What’s Coming to Netflix This Week: Swedish Disaster Drama ‘The Storm’ and More

Fan‑run site What’s on Netflix has published a detailed calendar of everything scheduled to hit the service between October 12 and 18, with a special spotlight on titles dropping Thursday and Friday. One of the most eye‑catching new arrivals is The Storm, a Swedish Netflix original disaster drama that focuses on a series of extreme weather events and the people trying to survive them. The site lists it among this week’s key launches and notes that it’s part of Netflix’s ongoing push into high‑budget European genre series.

The weekly lineup also includes a mix of feature films and returning seasons of existing shows, with mid‑October skewing heavily toward Netflix‑produced originals rather than licensed back‑catalog titles. For Japanese viewers, The Storm is noteworthy as another example of “Nordic” storytelling moving beyond crime thrillers into disaster and sci‑fi territory—trends that have already built a modest but dedicated following on Japanese social media. Because the article is based on the U.S. release schedule, some dates and availability may differ on the Japanese service, so it’s best to confirm within Netflix’s local title page once the week begins.