These are the best new series on Netflix (week 26, 2026)

We celebrate the weekend and that also means that we look back at Netflix’s new offering. In addition to a lot of new films, Netflix is ​​also adding a series of new series this week. This is how you look from now on Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024– ) and you can also go to Netflix for The American Experiment (2026).

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This week’s best new series and seasons on Netflix

The list shows series of which one or more seasons have been added to Netflix. Each series indicates which season can be seen on Netflix from this week.

1. 7.5
   

   Pokémon Horizons (2023‑ )

   Season 3, 12 episodes

   Watch on Netflix • Liko, a young girl who arrives at Indigo Academy, receives her first partner Pokémon, Sprigatito. However, she is soon pursued by the Explorers, a mysterious group that wants to get her necklace.

2. 7.4
   

   Notes from the Last Row (2026)

   New! Season 1

   Watch on Netflix • Mun-oh, a failed professor of Korean literature, becomes fascinated by the work of Lee Kang. He wants to make Lee a decent student and therefore teaches him well.

3. 7.3
   

   Olive Tree (2022‑ )

   Season 3

   Watch on Netflix • Ada, Sevgi and Leyla arrive at a seaside resort and discover their spiritual side. This unexpectedly confronts them with the unresolved traumas from their family histories.

4. 7.2
   

   Avatar: The Last Airbender (2024‑ )

   Season 2

   Watch on Netflix • A live-action series based on the popular animated series ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’. The civilization is split into four nations, named after the elements:

5. 6.2
   

   The American Experiment (2026)

   New! Season 1

   Watch on Netflix • “The American Experiment” explores how a nation built on an untested idea continues to grapple with the fundamental contradictions between slavery and freedom, and between individual power and minority representation – and how American democracy has been built, tested and reshaped over two and a half centuries.

Is there nothing here for you? For a complete overview of all new films and series on Netflix, view our New on Netflix page!

Image: ‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ via Netflix