However, none of those franchise hits managed to match the quality of Netflix's elite series across all genres.

The cast is stacked with stars like Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Dakota Fanning, and Meghann Fahy, and the beautiful setting makes this murder mystery a must-watch. One of the biggest Netflix hits,

While you can check out all my weekly reviews here, let’s look at my list of the 5 Best Netflix Original Films of 2025. Honorable mentions for 2025 include Steve, Nouvelle Vague, and Good News. Director: Kathryn Bigelow Cast: Rebecca Ferguson, Idris Elba, Gabriel Basso, Tracy Letts Rated: R

Once Tom has a taste of the high life that Dickie enjoys, he can’t let it go. After making some extreme choices, Tom assumes Dickie’s identity and takes his place in high society. However, the police and Marge are suspicious about Dickie’s apparent disappearance, and even Tom’s luck is bound to run out sooner or later.

Netflix will be dropping more than 100 titles from its library in January, both movies and television shows. One show that will disappear next month will do so after only a short stay on the platform.

One of Netflix’s latest documentary offerings center around music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs and is produced by his longtime nemesis Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. But the petty-ness seems to have been put aside given how mostly thorough this four-part project was.

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