3 top Netflix shows to watch this week (April 13-19)

Netflix is back with another solid mix of new releases this week, covering everything from intense international dramas to messy reality competitions and darker, psychological stories. There’s truly something here for everyone to add to their watchlist!

What makes this week’s selection really stand out is the variety in tone and genre, with each show offering a completely different kind of binge experience. Below, we've shared a good list of three amazing Netflix series to watch this week and all are returning favorites!

The Law According to Lidia Poët season 3

• Release date: April 15
• Creators: Guido Iuculano and Davide Orsini
• Cast: Matilda De Angelis, Eduardo Scarpetta, Pier Luigi Pasino, Sinéad Thornhill, Sara Lazzaro, Dario Aita

The third and final season of The Law According to Lidia Poët brings the acclaimed Italian historical drama to a powerful and emotional close. Set in the late 19th century, the series continues to follow Lidia Poët, Italy’s first female lawyer, who has spent her career fighting a system that refuses to recognize her right to practice law.

Season 3 raises the stakes in every direction. Lidia is closer than ever to legal recognition thanks to growing political momentum in Parliament, where her brother Enrico Poët is actively pushing for legislation that would allow women to practice law. However, progress is never simple, and the final season places Lidia at the center of both legal and personal battles that will define her legacy.

The central case this season revolves around a shocking murder accusation involving one of Lidia’s closest friends, Grazia Fontana. Accused of killing her husband, Grazia becomes the subject of a highly publicized trial that draws intense scrutiny from both society and the justice system. Lidia then finds herself compelled to step in despite still being barred from officially practicing law, forcing her to navigate the justice system from the margins.

Million Dollar Secret season 2

• Release date: April 15
• Creator: Glenn Hugill

Million Dollar Secret returns with an even more intense second season of psychological gameplay and social deception. The premise remains deceptively simple: one contestant secretly begins the game with $1 million, while the other players must figure out who is hiding the money and eliminate them before the end.

Set in a secluded luxury estate, Million Dollar Secret sees a group of strangers forced into constant social interaction, where every conversation could hide a clue or a lie. The hidden millionaire’s goal is to survive undetected, while everyone else works to expose them and claim the prize for themselves.

Million Dollar Secret season 2 ramps up the tension by increasing the number of players. While the first season only had 12 participants, the second season brings in 14 contestants. With more people in the mix, alliances are likely to form faster but become more fragile, and suspicion might spread throughout the group at a quicker pace.

The larger cast also means more conversations are happening at once, which creates more opportunities for deception, misdirection, and misinterpretation. Players have to constantly stay alert, as even small details in someone’s behavior or story can become the key to identifying or protecting the hidden millionaire.

Beef season 2

• Release date: April 16
• Creator: Lee Sung Jin
• Cast: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton, Cailee Spaeny, Youn Yuh-jung

The Emmy-winning anthology series Beef returns with a completely new story and new characters. While season 1 focused on a single escalating road rage feud, Beef season 2 shifts its focus to a different environment where power, class, and secrecy collide.

This season begins at an exclusive country club, where a young couple working within the staff accidentally witnesses a heated and violent argument between their powerful boss and his wife. What should have remained a private moment quickly becomes the spark for a much larger chain reaction.

As secrets begin to spread, both couples at the center of the story become entangled in a growing web of manipulation and revenge. What then follows is not a single explosive conflict, but a slow and deliberate unraveling of relationships built on ambition, insecurity, and control.