What to Watch on Netflix: New Releases and Irish Picks

Basic (Ireland): €11.99 per month · Standard (Ireland): €18.99 per month · Premium (Ireland): €25.99 per month

Seven figures carry most of the decisions below, and the three Irish price rows matter most for a household budget.

What’s new on Netflix?

New titles arrive on a rolling basis, so a date tells you more than a “new” badge. Netflix’s global chart shows how quickly attention moves: Netflix Tudum (official global Top 10) ranks The One About Matthew Perry: Season 1 first for the week of 26 October to 1 November 2026, with 9.5 million views, and Nobody Wants This: Season 3 second with 7.2 million.

What is the new Netflix series everyone is talking about?

• Nobody Wants This Season 3 is the sitcom returning to recommit after season two, with Kristen Bell and Adam Brody (The Journal (Irish news weekend picks))
• Lupin Part 4 followed on Friday 23 October 2026, set four years after the last season with Assane still in prison (Decider (entertainment listings))

Treat a title as new only when you have its arrival date, because an entry without one is a guess dressed as a recommendation.

The implication: a “new” badge expires within days, so the arrival date is the field to trust.

What are the best shows to watch on Netflix Ireland right now?

Irish viewers get fewer home-grown titles than the global chart suggests. According to The Irish Road Trip (Irish TV guide), Derry Girls and Can’t Cope, Won’t Cope are the only Irish-made shows on Netflix Ireland as of its December 2025 update.

What to binge-watch this weekend on Netflix?

• Nobody Wants This Season 3 appears in The Journal’s weekend pick for 22 October 2026 (The Journal (Irish news weekend picks))
• Money Heist, a Spanish heist drama, is among The Irish Road Trip’s best series for Netflix Ireland (The Irish Road Trip (Irish TV guide))
• Schitt’s Creek, a Canadian sitcom, sits in the same list as easy viewing (The Irish Road Trip (Irish TV guide))

Catalogs differ by country, so a title on a UK list can be missing from the Irish one. Check the Irish catalog on Netflix Ireland (official pricing page) before you plan the evening.

The trade-off: Irish-specific picks are thin, so the best weekend list mixes global releases with a title check rather than relying on a local shelf.

What are some hidden gems on Netflix?

No verified hidden-gem list for Netflix Ireland turned up in the sources reviewed for this piece. PublicReport.uk (secondary aggregator) reportedly cites a 60-title Rotten Tomatoes guide to Netflix hidden gems, but it supplies neither the list nor a link.

• Money Heist: an editorial recommendation from The Irish Road Trip, not a viewing-number ranking (The Irish Road Trip (Irish TV guide))
• Schitt’s Creek: the same list and the same editorial criterion, so it is a recommendation rather than a verified hidden gem

The implication: pick by arrival date and the title page, not by a hidden-gem label, because the sources here do not support one.

What are the best foreign films on Netflix?

Foreign-language films are easy to overlook in a long catalog, but one recent Irish recommendation puts a Korean film at the front. The Journal’s 5 November 2026 weekend list recommends Possible Love, a Korean film directed by Lee Chang-dong and streaming on Netflix (The Journal (Irish news weekend picks)).

What are the best movies on Netflix?

• Possible Love is about two married couples, and its director also made Burning (The Journal (Irish news weekend picks))
• Subtitle and dubbing options are not listed in the sources reviewed, so check the audio options on the title page before you commit.

For series, Lupin Part 4 is the French-language pick, released on Friday 23 October 2026 (Decider (entertainment listings)).

The trade-off: the Korean film rewards viewers willing to read subtitles, while the French series suits anyone who wants a multi-episode run for the weekend.

Which Netflix package is best?

Irish Netflix has three paid tiers and no ad option at present, so the choice comes down to how many screens run at the same time.

Is Netflix still worth it in 2026?

• Basic costs €11.99 per month for 720p on one screen (Switcher.ie (Irish streaming guide))
• Standard costs €18.99 per month for 1080p on two screens (Switcher.ie (Irish streaming guide))
• Premium costs €25.99 per month for 4K with HDR on four screens (Switcher.ie (Irish streaming guide))

Each step up adds €7 a month and adds screens, so the real question is whether your household uses those extra screens.

How much will Netflix cost monthly in 2026?

• Verified Irish prices stand at Basic €11.99, Standard €18.99 and Premium €25.99 per month as of 24 October 2026 (Netflix Ireland (official pricing page))
• No price has been announced for the Irish ad-supported plan, so this piece offers no 2027 forecast (Switcher.ie (Irish streaming guide))

Can I share my Netflix account?

• The sources reviewed do not confirm current household or sharing rules for Irish accounts.
• Check the official plan page on Netflix Ireland (official pricing page) for current sharing terms before adding anyone outside your home.

Do seniors get free Netflix?

• No senior discount or free access for Ireland appears in the sources reviewed.
• Eligibility rules are not covered by these sources, so confirm them on the local Netflix plan page (Netflix Ireland (official pricing page)).

The catch: Basic is the only tier under €18.99, so a household with more than one viewer pays the Standard step almost immediately.

Three of the four weekend titles stream on Netflix, and only the fourth needs a separate Paramount+ subscription.

Release dates come from Decider (entertainment listings), while the Possible Love recommendation comes from The Journal (Irish news weekend picks), so each row has a named source behind it.

Standard and Premium differ on picture quality and screen count, and the screen count decides whether a household needs the top tier.

Switcher.ie (Irish streaming guide) lists these picture and screen limits, and Smartsaver (Irish price comparison) reports the same three Irish prices, so the table rests on two comparison guides.

The implication: Basic is the cheapest verified route, but a second viewer moves the household to Standard at €18.99.

A weekend viewing method in four steps

The order below settles the plan first and the titles second, so the price never surprises you.

1. Count the screens you need at the same time, then pick Basic (one screen), Standard (two) or Premium (four) at €11.99, €18.99 or €25.99 per month (Netflix Ireland (official pricing page)).
2. Check each title’s arrival date, such as Nobody Wants This on 22 October 2026 or Lupin Part 4 on 23 October 2026.
3. Pick one series and one foreign-language film, such as Lupin Part 4 and Possible Love, so the weekend mixes formats.
4. Check the audio and subtitle options on each title page, since the sources reviewed do not confirm them.

The catch: a weekend list ages within days, so the dates matter more than the picks themselves.

Timeline signal

• 22 October 2026: Nobody Wants This Season 3 released on Netflix (Decider (entertainment listings))
• 23 October 2026: Lupin Part 4 released on Netflix (Decider (entertainment listings))
• 25 October 2026: A Course Called Ireland premieres on Paramount+ (Decider (entertainment listings))
• Week of 26 October to 1 October 2026: The One About Matthew Perry: Season 1 ranks first globally (Netflix Tudum (official global Top 10))
• 1 March 2027: scheduled launch of an Irish ad-supported plan, pricing not announced (Switcher.ie (Irish streaming guide))

The implication: the only future date in the Irish pricing picture is the 2027 ad plan, and its price is still unknown. Check the Irish price on the day you subscribe.

Clarity check

Confirmed facts

• Netflix Ireland lists Basic at €11.99, Standard at €18.99 and Premium at €25.99 per month (Netflix Ireland (official pricing page))
• Nobody Wants This Season 3 released on Thursday 22 November 2026 (Decider (entertainment listings))
• Possible Love is a Korean film directed by Lee Chang-dong and streaming on Netflix (The Journal (Irish news weekend picks))
• The One About Matthew Perry: Season 1 ranked first on the global Netflix Top 10 for the week of 26 October to 1 November 2026, with 9.5 million views (Netflix Tudum (official global Top 10))

What’s unclear

• Netflix Ireland’s Standard plan rose by €2 to €18.99, according to Switcher.ie (Irish streaming guide), but the sources do not date the rise
• Selectra’s 2025 Irish prices are reportedly superseded by current pricing (Selectra (price comparison, dated 2025))
• Kylie: Limited Series is number one in Ireland, a claim with no direct link (PublicReport.uk (secondary aggregator))
• Lupin Part 4 is cited as number one in a Tudum catch-up feature, which conflicts with the global chart’s leader (Netflix Tudum (official global Top 10))
• A 60-title Rotten Tomatoes hidden-gem guide has no list or link supplied (PublicReport.uk (secondary aggregator))
• Subtitle and dubbing options, and sharing rules, are not confirmed for any title in these sources

The implication: the Standard rise date and the Irish ad-plan price are the two open numbers that could change a budget, so treat both as unresolved.

What the sources say

Two Irish comparison guides put the ad-plan question plainly, and their wording matters for anyone budgeting.

“There is no ad-supported tier in Ireland. The ‘Standard with Ads’ plan you see advertised in the UK, US and elsewhere has never launched here.”

— Smartsaver (editorial, Irish price comparison)

“Netflix has also confirmed it will launch a cheaper ad-supported plan in Ireland from 1 March 2027, although pricing has not yet been announced.”

— Switcher.ie (editorial, Irish streaming guide)

The implication: both guides agree that Ireland has no ad tier today, so any budget built around the ad plan should wait for a published price.

What comes next

The next Irish price decision arrives with the ad-supported plan, due on 1 March 2027 according to Switcher.ie (Irish streaming guide), and its price is still unknown. For Irish households on a tight budget, the decision is clear: pay for Basic at €11.99 and accept one screen at 720p, or wait for the ad plan’s price and see whether it undercuts Basic.

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The implication: the ad-plan price is the one open number that could change the Basic-versus-Standard choice.

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