Netflix Weekend Guide: The Best New Releases to Binge-Watch From February 28 to March 2

Kate Hudson as Isla Gordon in Episode 105 of Running Point
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Kate Hudson as Isla Gordon in Episode 105 of Running Point
Credit: Katrina Marcinowski/Netflix | Fair use for promotional purposes

It's the weekend again, and you might be looking for new releases to binge-watch on Netflix that you can watch this February 28 to March 2. Here are some of the titles that you should look out for.

Kate Hudson Stars in New Sports Comedy Series

Kate Hudson as Isla Gordon in Episode 108 of Running Point.
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Oscar-nominated actress Kate Hudson stars in the new sports comedy series Running Point. It hails from creators Mindy Kaling, Ike Barinholtz, and David Stassen.

When a scandal forces her brother to resign, Isla Gordon (Hudson) is appointed president of the Los Angeles Waves, one of the most storied professional basketball franchises, and her family business. Ambitious and often overlooked, Isla will have to prove to her skeptical brothers, the board, and the larger sports community that she is the right choice for the job.

The series also stars Brenda Song, Drew Tarver, Scott MacArthur, Fabrizio Guido, Jay Ellis, Toby Sandeman, Chet Hanks, Max Greenfield, Keyla Monterroso Mejia, Roberto Sanchez, Uche Agada, Dane DiLiegro, and Justin Theroux.

Your Next Favorite British Limited Series

Karla Crome Pattie, Claudia Jessie as Maggie, Jodie Whittaker as Susan in Episode 4 of Toxic Town.
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Based on one of the UKā€™s biggest environmental scandals, the new British four-part limited series Toxic Town centers on the story of the people at the heart of the Corby poisonings.

Focusing on the mothers, who took on a David and Goliath battle for justice, the series traces through the years of their fight as a terrible truth comes to the surface.

The series stars Jodie Whittaker, Aimee Lou Wood, Robert Carlyle, Rory Kinnear, Brendan Coyle, Claudia Jessie, Joe Dempsie, Michael Socha, Stephen McMillan, and Karla Crome.

A New Romantic Movie from Denmark

Rosalinde Mynster as MIA, Joachim Fjelstrup as EMIL in SULT.
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The new romantic film A Copenhagen Love Story arrived just in time to wrap up the month of love. It is based on Tine HĆøeg's successful novel.

The story centers on Mia, a successful writer who meets the love of her life in the charming single father Emil. But their happiness is soon tested when it turns out they cannot conceive naturally and must turn to fertility treatment. Can love last when artificial hormones and scheduled sex push their relationship ā€” and sanity ā€” to the brink?

Library Titles That Recently Arrived on Netflix

Despicable Me 4
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Some movies and TV shows recently became available on Netflix that you can finally watch for the first time or rewatch again.

Here are some of the well-known library titles that you can now watch on the platform:

  • 50 First Dates
  • Annie (2014)
  • Beginners
  • Black Hawk Down
  • Blade Runner: The Final Cut
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine (seasons 5-6)
  • Despicable Me 4
  • Do the Right Thing
  • Friday
  • The Holiday
  • Ma
  • Next Friday
  • Pride & Prejudice
  • Sicario
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2
  • Ted
  • Wedding Crashers

What's Leaving on Netflix Soon

Inception
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Some titles are also set to leave Netflix very soon, so don't forget to watch them before they disappear from the platform.

Here are the titles that are set to leave the platform soon:

  • 21 Bridges (March 1)
  • A Haunted House (March 1)
  • Aloha (March 1)
  • The Angry Birds Movie (March 1)
  • Blended (March 1)
  • Cinderella Man (March 1)
  • Due Date (March 1)
  • Green Lantern (March 1)
  • In the Heart of the Sea (March 1)
  • Inception (March 1)
  • Legends of the Fall (March 1)
  • Little (March 1)
  • Mr. Peabody & Sherman (March 1)
  • Oblivion (March 1)
  • The Other Guys (March 1)
  • Scooby-Doo (March 1)
  • Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (March 1)
  • Sixteen Candles (March 1)
  • Stand by Me (March 1)
  • Still Alice (March 1)

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