This weekend, Netflix is adding a Turkish drama TV series, a Bridgerton limited TV series, and a Japanese drama TV series. The final days of April saw the arrival of Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight and its extended version, the anime series InuYasha, the African rom-com It’s Us, and season 1 of the Spanish period drama series The Patients of Dr. Garcia, as well as the talk-show documentary special The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey, the final episodes of the drama TV series Firefly Lane, and the second season of the fantasy TV series Sweet Tooth.
As it does on the first days of every month, this weekend Netflix will add a bunch of licensed content to its catalog, most notably the Austin Powers movie trilogy, David Fincher’s The Curious Base of Benjamin Button, the horror movies Dawn of the Dead and Paranormal Activity, the psychological drama Girl, Interrupted, the epic Western drama Legends of the Fall, the comedies Pitch Perfect and This is the End, the drama Steel Magnolias, and the comedy-drama A Man Called Otto. As for original content, this weekend will be all about drama in different parts of the world and points in time, with the arrival of a Turkish drama TV series, a Bridgerton spinoff TV series, and a Japanese TV series about sumo. Here are the best movies and TV shows coming to Netflix this weekend – May 5.
The Tailor
The Tailor is a Turkish drama TV series. Based on a true story, The Tailor tells the story of Peyami Dokumacı (Cagatay Ulusoy), a young and famous tailor who inherited talent and a successful business from his grandfather. When Peyami’s grandfather dies, Peyami goes to Istanbul along with his father, Mustafa (Olgun Şimşek), whose mental illness has led Peyami to be ashamed of him – and to add more drama to the mix, Peyami falls in love with a client named Esvet (Şifanur Gül), a bride-to-be whose wedding dress Peyami is hired to sew, but Esvet is running away from her abusive relationship with Dimitri (Salih Bademci).
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
From the world of Bridgerton comes the spinoff drama limited series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. It’s the story of Queen Charlotte’s (played by India Amarteifio and Golda Rosheuvel) rise to prominence and power, and how her marriage to King George sparked both an epic love story and a societal shift, making way for the world of the Ton inherited by the characters in the main series. Queen Charlotte takes the audience to 1761 to follow young Charlotte and her marriage, as well as the struggles with King George’s mental illness, and to 1817, where the death of the royal heir Princess Charlotte leads the Queen to pressure her children to marry and give her another royal heir.
Sanctuary
Sanctuary is a Japanese drama TV series. It’s the story of Kiyoshi Oze (Wataru Ichinose), known as “Enno”, a juvenile delinquent who uses his impressive physique and skills in martial arts to become a sumo apprentice, though his focus is on money, fame, and a woman, not the sport itself, so he skips practices and constantly defies his more experienced seniors, leading him to be branded as a “hopeless” case. Enno soon finds himself on a collision course with a voiceless wrestler who is keeping a secret, and with time, Oze realizes there’s a lot more to sumo than money and everyone knowing your name. Also starring in Sanctuary are Shota Sometani, Shioli Kutsuna, Pierre Taki, and Koyuki.