15 Shows and Movies to Watch This Weekend

Yes, there are a lot of streaming services, and, yes, there's a lot of buzz around the latest releases. But just because something's trending or on lists of most-viewed titles doesn't mean it's always worth a watch.

The past few weeks have delivered a ton of great new content, from Furious to Lucky. And this week is no different.

Allow me, an entertainment editor, to help you parse through it all with shows and movies that are actually worth watching. I'm talking exciting new movies like Practical Magic 2 and returning series like The Paper season two and Colin from Accounts season three. Enjoy the best selections (recommended by yours truly) on Apple TV, Prime Video and more.

From Last Seen to Crew Girl, here's what to watch this weekend.

• Rating: PG-13
• Runtime: 130 minutes

The wait is finally over. After months of adorable interviews, jaw-dropping dresses and exciting teasers, the highly anticipated sequel has arrived. Our favorite late-'90s witches Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman return to break the family curse—this time with Joey King and Maisie Williams in tow.

• Rating: TV-14
• Number of seasons: 2

We don't have Dwight and Jim in this The Office spinoff, but we do have Ned, a well-intentioned (if still kind of bumbling) leader who wants to turn a dying local newspaper around. Enter coworker Esmerelda (played by the hilarious Sabrina Impacciatore, who you'll recognize from The White Lotus) who is out to stop Ned from succeeding. Season two hits Peacock this week.

• Rating: R
• Runtime: 128 minutes

Ever wonder how Robin Hood got his start? This action-packed origin story stars Andrew Garfield and follows the English peasant uprising of 1381. Though the film was originally marketed around the revolt, promotional materials recently added the surprise Robin Hood angle as well, stirring up a great deal of buzz.

• Rating: TV-MA
• Number of seasons: 1

This Australian thriller has flown under the radar thus far, but it looks like another potential mega-hit for Apple TV (a la Widow's Bay, Margot's Got Money Troubles and Severance). A police dispatcher is convinced that a teenage 9-1-1 caller is actually his long-lost daughter—and he'll do whatever it takes to find out the truth.

• Rating: TV-MA
• Number of seasons: 3

Two total strangers' paths cross serendipitously at a crosswalk, then become unexpectedly intertwined when a bit of harmless flirting—a nipple flash!—leads to a distracted hit and run involving a dog. I first learned of this hidden gem comedy series from my colleague, who wrote of season one, "Like all great rom-coms, the secret to success lies in the chemistry of the cast." Season two is just as good, and now, the third and final installment is here.

• Rating: TV-14
• Number of seasons: 1

If I had to guess what show will be the next Sterling Point or Off Campus, it's this Netflix series about a young girl who relocates to a new town and a new school. The school sadly doesn't have a girls crew team, so she joins the boys team, where drama and romance ensue (obviously).

• Rating: TV-MA
• Number of seasons: 1

Fans of the six-season Snowfall series will be thrilled to watch this spinoff which follows two O.G. characters, Wanda and Leon, "as they fight to reinvent themselves in '90s Los Angeles." The latest iteration of the crime drama saga will focus on the rise of west coast rap.

• Rating: TV-MA
• Number of seasons: 1

Another day, another true-crime docuseries that I'm going to binge in a single sitting. This one tells the story of a double homicide in Kansas and the subsequent investigation and trial(s) that spanned more than 20 years. And the twists in this one are real juicy, folks.

• Rating: TV-14
• Number of seasons: 1

This wildly intense Netflix show makes American Gladiators look like child's play. The concept is simple: 100 body diverse contestants gather to compete in a series of physical challenges with only one winner left standing at the end of the season, taking home a big cash prize. Though the series originally began with a Korean version, this version brings the competition to Italy.

• Rating: TV-MA
• Number of seasons: 1

This HBO telenovela series is giving Succession vibes in all the best ways. A business mogul passes away, leaving his daughter and his estranged wife to battle it out for control. It isn't long before giant family secrets are revealed...

• Rating: TV-14
• Number of seasons: 1

This six-part docuseries arrives on streaming just in time for the debut of The Paper season two. The series examines the intense and powerful fandom surrounding the hit Steve Carell series, The Office, upon which The Paper is based. (And as a mega-fan myself, I can't wait to give this a binge-watch.)

• Rating: TV-MA
• Number of seasons: 2

This Netflix series (starring White Lotus hunk Theo James) was one of my favorite shows of 2024 when the first season dropped, and now it's back for a follow-up. The Gentlemen follows a rich family who gets entangled with a bunch of bad guys when they enter the drug smuggling game. Oh, and it was already renewed for a third season (that may feature Meghan Markle).

• Rating: TV-14
• Number of seasons: 3

How has this murder mystery series with a comic edge slipped under my radar for a full two seasons? Now, a third season of the PBS Masterpiece show about a trio of amateur female detectives has arrived, and I'm fully ready for a Murder, She Wrote level binge-watch.

• Rating: TV-MA
• Runtime: 72 minutes

Remember when an Australian breakdancer went viral at the 2024 Olympics for her impossibly "bad" dance routine? This Netflix doc investigates the backstory of Raygun, who became an internet sensation (and who was accused of being an Olympic imposter) overnight.

• Rating: TV-MA
• Number of seasons: 1

It might be time to spring for an MGM+ subscription if you want to catch this Charles Dickens classic, newly reimagined as a limited series. Jon Snow himself Kit Harington stars in this epic tale involving war, love triangles, murder and plenty of fun twists (not of the Oliver variety).

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