Netflix adding 18 new movies and shows this week

You might think that because it’s getting closer to the end of the month there aren’t any big Netflix movies or shows coming the rest of the month. But you would be wrong! There’s a much-anticipated prequel to a popular zombie film, a new series based on the life of a famous football player and activist, and a new psychological thriller that might have you giving the side-eye to your therapist.

Army of Thieves, the prequel to The Army of the Dead, hits Netflix on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. It features Matthias Schweighöfer, Nathalie Emmanuel, Ruby O. Fee, Stuart Martin, and Guz Khan.

The movie follows safecracker, Ludwig Dieter, from the first film. But this time he, along with a group of fellow thieves, is working on a top-secret heist at the very beginning of the zombie apocalypse. It all begins when a woman hires Dieter to help her and her crew crack three of the most difficult safes across Europe.

Check out the trailer here:

This week also brings Colin in Black & White on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021. The series tells the story of football player and activist Colin Kaepernick during his years in high school and shows what brought him to become the person we know today. The show was created by Kaepernick himself along with director Ava DuVernay.

The series features Kaepernick as the narrator while Jaden Michael plays a young Colin. The show also stars Mary-Louise Parker and Nick Offerman as Kaepernick’s adoptive parents.

Take a look at the trailer here:

Hypnotic coming to Netflix this week

More in the mood for a thriller? Hypnotic hits the streaming service on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021. The film follows Jenn, a young woman who is trying to improve her life. Part of that means going to see a hypnotherapist.

But after a few sessions, she realizes the doctor is not the good guy he appears to be. She may be stuck under his influence and doing things she would never do otherwise.

The film stars Midnight Mass‘s Kate Siegel, Jason O’Mara, Dulé Hill, and Lucie Guest.

Take a peek at the trailer here:

This week also brings season 3 Roswell, New Mexico on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, and reality TV show Roaring Twenties on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021.

New on Netflix this week: Oct. 24-30

Oct. 24

We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks

Oct. 25

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

Oct. 26

Roswell, New Mexico: Season 3
Sex: Unzipped

Oct. 27

Begin Again
Hypnotic
Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight Part 2
Sintonia: Season 2
Wentworth: Season 8

Oct. 28

Luis Miguel – The Series: Season 3
The Motive

Oct. 29

Army of Thieves
Colin in Black & White
Dear Mother
Mythomaniac: Season 2
Roaring Twenties
Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go
The Time It Takes

What will you be watching on Netflix this week? Let us know in the comments below and stay tuned to Netflix Life for more updates!