The big news this week is the return of Stranger Things for its fifth and final season, but Netflix also has a can’t-miss historical drama, holiday flicks, and more.
Every week, Netflix delivers a bunch of new content for subscribers to stream. Watching all of it would take you more time than you have, so I start my weekend by picking three top items for the next seven days. Will the $400 million investment Netflix made in finishing Stranger Things finally pay off this week? The final season promises answers about all of the mysteries of Hawkins and The Upside Down. Tune in for that, plus a critically praised historical drama and more.This Week on Netflix: PCMag’s PicksTrain Dreams (Nov. 21)
Based on the novella by the late Denis Johnson, Train Dreams is one of Netflix’s best hopes for awards season. The lyrical, downbeat tale of a railroad worker in the 1920s who is separated from his wife and daughter for long periods of time, only to lose everything, including his humanity, has been winning unanimous raves from critics, especially the lead performance by Joel Edgerton.
