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The summer season and great movies are a classic combination. Yes, it’s a little paradoxical. Better weather should mean less time spent indoors watching films. But there’s a reason that major studios typically drop their biggest blockbusters over the summer (and summer movie season 2026 is looking pretty great). Netflix is no different, offering its own seasonal slate.The world's biggest streaming service drops new movies (and TV shows) all year long, but it seems to always save a few big-hitters for the summer months. In 2026, there will be a strong handful of new Netflix originals that will encourage you to shun the sun and instead spend your vacation time glued to your television.I’ve combed through Netflix’s confirmed slate of new movies for the summer months ahead and found a trio of movies that look so enticing that I’ve already added them to my streaming watchlist.‘Enola Holmes 3’
(Image credit: Netflix)Netflix’s “Enola Holmes” franchise makes its return this month, and I’ve got a gut feeling that it could be the plucky young detective's best outing yet. The Millie Bobby Brown-fronted mysteries have always been enjoyable, but “Enola Holmes 3” sees director Philip Barantini step into the mix, with Jack Thorne again handling the screenplay. Barantini’s involvement is significant as he’s the filmmaker behind “Adolescence” and the excellent, and criminally overlooked “Boiling Point” (think “The Bear” set in Britain).The third flick will see the “Stranger Things” star once again play the younger sibling of detective Sherlock Holmes (played in this adaptation by Henry Cavill). After two adventures, she’s an established sleuth herself, and this time she’s jetting off to Malta to tackle a case “more tangled and treacherous than any she has faced before.” Alongside Brown and Cavill, Helena Bonham Carter, Himesh Patel and Louis Partridge all return, too.Watch "Enola Holmes 3" on Netflix starting July 1‘The Last House’
