What to watch this weekend.
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Angels and devils working together to stop Armageddon. Elite spec ops mercenaries hired to retrieve stolen treasure. Vigilantes doling out justice in Hell’s Kitchen, steamy romances in the English countryside, and cowboys just trying to hang onto the ranch – again. A whole bevy of new TV shows and movies awaits your viewing pleasure this weekend, and the following guide will cover all of them, including theatrical releases and ongoing series airing weekly.
My watchlist this week included the first couple episodes of Netflix’s new British historical crime drama, Legends, which I’m enjoying so far, as well as the first six or so episodes of Prime Video’s spy series, Citadel. That show got such bad press that I never got around to watching the first season, but when Season 2 dropped last week I decided to give it a shot. It’s completely ludicrous but actually quite a bit of fun!
I’ve also been watching the excellent British crime show, DCI Banks, on BritBox. If you enjoy a good modern mystery with likable detectives that’s not bogged down by too much personal drama, give it a shot.
I also went to Mortal Kombat II at the movies and thought it was great fun. The silly plot is almost beside the point. Great fight scenes and plenty of funny bits make it a great experience at the theater.
As I do every week, I’ve scoured the internet for the best TV shows and movies streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV, Disney+ for you to watch this weekend. If you have any recommendations, tips or other thoughts feel free to shoot me a note. Let me know what you’re watching these days, or if you’ve enjoyed any of my recommendations, on Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook. Be sure to also check out last weekend’s streaming guide below:
Alright, off we go!
New TV Shows To Watch This Weekend
Punisher: One Last Kill – TV Special (Disney+)
We just got a surprise episode of The Bear starring Jon Bernthal last week, and now we have a special episode of The Punisher starring Jon Bernthal this week. Bernthal is now the king of single-episode specials for 2026. In One Last Kill, Bernthal reprises his role as Frank Castle, the vigilante known as the Punisher, as he tries to start a new life but is dragged back into a world of violence by the Gnucci Crime Family. The TV special is available now.
Rivals – Season 2 (Hulu)
The first season of Rivals was such a delightful surprise. Set in Britain in the 80s’, the series is about the scheming and politics of TV broadcast in the Thatcher era. It’s also funny, sexy and extremely well-written with an excellent cast including David Tennant, Alex Hassell, Aidan Turner, Nafessa Williams, Bella Maclean, Danny Dyer and many more. A bit of romance, lots of great character conflicts, lovely English countryside and fantastic period costumes all make for a really excellent series and I can’t wait to start Season 2 this evening when the first three episodes drop on Hulu. Season 2 currently holds a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, five points up from Season 1.
Welcome To Wrexham – Season 5 (Hulu)
Welcome to Wrexham is a sports documentary about the purchase of Welsh professional association football club, Wrexham A.F.C., by actors Rob McElhenney (It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia) and Ryan Reynolds. The series follows the pair’s attempt to revive the flagging franchise. Kind of a real-life Ted Lasso, if you will, but set in Wales. The series has a 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, with an 87% from audiences.
Dutton Ranch (Paramount+)
I got all the way to the final season of Yellowstone and then gave up. I just couldn’t take it anymore. The characters were almost all unlikable and chief among them was Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) who didn’t seem to have any kind of character arc at all, but just sort of existed in her state of misery-loves-company. I still don’t know what Rip (Cole Hauser) saw in her. In any case, Dutton Ranch is their story: Rip and Beth downgrade from the beautiful mountains of Montana to Texas (as someone born in Montana, I’m biased) and find themselves in a heated rivalry with hostile ranchers. The new series also stars Annette Benning and and Ed Harris.
Nemesis (Netflix)
Matthew Law and Y’lan Noel star in this cat-and-mouse cop drama about a genius detective and his, uh, nemesis, a master thief. This kind of stylish American crime thriller isn’t usually my cup of tea (I often prefer mysteries where detectives routinely drink cups of tea) but it looks like it could be an entertaining enough LA romp.
Devil May Cry – Season 2 (Netflix)
Dante is back for another season of demon hunting in this adaptation of the popular Capcom video game series. I only watched part of Season 1 and while it was okay, it didn’t really grab me the way the games do. Sometimes with adaptations, even if they’re not bad, it’s hard to justify watching when you have the original handy.
Good Omens – Season 3 (Prime Video)
Our second David Tennant series in this guide, Good Omens is back for its third and final season on Prime Video. Based on the novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, the show has gotten largely favorable reviews from critics and fans alike, but basically all things Gaiman have been tainted by the numerous accusations of sexual impropriety the author faces. The vocal #MeToo proponent has been accused by numerous women of pretty terrible stuff, and most of his projects have since been cancelled or wrapped up.
Off Campus (Prime Video)
Hockey and romance seem to go hand-in-hand these days. Gay romance series Heated Rivalry was one of the surprise hits of the year, and now Off Campus brings the wildly popular college romance novels of Elle Kennedy to Prime Video. The premise is pretty straightforward: A college girl makes a deal with a bad boy to be pretend boyfriend and girlfriend in order to make the guy she has a crush on take notice. She offers the bad boy tutoring in exchange for his role in this farce and one thing leads to another. These kinds of shows do not really appeal to me, though I suspect that if I watched it I’d probably be pretty invested. I do have a romantic streak, curmudgeon that I am. The show has a 95% on Rotten Tomatoes, with 85% of audiences giving it the nod. Who says romance is dead?
New Movies To Watch This Weekend
Send Help (Hulu)
Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien star in this Sam Raimi thriller about a boss and an employee who get stranded on a deserted island. This could have easily been the setup for a romantic comedy, or a “man vs nature” type survival film. It looks like something much more frightening. I’ve been looking forward to this one finally coming to streaming. Now I just need to find time to watch it! The film has a 93% RT score with 87% from audiences.
Marty, Life Is Short (Netflix)
I do love Martin Short and, other than the fifth season, have really enjoyed his latest series, Only Murders in the Building. The Three Amigos is one of my favorite movies. Short has more energy in his 70s than most people do at their prime. So this is definitely one of the celebrity documentaries I’m going to need to watch. Just watching the trailer has me a bit emotional. This looks very inspiring which is no surprise given what a joyful person Short is despite the many tragedies he’s faced. Lawrence Kasdan (of Star Wars fame) directs.
New Movies In Theaters This Weekend
In The Grey
Jake Gyllenhaal, Henry Cavill, and Eiza González star in this long-delayed military thriller. The Guy Ritchie film was supposed to come out over a year ago but was delayed, changed distributors and is finally in theaters. The story follows a team of professional mercenaries paid to retrieve a stolen fortune. This looks like typical over-the-top Ritchie fare, lots of explosions, jokes, action. Cavill and Gyllenhaal should make for a fun team-up. Every time I see Cavill in something like this I think, how on earth hasn’t he been cast as James Bond? It’s just mind-boggling. Critics aren’t loving this one, however, with a 56% RT score, but audiences balance that out with a much higher 84%.
Is God Is
Aleshea Harris’ directorial debut (an adaptation of her play), Is God Is tells the story of two sisters out for revenge against their horribly abusive father. It looks fantastic with more than a little Tarantino energy. Part road-trip movie, part action-revenge flick, all very stylish and weird. Kara Young, Janelle Monae and Sterling K. Brown star. With a 98% RT score, it might even be a worthwhile trip to the movie theater.
TV Shows Currently Streaming Weekly
From – Season 4 (MGM+)
The fifth episode of FROM Season 4 drops this Sunday, and hopefully we’ll learn more about the Lake of Tears and the Man in Yellow’s diabolical machinations. Last week we saw Julie travel back in time to the massacre that left poor Victor orphaned, and the Man In Yellow was there eating the dead. Ethan made it to a lake with its own dark secrets. Suffice to say, I’m dying to know what happens.
Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)
After this past week’s absolutely phenomenal episode of Widow’s Bay, I think it might just be the best thing on TV. It’s so clever and spooky and just a delightful watch, even when it’s also very scary. The show follows the mysterious and terrifying events taking place in the remote island town of Widow’s Bay, off the coast of New England. Matthew Rhys stars as the town’s mayor. Stephen Root plays a resident trying to warn everyone about the dangers. The latest episode featured Kate O’Flynn’s character, Patricia, as she throws a party that goes very, very wrong. Never trust a book written by Lucy Fours. New episodes drop Tuesday evenings.
Outlander – Series Finale (Starz)
After twelve years and eight seasons, Outlander is finally over. The finale dropped this week and I watched it and found myself . . . deeply underwhelmed. It wasn’t awful, it just wasn’t really satisfying, either. Season 8 was like that. Not awful but not what I’d hoped it would be. Rushed, filled with new storylines that ended up not going anywhere, stuck in the American Revolution when all I wanted was for Jamie and Claire and their loved ones to head back to Scotland. The last few minutes were nice, but a lot of the finale was very drawn out, very much written as fan-service, and ultimately I think this will be a series I go back and watch only the first few seasons of. Once they leave Scotland, I’m just not that interested anymore. Oh well.
The Boys – Season 5 (Prime Video)
The Boys
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Things have gone from bad to worse in the final season of The Boys, Prime Video’s irreverent superhero satire about America succumbing to charismatic despots and fascistic opportunists. Yeah, the whole thing hits a little too close to home, and Season 5 has been struggling the way so many shows do in their final seasons. A lot of filler this season has led us, at long last, to a place where Homelander is mad with power, unafraid of any consequences and about to wreak true havoc on the world. Will our heroes be able to stop him? How? There’s just one episode left and then this series is over, though we have the prequel, Vought Rising, to look forward to. Season 5 has largely been an extended preview for that show, so . . . that’s a shame. The final episode drops this coming Wednesday.
Your Friends & Neighbors – Season 2 (Apple TV)
Your Friends & Neighbors
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Your Friends & Neighbors star John Hamm is joined by James Marsden this season because Marsden is everywhere (or just seems to be since I just watched Jury Duty). I’m all caught up on the second season and so far it’s still highly watchable but not quite as compelling as the first. It’s more of the same, basically, though one can’t help but wonder if this would have made more sense as a limited series – not because it’s bad, by any means, and Marsden’s character is a lot of fun, but because they’re dragging out a story that was mostly at a nice stopping point at the end of Season 1. New episodes drop Fridays.
Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV)
Margo’s Got Money Troubles
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Elle Fanning stars as Margo, a young college student who gets knocked up by one of her professors and decides to move back home and have the baby. Her parents are played by Michelle Pfeiffer and Nick Offerman. I watched the first episode and thought it was quite good. I’ve been a big fan of Fanning since The Great and she is, once again, great here. I haven’t watched enough of the show to have a full-fledged opinion, but so far it’s pretty funny and very well-written. New episodes drop on Wednesdays.
Half Man (HBO Max)
Richard Gadd wrote, starred-in and created the heartbreaking Netflix drama, Baby Reindeer, and now he returns with Half Man, a new limited series on HBO Max. It’s getting much more mixed reviews than Gadd’s first series, though it looks to be treading similar ground in its exploration of a complicated, tumultuous and at times violent relationship between two very different men across two different times in their lives. I started the first episode last night but was a bit too tired and decided I’d finish it later. I will report back with my impressions. New episodes drop Thursdays on HBO Max.
Amadeus (Starz)
I’m not sure if I’ll watch the new Starz take on Amadeus. Critics have been mostly very positive, with an 88% RT score, but audiences give it a very poor 37%. The problem is, the movie is such a classic. The story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his rival, Salieri, is at once quite funny and quite sad, and while I like Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany a great deal, I can’t imagine this living up to the film.
The Terror: Devil In Silver (AMC)
The Terror: Devil In Silver
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I’ve only seen the first season of The Terror but I thought it was absolutely phenomenal. Of course, it was about two British exploration ships trapped in the arctic and the horrors, er, terrors the officers and crew experience in this dreadful, isolated part of the world. The show was named after one of these ships, The Terror (the second was The Erebus) and it’s all based on a true story, though wildly embellished both out of necessity and for entertainment purposes. The third season, Devil In Silver, is based on the book by Victor LaValle, about a working class man mistakenly committed to a psychiatric hospital where things get very, very dark. Dan Stevens stars. New episodes drop Thursdays.
The Testaments (Hulu)
The Testaments
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This new spinoff of The Handmaid’s Tale follows Agnews (Chase Infiniti of One Battle After Another) and Daisy (Lucy Halliday), young women at Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives. Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) is the major crossover from the original series, though it appears she’s having a major change of heart. Naturally, our heroes begin to question the brutal regime they are a part of, and rebellious thoughts begin to guide their actions. New episodes land Wednesdays.
The Audacity (AMC / Samsung TV Network)
AMC’s new tech-bro drama, The Audacity, is an interesting series so far. I’ve seen the first two episodes and I can’t decide if I like it or not. The story follows Duncan Park (Billy Magnussen) a very anxiety-prone, mildly sociopathic tech CEO whose relationship with his therapist, Dr. JoAnne Feder (Sarah Goldberg) takes some ethically dubious turns. Like Succession, none of these people are likable at first. The big question is whether they’ll be likable enough to keep watching. Somehow Succession managed to get us to care about the rich, spoiled Roy family. The Audacity creator, Jonathan Glatzer, was a writer on that show as well. We shall see. New episodes drop Sundays.
Euphoria – Season 3 (HBO Max)
The third and final season of Euphoria has been controversial to say the least. Its Rotten Tomatoes score has fallen to just 40%. Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney and the rest of the cast return to the coming-of-age story, but the show itself seems to have made too many changes to what made it Euphoria to begin with and both fans and critics have been left shaking their collective heads. New episodes drop Fridays.
Hacks – Season 5 (HBO Max)
HBO’s popular comedy, Hacks, returns for its fifth and final season this Sunday with a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, which is pretty much in keeping with every previous season (after cratering to 98% in Seasons 3 and 4). The story follows comedian Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) and writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) and their careers and relationship, and whether both can survive in a landscape of ego, ambition and comedy. New episodes drop on Thursdays.
For All Mankind – Season 5 (Apple TV)
For All Mankind
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The space race, or at least the alt-history space race, continues in Season 5 of For All Mankind. Each season of the show takes place across a different decade, with the most recent in the 2010’s. The premise is simple: What if the Russians had been the first nation to land a man on the moon, galvanizing US politicians and spurring a real drive to invest in technology and science? What if the space race hadn’t ended and humanity had kept pushing into the stars in earnest? What might our world look like now? Season 5 has a 92% Rotten Tomatoes score. New episodes drop Fridays on Apple TV (which translates to Thursday evening).
Be sure to check out last week’s streaming guide right here.
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