4 unmissable new movies and TV shows to get excited by on Netflix this week (April 19-26)

From Stranger Things’ return to a new survival thriller movie, you won’t want to miss this film and TV show quartet.

Netflix plans to add a vertical video feed, use AI for recommendations

Netflix is going to launch a TikTok-like vertical video feed within its apps this month, and plans to use AI broadly for content creation and recommendations.

‘Genuinely might be the worst trailer I’ve ever seen’: new Netflix movie Ladies First slammed by outraged fans as woman dominated world becomes man’s ‘worst nightmare’

New Netflix movie Ladies First explores and man’s worst nightmare in a woman dominated world — but its first trailer hasn’t gone down well.

Netflix is about to feel more like social media with a vertical feed coming soon

Netflix is launching a vertical video discovery feed by end of April, letting you swipe through show and movie clips before jumping into a full watch.

Netflix co-founder and chair Reed Hastings to leave board

Hastings helped to transform the video rental industry — first with physical, then digital, delivery.

Netflix embraces vertical video with major mobile app update
Netflix embraces vertical video with major mobile app update

Netflix announced on Thursday that it will be launching a redesigned mobile app, which will include a vertical video feed, at the end of April. “This redesign will better reflect our expanding entertainment offering and make it easier for members to engage how and when they want,” the company said in its Q1 2026 earnings […]

Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings is officially leaving the company
Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings is officially leaving the company

Netflix cofounder and chairman Reed Hastings plans to leave the company after nearly 30 years. The news comes as part of Netflix’s Q1 2026 earnings results released on Thursday, which says Hastings “will not stand for re-election to our Board when his current term expires at the Annual Meeting in June.” After cofounding Netflix in […]

How Netflix made us fall in love with K-dramas
How Netflix made us fall in love with K-dramas

This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. What do you get if you take a bunch of ripped, shirtless male K-pop idols in boxing gloves and have them spar in the ring until they’re sweating? For Netflix: […]