Netflix Adds Tyson, The Diplomat Season 4 and Heat This Week

Netflix is expanding its US streaming catalog with new documentaries, returning series, animated productions and licensed movies from October 12 through October 18, 2026. The week's releases include the four-part Tyson documentary, the fourth season of The Diplomat, Love Is Blind Season 11: Boston, and the crime drama Heat, according to release schedules published by What's on Netflix and Tom's Guide. The lineup also features Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald, the horror comedy Cocaine Bear, the animated film Transformers One and the action thriller Sacrifice.

The releases span several genres, giving viewers access to new Netflix productions and previously released films arriving on the platform. Tyson, scheduled for October 13, is a four-part documentary examining the life and career of Mike Tyson. According to Tom's Guide, the series explores his upbringing in Brooklyn, his rise to international boxing fame and the controversies surrounding his career.

Tyson became the heavyweight champion at age 20. The documentary was produced in collaboration with the boxer, offering a personal perspective on his professional achievements and challenges.

The Diplomat returns for its fourth season on October 15, with Keri Russell reprising her role as Ambassador Kate Wyler. The political thriller follows escalating international tensions and the consequences of decisions involving senior political figures, according to Tom's Guide and What's on Netflix. The new season's central conflict involves President Grace Penn, played by Allison Janney, and Vice President Hal Wyler, played by Rufus Sewell. Their plan involving Russia's Poseidon weapon leaves Kate facing a potential international crisis and the possibility of an alliance with First Gentleman Todd Penn, portrayed by Bradley Whitford.

Love Is Blind begins its eleventh season on October 14, relocating its dating experiment to Boston. According to Tom's Guide, participants will form relationships and become engaged without seeing each other before meeting in person. The series retains its established format, with couples testing their compatibility after their initial connections develop without face-to-face contact. The Boston edition continues a franchise that has expanded through multiple seasons and international adaptations.

Heat, Michael Mann's 1995 crime film, arrives on October 16. The movie stars Al Pacino as a determined police detective pursuing professional criminal Neil McCauley, played by Robert De Niro, whose crew prepares for another major heist. The film also features Val Kilmer as Chris Shiherlis, a member of McCauley's crew.

Its arrival adds an established crime drama to the week's licensed releases. Cocaine Bear, scheduled for October 14, brings a different tone to the lineup. The 2023 horror comedy directed by Elizabeth Banks draws inspiration from a 1985 incident in which a black bear consumed cocaine abandoned by a drug smuggler in a Georgia forest.

The film imagines the animal embarking on a violent rampage, placing a group of people in danger. Its cast includes Keri Russell, and the story combines dark comedy with horror.

Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald is scheduled for October 16. The documentary pays tribute to the late comedian Norm Macdonald, known for his work on Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update and his distinctive deadpan delivery. Other arrivals include Michael Che: Shot in Minnesota, a stand-up special scheduled for October 13, and Solar Opposites Season 6, which concludes the adult animated series.

The German psychological thriller The Trap and the limited documentary series Tyson also join the catalog that day. October 12 brings the animated series Fire Spike, the documentary Free Leonard Peltier, all five seasons of Señora Acero and the first season of Wayne. Free Leonard Peltier examines the decades-long campaign surrounding the Native American activist's imprisonment following a controversial trial.

On October 15, Netflix adds Balaraw: Blood Island, a Filipino horror mystery about a woman searching for her missing mother, alongside Hollywood Arts, which revisits the Victorious universe. Other arrivals include the Swedish disaster drama The Storm, the Indonesian animated soccer film Garuda: Dare To Dream and Transformers One, an animated origin story featuring the characters who become Optimus Prime and Megatron.

Friday's remaining releases include LEGO Friends: Heartlake the Musical, the Turkish action comedy Money Trap: The Karun Treasure, South African romantic comedy sequel Seriously Too Single and new weekly episodes of Roadies Rebirth. Sacrifice, starring Chris Evans and Anya Taylor-Joy, follows a movie star whose charity gala is disrupted when environmental activists take him hostage. The October 16 schedule also includes The Disciple, listed among the week's new Netflix productions by What's on Netflix. Together, the releases cover documentaries, reality television, animation, international productions and feature films arriving across the seven-day period.