Killer Week on Streaming: I Know What You Did Last Summer Joins Netflix — See Every New Movie (Including The Twits, The Jester 2 & The Strangers: Chapter 2)
Lots of new movies hit streaming and VOD this week, and there’s a clear lean toward horror. Below you’ll find a straightforward list of notable arrivals on Netflix, Hulu, Shudder, and rental platforms, with basic details like genre, run time, director, cast, and a short synopsis.
- New on Netflix
- Good News
- I Know What You Did Last Summer
- The Twits
- New on Hulu
- 40 Acres
- New on Shudder
- Other
- New to rent
- The Astronaut
- The Jester 2
- The Strangers: Chapter 2
New on Netflix
Good News
Genre: Black comedy. Run time: 2h 16m. Director: Byun Sung-hyun. Cast: Sul Kyung-gu, Hong Kyung, Ryoo Seung-bum.
The film is inspired by the real 1970 hijacking of a Japanese passenger plane. It follows an attempt by intelligence and military teams to trick hijackers who want to fly the aircraft to Pyongyang, and instead get the plane to arrive in Seoul.
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Genre: Slasher horror. Run time: 1h 51m. Director: Jennifer Kaytin Robinson. Cast: Madelyn Cline, Chase Sui Wonders, Jonah Hauer-King, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr.
A new group of friends cover up a car accident, then face a hooked killer for their crime. Additionally, survivors from the 1997 film return: Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. reprise their original roles in this 2025 legacy sequel on Netflix.
The Twits
Genre: Animated musical. Run time: 1h 38m. Director: Phil Johnston. Cast: Margo Martindale, Johnny Vegas, Natalie Portman.
Phil Johnston co-writes and directs a loose adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 1980 book. The story centers on a cruel couple who run an amusement park powered by the tears of captured magical creatures, and the orphans who interrupt their plans.
New on Hulu
40 Acres
Genre: Post-apocalyptic thriller. Run time: 1h 53m. Director: R.T. Thorne. Cast: Danielle Deadwyler, Michael Greyeyes, Kataem O’Connor.
Set in a bleak near future, a family in rural Canada survives by staying isolated and preparing for violence. Their defenses are tested when a militia attacks the Union Army protecting the area and then advances on the family’s home.
New on Shudder
Other
Genre: Horror. Run time: 1h 35m. Director: David Moreau. Cast: Olga Kurylenko, Jean Schatz, Lola Bonaventure.
A woman named Alice returns to her childhood home after her mother dies and finds the house filled with surveillance recordings. The tapes and a sinister presence in the house lead to a dark revelation.
New to rent
The Astronaut
Genre: Science fiction horror. Run time: 1h 31m. Director: Jess Varley. Cast: Kate Mara, Laurence Fishburne, Gabriel Luna.
Astronaut Sam Walker wakes up on Earth with no memory of her failed mission to the International Space Station. While quarantined and under Pentagon investigation, she experiences bruising and hallucinations, and wonders if she returned alone.
The Jester 2
Genre: Horror. Run time: 1h 27m. Director: Colin Krawchuk. Cast: Michael Sheffield, Kaitlyn Trentham, Jessica Ambuehl.
Teen magician Max is forced into a deadly game on Halloween by a supernatural killer known as the Jester. She must escape dangerous illusions to survive the night.
The Strangers: Chapter 2
Genre: Horror. Run time: 1h 38m. Director: Renny Harlin. Cast: Madelaine Petsch, Gabriel Basso, Ema Horvath.
This sequel continues the story of Maya Lucas, a survivor of the first film, as she is pursued by masked killers. Maya struggles to get authorities to take the threat seriously while trying to figure out who to trust.
