The return of one of Netflix‘s slow-burn romance drama favorites; Mexico’s first ever stop-motion animated feature; an excruciating buddy comedy starring Eric Andre and John Cena; Julian Schnabel’s time-spanning, star-studded Dante drama; the first Harlan Coben Netflix thriller set in America; and a second outing for The Last Airbender are among the new film and TV highlights to hit Netflix in June.
Despite the flashy big budget, high concept fare, the real backbone of Netflix is the unassuming dramas like Virgin River, Sullivan’s Crossing and Ginny & Georgia that it churns out at an impressive clip. Add to that list Sweet Magnolias, romantic drama that returns for its fifth season on June 11. An adaptation of Sherryl Woods’ novels, the show follows three women, best friends living in South Carolina, and their struggles, romances and more. It’s not overly complex, and that’s just the way Sweet Magnolias heads like it.
June 12 sees the debut of Arturo and Roy Ambriz’s I Am Frankelda, an innovative Mexican stop-motion animated musical feature that has a real chance of being a breakout hit for Netflix this month. The film is a prequel to the television series Frankelda’s Book of Spooks, and has been generating a lot of buzz on social media for being the first Mexican movie made entirely in stop-motion animation. If you’re wondering what that is, just think of something akin to Wallace and Gromit. The dark fantasy story is about a young 19th century Mexican horror writer named Francisca Imelda who writes about an imagined world, which just so happens to be real.
The ever prolific Harlan Coben, the scribe behind the mega hits Safe, Fool Me Once, Run Away and The Stranger, returns to Netflix on June 18 with yet another fast-paced thriller miniseries, this time not shot in some hard to fathom British city, indeed it is the first Netflix Coben show that is ostensibly set in America. I Will Find You, based on Coben’s 2023 novel of the same name, features an impressive cast, including Sam Worthington, Britt Lower, Milo Ventimiglia, and Erin Richards and tells the story of a man (Worthington) who has been wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of his son, but then finds out his son might actually still be alive! Go get ’em Sam!
Iconoclast filmmaker Julian Schnabel returns with his new movie, In the Hand of Dante, which debuts on Netflix on June 24. The feature, which premiered amongst the glitz and glamor of the Venice Film Festival last year, is based on the 2002 novel by Nick Tosches and tells the story of the journey of a handwritten manuscript of the Divine Comedy written by medieval poet Dante Alighieri from the Middle Ages and how it ends up in the hands of Tosches. The film stars Oscar Isaac as Tosches/Dante Alighieri and the cast also includes Gal Gadot, Gerard Butler, John Malkovich, Martin Scorsese, Al Pacino and Jason Momoa. The reviews out of Venice for the film weren’t great, but In the Hand of Dante has undoubted star power.
On June 25, the second season of the big-budget fantasy series Avatar: The Last Airbender hits Netflix. The live-action adaptation of the incredibly popular Nickelodeon animated series sees the Aang gang continue their adventures in the world where some people are able to literally bend the elements to their will. Though reviews for the first season were mixed, Netflix felt sufficiently happy with the ratings that it renewed the obviously very expensive show for a second and third season. The core cast, of course, return, with new additions including Miya Cech as Toph Beifong, Chin Han as Long Feng, Hoa Xuande as Professor Zei, Justin Chien as Earth King Kuei, Amanda Zhou as Joo Dee, Crystal Yu as Poppy Beifong, Madison Hu as Fei and Dichen Lachman as Avatar Yangchen.
THR would hesitate to call Matt Spicer’s Little Brother as Netflix’s big original film release in June, but, honestly, it is likely to get the most views. The comedy, which debuts on June 26, stars the always great Eric Andre and the genuinely funny John Cena in an odd couple type situation playing off the Big Brother-Little Brother program. Cena plays a buttoned up realtor who has his life upended by his truly unhinged “little brother.” It’s not Truffaut, but it’s enough.
Movies added to Netflix in June include Song Sung Blue, Bee Movie, The Big Lebowski, The Chronicles of Riddick, Cinderella Man, Creed, Creed II, Creed III, Father of the Bride, Father of the Bride: Part II, The Fault in Our Stars, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Fried Green Tomatoes, The Girl on the Train, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, Hot Summer Nights, House on Haunted Hill, Identity Thief, Inside Man, Inside Man: Most Wanted, The Karate Kid, The Karate Kid, The Karate Kid Part II, The Karate Kid Part III, Little Miss Sunshine, Made of Honor, Miracle, Muriel’s Wedding, My Best Friend’s Wedding, Out of Africa, Pitch Black, Rachel Getting Married, Riddick, Rocky, Rocky Balboa, Rocky III, Rocky IV, Rocky V, Rookie of the Year, Rudy, Runaway Bride, Scooby-Doo, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys, The Wedding Date and The Wedding Planner.
Missed what came to Netflix last month? Check out the May additions here.
Read on for the complete list of titles hitting Netflix in June.
June 1
Bee Movie
The Big Lebowski
The Chronicles of Riddick
Cinderella Man
Creed
Creed II
Creed III
Father of the Bride
Father of the Bride: Part II
The Fault in Our Stars
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Fried Green Tomatoes
The Girl on the Train
The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
Hawaii Five-0: Seasons 1-5
Hot Summer Nights
House on Haunted Hill
Identity Thief
Inside Man
Inside Man: Most Wanted
The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid
The Karate Kid Part II
The Karate Kid Part III
Little Miss Sunshine
Made of Honor
Miracle
Muriel’s Wedding
My Best Friend’s Wedding
Out of Africa
Pitch Black
Rachel Getting Married
Riddick
Rocky
Rocky Balboa
Rocky III
Rocky IV
Rocky V
Rookie of the Year
Rudy
Runaway Bride
Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys
The Wedding Date
The Wedding Planner
June 3
David
The Hot Seat (FR)
Michael Jackson: The Verdict
June 4
Maa Behen (IN)
The Murder of Rachel Nickell (GB)
Night Shift For Cuties (ID)
Poldi (DE)
The Witness (GB)
June 5
The Marked Woman (ES)
Mexico 86 (MX)
Office Romance
Teach You a Lesson (KR)
June 6
Grey’s Anatomy: Season 22
Resident Alien: Season 4
June 7
Poor Things
USA 94: Brazil’s Return to Glory (BR)
June 8
Sesame Street: Volume 3
Shrill: Seasons 1-3
June 9
Norway: The Dark Horse (NO)
June 10
Colors Of Evil: Black (PL)
My Family: Season 2 (IT)
Outlast: The Jungle
The Rest is Football (GB)
Rosario Tijeras (Mexico): Season 5 (MX)
June 11
The Evil Lawyer (TH)
Sweet Magnolias: Season 5
Viral Hit (JP)
June 12
I Am Frankelda (MX)
Maternal Instinct
The Polygamist (ZA)
June 13
Song Sung Blue
June 14
Piece by Piece
June 15
Drinking Buddies
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
June 16
AMERICA’S SWEETHEARTS: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Season 3
Beavis and Butt-head: The Mike Judge Collection: Vol. 1-3
Funny People
Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head: Seasons 1-2
June 17
André Is an Idiot
June 18
I Will Find You
June 19
The Amazing Digital Circus: The Finale
Color Book
Oasis (ES)
Voicemails for Isabelle
June 20
The Root Of The Game (BR)
June 22
The Last Ship: Seasons 1-5
Rhythm + Flow Italy: Season 3 (IT)
June 23
Ryan Hamilton: This Just Hit Me
June 24
The American Experiment
Another Self: Season 3 (TR)
In the Hand of Dante
June 25
Avatar The Last Airbender: Season 2
June 26
Chris & Martina: The Final Set
Little Brother
Pokémon Horizons: Season 3—Rising Hope Part 3 (JP)
June 27
Agent Kim Reactivated (KR)
June 30
Sullivan’s Crossing Season 4
