Picture: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) is now available to stream on Netflix UK – Paramount Pictures
It’s a bumper week on Netflix UK, with 237 new titles added to the library. Many of the new additions come from Europe, including many German documentaries and classic Belgian films. Most importantly, this week has seen the addition of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and excellent new Originals such as the Italian YA series Minverva Academy and the biographical crime drama Unabomber.
First of all, here are the week’s highlights:
Sep 25
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Director: Jeff Fowler
Genre: Action, Adventure | Runtime: 113 minutes
Cast: Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, Idris Elba, Keanu Reeves, James Marsden
Netflix Release Date: September 25, 2026
Paramount has found huge success with its live-action Sonic films, and the third installment of the franchise is the best one yet. With Keanu Reeves as the voice of Shadow, and a double act from Jim Carrey, it’s no wonder the film made almost $500 million at the box office.
Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles face their most formidable adversary yet: Shadow, a mysterious hedgehog seeking revenge against humanity. Outmatched by his immense chaos energy, Team Sonic must forge an uneasy alliance with their old nemesis, Dr. Robotnik, to save the planet.
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Minerva Academy
For fans missing Elité, the brand-new Italian series Minerva Academy is the perfect way to fill that void.
Set in a strict military high school in Naples, it strips students of modern comforts and pushes them to their limits. While navigating grueling tactics and forbidden romances, the youths and their conflicted instructors must confront past mistakes to discover their true ambitions and grow up.
Sep 25
Unabomber
Netflix’s brand new feature film follows the origin of how Ted Kaczynski went from a Harvard Prodigy to one of the most notorious domestic terrorists in United States history.
Inspired by true events, UNABOMBER follows Ted Kaczynski’s (Jacob Tremblay) transformation from 16-year-old Harvard prodigy into the infamous Unabomber. Subjected to controversial psychological experiments by Professor Henry Murray (Russell Crowe), Kaczynski’s troubled past resurfaces decades later when his manhunt, led by FBI agent Joanne Miller (Shailene Woodley), brings to light the chilling consequences of ambition and isolation.
What’s New on Netflix UK This Week
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