Credit: NetflixJuly is almost out the door, folks, but Netflix isn’t taking its foot off the gas just yet, adding a handful of new TV shows to binge, if you’ve already ripped through I Will Find You, The Hawk, and maybe even Little House on the Prairie. There’s still plenty worth watching for U.S. subscribers, including a series so new it just landed yesterday.
This weekend’s lineup has range. The newest contender is the second season of a ranch romance starring Josh Duhamel, then there’s a Top 10 Mexican coming-of-age series, and lastly, my top pick, a freaky-cool 100% rated South Korean horror thriller that I can’t get enough of.
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Ransom Canyon
The steamy Texas ranch saga saddles up for season 2
It might not have the bite of Taylor Sheridan’s mega Yellowstone franchise, but on Thursday, Netflix’s swoony ranch drama, Ransom Canyon, made its return for a second season of dusty romance, land feuds, and deep smoldering glares into the distance.
All eight episodes of season 2 are now streaming for your weekend binge of this series based on Jodi Thomas’s bestselling book series of the same name, set against the rolling expanses of Texas Hill Country. After the breakout success of season one, six months have passed in the timeline, picking up with rancher Staten Kirkland (Josh Duhamel, Transformers), who’s still recovering from the death of his wife and son and who’s also under pressure to take back his family’s Double K Ranch after being pushed out. Meanwhile, Staten’s on-again-off-again love interest, Quinn O’Grady (Minka Kelly, Friday Night Lights), returns from New York with a new man in tow.
Patricia Clarkson (Sharp Objects) joins the cast as Quinn’s mother, in what promises to be a spicy season 2 that might scratch your post-Dutton Ranch itch.
Ransom Canyon
Release Date
April 17, 2025
Network
Netflix
Cast
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Josh DuhamelStaten Kirkland -
Minka KellyQuinn O’Grady -
James BrolinCap Fuller -
Eoin MackenDavis Collins
WHERE TO WATCH
Showrunner
April Blair
Directors
Amanda Marsalis
Writers
April Blair
Main Genre
Western
Creator(s)
April Blair, Jodi Thomas
Producers
Anne M. Uemura, Robin Carr, Brian Gott
Seasons
2
Streaming Service(s)
Executive Producer(s)
April Blair, Dan Angel, Josh Duhamel, Joe Fazzio, Amanda Marsalis, Bradley Gardner, Minka Kelly, Josh Dumala
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I’m Not Afraid
A kidnapping mystery seen through a 10-year-old’s eyes
This brooding Mexican limited series has been lingering in the Top 10 of the Netflix TV charts since it debuted on the service on July 8, and for good reason—I’m Not Afraid‘s premise is as sinister as it is haunting. An adaptation of Italian novelist and screenwriter Niccolò Ammaniti’s acclaimed novel Io non ho paura (which was also made into an award-winning 2003 Italian film of the same name), this six-episode drama tells the story of 10-year-old Miguel (Aldo Emiliano Navarro), who, after chasing a stray soccer ball onto the property of an ruined coffee estate, discovers a young boy chained up in a hidden pit.
Quiz
Name that Netflix thriller
Trivia challenge
From twisted mysteries to edge-of-your-seat suspense — can you identify
these Netflix thrillers from a single clue?
MysterySuspenseCrimePlot TwistsCharacters
Plot Twists
In which Netflix thriller does a woman discover that her seemingly perfect husband
has been living a secret double life, complete with a second family in another city?
follows Adam Price after a mysterious woman reveals his wife has been hiding a shocking secret. The show
is a British production and was a massive hit for Netflix upon release.
Harlan Coben’s novel. It follows Adam Price as a chance encounter with a mysterious woman unravels
devastating secrets about his wife and his entire life.
Crime
Which Netflix thriller follows a brilliant but obsessive stalker named Joe Goldberg
who works in a bookstore and uses social media to insert himself into his targets’ lives?
disturbed man whose inner monologue narrates his dangerous obsessions. The show originally aired on
Lifetime before Netflix picked it up and turned it into a global phenomenon.
show’s genius lies in its unreliable first-person narration, which forces viewers to uncomfortably
sympathize with a serial stalker and killer.
Suspense
In Bird Box, the characters must keep their eyes covered to avoid a mysterious
force. Which actress plays the lead character Malorie?
the 2018 Netflix post-apocalyptic thriller Bird Box. The film was so popular it reportedly became one of
Netflix’s most-watched original films within its first week of release.
based on Josh Malerman’s novel and spawned the infamous ‘Bird Box Challenge’ on social media, which
Netflix had to publicly discourage people from attempting.
Mystery
Which Netflix thriller is set in the fictional German town of Winden and involves
time travel through a cave system spanning multiple generations of intertwined families?
2017 and ran for three seasons. It’s widely regarded as one of the most complex and intellectually
rewarding thriller series ever made, weaving together time travel, fate, and family trauma.
thriller. The show’s intricate plot spans multiple time periods and requires serious attention — many
fans keep detailed family trees just to follow all the connections between characters.
Characters
In Ozark, Marty Byrde is a financial advisor who is forced to launder money for a
Mexican drug cartel. Which actor plays Marty?
him Emmy nominations for both acting and directing. Bateman is also an executive producer on the show,
which ran for four seasons and concluded in 2022.
for comedic roles, Bateman’s dramatic turn in Ozark surprised many critics and audiences — he even
directed several episodes and received Emmy recognition for his work both in front of and behind the
camera.
Plot Twists
Behind Her Eyes is a psychological thriller famous for its shocking finale. What
supernatural concept drives the story’s climactic twist?
projection, where a character has used out-of-body experiences to swap souls with another person. The
twist divided audiences but became one of the most talked-about endings in recent Netflix history.
projection and soul swapping. The show lulls viewers into thinking it’s a straightforward thriller about
an affair before pulling the rug out completely in its final episode — a move that went massively viral
online.
Crime
Which Netflix thriller is based on true events and follows a con artist who posed as
a German heiress named Anna Delvey to scam New York’s elite social circles?
dramatizes the real story of Anna Sorokin, who used the alias Anna Delvey to defraud banks and
socialites out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Julia Garner plays the lead role.
series about real-life con artist Anna Sorokin. Sorokin, who used the name Anna Delvey, was convicted of
fraud in 2019 and reportedly watched the show about herself while in immigration detention.
Suspense
In the Netflix thriller Squid Game, what is the prize money (in South Korean won)
offered to the winner of the deadly competition?
equates to roughly $38 million USD. The specific amount accumulates as each player dies — adding
approximately 100 million won per death — giving the horrifying competition a chilling economic logic.
won. The figure isn’t arbitrary — it grows with each contestant’s death, with 100 million won added per
person, making the mounting total a constant and grim reminder of lives lost in the competition.
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The boy, named Felipe (Yago Andreu), is malnourished and insists that he’s a ghost, and Miguel begins a secret friendship with him, bringing him food and water. But when Miguel overhears the adults talking one evening, he learns that Felipe has been kidnapped and that the plot runs deeper than Miguel could have imagined.
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The East Palace
A ghost slayer takes on a cursed Korean palace
I’m only a few episodes into this excellently creepy supernatural K-drama, but The East Palace has quickly become my favorite new show on Netflix, which, since its July 17 debut, has launched onto the streamer’s global Top 10 and has so far earned a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Mixing the period feel of Kingdom and the horror ingredients of films like The Grudge, this eight-episode series is set in a demoned-up version of Korea’s Joseon dynasty where a malevolent spirit has been taking the lives of the members of the royal bloodline for the past 30 years. The desperate king (Cho Seung-woo) secretly recruits Gu-cheon (Nam Joo-hyuk, Twenty Five Twenty One), a defiant young drifter with the power to cross into the spirit realm. Gu-cheon is paired with Saeng-gang (Roh Yoon-seo, Crash Course in Romance), a young palace servant with more than a few secrets of her own, to help hunt the spirits.
The East Palace is gorgeous to look at, has all the chilling ingredients of a classic K-horror, some exciting demon slaying, and a touch of family drama baked in. I’m hooked.
The East Palace
Release Date
2026 – 2026-00-00
Network
Netflix
Cast
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Nam Joo-hyukGu-cheon
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Roh Yoon-seoSaeng-gang
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Cho Seung-wooThe King
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Park Soo-yeonThe Queen
WHERE TO WATCH
Directors
Choi Jung-kyu
Writers
Kwon So-ra, Seo Jae-won
Main Genre
K-Drama
Creator(s)
Kwon So-ra, Seo Jae-won
Seasons
1
One last binge before August shows up
That’s three new (and new-ish) Netflix shows that should take you comfortably into August. But in case you want more, How-To Geek’s team of obsessed streaming experts do nothing but scour the services for the new, the old, and the best movies and TV shows for you to watch, and put it all up in the streaming section for you to peruse.
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Simultaneous streams
Two or four
Live TV
No
Price
Starting at $8/month
